We are officially (at least in most leagues) past the midway point of the fantasy season. With Week 8 set to usher in the second half of our regular season campaigns, now is not the time to whiff on our ever-important start/sit decisions. Even a strong stash or two during a bye week could prove fruitful in the weeks ahead.
With four teams on bye this week (49ers, Giants, Texans, Saints), here are a handful of players who have been running hot (and some not so much) lately and could propel your team to victory this week.
▶ Running Backs
🟢 Blake Corum (LAR) vs. Raiders
Last week against the Raiders, Blake Corum wound up leading the Rams in both rush attempts (17), with his 93 rushing yards narrowly trailing Kyren Williams’ 99-yard output. Corum, like Williams, also managed to find the end zone to finish the week as the RB17.
Corum has been running hot as of late, finishing as a top-24 PPR back in three straight weeks, thanks in large part to some fortunate touchdown production despite totaling just 19 touches combined in Weeks 5 and 6.
His performance against the Raiders was notable because it came in a game that did not include Davante Adams (hamstring), and resulted in him seeing a season-high in opportunities (18). Corum has made the most of his touches all season, averaging a solid 4.9 YPC largely by picking up most of what is blocked for him. His 2.67 yards before contact per attempt leads all running backs (min. 50 carries) this season, and his 55.5 percent rushing success rate is third behind only Christian McCaffrey and teammate Kyren Williams.
Facing an 0-6 Chargers team that ranks near the bottom of the league in rush yards allowed, Corum should have another chance at a high-volume day in what should be a positive game script for both Rams running backs.
🔴 Tyler Allgeier (ARI) vs. Broncos
Playing in back-to-back games without Jeremiyah Love (ankle) should have opened the door for Tyler Allgeier, who signed a two-year, $12.250 million contract this offseason, to have a decent two weeks. Instead, Allgeier narrowly out-snapped backup Bam Knight 78 to 75 over that span, but it was Knight who led the backfield with 20.5 PPR points to Allgeier’s 13.7.
Allgeier had a brutal two-week runout sans Love, averaging a paltry 2.2 YPC on 26 carries with a long run of seven yards. Knight, who looked like the clearly better back, ranked third among all RBs in missed tackles force rate (31.8 percent) and second in yards after contact per attempt (4.45 YCO/ATT) over that short sample size, while averaging a solid 5.8 YPC.
With Love getting in back-to-back limited practices to start the week, there’s a good chance he will be active for this week’s game against the Cowboys. Even if Love is sidelined for another week, Allgeier will be hard to trust as anything more than a boom-or-bust RB3. In goal-to-go situations, Knight has earned five opportunities to Allgeier’s three, and his seven targets also lead the Cards’ backfield by a slim margin.
▶ Wide Receivers
🟢 KC Concepcion (CLE) vs. Titans
Those holding onto KC Concepcion knew it was only a matter of time before he broke out. Through the first six weeks of the season, Concepcion ranked:
- 34th in expected fantasy points (59.3)
- t-21st in targets (35)
- 29th in routes (158)
- 32nd in TPRR (22.2 percent)
His -17.9 fantasy points over expected ranked third-lowest among all receivers behind only Michael Wilson and Courtland Sutton, suggesting Concepcion should have been averaging more than the 7.0 PPR points per game he had over that span.
Concepcion finally broke out for an 8-129-0 line on a season-high 10 targets in last week’s win over the Titans, and has been targeted eight or more times in three of his seven games this season. He draws a semi-tough matchup against a Steelers defense that ranks 14th in fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers this season, but over the last five weeks, the Steelers have allowed the eighth-most PPR points per game (36.5) to opposing WRs.
With a handful of high-end options on bye this week, Concepcion is in the conversation as a WR3/FLEX play where needed as he looks to build on last week’s breakout.
🔴 Rome Odunze (CHI) vs. Patriots
Entering Week 8, Rome Odunze is still in search of his first touchdown of the 2026 season. The third-year receiver has gotten off to an underwhelming start for his fantasy managers this season, finishing no higher than WR21 in PPR leagues this season, with that also being his only finish as a top-24 WR to date.
Odunze’s struggles don’t only stem from a lack of touchdowns, but also a frustrating target share, as his 38 targets rank 37th among all receivers, while his 17 percent target share is tied for 50th with several other underwhelming fantasy producers on the year.
While the 69 receiving yards he went for last week against the Patriots was good for his second-highest total in any game this season, Odunze had to make the most of the five targets he saw, and he has been targeted only nine times over the last two weeks. With a tough road matchup with the Seahawks on tap this week, Odunze could be best left on fantasy benches in Week 8.
▶ Tight Ends
🟢 Hunter Henry (NE) vs. Bears
Few tight ends in the league are running hotter than Hunter Henry, who has gone for 10-plus PPR points in four straight weeks and ranks as the overall TE8 in expected fantasy points (37.6) since Week 4.
Henry’s fantasy production over that span is the byproduct of a 19-225-2 receiving line on 21 targets — which is tied for ninth-most among TEs since Week 4. He’s only 14th in total routes run (105), but Henry’s 20.0 percent targets per route rate is good for 10th highest at his position (min. 20 targets).
He’s only being started in about 50 percent of Sleeper leagues, but Henry’s strong production over the last month should warrant more looks in a plus matchup against the Dolphins this week.
🔴 Mark Andrews (BAL) vs. Bengals
We’re nearly at the midway point in the season, and for some reason, Mark Andrews is still rostered in 61 percent of sleeper leagues despite finishing as the TE20 or worse in five of his seven games this season. Andrews’ one top-10 fantasy week came in Week 4 when he caught five passes for 27 yards and a touchdown, but the veteran tight end is purely a touchdown-dependent option at this stage in his career.
Andrews has not topped 30-plus yards since Week 2, and he is currently the TE24 in fantasy points per game (7.5 PPR), which is nearly on par with the 7.7 PPG he totaled last season when he finished as the TE25.
Tight ends who are currently scoring higher than Andrews while being rostered in a lower percentage of leagues are guys like Juwan Johnson, Michael Mayer, and Dalton Schultz, who are all stronger options than Andrews at this point in the season, despite all being volatile options in their own way.
NOTE: Stats and information courtesy of PFF.com, RotoViz.com, ProFootballReference.com, NextGenStats.NFL.com, 4For4.com, FantasyPoints.com and RBSDM.com. All scoring is based on full-PPR leagues.
