Trade Targets for Week 8 (Fantasy Football)
We are in the thick of bye weeks, with some heavy-hitters sitting on the bench this week, including Malik Nabers, Isaiah Likely, George Kittle, CMC, Chris Olave, and Nico Collins. There are interesting options available on waivers everywhere (see Paul Marnie‘s waiver article HERE), but making a trade will almost always yield better players for your team. There is so much data in the fantasy football space, and it can be hard to determine which data best correlates to fantasy football success. Here are a few excellent quick reads that will help you stay informed on important player news each week:
- Week 7 Injury Recap, by Matthew Betz
- Week 7 Target Trends, by Aaron Larson
- Select Snap Count Observations, by Nate Henry
Armed with this info, let’s take a look at a few trade targets for Week 8.
Players to Trade For
Bhayshul Tuten
I had Tuten listed as a “Trade Away” candidate in my Week 3 Trades article, and I even mentioned the possibility of trading for him after the team’s Week 7 bye. The truth is that trade away was not a great idea, as Tuten produced two RB1 weeks and two RB2 weeks since my recommendation. As for the recommendation to trade back for him after the bye… well, the price has likely gone up (sorry about that!).
As I have mentioned in the past, I love players coming off their bye weeks, and the Jaguars rested during Week 7. Tuten has been a top-30 RB every week this season, and he has posted RB1 numbers three times in six games. He has four total TDs, and he finally flashed his receiving chops in Week 6 with a 4/48/2 TD stat line in the receiving game. We should have paid more attention to GM James Gladstone’s comments after the 2025 NFL Draft, where he glazed Tuten as a perfect fit for his vision of the team. Tuten is still splitting goal-line work with Chris Rodriguez, but Tuten is the clear favorite everywhere else on the field.
NFL RB production through 6 weeks
Bhayshul Tuten is playing like a Top 5 RB in the league
The Bengals may want to shake things up a bit pic.twitter.com/dU1by2GTuQ
— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) October 23, 2026
Jonah Coleman
This recommendation assumes teams have rostered Coleman through an IR stint. Sleeper shows 39% rostership in redraft leagues, so if Coleman is available on your waiver wire, I would be going hard in the paint to acquire him. In his first appearance since Week 2, Coleman was on the field for 49% of the Broncos’ snaps, and he ended with 11 touches for a nice 69 total yards. He profiles as a do-it-all RB who is a better runner than the current version of J.K. Dobbins and a better pass-catcher than RJ Harvey.
Even in Coleman’s second game action in Week 2, he handled 40% of the snaps, and he led the backfield with 13 touches. It seems that Sean Payton wants to make him “the guy” in the backfield, and I am excited to see what he does with the opportunity.
Here is Jason calling his shot on Coleman pre-draft!
Jonah Coleman… future fantasy stud? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/HCmQp6ok30
— Fantasy Footballers (@TheFFBallers) April 3, 2026
KC Concepcion
Concepcion has received a nice share of targets all season, so it seemed like a matter of time before he really put those targets to good use. The Titans defense helps fix every team’s passing issues, and Concepcion broke out this week for 8/129 on 10 targets. KC is playing 80%+ of the snaps each game now, and he has 6+ targets in five of his six fully healthy games. Rookies are typically slow to ramp up their production, but we often see their true potential down the stretch. If KC follows that learning curve, big things are in store for the second half of the season.
Concepcion also has several good matchups remaining this season, and since he operates out of the slot roughly 60% of the time, he is unlikely to draw CB1 coverage as often. He also ranks as #14 among WRs in target separation (1.89 yards), which has helped him earn a healthy 20.2% target share.
Oh btw KC Concepcion would be the fifth player on this list, if not for a game where he was concussed almost immediately
+20% target share in all six healthy games https://t.co/lMhY8nmcmh
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 27, 2026
Players to Trade Away
Devaughn Vele
It has been a really nice run for Vele, as he finished last season strong and has been a consistent producer this season for the Saints. I am not saying his playing time will vanish after the bye, but I do think this team really wants to start focusing on Jordyn Tyson once he returns from IR. It sounds like that could be as early as Week 9. For his part, Vele has 5+ targets in every game this year and 6+ targets in six of seven games. Tyler Shough has been Bortling his way through some good defenses, but the remaining schedule still has a lot of orange and red matchups.
Vele has hovered around a 90% snap share all season, and he is currently WR21 on the year in full-PPR. I think you can get decent value in return for him, and I also think you will be selling at his peak. If Tyson comes in and cuts Vele’s production down to a three to four targets/game player, you will not be able to get much from him at all. I would try selling the narrative that the team may slowly integrate Tyson into the offense, and it may take a few weeks for him to get back into football shape as well. Vele honestly should be a flex play these next few weeks until we see Tyson at full strength, but I feel like this ride will inevitably come to a halt.
Garrett Wilson
I hate to sell a player low, but I believe Wilson has the pedigree and name value to still command a hefty value in return. For the record, I do not think his season is toast or that Omar Cooper Jr. is going to take over as the WR1 on this team. Better days are certainly ahead for Wilson, especially if he gets the “squeaky wheel” treatment after his obvious frustration last week. In fact, I might use that narrative when targeting a team whose WR1 is on bye this week. Could you get Chris Olave for Wilson? Could you add a bit and get Malik Nabers for Wilson?
My problem is that Wilson’s targets have been down the last two games (nine total targets), and his connection with Geno Smith looks to be a bit off as well. Wilson also has several difficult matchups remaining, including a Week 16 date against Christian Gonzalez and a Week 17 (championship week) matchup against the vaunted Vikings defense. If you keep Wilson, I would not expect him to carry you to a championship single-handedly this season. Make sure you are getting a really nice return for Wilson; there is no reason to totally panic. However, I would be putting out feelers for sure.
Jaylen Waddle
This season has been an unmitigated disaster for Waddle. He hasn’t topped 50 yards since Week 2, he has only posted one game as a WR2 or better, and he is only averaging 6-7 targets per game. I will be the first to acknowledge that I expected a lot more volume from him this season. The most frustrating part is that there is no other WR on the team who appears to be stealing his production. This is essentially just a Bo Nix problem. Waddle leads the team in targets, receptions, and yards, so he is clearly supposed to be their Alpha. However, the passing game looks broken, and at 5-2, I am not sure there is urgency to fix it. Sean Payton is calling plays now, but that did not seem to make much difference these last two weeks.
Waddle is WR36 on the season, but I would rather have several rookie WRs currently ranked behind him: KC Concepcion (WR38), Germie Bernard (WR44), Makai Lemon (WR55), or Omar Cooper Jr. (WR 56).
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