Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Cam Ward in week 8?

Sit him Sit Cam Ward in week 8 if you have another option. Waiver projects 11.6 points against CIN, which makes him QB27 this week, outside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 4.6 points and a good one 21.3.

Projected points
11.6
Floor
4.6
Ceiling
21.3
Rank this week
QB27
Opponent
CIN
Chance he plays
94%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Kyler MurrayQB25DET12.15.2–22.1Compare
Daniel JonesQB26JAX11.95.0–21.7Compare
Tanner McKeeQB28WAS9.42.2–18.8Compare
Tyler HuntleyQB29BUF1.16.1–23.1Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.