Best Flex Waiver Wire Pick Ups for NFL Fantasy Football Week 8

It's Week 8 of the NFL campaign, and if you're scouring the waiver wire -- specifically to fill your flex spot -- we've got tips. See the list below for potential fantasy football targets you might be able to grab off of the waiver wire this week.

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NFL Week 8 FLEX Waiver Wire Pick Ups

Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET vs. Green Bay Packers
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.4
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 28 RB
• Gainwell's Season Fantasy Points: 66
• Gainwell's Season Average Fantasy Points: 11

Darnell Mooney, WR, Atlanta Falcons

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET vs. Miami Dolphins
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 34 WR
• Mooney's Season Fantasy Points: 24.7
• Mooney's Season Average Fantasy Points: 6.2

Juwan Johnson, TE, New Orleans Saints

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.3
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 10 TE
• Johnson's Season Fantasy Points: 66.5
• Johnson's Season Average Fantasy Points: 9.5

Dalton Schultz, TE, Houston Texans

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET vs. San Francisco 49ers
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.2
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 12 TE
• Schultz's Season Fantasy Points: 58.4
• Schultz's Season Average Fantasy Points: 9.7

Marquise Brown, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

• Week 8 Matchup: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET vs. Washington Commanders
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.3
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 40 WR
• Brown's Season Fantasy Points: 87.6
• Brown's Season Average Fantasy Points: 12.5

Sterling Shepard, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET at New Orleans Saints
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.2
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 42 WR
• Shepard's Season Fantasy Points: 56.8
• Shepard's Season Average Fantasy Points: 8.1

Kendrick Bourne, WR, San Francisco 49ers

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at Houston Texans
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.9
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 42 WR
• Bourne's Season Fantasy Points: 63.5
• Bourne's Season Average Fantasy Points: 10.6

Josh Reynolds, WR, New York Jets

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at Cincinnati Bengals
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.5
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 44 WR
• Reynolds' Season Fantasy Points: 23.1
• Reynolds' Season Average Fantasy Points: 4.6

Jonnu Smith, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET vs. Green Bay Packers
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.6
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 17 TE
• Smith's Season Fantasy Points: 44.7
• Smith's Season Average Fantasy Points: 7.5

Justice Hill, RB, Baltimore Ravens

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET vs. Chicago Bears
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.5
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 32 RB
• Hill's Season Fantasy Points: 53.2
• Hill's Season Average Fantasy Points: 8.9

Kareem Hunt, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

• Week 8 Matchup: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET vs. Washington Commanders
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.3
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 35 RB
• Hunt's Season Fantasy Points: 51
• Hunt's Season Average Fantasy Points: 7.3

Evan Engram, TE, Denver Broncos

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET vs. Dallas Cowboys
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.4
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 19 TE
• Engram's Season Fantasy Points: 46.6
• Engram's Season Average Fantasy Points: 7.8

Noah Fant, TE, Cincinnati Bengals

• Week 8 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Jets
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.9
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 20 TE
• Fant's Season Fantasy Points: 45.1
• Fant's Season Average Fantasy Points: 7.5

Jeremy McNichols, RB, Washington Commanders

• Week 8 Matchup: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET at Kansas City Chiefs
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.8
• Week 8 Projection Ranking: No. 37 RB
• McNichols' Season Fantasy Points: 33.4
• McNichols' Season Average Fantasy Points: 4.8

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