Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Derrick Henry in week 8?

Start him Start Derrick Henry in week 8. Waiver projects 12.9 points against BUF, which makes him RB15 this week, inside the RB30 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 5.8 points and a good one 26.0.

Projected points
12.9
Floor
5.8
Ceiling
26.0
Rank this week
RB15
Opponent
BUF
Chance he plays
86%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Bucky IrvingRB13ATL13.55.9–26.0Compare
Bhayshul TutenRB14IND13.35.8–26.0Compare
D'Andre SwiftRB16SEA12.45.2–24.4Compare
Braelon AllenRB17LV11.94.8–23.5Compare

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 RB30 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.