Week 8 Waiver Wire - Prioritize Rookies For the Playoffs

Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire | Josh is joined by our Yahoo co-worker Joel Smyth (https://x.com/fantasysmyth) to break down the best players to target on the waiver wire ahead of Week 8 of the 2026 fantasy football season! Omar Cooper Jr. continues his breakout, definitely grab if available! Plus many more WRs and RBs to cover injuries and shifting depth charts. Is JJ McCarthy for real? Joel crushes it on IG:   / joelsmythfantasy   Play on Yahoo! Here: https://yahoofantasy.com/football 📲 FOLLOW OUR NEW SOCIALS! IG:   / yahoofantasyjh   TIKTOK:   / jhfootballshow   TWITTER: https://x.com/YahooFantasyJH 0:00 Week 8 Waiver Wire - Fantasy Football 2026 0:26 Omar Cooper Jr. 3:50 Caleb Douglas 7:39 Antonio Williams 11:55 Cole Kmet Injury & Kalif Raymond 14:30 Jonah Coleman 18:38 Seth McGowan 22:10 Joel's Top 3 Waiver Adds 22:57 Josh's Top 5 Waiver Adds 23:32 Makai Lemon & Omar Cooper Jr. 25:51 Mason Taylor 28:42 Dylan Sampson 30:08 Kaelon Black 31:32 Bam Knight 32:18 Malachi Fields 32:53 New York Giants Running Backs 33:19 J.J. McCarthy 33:49 Travis Hunter 36:31 Drop List 37:31 Fernando Mendoza @YahooFantasy @FantasyPros @NFLStockExchange @NFL @NFL Network @CBS Sports HQ @CBS Sports @The Fantasy Footballers @The Fantasy Headliners @Fantasy Flock Network @BDGE Media @Pro Football Focus @Fantasy Football @Fantasy Football Advice @Barstool Sports @Underdog Fantasy @Sal Vetri