Joey's fantasy football waiver wire watchlist before Week 8 of 2025. You should keep an eye on these emerging players and consider them waiver wire stashes.
Welcome to Week 8 of our fantasy football waiver wire watchlist for the 2025 NFL season. Week 6 featured some surprising performances from players who were available on the waiver wire, including TE Oronde Gadsden (seven catches for 164 yards and a touchdown) and WR Chimere Dike (four catches for 70 yards and a touchdown).
You know the drill by now: All players listed in this article are rostered in less than 50% of fantasy football leagues, meaning that they are available more often than not. That's why Gadsden isn't on this list (he's owned in over 62% of leagues!).
With that being said, here are five players still on the majo

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