Fantasy Football Week 8 Advice: Sit/Start Projections And Rankings

As teams deal with byes, it is not quite as simple as the kicker position where you can generally waive most kickers and find a new one moving forward. Some kickers are a little better than others, but there are significantly fewer moving parts at kicker as compared to team defense/special teams. You will likely want to keep some of the top five or six defenses, and then consider your mix and match options further down your roster.

When looking at defense/special teams (DST), you have to factor in things like how many points they will allow, how aggressive they are in forcing turnovers and the potential for return touchdowns from their special teams unit. I generally focus on the scoring and turnovers aspect because return touchdowns are just about impossible to predict.

As week eight of the 2011 NFL season gets going on Sunday, most fantasy football leagues are passing through the halfway point of their regular season. While the skill positions are where fantasy owners focus in, the kicker position can be a big gainer if you have the right kicker. One such kicker is big-legged Sebastian Janikowski. However, he is on the shelf this week as he suffered a hamstring injury and is out through at least the Oakland Raiders bye week.

Here are the top 15 kicker projections for today. You can view all the projections at numberFire.com. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow us on twitter@sbnationfantasy.

As you prepare for your week eight matchups, there are some interesting sleeper tight ends that are either sitting on your bench, or potentially sitting on the waiver wire. If you need a one and done type of player, here are some guys to consider.

Sleepers

As we head into the week seven matchups on Sunday and Monday, we will have a host of sit/start projections for you starting at 7:00 am eastern time. We will break down all six major fantasy positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, Defense) and provide you with some projections courtesy of numberFire.com, as well. The folks at numberFire.com use some proprietary statistics to provide weekly and annual player projections that have eclipsed those at ESPN and Yahoo!. Fantasy football owners are on the hunt for every possible edge and this is one very solid option.

We’ll be back Sunday morning with a position-by-position breakdown for the day. Those breakdowns will also include some thoughts on sleepers at each position beyond what the numbers indicate. In the meantime, here are each position’s top rankings for tomorrow. The numberFire.com projections are fluid as more information comes in, so make sure and check back tomorrow.