10 Secret Weapons That Could WIN YOUR WEEK 8 MATCHUP!

You're about to find out the 10 secret

weapons that could win your week eight

matchup. These guys are probably just

sitting on your bench or maybe even on

your league's waiver wires, but they

could absolutely explode this week. So,

let's dive into 10 secret weapons that

could carry your team to victory in week

eight. Let's start with Xavier Worthy.

And sure, with Rasheed Rice back last

week, look, he instantly slotted in as

the number one wide receiver as

expected. But Xavier Worthy still ran

the second most routes of any pass

catcher on the Chiefs. He's still

clearly the number two guy here. And

this week against Commanders, it is a

great matchup for the Chiefs. Right now,

the Commanders are allowing the third

most fantasy points per game to wide

receivers lined up in the slot. They're

also allowing the most yards and the

second most yards per target to wide

receivers lined up in the slot. You look

at it last week with Rasheed Rice back,

we kind of think, oh, Rice more the slot

guy. No, last week it was Worthy who

played 52% of the time in the slot.

Also, you look at at the Commanders,

they play the eighth most single high

and man coverage against those Shells.

This year, he has a 0.32 targets per run

and a 3.48 yards per out run. Those

would rank 14th and 10th among all pass

catchers in 2025. Look, you are

absolutely starting Rashid Rice this

week. No doubt about it. He's a mustart.

But don't sleep on Xavier Worthy as an

upside wide receiver three flex play. I

know it wasn't a big game last week.

people nervous like well there it goes

you know Rashi Rice is going to get all

the targets this is a good spot for

Xavier Worthy this week at home against

his commanders defense I'm taking a shot

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Another wide receiver I really like this

week is Romeo Dobs going against this

Steelers defense. Right now, Steelers

allowing the third most fantasy points

to wide receivers lined up on the

outside. Romeo Dobs is taking 92 about

92% of his snaps on the outside. Also,

you look at the actual coverage here.

The Steelers uh rank play the fourth

most man and the second most single

high. Romeo Dobs is fourth among all

Packers pass catchers in fantasy points

per route run against these shells. But

number one, Jaden Reed is out this week

and Dantavan Wixs who's also up there

probably also going to be out this week.

Also, you look at it here. He leads the

Packers in terms of targets that go 10

to 19 yards down the field. Steelers are

allowing the six most fantasy points on

these type of targets. This is a great

way to attack this defense over the

middle in those intermediate throws. And

if that's all not enough, he's got eight

or more targets in three straight games.

So, he's not a guy who's like boom bust.

He gives you a floor. But I think this

week he's got the potential to boom with

the injuries to the Packers, pass

catchers, and in this matchup, I think

Romeo Dobs makes a great upside wide

receiver three flex play for your

fantasy teams. All right, let's hit a

running back real quick, and that is

going to be Chuba Hubard against the

Buffalo Bills. It was very interesting

last week because even though Rico was

better than Chuba Hubard, Chuba Hubard

actually got slightly better usage here.

He played more snaps, only had three

less carries, and ran significantly more

routes than Rico Dow. And remember, this

was coming off an injury. And nothing

Dave Canalis has said this week should

make you think it's not going to be any

different. In fact, it wouldn't even

surprise me, despite the fact that Rico

was better if Chuba got even more

involved this week. Now, I still think

between the two, you have to prefer

Rico. I'm not saying start Chuba Huard

over Rico Dattle because Rico Dattle has

been so good, but this is a great

schematic matchup for Chuba Hubard. You

look at it, 55% of his runs this year

have been zone runs, and the Bills are

allowing the most fantasy points per

game on those zone runs and the highest

yards per carry. The Bills also a

runfunnel defense. This is a defense

very weak against the running here. So,

I think both running backs, Rico Dattle

and Chuba Huard, are in play this week.

Again, I still prefer Rico, but if

you're desperate with six teams on buy,

you might be. I think Chuba Hubard makes

a fine desperation RB2 flex start if you

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now let's talk about a big play wide

receiver. This guy is definitely going

to be a little more boom bust than say

like Worthy or Romeo Dah. But I'm

talking about Alec Pierce this week

going up against the Tennessee Titans.

