Week 8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Must-Add Names + FAAB Bidding Advice (Ep. 2293)

October 26, 2026

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Week 8 Waiver Wire: When to Spend Big and When to Wait

The top waiver target of the week, Jonah Coleman, was sitting at 34% rostered on Yahoo—exactly the kind of player the hosts had been telling listeners to grab proactively for weeks. "Pick up Jonah Coleman so you don't have to fight for him in week eight," Chris Welsh had said repeatedly, and now the fight is here. Coleman handled the bulk of the Denver backfield work in Week 7 (11 touches to J.K. Dobbins' six and RJ Harvey's five), and the Broncos' schedule includes a Week 9 date with the Panthers, who just allowed 703 rushing yards to the Buccaneers. The catch: Week 8 brings the Chiefs, so immediate returns aren't guaranteed. But the deeper point is about scarcity. The running back waiver pool after Coleman is thin enough that the hosts recommend bidding $25–$50 of FAAB to secure him, with Pat Fitzmorris calling him a potential RB2 or flex for the rest of the season.

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1 Week 8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Must-Add Names + FAAB Bidding Advice (Ep. 2293)
2 (00:37) **Show Open & PSA: Omar Cooper** - Host Chris Welsh introduces the week 8 waiver wire show with Pat Fitzmorris and Jake Seely, then flags Omar Cooper (under 50% rostered) as a lingering priority add from last week
3 (06:03) **Top Waiver Add: Jonah Coleman (RB, Broncos)** - The unanimous top pickup of the week, rostered in only 34% of Yahoo leagues
4 (14:17) **Running Back Waiver Depth & Bye Week Notes** - Bye weeks hit Houston, New Orleans, Giants, and San Francisco; the RB pool beyond Coleman is thin
5 (24:44) **Top Wide Receiver Adds (Beyond Cooper)** - Seely and Fitzmorris name their top WR targets outside the Cooper/Tyson conversation
6 (33:37) **Keeper/Cut Segment: Jalen Waddle** - The panel finally reaches a consensus on the struggling Dolphins receiver
7 (37:35) **Keeper/Cut: Josh Downs & Jeremy Bernard** - Two more WRs under the microscope

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Guests on this episode

Chris Welsh Pat Fitzmorris Jake Seely

Show Notes

Jonah Coleman headlines the Week 8 waiver wire! Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Jake Ciely discuss his growing role in Denver and Omar Cooper's breakout with the Jets.

The guys identify their favorite running back and wide receiver pickups, potential breakout candidates, and how much FAAB to spend.

Plus, is it time to drop Jaylen Waddle? Get the toughest Keep or Cut decisions, Week 8 streamers, and top five waiver rankings.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Waiver Wire Add of the Week: Jonah Coleman - 0:05:29

GameDay App - 0:13:04

Top RB Adds - 0:13:44

Polymarket - 0:21:40

Top WR Adds - 0:22:11

DiGiorno - 0:30:17

Keep or Cut? - 0:31:13

FantasyPros Waiver Planner - 0:41:27

Top Streamers - 0:41:58

Outro - 0:48:51

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