Joe DiCarlo 
As we approach midway through the season here in Week 8, Quarterbacks have become an essential piece to winning in DFS thus far. We gave you Joe Burrow last week, who brought many of us to the promise land with nearly 40 fantasy points. But for this slate, we lose a few go-to quarterbacks to the byes and primetime scheduling. No worries, we always have you covered at WinDaily. Keep our projection model saved to your browser and keep up to speed in DFS. Well, it’s time to make the doughnuts and sort through Week 8’s quarterbacks!
Let’s check out our NFL Week 8 DFS Quarterbacks!
Jalen Hurts ($8,300 DraftKings/$9,200 FanDuel)
Philly is fresh off of a bye week and ready to keep steamrolling its competition. Hurts gets to stay local in a battle for bragging rights of the great state of PA. Pittsburgh’s secondary has been struggling with injuries all season long, including last year’s defensive player of the year TJ Watt. Their DVOA is at rock bottom of the league in air yards (29th) and total yards (28th), easy pickings for a top-three quarterback in the NFL.
Kyler Murray ($7,500 DraftKings/$8,200 FanDuel)
Although Murray has not broken 20 fantasy points since Week 4, Minnesota’s 28th-ranked pass defense offers him a way back into the good graces of fantasy managers. He showed us a glimpse last game of what’s to come, hooking up with recently activated DeAndre Hopkins on 10 receptions for 103 yards. Now that his number one target Hopkins has resurfaced and shown that he still has the goods, Murray can get back to business in DFS.
Tua Tagovailoa ($6,200 DraftKings/$7,700 FanDuel)
Tua on his first drive since his concussion led the Fins on a 70-yard touchdown drive at home against the Steelers. His arm looked strong throwing for 260 yards and a touchdown, but looked stronger was his heart. He showed no fear rushing 4 times for 15 yards, two of them were head-first dives. Tua this Sunday will see his worst opponent on paper in Detroit, who’ve allowed the most points and yards per game in the NFL this season. He’s a nice midprice-range option for this week on both formats this week.
Kirk Cousins ($6,100 DraftKings/$7,800 FanDuel)
Kirky is also fresh off a bye in Week 8 and did not even have to travel his first game back. The Cardinals are thirsty for another win after unloading on the Saints 42-34. Yet Arizona allowed 361air-yards and 4 touchdowns to backup QB veteran Andy Dalton…what scenario do you think lies for Cousins here? By far more weaponized with possibly the best receiver today in Jefferson, Captain Kirk will beam up that AZ trash of a secondary at home.
Jared Goff ($5,500 DraftKings/$7,300 FanDuel)
Goff couldn’t get out of Dallas fast enough last week, whose insane pass rush forced him to turn the ball over 4 times. Being back at home in the dome, safe from a little rain or chill, he should get back on track. Miami usually lines up in a 3-4 coverage, which places little pressure on the quarterback, favoring Jared. He should also get Amon-Ra St. Brown and hopefully D’Andre Swift back this week, against a Dolphins defense that has been bludgeoned in the passing game (27th in DVOA to quarterbacks). Keep in mind he would make a nice sleeper for a GPP as well, because of his recent lackluster performances.
Thanks for reading our NFL Week DFS Quarterbacks article for Week 8. There will be tons of content covering each position all week, cash games and tournaments, and plenty of articles, videos, and podcasts so check in with us whichever way you like to consume your content. Don’t forget to check out our projection models and cheat sheets which will be updated throughout the week. Livestreams will be up on our Video Hub and make sure you lock into our Sunday morning live stream to keep up to date with all the last-minute news. Tag me @Jdicarlo78 on our Discord chat or on Twitter @JoeDiCarlo78. Fellas let’s keep the green screens coming!
