Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit DeVonta Smith in week 8?

Sit him Sit DeVonta Smith in week 8 if you have another option. Waiver projects 3.5 points against WAS, which makes him WR101 this week, outside the WR36 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 4.4 points and a good one 24.7.

Out Listed as out (hamstring), so his chance of playing is 26%. The projection counts that chance; the floor and ceiling are for a game he plays.

Projected points
3.5
Floor
4.4
Ceiling
24.7
Rank this week
WR101
Opponent
WAS
Chance he plays
26%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Brandon SmithWR99CLE3.60.0–9.8Compare
Andrew ArmstrongWR100DEN3.60.0–9.8Compare
Elijah MooreWR102WAS3.50.0–9.5Compare
Calvin Ridley QWR103CIN3.50.0–11.4Compare

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 WR36 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.