Right now the Titans are allowing the

third highest yards per target on throws

of over 20 yards and the 10th most

fantasy points per game on throws of

over 20 yards. Alec Pierce clearly

leading this offense in terms of targets

that go for 20 or more yards. Not to

mention this week the Titans secondary

going to be banged up. Legarius Sneed

arguably their top corner on IR. He's

not going to play this week. The way

this Colts offense has been rolling the

way Daniel Jones has been throwing the

football. I think Alec Pierce makes a

good kind of more of a desperation boom

bus flex cuz you're going to need those

big plays. But we've seen those big

plays from Alec Pierce this year. So

again, with six teams on buy, if you're

desperate this week, Alec Pierce might

just be chilling on your waiver wire

right now. I think you could do much

worse than Alec Pierce this week. He has

that big play upside. He's got touchdown

upside and in this matchup, it could

happen. Now, if you want a wide receiver

a little safer, but also who I think has

good upside this week, I'm going to say

Khil Shakir, who might just be on your

bench. A couple things to really like

about Shakir's matchup this week,

though. First of all, Carolina plays

cover three almost 40% of the time.

Against cover three this year, his yards

per run increases from 1.71 to 2.48. and

his targets per hour run increases from

0.2 to 0.25.

Second, Carolina plays zone at the

fourth highest rate almost 80% of the

time. He leads the Bills in target

percentage versus zone. And when you

look at it versus man coverage, his

target share drops down to just 15%. He

is definitely one of those guys who's

better against zone than man coverage.

Plus, Josh Palmer already been ruled out

here. So, we're going to see a more

condensed target tree here between

Dalton Concincaid, Khalil Shakur, and

Keon Coleman. Certainly, I think Dalton

Concade is a great play this week, and I

would have put him on this video, but

Pierre already put him on the booms

video, but I also think Khil Shakir is

more than solid this week. I think he's

got upside. He gives you a floor. So,

again, if you don't want to risk it with

a more boom bust type like Alec Pierce,

Shakir gives you a floor, but I think

this week he's also going to give you

some upside. Now, back to another more

boom bust kind of wide receiver. But

look, if you're looking for that home

run, maybe you started Jordan Mason,

maybe you started QJ on Thursday night,

you need a home run, take a chance on

Tez Johnson. You look at the Saints

right now, they play the third most

cover three and the fifth most single

high of any defense against this those

Shells this year. He actually leads

Tampa Bay in yards per run and he's

third in fantasy points per route run.

But the guy who's first, Mike Evans, is

not playing this week and not gonna play

for much longer. So sure, Mecha Ibuka,

we already talked about him on the

booms. He's probably gonna go off this

week, but we've seen Tez Johnson now.

He's got potential to score. He's one of

those guys who's got that yard after

catch potential. So, he doesn't need

extreme volume to have a big game here.

Yes, he's risky cuz it could just be the

Amecha Ibuka show. They could just be

running it with Rashad White cuz they're

winning the game pretty easily. But I

think in this Tampa Bay offense, the way

Baker Mayfield is playing, you got to

take a chance on the upside here of Ted

Johnson this week. Again, he's a little

more risky than say like Shakir or Romeo

Dobs, but he's got the upside. So, if

you need that, especially with buys or

if you got rocked by some bad Thursday

night football starts, take a chance on

Tez Johnson in week eight. And now, if

you're really desperate at running back,

you need a RB2 with some potential

upside this week and there is not a lot

out there and you don't really have

anybody on your bench, I'll bet Tyler

Algier might still be on your waiver

wire. And I think he's a pretty good

start this week. You look at it in the

three games where the Falcons have won

by a touchdown or more. He's got 16

carries in two of those games and 10 in

the other. But he scored a touchdown in

all three of those games. This week, the

Falcons are 7 and 12 point home

favorites against the Dolphins. And oh

yeah, that's the other reason to like

Tyler Algier. They get the Dolphins who

are right now allowing the third most

fantasy points to running backs. Not to

mention the Falcons heavily utilize a

zone rushing scheme for both Bejon and

Tyler Algier. You look at the Dolphins

right now, they're allow allowing the

second highest yards per carry on zone

runs only behind the Buffalo Bills.

