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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 8

There wasn't a depressing amount of injuries in Week 7 like there have been at time this season, but players are still emerging from the free agency pool in fantasy leagues. With four teams on a bye (Washington, Houston, Arizona, Jacksonville), fantasy football players will need to find quality replacements in Week 8 and stash some players for their upcoming playoff run.

Here are Sports Illustrated's top pickups heading into Week 8:

Quarterbacks

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins: The 3-3 Dolphins made the decision to ride with their rookie quarterback for the rest of the season, giving Tua the starting nod over Ryan Fitzpatrick when the team returns from their Week 7 bye.