Johny The Greek's Cornerback Corner: Week 8
What are the best CB options for IDP fantasy football leagues in Week 8?
Welcome back to the Cornerback Corner! As is tradition, we’ll start with some transparency and get right into this week’s calls.
Last week, I made 82 calls for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Of those 82 calls, 13 were declared inactive or were injured during play, which caused them to miss their projection (early in the game). Subtracting those players, we’re left with 69 adjusted calls.
Of those, 48 were correct (matched, beat, or were within a slim margin of their projection on Yahoo and MFL), and 21 were incorrect (didn’t match or beat projection and weren’t even close), giving us 70% accuracy for Week 7.
Of those 48 correct calls, 25 were “massive hits” (doubled, tripled, or more, their projection), giving us a 52% massive hit rate on correct calls for Week 7.
We are 75% accurate overall for the season, with 44% of all correct calls ending up as “massive hits.”
Week 1: 78% accuracy, 34% massive hit rate
Week 2: 71% accuracy, 43% massive hit rate
Week 3: 76% accuracy, 50% massive hit rate
Week 4: 66% accuracy, 53% massive hit rate
Week 5: 89% accuracy, 40% massive hit rate
Week 6: 80% accuracy, 40% massive hit rate
Week 7: 70% accuracy, 52% massive hit rate
Please see THIS or THIS if you need a primer in cornerback streaming or what’s being discussed in this article (for new readers).
Vikings at Rams
Outlook: To kick off Week 8, we’ve got a solid 46.5 points for the early over/under with only a 3-point spread (LAR getting 3). Both passing offenses are among the middle of the pack overall. Los Angeles is just outside the top ten for targeting its wide receivers, but that ranking will improve dramatically if we get Kupp or Nuka back this week. Our Minnesota corners should be looking good if that’s the case.
Minnesota is among the worst third of the league for wide receiver targets but has played with a lead for most of their games this season. That could also easily happen here so our Los Angeles corners will be “medium to deeper leagues.”
Minnesota Vikings
Byron Murphy (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Stephon Gilmore (CB): SOLID, he played 82% of snaps last week.
Josh Metellus (CB/S): IDEAL, he played 96% of snaps last week and is a safety incorrectly designated as a corner on some sites (cheat code).
Shaq Griffin (CB): SIT, he only played 30% of snaps last week and hasn’t played a ton to begin with this season.
Los Angeles Rams
Darious Williams (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week and is now the best cornerback option here in Los Angeles, easily.
Cobie Durant (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played just 56% of snaps last week but has had acceptable playing time most weeks this season.
Akhello Witherspoon/Josh Wallace/Tre’Davious White (CB): SIT, Witherspoon played last week but is normally on the practice squad, Wallace got his first action of the season last week but played less than 60% of snaps, and White has been inactive due to “coaches decision” in recent games. None of these options are trustworthy at the moment, we’ll see what this week brings and readjust after. Josh Wallace is supposedly the new nickel corner so that could be interesting, but with just one pass defense and no other stats last week it’s not there yet.
Ravens at Browns
Outlook: We’ve got a lower 42.5 points for the early over/under here, with Baltimore favored by 9.5 points. Baltimore is within the top ten for passing offense but within the worst third for wide receiver targets. If it’s not Zay Flowers, then it’s not a wide receiver getting a target. Our Cleveland options are best used in deeper leagues only with this in mind.
Cleveland is within the worst third of the league for passing offense but is within the top third of the league for targeting their wide receivers. That information is stale though, Amari Cooper isn’t here anymore and we aren’t sure who will be under center for them this week. It will be “deeper leagues only” if it’s Robinson, if Jameis gets the start we can fire up everyone and take advantage of his tendency to air it out all over the place and often to the wrong team.
Baltimore Ravens
Marlon Humphrey (CB): SOLID, if healthy. He picked up a knee injury after only 43% of snaps but smashed his projection before that. Nate Wiggins saw a bump in playing time after his exit, so there was no direct replacement.
