Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Dak Prescott in week 8?

Start him Start Dak Prescott in week 8. Waiver projects 17.0 points against ARI, which makes him QB5 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 9.9 points and a good one 28.2.

Projected points
17.0
Floor
9.9
Ceiling
28.2
Rank this week
QB5
Opponent
ARI
Chance he plays
92%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Josh AllenQB3BAL19.111.7–30.7Compare
Trevor LawrenceQB4IND18.110.6–29.2Compare
Caleb WilliamsQB6SEA16.59.3–27.4Compare
Jordan LoveQB7CAR16.49.1–27.1Compare

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.