Fantasy Football Week 8 WR Preview: Kadarius Toney trade locks Wan'Dale Robinson in as Giants' WR1

The Giants entered the season with a receiing corps that was long on upside, and relatively deep. Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney, Sterling Shepard, and Wan'Dale Robinson all gave the team reason to believe they'd be fine at the position. So much so, that there was speculation Darius Slayton may be traded. Things look a lot different at the end of October.

Shepard tore his ACL, Golladay has been unable to stay on the field and he looked awful when he did play, and now Toney has been dealt to the Kansas City Chiefs for third- and sixth-round picks. Robinson is still there and could feast as the true No. 1 for the Giants over the rest of season.

In Week 6, Robinson turned four targets into 12.7 PPR Fantasy points and scored his first career touchdown. In Week 7 he earned eight first half targets against Jacksonville but played sparingly in the second half due to an undisclosed injury. He's not on the injury report heading into Week 9, so we're projecting him as full go, which makes him a No. 1 receiver with upside against Seattle.

If Robinson is able to stay healthy, and that's a big if, he could close to a must-start player playing the Shepard role for Daniel Jones. That role put Shepard on a 100-catch pace whenever the two were on the field together. And don't forget about Slayton either. He's a boom/bust flex with Robinson on the field and could be a No. 3 receiver if Robinson misses time.

The Giants don't have the depth they thought they did to start the season, but they could still have a couple of Fantasy-relevant wide receivers moving forward.

Here is the rest of the Week 8 WR Preview:

Week 8 WR Preview

Who's Out

Numbers to Know

Matchups That Matter

Waiver Wire Targets

DFS Plays

Projections

WR Preview

Who's Out

The following players are not being projected to play in Week 8 at this time. Here's what it means:

DK Metcalf WR

SEA Seattle • #14
Age: 26 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Marquise Goodwin is a boom/bust flex if Metcalf is out.

Allen Lazard WR

NYJ N.Y. Jets • #10
Age: 28 • Experience: 6 yrs.

We're avoiding the Packers wide receivers against Buffalo

Corey Davis WR

NYJ N.Y. Jets • #84
Age: 29 • Experience: 7 yrs.

There should be more targets available for Garrett Wilson and Elijah Moore.

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Numbers to Know

• 5.0 -- Diontae Johnson's 5.0 yards per target ranks dead last amongst qualifying receivers.
• 912 -- Chris Olave leads the NFL with 912 air yards and he's only played six and a half games.
• 6 -- CeeDee Lamb saw a season-low six targets in Dak Prescott's first game back. Prescott has historically spread the ball around more than most quarterbacks.
• 27 -- DeAndre Hopkins played 27 snaps in the slot in his first game back. This would crush Rondale Moore's value, Moore isn't winning outside.
• 36% -- D.J. Moore has an elite 36% target per route run rate with Christian McCaffrey off the field.
• 30% -- Drake London and Darnell Mooney are two of eight pass catchers to earn a 30% target share and air yards share this year. If only their teams would throw 30 passes per game...

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Matchups that matter

Matchups that matter

Diontae Johnson WR

CAR Carolina • #18
Age: 27 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ PHI PHI -10.5 O/U 43.5

OPP VS WR 7th

PROJ PTS 12.5

WR RNK 30th

YTD Stats
REC 38	TAR 67	REYDS 337	TD 0	FPTS/G 10.8

Chris Godwin WR

TB Tampa Bay • #14
Age: 28 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs BAL BAL -1.5 O/U 45

OPP VS WR 28th

PROJ PTS 12.9

WR RNK 12th

YTD Stats
REC 29	TAR 44	REYDS 293	TD 0	FPTS/G 11.7

D.J. Moore WR

CHI Chicago • #2
Age: 27 • Experience: 7 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ ATL ATL -5 O/U 42