Look, obviously Bejan Robinson is going

to feast. It's probably going to be him

or Jonathan Taylor battling for the best

running back this week. But if you don't

have Bejon or Jonathan Taylor, you need

to dig a little deeper. Don't ignore

Tyler Algier in this matchup. The

Falcons should comfortably win this game

at home against the Dolphins, which

means plenty of Tyler Algier. And

against this Dolphins run defense, he

certainly's got a chance to find the end

zone. Now, another boom bus type wide

receiver that I really like this week is

Marvin Mims of the Denver Broncos going

against that Cowboys defense at home

this week. You look at it, the Cowboys

allow the most receptions, yards, touch,

and touchdowns on throws over 20 yards.

And they're allowing an almost

unbelievable 16 fantasy points per game

just on throws that travel 20 yards or

more. This year, Marvin Mims ranks ninth

among all wide receivers in throws of

over 20 yards, and he has 42% of the

Broncos targets on throws of over 20

yards. I think this is a great week to

fire up Marvin Mims. And I promise you,

unless you're in extremely deep leagues,

he's probably just sitting on your

waiver wire. So, if you've got guys that

you do not feel good about or you've

just been decimated by injury and buys,

go see if Marvin Mims is sitting on your

waiver wire. If you need a home run, if

you need upside, he's got it this week.

Yes, he is risky, but he's also got the

upside you could be looking for as a

desperation flex. I'm going to end with

a couple of Houston Texans. Let's start

with rookie wide receiver Jaylen Nowell.

last week with Christian Kirk out. He

had four catches for 77 yards on seven

targets while playing as the team's

primary slot wide receiver. You look at

it, the 49ers, the matchup this week,

they're allowing the six most points to

slot wide receivers, 14.7 PPR points per

game. But you look at over the last two

games with Fred Warner out, remember

Fred Warner, one of the best cover

linebackers, maybe the best cover

linebacker in the entire NFL, that

number has jumped up to 18.2 points per

game. game and they've allowed seven

catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns

on 11 targets over the last two games

just to slot wide receivers. Now, a lot

of people are going to say, you know, if

Nico's out, and it's looking like both

Nico and Christian Kirk are going to be

out at the time I'm filming this. They

have not practiced this week. They have

not officially been ruled out, but it's

looking like both are out. A lot of

people are going to say, "Oh, if Nico's

out, you got to start Jaden Higgins." I

don't know if you do. Xavier Hutchinson

has actually been the guy running ahead

of Jaden Higgins. And even last week in

the fourth quarter with Nico out, Xavier

Hutchinson had four targets. Jaden

Higgins only two. I think Jaden Higgins

is okay. But I feel better about Jaylen

Noel's role as a slot wide receiver. And

in this matchup against the 49ers who

have struggled against the slot, he's

the guy I want. Is definitely looking

doubtful for Christian Kirk. Probably

Nico, too. I think Jaylen Nowell makes a

very good flex option for your fantasy

team. But the guy I probably prefer the

most is tight end Dalton Schultz. Look,

if both Nico and Kirk miss, Schultz is

borderline a must-start tight end this

week. You look at it last week, even

with Nico playing most of that game, he

tied for the team lead in targets, but

led the team in fantasy points per route

run. And last week with Warner out,

again, talking about the 49ers defense,

Kyle Pittz had a very nice seven catch

62 yard game on 10 targets. Again, Fred

Warner is arguably the best cover

linebacker in the entire NFL. This is a

big hole for the 49ers. We're going to

see Dalton Schultz get involved in this

offense. Again, if both Nico and Kirk

are out, which is very likely, again,

the time I'm recording, I don't know. By

the time it goes out in the morning, you

guys might know. If they're both out, I

think Schultz has to be at least a top

10, maybe even a top five tight end this

week in your PPR leagues. But I like

both him and Jaylen Noel this week. So

again, these guys might just be sitting

on your waiver wire right now. Go see if

they're out there. If you don't like the

tight end you have or again, you're

desperate for that flex play. These guys

might be out there for you. They've got

upside. And once again, if you're

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