Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Josh Allen in week 8?

Start him Start Josh Allen in week 8. Waiver projects 19.1 points against BAL, which makes him QB3 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 11.7 points and a good one 30.7.

Projected points
19.1
Floor
11.7
Ceiling
30.7
Rank this week
QB3
Opponent
BAL
Chance he plays
93%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Drake MayeQB1MIA19.812.1–31.2Compare
Joe BurrowQB2TEN19.512.0–31.1Compare
Trevor LawrenceQB4IND18.110.6–29.2Compare
Dak PrescottQB5ARI17.09.9–28.2Compare

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 QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.