Brandon Stephens (CB/S): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Nate Wiggins (CB): SOLID, he played 82% of snaps last week and should play as much if not more if Humphrey is inactive this week. Demote him to “deeper leagues only” if Humphrey is active.
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward (CB): SOLID, he played 87% of snaps last week.
Martin Emerson (CB): SOLID, he played 87% of snaps last week.
Greg Newsome (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues, he played 75% of snaps last week.
Titans at Lions
Outlook: We’ve got a nice 45 points for the early over/under here with Detroit favored by 9.5 points. Tennessee is one of the worst passing offenses in the league and the same for targeting their wide receivers. It will be “deeper leagues only” for Carlton Davis and the Detroit corners this week. And no, Mason Rudolph didn’t move the needle for me last week, he was just as bad as Levis was.
Detroit is the 4th best passing attack overall and targets their wide receivers among the middle of the pack. We can fire up our Tennessee corners with confidence against this Detroit offense that will likely also dominate time of possession along with those other positive factors.
Tennessee Titans
Jarvis Brownlee/Chidobe Awuzie (CB): With Awuzie still on IR at the time of writing it looks like another week of Brownlee as the replacement. He played 100% of snaps last week and would be SOLID if Awuzie is inactive again. SIT him if Awuzie is active for this game, Awuzie would be SOLID, deeper leagues, due to reinjury risk if he can play this week. We have seen that Brownlee is the preferred “first man up” for any cornerback injuries here in Tennessee.
L’Jarius Sneed/Darrell Baker Jr (CB): With Sneed inactive last week it was Baker Jr, who we saw on the Colts a ton last season, as the replacement playing 100% of snaps. If Sneed is inactive then Baker is an option, however, I’d only trust it if Awuzie was inactive as well. In general, if it’s not Sneed, I would skip it.
Roger McCreary (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only due to lowered productivity/playing time this season, he played 82% of snaps last week.
Detroit Lions
Carlton Davis (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Terrion Arnold (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Brian Branch (CB/S): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Amik Robertson (CB): SIT, he only played 52% of snaps last week and that’s not nearly enough playing time in a matchup this bad.
Colts at Texans
Outlook: We’ve got a beautiful 47.5 points for the total with Houston favored by a touchdown. If it’s Anthony Richardson under center then it will be “deeper leagues only” for our Houston corners as we’ve all seen Richardson play football recently and completing passes isn’t something he’s known for. Promote our Houston options to “leagues of all sizes” if somehow Flacco gets the start.
Houston is the 11th overall passing attack and targets their wide receivers plenty, 4th overall across the league. Kenny Moore and our Indianapolis options are in an excellent position for a huge week of production against this talented Houston passing offense. This game is indoors as well, I’ll have tons of Moore and Jaylon Jones going this week.
Indianapolis Colts
Kenny Moore (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week and can win you a matchup on any given Sunday.
Jaylon Jones (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week and continues to be red-hot in terms of production.
Samuel Womack (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 46% of snaps last week (which is bad) but has a perfect matchup (which offsets some of the bad).
Houston Texans
Derek Stingley (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only if AR is under center, all leagues if it’s Flacco, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Kamari Lassiter/D’Angelo Ross (CB): Lassiter may be back this week, if that’s the case then he’s SOLID, deeper leagues only if AR, all league sizes if Flacco. If Lassiter is inactive then Ross becomes an option with the same setup (deeper with AR, all leagues if Flacco).
No significant third CB option
Packers at Jaguars
Outlook: We’ve got a nice 47.5 points for the total with Green Bay favored by 4. Green Bay is the 10th overall passing offense and targets their wide receivers among the middle of the pack. We can fire up our Jacksonville corners in most leagues this week as we’re all aware of how effective this Packers offense can be any given Sunday.
