Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em & Sit ‘Em: CJ Stroud, the must-have starter, plus DFS sleeper to cheer on

After some serious injuries in Week 7, we may get good news for Week 8. You should continue to check the injury report – and this column – before finalizing your lineup.

Week 7 was tough as Chris Godwin (ankle), Brandon Aiyuk (knee) and Deshaun Watson (hamstring) suffered season-ending injuries, and Mike Evans (hamstring) will be out for several weeks. But help may be on the way, and we already know that Cooper Kupp (ankle) and Puka Nacua (knee) will return to the Rams on Thursday night.

Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) is also expected to play for the first time since Week 2, and his return is fantastic news for Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. There is also the possibility that Jonathan Taylor (ankle), Chris Olave (concussion) and Jakobi Meyers (ankle) return after an extended absence. And Deebo Samuel (illness) and Jauan Jennings (hip) will hopefully receive good news later in the week, which would give the 49ers a huge boost after losing Aiyuk.

Hopefully we don’t suffer any more major injuries in Week 8, but given the way this season has gone, that’s not realistic. Still, it will be great to have guys like Kupp, Tagovailoa, Taylor, Olave and Meyers back on the field because fantasy managers need something positive after all the serious injuries that happened in Week 7.