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Week 8 FAAB guide

2026 season · updated Tue, Oct 27 · from real waiver bids in 516 Sleeper FAAB leagues

Your league
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Low: wins about half the time Suggested: wins about 7 in 10High: wins about 9 in 10

Prices hardly differ between 8 and 14 teams; your budget matters much more. Leagues with fewer than 8 or more than 16 teams are rare in our data: in small leagues you can usually bid lower, in very large ones expect more competition.

Top waiver targets this week

The most-added players on Sleeper in the last 48 hours, with what it takes to win them. Popular players cost more than their role suggests, so the bids come from the 5 most-bid players of past weeks (then places 6-20) in leagues of your size.

1
Darius Cooper WR · PHI
Next man up
  • Teammate Dontayvion Wicks is out
  • played 61% of snaps
  • got 5% of team targets
Low$101 in 2
Suggested$207 in 10
High$479 in 10
Priced like the 5 most-bid players of a week
2
Caleb Douglas WR · MIA
Starter replacement
  • played 68% of snaps
  • got 14% of team targets
Low$101 in 2
Suggested$207 in 10
High$479 in 10
Priced like the 5 most-bid players of a week
3
Seth McGowan RB · IND
Bench stash
  • played 33% of snaps
  • got 36% of the team's RB carries and targets
Low$101 in 2
Suggested$207 in 10
High$479 in 10
Priced like the 5 most-bid players of a week
4
KC Concepcion Jr. WR · CLE
Workhorse breakout
  • played 79% of snaps
  • got 29% of team targets
Low$101 in 2
Suggested$207 in 10
High$479 in 10
Priced like the 5 most-bid players of a week
5
Kaelon Black RB · SF
Bench stash
  • played 47% of snaps
  • got 48% of the team's RB carries and targets
Low$101 in 2
Suggested$207 in 10
High$479 in 10
Priced like the 5 most-bid players of a week
6
Omar Cooper Jr. WR · NYJ
Starter replacement
  • played 64% of snaps
  • got 17% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
7
Jacksonville Jaguars DEF · JAX
Defense
Suggested$01 in 2
High$109 in 10
Priced like other defenses
8
Emanuel Wilson RB · SEA
Workhorse breakout
  • played 48% of snaps
  • got 68% of the team's RB carries and targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
9
New England Patriots DEF · NE
Defense
Suggested$01 in 2
High$109 in 10
Priced like other defenses
10
Tre Tucker WR · LV
Workhorse breakout
  • played 82% of snaps
  • got 28% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
11
Chase McLaughlin K · TB
Kicker
Suggested$01 in 2
High$49 in 10
Priced like other kickers
12
Makai Lemon WR · PHI
Next man up
  • Teammate Dontayvion Wicks is out
  • played 81% of snaps
  • got 14% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
13
Tyler Higbee TE · LAR
Starter replacement
  • played 74% of snaps
  • got 10% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
14
Dameon Pierce RB · PHI
Workhorse breakout
  • played 95% of snaps
  • got 89% of the team's RB carries and targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
15
Ryan Flournoy WR · DAL
Starter replacement
  • played 87% of snaps
  • got 17% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
16
Justice Hill RB · BAL
Bench stash
  • played 46% of snaps
  • got 23% of the team's RB carries and targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
17
Jake Bates K · DET
Kicker
Suggested$01 in 2
High$49 in 10
Priced like other kickers
18
Brenton Strange TE · JAX
Starter replacement
  • played 76% of snaps
  • got 17% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
19
Konata Mumpfield WR · LAR
Next man up
  • Teammate Davante Adams is out
  • played 43% of snaps
  • got 7% of team targets
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week
20
Kirk Cousins QB · LV
Next man up
  • Teammate Aidan O'Connell is out
  • played 100% of snaps
Low$21 in 2
Suggested$87 in 10
High$229 in 10
Priced like the most-bid players 6-20 of a week

Trending adds: Sleeper (sleeper.com). Facts under each name are from the player's last game.

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What won last week

Week 7 waivers: 7393 bids in 516 leagues, players claimed in at least 20 leagues. Amounts for your remaining budget.