Jacksonville is within the worst third of the league for passing offense but has been improving in recent weeks. They target their wide receivers among the middle of the pack, it will be “medium to deeper leagues” for our Green Bay corners this week.
Green Bay Packers
Jaire Alexander (CB): SOLID, he played 98% of snaps last week.
Keisean Nixon (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Eric Stokes (CB): SIT, with the emergence of Evan Williams and Javon Bullard we’re seeing these two safeties taking cornerback snaps and I haven’t found any league sites where either is designated a cornerback as of yet. That leaves Stokes as the odd man out, he played just 12% of snaps last week.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyson Campbell (CB): SOLID, he played 77% of snaps last week in his first game back from a month-plus IR stint, and he should be close to full playing time this week.
Montaric Brown (CB): With Campbell back it was Brown who saw his playing time plummet to just 52% of snaps last week, he’s a SIT until this thing levels out and we see his new role with everyone now healthy.
Darnell Savage (CB/S): SOLID, he saw a huge spike in playing time up to 100% of snaps while Antonio Johnson, who’s not injured, went down to just 32% of snaps. It looks like there might be a new starting safety in town and he’s designated as a corner in several places including Yahoo.
Ronald Darby (CB): SOLID, he played 72% of snaps last week then sat due to the blowout.
Cardinals at Dolphins
Outlook: We’ve got another nice total at 47.5 points with Miami favored by 3. Arizona is within the worst third of the league for passing offense and middle of the pack for wide receiver targets. It will be “medium to deeper leagues” for our Miami corners with this in mind.
As for our Arizona corners, if it’s Skylar Thompson or Tyler Huntley then it will be “deeper leagues only.” If Tua is back this week, as has been reported, then we can promote them to “medium to deeper leagues” as this unit itself hasn’t been very productive and Tua will probably be rusty after missing the last month or so. Tua also will not be wearing the Guardian Cap so we may end up losing him again before this game is over, just wear the cap, Tua.
Arizona Cardinals
Sean Murphy Bunting (CB): SOLID, if healthy, he picked up a neck injury after only 21% of snaps last week. Max Melton appears to be the replacement but we’ve only seen it once so if Bunting is inactive then it is what it is. Max Melton would very likely be his replacement but I won’t recommend it until I’ve seen it again this season.
Starling Thomas (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Garrett Williams (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues, he played 79% of snaps last week.
Miami Dolphins
Jalen Ramsey (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Kendall Fuller (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Kader Kohou (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 79% of snaps last week.
Jets at Patriots
Outlook: We’ve got a lower total here, just 40 points with New York favored by a touchdown. It will be “deeper leagues only” for our New York options against this (better, but still not great) New England passing attack that is the second-worst in the league at the time of writing. They’re also within the worst third of the league for wide receiver targets, it’s getting there with Maye under center but I doubt he’ll flourish against this excellent New York defense.
Our New England options are good to go in leagues of all sizes against a New York passing attack that is middle of the pack but within the top ten for wide receiver targets and just added another spectacular pass-catching option for Rodgers in Devante Adams.
New York Jets
DJ Reed/Brandin Echols (CB): With Reed inactive it was Echols as the replacement, which we’ve seen several times this season with different cornerback injuries here in New York. If Reed is healthy then he’s SOLID and should play every snap, if he’s inactive again then Echols is SOLID and played 96% of snaps last week.
Sauce Gardner (CB): SOLID, he played 93% of snaps last week.
Michael Carter/Isiah Oliver/Jalen Mills (CB): With Carter inactive again last week it was Mills instead of Oliver like we saw the week prior. This is what I mean when I talk about the “danger” of trusting something “we’ve only seen once.” It looked like Oliver was the replacement last week when we were missing both Reed and Carter but instead, we got Mills against Pittsburgh. If Carter is healthy then he’s SOLID, deeper leagues only, everyone else is a SIT.
