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8 Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 8

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Oct 26th, 2017
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

JuJu Smith-Schuster hasn't seen a ton of volume this season, averaging 4.3 targets per game over his last six, but he has seen some significant playing time recently, averaging 48.5 snaps per game over his past four, despite leaving Week 7's game early with a head injury.

His workload figures to get even bigger this week, as Martavis Bryant will not be active as the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to take on the Detroit Lions.

Bryant has played 66% of the Steelers' offensive snaps this year, averaging 5.1 targets per game, and he leaves a significant chunk of volume unaccounted for in Week 8.

Smith-Schuster also offers some long-term upside if Bryant remains in the Steelers' dog house. That's true in terms of both increased volume down the stretch and also in the short term -- with a great matchup against the Colts in Week 10 after Pittsburgh's Week 9 bye.

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