Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Deshaun Watson in week 8?

Sit him Sit Deshaun Watson in week 8 if you have another option. Waiver projects 13.0 points against PIT, which makes him QB24 this week, outside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 6.1 points and a good one 23.2.

Projected points
13.0
Floor
6.1
Ceiling
23.2
Rank this week
QB24
Opponent
PIT
Chance he plays
93%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Kirk CousinsQB22NYJ13.26.6–23.8Compare
Justin HerbertQB23LA13.16.2–23.2Compare
Kyler MurrayQB25DET12.15.2–22.1Compare
Daniel JonesQB26JAX11.95.0–21.7Compare

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.