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              Video: Week 8 Waivers

              Injuries to Chris Godwin and Brandon Aiyuk dramatically changed the WR landscape heading into Week 8. Who are the guys getting sudden upside boosts?
              By Matt Schauf | Updated on Wed, Oct 23 2024 1:33 PM UTC

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              The Chris Godwin injury. The Mike Evans injury. The Brandon Aiyuk injury. Deebo Samuel pneumonia. All those situations are driving this week's strategy for the fantasy football waiver wire. We're talkin' Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, Jalen McMillan and more. Plus TE help and streaming defenses.

              0:00 Intro

              0:44 49ers WRs

              3:22 Buccaneers WRs

              7:23 Troy Franklin

              9:07 Tre Tucker

              10:12 Hunter Henry

              11:47 Jonnu Smith

              13:26 Noah Fant

              16:51 One more waiver wire target

              18:10 Week 8 streaming defense

              19:46 Week 9 streaming defense

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              Matt Schauf, Editor
              Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.

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              Cincinnati Bengals
              Los Angeles Chargers
              Detroit Lions
              Houston Texans
              Hunter Henry
              Jonnu Smith
              Noah Fant
              Jauan Jennings
              Cade Otton
              Cedric Tillman
              Trey Palmer
              Tre Tucker
              Troy Franklin
              Ricky Pearsall
              Jalen McMillan

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