5 breakout fantasy football stars to pick up for Week 8
By Jon Dove
Tajae Sharpe, WR, Tennessee Titans
Stats: seven catches, 101 yards and nine targets
I’m having a hard time trusting the Tennessee Titans offensive production from this week. As a whole, the offense didn’t put up great numbers. However, several of their offensive weapons had good fantasy days.
The biggest name to finally provide some fantasy scoring was Derrick Henry. However, that was all thanks to a third quarter touchdown.
Tajae Sharpe was the real standout for the Titans offense. He was targeted nine times by Marcus Mariota and topped the 100 yard mark. His production came all over the field including a 27 yard reception.
Sharpe has flashes big-play potential in years past and during the preseason. However, he has struggled to crack the lineup and see meaningful targets. This game served as a major jump in both targets and overall production.
He’s someone you can target on the waiver wire, but you must be prepared for a potential letdown. There just isn’t any consistency here at the moment. However, Sharpe has enough potential that he’s work a week or two flyer on your bench.
The Titans are actually heading into their bye week which could help you land Sharpe. However, there aren’t going to be many players on the waiver wire coming off a 100 yard game.