Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Lamar Jackson in week 8?

Start him Start Lamar Jackson in week 8. Waiver projects 16.3 points against BUF, which makes him QB8 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 9.2 points and a good one 27.3.

Projected points
16.3
Floor
9.2
Ceiling
27.3
Rank this week
QB8
Opponent
BUF
Chance he plays
92%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Caleb WilliamsQB6SEA16.59.3–27.4Compare
Jordan LoveQB7CAR16.49.1–27.1Compare
Matthew StaffordQB9LAC15.99.2–27.3Compare
Patrick MahomesQB10DEN15.78.7–26.6Compare

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.