New England Patriots
Christian Gonzalez (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Jonathan Jones (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 66% of snaps last week.
Marcus Jones (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 57% of snaps last week.
Marco Wilson (CB): SIT, he only played 34% of snaps last week, it looks like Marcus Jones has edged him out to regain that third CB slot for the moment.
Falcons at Buccaneers
Outlook: We’ve got a solid 48 points for the early total and a pickem for the spread, that’s what we’re looking for exactly. Both passing attacks are within the top ten across the league. Atlanta is within the top ten for wide receiver targets while Tampa Bay is just outside the top ten for this ranking. We are “all systems go” for all corners that have a pulse and play football in this particular matchup, which is easily among the best for Week 8 overall.
Atlanta Falcons
AJ Terrell (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Mike Hughes (CB): SOLID, he played 83% of snaps last week.
Dee Alford (CB): IDEAL, he played 90% of snaps last week.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zyon McCollum (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Tyrek Funderburk (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week as the Dean replacement and should have this role for the duration of his IR stint.
Tykee Smith (S): This is still a safety everywhere I’m playing, so no official call from me on this guy, but he’s been red hot so I’d start him if he were on my team in this pretty solid matchup against Atlanta. If he’s healthy that is, he picked up a concussion last week so the odds are good he won’t even be available in Week 8.
Jamel Dean (CB): SIT, on IR until at least Week 11.
Eagles at Bengals
Outlook: We’ve got an excellent 49.5 points for the early total here with Cincy favored by 3, an ideal setup so far. Cincy is within the top ten for passing offense while Philly is within the top third of the league, also good news. The only slight negative factors here are that Cincy is within the middle of the pack for wide receiver targets and Philly is within the worst third of the league for this ranking.
We need to remember that we’re missing about two weeks of Devonta Smith and AJ Brown targets so we can ignore that factor for Philly, and it was a similar situation for Cincy with Higgins missing some time as well. We are “all systems go” for all our normal cornerback options in this beautiful matchup and setup.
Philadelphia Eagles
Darius Slay (CB): SOLID, he played 83% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout last week.
Quinyon Mitchell (CB): SOLID, he played 84% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout last week.
Cooper DeJean (CB): SOLID, he played 72% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout last week.
Cincinnati Bengals
Cam Taylor Britt (CB): SOLID, he played 95% of snaps last week.
DJ Turner (CB): SOLID, he played 94% of snaps last week.
Mike Hilton (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 81% of snaps last week.
Saints at Chargers
Outlook: We’ve got a likely defensive struggle on our hands with just 39 points for the early over/under and Los Angeles being favored by a touchdown. Both passing attacks are within the worst third of the league and we’ll likely be seeing Spencer Rattler again this week for New Orleans.
Both teams are also within the worst third of the league for wide receiver targets. There’s not much “positive” I can see in this matchup, it will be “deeper leagues only” across the board here, and losing Paulson Adebo for the season on top of that is just the icing on the cake.
New Orleans Saints
Paulson Adebo (CB): SIT, on IR, and out for the season. We salute you, Paulson Adebo, for being among the best of our weekly cornerback options, and thank you for the fine production you gave us this season. Get well soon and we’ll have you ranked highly for next year.
Koolaid McKinstry (CB): With Adebo now gone for the season we saw the preferred replacement, McKinstry, immediately into the game. He played 51% of snaps and should have a full-time role starting this week. SOLID.
Marshon Lattimore (CB): SIT, he’s banged up to start with and only played 74% of snaps due to a hamstring tweak last week and the matchup isn’t great to begin with, just skip it this week.
Alontae Taylor (CB): IDEAL, he played 80% of snaps last week, which was the most of any New Orleans cornerback. “Lack of perfect playing time” has been the only negative for Taylor this season and that ship has sailed now that Adebo is gone. He’ll likely be “ideal” for the rest of the year.
Los Angeles Chargers
Cam Hart (CB): SOLID, he played 95% of snaps last week.
