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Fantasy football Week 8 WR preview: Don't give up on McMillan, Metcalf and the Panthers-Steelers duos

Tetairoa McMillan, Jalen Coker, DK Metcalf and Germie Bernard remain strong Fantasy plays despite Week 7 struggles Tetairoa McMillan looks to rebound in Week 8 as KC Concepcion emerges among the top Fantasy WR waiver wire targets to…
One Place News   •   October 27, 2026   •   Updated October 27, 2026
Fantasy football Week 8 WR preview: Don't give up on McMillan, Metcalf and the Panthers-Steelers duos

Tetairoa McMillan, Jalen Coker, DK Metcalf and Germie Bernard remain strong Fantasy plays despite Week 7 struggles

Tetairoa McMillan looks to rebound in Week 8 as KC Concepcion emerges among the top Fantasy WR waiver wire targets to consider In Week 7, we had Tetiaroa McMillan, Jalen Coker, DK Metcalf, and Germie Bernard all ranked in our top 24 at receiver. All four receivers from the Steelers and Panthers disappointed. And in most cases, we are telling you to go right back to them. The problems for these two duos weren't exactly the same. The Panthers were simply overwhelmed by the pressure Tampa Bay applied to Bryce Young, and Young responded very poorly. The reason I am optimistic is that Young has been pressured at a similar rate all season long.

It's just that most weeks, he had beaten the pressure with deep shots to McMillan and Coker. In Week 7, he did beat the pressure deep once, but it was a deep shot to Darren Waller for a 50-yard touchdown. I wouldn't bet on that happening again. Both McMillan and Coker are top 12 receivers in my early projections, as close to must-start receivers as you can get. In Pittsburgh, the story was different. The Saints didn't put up a fight against either the Steelers defense or the Steelers running backs. That led to fewer pass attempts from Aaron Rodgers and fewer targets for Metcalf and

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