OPP VS WR 32nd

PROJ PTS 12.5

WR RNK 25th

YTD Stats
REC 27	TAR 54	REYDS 273	TD 2	FPTS/G 10

Brandin Cooks WR

DAL Dallas • #3
Age: 30 • Experience: 11 year

Weekly Breakdown

vs TEN TEN -1.5 O/U 40.5

OPP VS WR 26th

PROJ PTS 12.6

WR RNK 35th

YTD Stats
REC 28	TAR 47	REYDS 281	TD 1	FPTS/G 10.4

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Waiver Wire Targets

Week 8 Adds (WR Preview)

Wan'Dale Robinson WR

NYG N.Y. Giants • #17
Age: 23 • Experience: 3 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ SEA SEA -3 O/U 44.5

OPP VS WR 9th

WR RNK 34th

ROSTERED 62%

YTD Stats
REC 10	TAR 13	REYDS 92	TD 1	FPTS/G 8.4

If Robinson can stay healthy he has 10-target weekly upside, which would make him a top-20 wide receiver on a weekly basis. He earned eight first-half targets in Week 7 before suffering an undisclosed injury. If he's a full participant at practice, you'll see him move up the rankings.

Marquise Goodwin WR

CLE Cleveland • #3
Age: 33 • Experience: 10 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs NYG SEA -3 O/U 44.5

OPP VS WR 3rd

WR RNK 37th

ROSTERED 51%

YTD Stats
REC 10	TAR 15	REYDS 146	TD 2	FPTS/G 6.1

Goodwin's speed fits perfectly with the style of football Geno Smith and the Seahawks are playing. He probably won't score two touchdowns again, but I would expect more than five targets if Metcalf is out in Week 8.

Parris Campbell WR

PHI Philadelphia
Age: 26 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs WAS IND -3 O/U 39.5

OPP VS WR 25th

WR RNK 40th

ROSTERED 35%

YTD Stats
REC 28	TAR 38	REYDS 239	TD 2	FPTS/G 9.1

We don't know who Sam Ehlinger will prefer in the passing game, or how much Frank Reich will let him throw, but Campbell has double digit targets in back-to-back games so he needs to be rostered in all PPR leagues at the very least.

Stashes (WR Preview)

Darnell Mooney WR

ATL Atlanta • #11
Age: 26 • Experience: 5 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ DAL DAL -9.5 O/U 42.5

OPP VS WR 20th

WR RNK 46th

ROSTERED 58%

YTD Stats
REC 20	TAR 39	REYDS 294	TD 0	FPTS/G 7.1

I don't want to start Mooney this week against the Cowboys, but things are trending more positive for the Bears offense. If Justin Fields is unleashed in the second half, Mooney could be a top-25 wide receiver.

Khalil Shakir WR

BUF Buffalo • #10
Age: 24 • Experience: 3 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs GB BUF -10.5 O/U 47.5

OPP VS WR 10th

WR RNK NR

ROSTERED 9%

YTD Stats
REC 6	TAR 11	REYDS 112	TD 1	FPTS/G 5.8

Isaiah McKenzie made several mistakes in the Bills last game and rookies often get more playing time coming off the bye. If Shakir can wrestle the WR3 role away from McKenzie he'll be a must-roster player.

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DFS Plays

Top DFS Play

Chris Olave WR

NO New Orleans • #12
Age: 23 • Experience: 3 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs LV LV -2 O/U 48.5

OPP VS WR 15th

PROJ PTS 14.4

WR RNK 9th

YTD Stats
REC 32	TAR 56	REYDS 495	TD 2	FPTS/G 15.6

As long as Michael Thomas remains out, I'll view Olave as a top-12 wide receiver and this week he has a very good matchup against the Raiders. He could get a boost from Jameis Winston returning as well. He should be over $7,500 on both sites.

Contrarian DFS Play

Marquise Goodwin WR

CLE Cleveland • #3
Age: 33 • Experience: 10 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs NYG SEA -3 O/U 45

OPP VS WR 3rd

PROJ PTS 11

WR RNK 36th

YTD Stats
REC 10	TAR 15	REYDS 146	TD 2	FPTS/G 6.1

This is exactly the type of big-play wide receiver you want in tournaments. A stack of Geno Smith, Marquise Goodwin and Wan'Dale Robinson provides big upside and gives you enough cash to play all the studs you want.

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Heath's Projections