Last-Minute Week 8 Fantasy Football Lineup Advice

We’re feeling well-rested around here with an extra hour of sleep, no International game to scramble around, and a fairly clean slate of injuries.

That said, there are a couple of tricky spots we need to get right.

👻 Back To Braelon Allen?

Hall is officially listed as “questionable” after three limited practices. On Friday, he posted a very somber and reflective post that did not contain the energy of a RB on the verge of returning to action.

And then the Jets posted a Halloween greeting featuring Braelon Allen looking very happy and spooky. And as of this morning, Ian Rapoport reported that Allen is slated to start. Tea leaves confirmed.

This is a spot we very much care about because the Raiders give up the most rushing yards per game to opposing RBs:

We currently have Allen as the RB26, but Zain—who was on Hall being out—has Allen as RB13 overall.

🎃 More Travis Hunter Today?

Jakobi Meyers missed Friday’s practice, but is reportedly good to go for today’s game.

Combine Meyers shakiness while dealing with injury with the fact that Hunter took on more offensive work against Houston before the bye and Liam Cohen recently saying he wants Hunter’s offensive snaps to keep climbing, and you have the recipe for more burn, though he’s not necessarily a viable redraft start.

At the very least, he shouldn’t be on any waiver wires.

We also got important updates yesterday on:

RJ Harvey
TreVeyon Henderson & A.J. Brown
Zach Charbonnet

For their status updates, be sure to check out Zain’s completely free Week 8 piece …

MORE INJURY AND LINEUP UPDATES FOR WEEK 8

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Around the Watercooler

Are you recovered from the Halloween candy? To help, we gave you an extra hour of sleep before Week 8 Sunday. Here’s the latest fantasy and NFL gossip, news, memes and more from your favorite football nerds …

📊 Matthew’s rankings for Week 8 rankings. Always FREE.

🚑 Latest injury report for Week 8. More walking wounded than a horror movie.

❓ Matthew & Cupps take your Week 8 lineup questions. Live at NOON ET.

🏈 Before you set your Week 8 lineups … check out our FREE game breakdowns.

📈 The biggest upgrades at QB, RB, WR and TE for Sunday’s slate.

❤️ ICYMI: Matthew’s Love/Hate and 10 Facts.

📈 How high is too high for Dak Prescott in Week 8?… The sky?

➡️ We’ve heard so much about the Cowboys this week. The other side can take off, too.

📫 Brock Bowers for an RB? Kendall’s Week 8 mailbag has this & more answers.

👻 A QB has been running for his life. Don’t be scared to bet on him.

🙌 Parker Washington is coming off a bye & is home. His defensive matchup is so tasty.

🤔 Buy low on this RB? The schedule becomes friendly.

👑 Welcome back Lamar. Now please break the slate on DK.

🎯 A stack to target in DFS. Points will rain down.

✈️ Build your DFS lineup around this QB. Plenty of targets.

💥 Bills-Ravens is highest total at 54.5. Too low?

Rankings Updates For Week 8: Snap Up This Rookie

It’s Week 8, and we’re beyond the halfway point to the fantasy playoffs. Ready for the home stretch? With the 49ers, Texans, Giants and Saints on a bye, we’ll be sadly putting many fantasy starters on our benches. Matt LaMarca surveyed the late-week rankings to see who’s moving up, down and in some cases out entirely of the rankings to help you set your lineup.

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A ROOKIE RB IS ON THE RISE

Published Nov 1, 2026, 7:40 AM ET