Tarheeb Still (CB): SIT, he played 95% of snaps last week but with Fulton now healthy there’s a chance for a “rug pull situation” here and since I don’t work for Los Angeles they haven’t told me if it’s him or Still at the other starting corner slot this week.
Kristian Fulton (CB): SIT, he was active last week despite a hamstring injury but only played 18% of snaps, it’s possible that Still has displaced him, and it’s also possible that they just eased him back into the lineup. I couldn’t find any beat reporter items on this so we’ll just wait and see what happens this week and then readjust. They’ve got the Spencer Rattler Saints this week so we can skip it and still sleep well at night I think.
Asante Samuel Jr (CB): SIT, on IR until at least Week 9.
Bills at Seahawks
Outlook: We’ve got an excellent 48 points for the early total here with Seattle getting 3 points. Seattle is one of the best passing attacks in the league and has been number one overall in recent weeks while Buffalo is among the middle of the pack but improved a ton last week in this ranking.
Seattle also targets their wide receivers the most in the entire league but Buffalo is within the worst third of the league for this ranking. We saw Amari Cooper add some spark to this passing attack and this game has a huge total so we can fire up our normal Seattle options, and as for our Buffalo corners, they’re in a perfect setup to have a massive week of production.
Buffalo Bills
Taron Johnson (CB): IDEAL, he played 95% of snaps last week.
Rasul Douglas (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Christian Benford (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Cam Lewis (CB/S): SIT, he only played 30% of snaps last week now that Taron Johnson is back and healthy.
Seattle Seahawks
Devon Witherspoon (CB): IDEAL, he played 90% of snaps last week and had another solid game with six combined tackles. He’s been in “double digits” for my leagues in every game except two this season, he’s a model of consistency and always capable of a monster game that wins your matchup for you.
Tre Brown (CB): Brown was inactive last week but would be SOLID, deeper leagues only, if healthy this week.
Tariq Woolen (CB): Woolen was inactive last week but would be SOLID if healthy and should play every snap.
Nehemiah Pritchett/Coby Bryant (CB): These two corners served as the replacements for Brown and Woolen last week, we can SIT them both in this matchup if Brown or Woolen is inactive again. This matchup isn’t worth chasing, especially with zero teams on bye this week we have plenty of other options instead of chasing backups against the “balanced offense” Bills.
Bears at Commanders
Outlook: We’ve got another excellent total at 47 points with only a 1.5-point spread (pickem). Both passing offenses are within the middle of the pack, although we can automatically demote our Chicago options if Jayden Daniels can’t play this week. Both teams are also within the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers. We can start our normal corners here but I wouldn’t expect any “career performances”, we should get decent production though, especially if we can avoid Marcus Mariota for Washington.
Chicago Bears
Tyrique Stevenson/Jaylon Jones (CB): Stevenson was inactive the last time we saw him but has had a bye week to get healthy since then. He’s SOLID and should play every snap. Jones is the backup option we saw in Week 6, but not one we need to pursue with Marcus Mariota likely under center, SIT him if Stevenson is inactive.
Jaylon Johnson (CB): SOLID, he played 95% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Kyler Gordon/Josh Blackwell (CB): SOLID, if healthy, he left after only 39% of snaps with a hamstring injury in Week 6 but the bye week was timed well so he should be available this week. Blackwell was his replacement and not one we need to pursue, SIT Blackwell.
Washington Commanders
Benjamin St Juste (CB): SOLID, he played 81% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Mike Sainristil (CB): SOLID, he played 79% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Quan Martin (CB/S): SOLID, he played 67% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Emmanuel Forbes/Noah Igbinoghene (CB): SIT them both, Forbes saw some “garbage time in a blowout” snaps and Igbinoghene hasn’t played enough in any game yet this season to spark our interest. Forbes’ 67% of snaps last week may be a move in the right direction for him, but I’ll need to see it again (and not in a blowout situation) before taking it seriously.
