3 Daily Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Week 8

Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans

FanDuel Price: $8,000

DraftKings Price: $6,400

Heading into his bye week, Deshaun Watson was arguably the hottest quarterback in the league, accounting for 15 touchdowns over his last four games (14 passing, 1 rushing), and surpassing 20 fantasy points in each one on both FanDuel and DraftKings. He's also second in rushing among quarterbacks (202 yards), which gives him a solid week-to-week floor.

But as impressive as all that is, he's benefited from a very generous schedule over this span. If we look at where his last four opponents rank in Adjusted Defensive Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per play, none are in the top half of the league: New England Patriots (26th), Tennessee Titans (27th), Kansas City Chiefs (19th), and Cleveland Browns (30th).

On the other hand, the Seattle Seahawks rank second against the pass, and are tied for the fewest points allowed in the league (15.7). It's worth noting the Seahawks have only had two home games so far, and outside of a poor road performance against the Tennessee Titans, they've held all other opponents to under 20 points. Rotoworld's Rich Hribar also pointed out the following nugget -- since Pete Carroll joined the team, starting rookie quarterbacks are 1-6 while averaging just 172 yards per game in Seattle. And for all of Watson's success, his 8.6% touchdown rate is due for some major regression (Aaron Rodgers' career rate is 6.4%, one of the best of all-time).

Watson looks like an amazing talent out there, but it might be wise to shelve him until Week 9, when he faces the lowly Indianapolis Colts.