Early Fantasy Football Start 'Em Sit 'Em Picks for Week 8 ft. Jaxson Dart, Tony Pollard, Evan Engram, Chris Olave

Week 8 of the 2025 fantasy football season has arrived, and managers should now begin preparing their lineups. This week can present more challenges than most for many managers as the maximum of six NFL teams are on bye weeks. This means that fewer lineup options are available, but here are some of the best ones to target and fade.

Fantasy Football Week 8 Start 'Em Picks

The New Orleans Saints offense has severely struggled to find consistent success, but this hasn't stopped Chris Olave from being extremely productive. He ranks as the WR12 with 44 receptions for 440 yards and has been targeted 10 or more times in five of his games. This gives him a safe floor, and considering his favorable matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he also has a desirable ceiling.

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Jaxson Dart has been impressive in fantasy football since taking over for Russell Wilson as the New York Giants' starting quarterback. He has finished as the QB16 or better in all four of his starts, despite one of the toughest schedules of any quarterback. This includes a QB3 finish against the Philadelphia Eagles, whom he will face again this week.

Must Starts

Josh Allen
Jalen Hurts
Lamar Jackson
Patrick Mahomes
Jaxson Dart
Bijan Robinson
De'Von Achane
Christian McCaffrey
Saquon Barkley
James Cook
Derrick Henry
Josh Jacobs
Jonathan Taylor
Justin Jefferson
Ja'Marr Chase
Drake London
Rome Odunze
Chris Olave
Nico Collins
CeeDee Lamb
Courtland Sutton
DK Metcalf
Rashee Rice
George Kittle
Tyler Warren
Jake Ferguson

DFS Picks

Baker Mayfield
Bo Nix
Kimani Vidal
Jaylen Warren
Chase Brown
Rashid Shaheed
Michael Pittman Jr.
DJ Moore
Tucker Kraft
Dalton Kincaid

Fantasy Football Week 8 Sit 'Em Picks

The Tennessee Titans have been using a split backfield in recent weeks since Tyjae Spears returned to full health. This has plummeted Tony Pollard in fantasy football as he has surrendered a sighnificant portion of his workload. Pollard has set season lows with 12 touches in each of his past two games and has a difficult matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, making him a clear fade.

Evan Engram has been disappointing in his first season with the Denver Broncos. Despite being targeted at least six times in each of his past four games, he has yet to record a finish better than TE12 in any of his six games. He has also recorded fewer than 50 yards in all of his starts, so he should be avoided against the Dallas Cowboys, despite a favorable situation.

Must Sits

Tua Tagovailoa
Bryce Young
Tony Pollard
TreVeyon Henderson
Nick Chubb
Jerry Jeudy
Josh Downs
Elic Ayomanor
Chig Okonkwo
Evan Engram

DFS Fades

Dak Prescott
Jordan Love
Quinshon Judkins
D'Andre Swift
Jordan Mason
Jaylen Waddle
Tee Higgins
Ladd McConkey
Mark Andrews
Travis Kelce

About the author

Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Adam takes a lot of pride in his work, which naturally culminates into insightful content for his readers, performance analysis being his forte. When not writing about football, Adam spends a time on his podcast.

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Edited by Adam Hulse