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10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets Heading Into Week 8

Matt Kupferle  —  @MKupferle Oct 22nd, 2018
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Mitchell Trubisky, QB, Chicago Bears

Yahoo Ownership: 52%

It was a bit of a rough start to the 2018 season for Mitchell Trubisky, but he has been pretty okay in recent weeks. If he still lingers on your waiver wire, go scoop that puppy up.


Despite that rough start, Trubisky ranks ninth in numberfire's Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per drop back metric, with a mark of 0.17. In terms of Passing Success Rate, or the rate of plays that generate Positive NEP, Trubisky ranks a hair better at eighth (51.45%).

That's before his monster Week 7 output against the New England Patriots, when Trubisky pumped in 333 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, and a sneaky 81 rushing yards and a score.

He's now hit 20-plus fantasy points in each of the last three weeks, and a Week 8 matchup with the New York Jets, who have allowed 71 points in their last 2 games, shouldn't faze the young signal-caller.

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