In Week 8, several players jumped on the Fantasy Football radar. This could be the start of something special for some of these players, and you'll want to get well ahead of your Week 9 Fantasy Football waiver wire by putting these players on your radar.

No bell-cow backs are available to save the day, but more than a few platoon and alternate backs can help you keep up at this highly competitive position. I’ve ranked the prospects below, factoring in rest-of-season schedule strength, graded on a 1-100 scale, with 100 being the most favorable.

Celebrating the highs, lows and biggest storylines from Week 8 in fantasy football, featuring Tucker Kraft's career day and Justin Fields' breakthrough.

The Saints' Kendre Miller (knee) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and will miss the rest of the season. In his absence beginning with Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Buccaneers, rookie sixth-round pick Devin Neal will handle any opportunities available behind Alvin Kamara.

To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won't be in the lineup, we'll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists.

Merritt and Isiah Pacheco to have promising Week 8 performances. They are the focus of our start 'em, sit 'em today.The Case for Jacory Croskey-MerrittFantasy Sports On SI Week 8 Ranking: RB23The RB1 in Washington is very clearly Croskey-Merritt.