TypicalContestedTop 10%
Seth McGowan RB · IND · 231 leagues · uncontested in 75% $0 $2 $10
Zonovan Knight RB · ARI · 202 leagues · uncontested in 71% $1 $3 $14
Konata Mumpfield WR · LAR · 134 leagues · uncontested in 71% $5 $6 $17
Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB · NYG · 115 leagues · uncontested in 66% $8 $11 $34
Roschon Johnson RB · CHI · 91 leagues · uncontested in 66% $4 $8 $20
Christian Kirk WR · SF · 89 leagues · uncontested in 80% $0 $0 $4
Jaylin Noel WR · HOU · 85 leagues · uncontested in 87% $3 $6 $16
Darius Cooper WR · PHI · 80 leagues · uncontested in 70% $0 $3 $11
Tyler Higbee TE · LAR · 78 leagues · uncontested in 67% $0 $1 $15
Tennessee Titans DEF · TEN · 76 leagues · uncontested in 74% $0 $0 $4
Michael Mayer TE · LV · 76 leagues · uncontested in 86% $0 $0 $9
DeMario Douglas WR · NE · 75 leagues · uncontested in 68% $6 $7 $21
Geno Smith QB · NYJ · 70 leagues · uncontested in 83% $0 $0 $5
Bo Nix QB · DEN · 67 leagues · uncontested in 87% $0 $0 $5
Ted Hurst III WR · TB · 67 leagues · uncontested in 64% $0 $1 $6
Caleb Douglas WR · MIA · 66 leagues · uncontested in 85% $0 $0 $5
New York Jets DEF · NYJ · 62 leagues · uncontested in 69% $0 $2 $5
Chig Okonkwo TE · WAS · 59 leagues · uncontested in 88% $0 $0 $2
T.J. Hockenson TE · MIN · 58 leagues · uncontested in 76% $0 $1 $6
Brandin Cooks WR · SF · 56 leagues · uncontested in 84% $0 $1 $9
J.J. McCarthy QB · NYG · 55 leagues · uncontested in 89% $0 $22 $15
Ja'Kobi Lane WR · BAL · 52 leagues · uncontested in 79% $2 $4 $18
Aaron Rodgers QB · PIT · 52 leagues · uncontested in 77% $0 $2 $7
Chris Godwin Jr. WR · TB · 50 leagues · uncontested in 54% $2 $6 $20
Omar Cooper Jr. WR · NYJ · 50 leagues · uncontested in 36% $27 $28 $63

Typical: the median winning bid in all leagues. Contested: the median winning bid only in leagues where at least two managers bid - the better guide if you expect competition. Uncontested: nobody else bid, so even $0 won. Top 10%: in one league out of ten the winner paid at least this much.

Bid benchmarks

What winning bids looked like for your league size, before this week. Low / suggested / high win about 5 / 7 / 9 in 10 claims.

By popularity

LowSugg.High
Top 5 most-bid players of the week $10$20$47
Places 6-20 $2$8$22

Checked on a season the numbers were not taken from: set on 2024-25, the low / suggested / high bids won 49-51% / 73-77% / 94-96% of the 2026 claims in leagues with more than 10 teams. Up to 10 teams: far fewer claims, so less precise (41-56% / 66-81% / 96-97%).

By player type (all players, popular or not)

LowSugg.High
Workhorse breakout $2$9$30
Next man up $2$9$30
Starter replacement $1$6$20
Bench stash $2$9$31
Defense $0$3$10
Kicker $0$0$4
What the types mean

Workhorse breakout: lead back (60%+ of the team's RB carries and targets) or receiver with 22%+ of team targets. Starter replacement: played 60%+ of snaps. Next man up: a backup whose starter is out. Bench stash: everyone else, including injured players. Based on the player's last game. Type values come from leagues with 6-10 and 10-14 teams.

How this report is made

Every Tuesday we update this page from waiver claims (won and lost) in public Sleeper redraft leagues with FAAB. Each bid is measured against the bidder's remaining budget, so the dollar amounts above scale with yours. Only totals across many leagues are shown: no league names, no managers. More in our privacy policy.

Earlier weeks: Week 7

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