Panthers at Broncos
Outlook: We’ve got an acceptable 43.5 points for the early total here with Denver favored by almost a touchdown. Both passing attacks are within the worst third of the league but target their wide receivers within the top third of the league. We can fire up our normal options and should see some decent production overall but the setup is far from perfect.
Carolina Panthers
Jaycee Horn (CB): SOLID, he played 87% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Mike Jackson (CB): SOLID, he played 81% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Troy Hill (CB): SIT/blast out the airlock, he was cut last week to make room for younger players to get a chance.
Chau Smith-Wade/Dane Jackson (CB): SIT, these are the “younger players” in question and neither played North of 60% of snaps. We’ll keep an eye on it though, we may have a new option in Carolina soon.
Denver Broncos
Patrick Surtain/Levi Wallace (CB): With Surtain inactive last week it was Wallace as the direct replacement playing 100% of snaps. Surtain is SOLID if healthy and should play every snap, if he’s inactive then Wallace would be SOLID, deeper leagues only.
Riley Moss (CB): IDEAL, he played 83% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout last week.
JaQuan McMillian (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 70% of snaps last week which is about his usual playing time.
Chiefs at Raiders
Outlook: We’ve got an acceptable 43.5 points for the early total with Kansas City favored by 10. Neither passing attack has been great this season, middle of the pack for Las Vegas and just outside the top third of the league for Kansas City. Same story for targeting their wide receivers, middle of the pack for Vegas, and within the worst third of the league for Kansas City.
It’s hard to bench talent like Hobbs and McDuffie, and they’re acceptable starts this week overall but we shouldn’t expect their greatest performances from this setup. “Medium to deeper leagues” is the call on this one.
Kansas City Chiefs
Trent McDuffie (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Jaylon Watson/Nazeeh Johnson (CB): SIT Watson, he fractured his ankle and we won’t be seeing him for a bit. Johnson appeared to be the direct replacement, SIT him this week. We can wait on it and make sure that’s the case since we don’t need to chase this (bad) matchup.
Chammari Conner (CB/S): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 52% of snaps last week.
Las Vegas Raiders
Nate Hobbs (CB): IDEAL, he played 87% of snaps last week and smashed his projection for the second week in a row, he’s back baby! Seriously though, he's been great lately but the matchup is mediocre at best. He's probably closer to SOLID if I'm being honest.
Jakorian Bennett (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues, he played 80% of snaps last week.
Jack Jones (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Cowboys at 49ers
Outlook: We’ve got an excellent 49 points for the early total here with San Francisco favored by a touchdown, it will be so much worse than that, I can pretty much guarantee it. Both passing attacks are within the top ten overall so we’re looking good there. Dallas is also within the top ten for targeting wide receivers while San Francisco is among the middle of the pack.
We can fire up all our normal cornerback options here and should be in for some good production.
Dallas Cowboys
Trevon Diggs (CB): Dallas had the bye last week but we know Trevon plays every snap, he’s SOLID this week.
DaRon Bland (CB): Bland could have played in Week 6 but they sat him to use the bye week to ensure he’s ready for this week, he’s SOLID but risky (first game after two months plus of IR). He should play every snap and this also displaces Caelan Carson back to the bench.
Jourdan Lewis (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he typically plays around 80% of snaps.
San Francisco 49ers
Chavarious Ward (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Deommodore Lenoir (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Isaac Yiadom (CB): SIT, he only played 7% of snaps last week and was displaced by Renardo Green.
Renardo Green (CB): SOLID, he played 63% of snaps last week and stole the third cornerback slot from Yiadom it appears!
Giants at Steelers
Outlook: We round out Week 8 with a defensive battle, just 37.5 points for the early total here with Pittsburgh favored by a field goal. New York is among the middle of the pack for passing offense and a top-ten team for wide receiver targets, our Pittsburgh options will have some value.
