Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Jaxon Smith-Njigba in week 8?

Start him Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba in week 8. Waiver projects 19.4 points against CHI, which makes him WR2 this week, inside the WR36 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 8.3 points and a good one 36.2.

Projected points
19.4
Floor
8.3
Ceiling
36.2
Rank this week
WR2
Opponent
CHI
Chance he plays
92%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Puka NacuaWR1LAC20.38.8–37.9Compare
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR3MIN17.77.4–33.6Compare
Zay FlowersWR4BUF17.57.3–33.2Compare

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.