Week 8. Updated Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Buy Low and Sell High Targets: Fantasy Football Week 8

Buy low and sell high targets for fantasy football Week 8, based on expected fantasy points (xFP), snap share and touchdown luck through Week 7. Jacoby Brissett tops the buy-low list: 16.2 points a game on 23.3 expected, the biggest shortfall among fantasy starters. Zay Flowers leads the sell-high side at +5.6 points a game over what his opportunity usually produces. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is running even hotter, but his opportunity is elite too, so he is not a sell.

Buy low

Scoring under what their opportunity usually produces. The volume is there; the points should follow.

-7.1pts/game vs expected

16.2 PPG on 23.3 expected (xFP)

Expected points93rd
  • 1.4 TDs below expected

Brissett is averaging 16.2 half-PPR points a game on 23.3 expected, 7.1 short per game, with 1.4 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-5.6pts/game vs expected

9.1 PPG on 14.6 expected (xFP)

Expected points94th
Snap share90%
  • 4.4 TDs below expected
  • 24% target share
  • 90% of snaps

Wilson is averaging 9.1 half-PPR points a game on 14.6 expected, 5.6 short per game, with 4.4 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-3.3pts/game vs expected

10.1 PPG on 13.4 expected (xFP)

Expected points78th
Snap share71%
  • 1.5 TDs below expected
  • 61% of team carries

Brown is averaging 10.1 half-PPR points a game on 13.4 expected, 3.3 short per game, with 1.5 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-3.2pts/game vs expected

19.0 PPG on 22.2 expected (xFP)

Expected points90th

Prescott is averaging 19.0 half-PPR points a game on 22.2 expected, 3.2 short per game.

-3.2pts/game vs expected

15.0 PPG on 18.2 expected (xFP)

Expected points95th
Snap share70%
  • 2.2 TDs below expected
  • 61% of team carries

Jeanty is averaging 15.0 half-PPR points a game on 18.2 expected, 3.2 short per game, with 2.2 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-3.2pts/game vs expected

13.2 PPG on 16.5 expected (xFP)

Expected points96th
Snap share83%
  • 3.1 TDs below expected
  • 26% target share
  • 83% of snaps

Golden is averaging 13.2 half-PPR points a game on 16.5 expected, 3.2 short per game, with 3.1 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-3.0pts/game vs expected

7.1 PPG on 10.0 expected (xFP)

Expected points82nd
Snap share85%
  • 1.6 TDs below expected
  • 85% of snaps

Loveland is averaging 7.1 half-PPR points a game on 10.0 expected, 3.0 short per game, with 1.6 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-2.7pts/game vs expected

18.9 PPG on 21.6 expected (xFP)

Expected points84th

Love is averaging 18.9 half-PPR points a game on 21.6 expected, 2.7 short per game.

-2.6pts/game vs expected

5.3 PPG on 7.9 expected (xFP)

Expected points76th
Snap share65%
  • 1.3 TDs below expected
  • no 20+ yard catches yet

Andrews is averaging 5.3 half-PPR points a game on 7.9 expected, 2.6 short per game, with 1.3 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

DK Metcalf

WR, PIT
-2.5pts/game vs expected

8.6 PPG on 11.2 expected (xFP)

Expected points75th
Snap share95%
  • 1.6 TDs below expected
  • 23% target share
  • 95% of snaps

Metcalf is averaging 8.6 half-PPR points a game on 11.2 expected, 2.5 short per game, with 1.6 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

Josh Downs

WR, IND
-2.4pts/game vs expected

6.3 PPG on 8.7 expected (xFP)

Expected points63rd
Snap share82%
  • 1.7 TDs below expected
  • 20% target share
  • 82% of snaps

Downs is averaging 6.3 half-PPR points a game on 8.7 expected, 2.4 short per game, with 1.7 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-2.3pts/game vs expected

18.8 PPG on 21.1 expected (xFP)

Expected points78th
  • 1.6 TDs below expected

Shough is averaging 18.8 half-PPR points a game on 21.1 expected, 2.3 short per game, with 1.6 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

-2.1pts/game vs expected

6.3 PPG on 8.3 expected (xFP)

Expected points59th
Snap share53%
  • 1.2 TDs below expected

Hutchinson is averaging 6.3 half-PPR points a game on 8.3 expected, 2.1 short per game, with 1.2 fewer touchdowns than his touches usually produce.

Sell high

Scoring well above their opportunity. Efficiency and touchdowns like this tend to cool off.