Pittsburgh is within the worst third of the league for overall passing offense and targeting their wide receivers and switching to Danger-Russ didn’t do much to change that last week in my eyes. Our New York corners will be “deeper leagues only.”
New York Giants
Deonte Banks (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Cor’Dale Flott (CB): SIT, he injured his groin last week and we don’t need to chase him or his backup in this particular matchup.
Andru Phillips (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 68% of snaps last week.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joey Porter Jr (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Donte Jackson (CB): SIT, he only played 39% of snaps last week before exiting with an injury. James Pierre was his replacement but we don’t need to chase it against Daniel Jones and this passing offense.
Beanie Bishop Jr (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 82% of snaps last week.
Byes this week: No teams on bye this week
Week 8 at a Glance:
These are not in any particular order or ranking; they are just divided into the sections you see below. I typically identify the best matchups and then the best options within those matchups to find my favorite streaming options each week. I want to help you learn to fish, not just give everyone a fish. Good luck this week!
IDEAL (our best options):
Josh Metellus
Kenny Moore, Jaylon Jones
Dee Alford
Alontae Taylor
Taron Johnson, Devon Witherspoon
Riley Moss
Nate Hobbs
Chavarious Ward, Deommodore Lenoir
SOLID (matchup or playing time isn’t perfect, best in deeper leagues):
Byron Murphy, Stephon Gilmore, Darious Williams, Cobie Durant
Marlon Humphrey, Brandon Stephens, Nate Wiggins, Denzel Ward, Martin Emerson, Greg Newsome
Jarvis Brownlee/Chidobe Awuzie, L’Jarius Sneed, Roger McCreary, Carlton Davis, Terrion Arnold, Brian Branch
Samuel Womack, Derek Stingley, Kamari Lassiter/D’Angelo Ross
Jaire Alexander, Keisean Nixon, Darnell Savage, Tyson Campbell, Ronald Darby
Sean Murphy Bunting, Starling Thomas, Garrett Williams, Jalen Ramsey, Kendall Fuller, Kader Kohou
DJ Reed/Brandin Echols, Sauce Gardner, Michael Carter, Christian Gonzalez, Jonathan Jones, Marcus Jones
AJ Terrell, Mike Hughes, Zyon McCollum, Tyrek Funderburk
Darius Slay, Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Cam Taylor Britt, DJ Turner, Mike Hilton
Marshon Lattimore, Koolaid McKinstry, Cam Hart
Christian Benford, Rasul Douglas, Tariq Woolen, Tre Brown
Kyler Gordon/Josh Blackwell, Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson/Jaylon Jones (CHI), Benjamin St Juste, Mike Sainristil, Quan Martin
Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson, Jaquan McMillian, Patrick Surtain/Levi Wallace
Trent McDuffie, Chammari Conner, Jakorian Bennett, Jack Jones
Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, Jourdan Lewis, Renardo Green
Deonte Banks, Andru Phillips, Joey Porter Jr, Beanie Bishop
TRAPS (sit these players):
Shaq Griffin, Akhello Witherspoon, Tre’Davious White, Josh Wallace
Amik Robertson
Eric Stokes, Montaric Brown
Isaiah Oliver, Jalen Mills, Marco Wilson
Jamel Dean
Paulson Adebo, Asante Samuel Jr, Kristian Fulton, Tarheeb Still
Cam Lewis, Nehemiah Pritchett, Coby Bryant
Noah Igbinoghene, Emmanuel Forbes
Troy Hill, Dane Jackson, Chau Smith-Wade
Jaylon Watson, Nazeeh Johnson
Isaac Yiadom
Cor’Dale Flott, Donte Jackson
Reminder: these are only suggestions. Your lineup is your responsibility and yours alone. However, these are the same moves I’m making myself so we sink or swim together. Remember to check for inactive players before kickoff to prevent any surprise zeroes.
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