Week 8 Waiver Wire: Fantasy Football’s Top Pickups and Breakout Candidates

October 24, 2016   ·   Michelle Bruton   ·   Jump to comments

We're coming up on the halfway point of the 2016 fantasy season, which means the fantasy playoffs are either looking like a solid possibility or a distant dream for your squad. 
But never fear! It's not too late to whip your team into shape with some savvy pickups. Drafted tight end Jordan Reed in Round 2 and twiddling your thumbs, waiting for him to get back healthy? Lamenting the loss of running back Thomas Rawls and his projected production from your weekly points total?
We have alternative targets at tight end, running back and more for you to target on waivers ahead of Week 8. And because they're all owned in a maximum of 60 percent of fantasy leagues, you have a good shot of claiming them in time for kickoff.
      
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