+5.6pts/game vs expected

17.0 PPG on 11.4 expected (xFP)

Expected points76th
Snap share65%
  • 2.0 TDs above expected

Flowers is averaging 17.0 half-PPR points a game on only 11.4 expected, 5.6 over per game, helped by 2.0 more touchdowns than expected.

+3.4pts/game vs expected

10.6 PPG on 7.2 expected (xFP)

Expected points60th
Snap share44%
  • 2.1 TDs above expected
  • just 44% of snaps
  • 10% target share

Gesicki is averaging 10.6 half-PPR points a game on only 7.2 expected, 3.4 over per game, helped by 2.1 more touchdowns than expected.

+3.2pts/game vs expected

8.2 PPG on 5.0 expected (xFP)

Expected points19th
Snap share43%
  • 1.0 TDs above expected
  • just 43% of snaps
  • 10% target share

Noel is averaging 8.2 half-PPR points a game on only 5.0 expected, 3.2 over per game, helped by 1.0 more touchdowns than expected.

+2.9pts/game vs expected

12.1 PPG on 9.2 expected (xFP)

Expected points68th
Snap share77%
  • 1.6 TDs above expected

Jefferson is averaging 12.1 half-PPR points a game on only 9.2 expected, 2.9 over per game, helped by 1.6 more touchdowns than expected.

+2.8pts/game vs expected

16.8 PPG on 14.0 expected (xFP)

Expected points82nd
Snap share77%
  • 1.6 TDs above expected
  • 9% target share

Hubbard is averaging 16.8 half-PPR points a game on only 14.0 expected, 2.8 over per game, helped by 1.6 more touchdowns than expected.

+2.8pts/game vs expected

15.4 PPG on 12.5 expected (xFP)

Expected points71st
Snap share74%
  • 14% target share

Warren is averaging 15.4 half-PPR points a game on only 12.5 expected, 2.8 over per game.

+2.6pts/game vs expected

7.4 PPG on 4.8 expected (xFP)

Expected points20th
Snap share33%
  • 1.5 TDs above expected
  • just 33% of snaps
  • 8% target share

Singletary is averaging 7.4 half-PPR points a game on only 4.8 expected, 2.6 over per game, helped by 1.5 more touchdowns than expected.

Geno Smith

QB, NYJ
+2.5pts/game vs expected

15.3 PPG on 12.9 expected (xFP)

Expected points7th

Smith is averaging 15.3 half-PPR points a game on only 12.9 expected, 2.5 over per game.

Hot and earning it

Well above expectation, but with elite opportunity behind it (85th percentile or better in expected points). Not sells.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba+7.8WR, SEA. 95th percentile xFP
Christian Watson+3.0WR, GB. 89th percentile xFP

Touchdown luck

Touchdowns scored against the touchdowns an average player would expect from the same touches (rushing only for quarterbacks). Big gaps in either direction usually close.

Due for more touchdowns

PlayerTDsExpectedGap
Michael Wilson WR, ARI15.4-4.4
Matthew Golden WR, GB36.1-3.1
Rome Odunze WR, CHI02.3-2.3
Ashton Jeanty RB, LV46.2-2.2
George Holani RB, SEA13.2-2.1
Isaac TeSlaa WR, DET02.0-2.0

Scoring above their touchdown rate

PlayerTDsExpectedGap
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR, SEA84.2+3.8
Isaiah Likely TE, NYG52.6+2.4
Darius Cooper WR, PHI41.8+2.3
Mike Gesicki TE, CIN52.9+2.1
Kyle Pitts TE, ATL42.0+2.0
Zay Flowers WR, BAL31.0+2.0

How the targets are picked

Stats are half PPR through Week 7, among fantasy-relevant players (the top 36 QBs, 72 RBs, 96 WRs and 36 TEs by points) who played in Week 7. Expected points come from the ffverse expected points model on nflverse play-by-play data; snap counts from nflverse.

What makes a buy-low target?

A player scoring at least two half-PPR points a game below his expected points (xFP), while still getting real opportunity: an above-average share of expected points at his position and, outside quarterbacks, at least half his team's snaps. The volume that produces points is there; the points have not caught up yet.

What makes a sell-high target?

A player scoring well above his expected points (2.5 or more a game) on only modest opportunity. Efficiency and touchdowns that run ahead of volume tend to come back down, so his trade value may be at its peak.

What is xFP?

Expected fantasy points: what an average player would score with the same carries and targets, given where on the field they came and how far downfield the passes went. It measures opportunity, separate from what the player did with it. Here it is scored in half PPR.

Why are some hot players listed as "not a sell"?

When a player is far above expectation but his opportunity is also elite (85th percentile or better in expected points), the production is built on a real role. Those players are listed as hot and earning it rather than as sells.

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