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Week 8 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tony Pollard, Michael Carter, Kareem Hunt, George Pickens, Melvin Gordon, Alec Pierce

Tony Pollard - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Updated Week 8 fantasy football FLEX rankings (RB, WR, TE) as of October 29, 2022. Set your winning lineups with our Week 8 NFL ranks for fantasy football.

Week 8 is here, and some players are ready to step up and take charge of their respective teams. Let's check out our Week 8 fantasy football FLEX rankings, as of October 29th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key FLEX options like Tony Pollard, Michael Carter, Kareem Hunt, George Pickens, Melvin Gordon, and Alec Pierce rank, among others.

Our FLEX fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these FLEX rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 8 FLEX Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Week 8 Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings

You can also check out our Week 8 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!

Last updated on Sunday 10/30 at 12:00 pm ET:

FLEX Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Cooper Kupp WR 1
2 Tyreek Hill WR 2
3 Derrick Henry RB 3
4 Saquon Barkley RB 4
5 Josh Jacobs RB 5
6 Stefon Diggs WR 6
7 Davante Adams WR 7
8 Nick Chubb RB 8
9 Justin Jefferson WR 9
10 Kenneth Walker III RB 10
11 Christian McCaffrey RB 11
12 A.J. Brown WR 12
13 Jonathan Taylor RB 13
14 Tee Higgins WR 14
15 Alvin Kamara RB 15
16 Dalvin Cook RB 16
17 Dameon Pierce RB 17
18 DeAndre Hopkins WR 18
19 Jaylen Waddle WR 19
20 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 20
21 CeeDee Lamb WR 21
22 Travis Etienne Jr. RB 22
23 Leonard Fournette RB 23
24 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 24
25 Tony Pollard RB 25
26 Joe Mixon RB 26
27 Raheem Mostert RB 27
28 Mike Evans WR 28
29 Chris Godwin WR 29
30 Chris Olave WR 30
31 Tyler Lockett WR 31
32 Amari Cooper WR 32
33 Aaron Jones RB 33
34 D'Andre Swift RB 34
35 Gabe Davis WR 35
36 Miles Sanders RB 36
37 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 37
38 Brandon Aiyuk WR 38
39 Jakobi Meyers WR 39
40 DeVonta Smith WR 40
41 George Kittle TE 41
42 Mark Andrews TE 42
43 Terry McLaurin WR 43
44 DJ Moore WR 44
45 Eno Benjamin RB 45
46 Christian Kirk WR 46
47 Dallas Goedert TE 47
48 Diontae Johnson WR 48
49 D'Onta Foreman RB 49
50 Courtland Sutton WR 50
51 Devin Singletary RB 51
52 Tyler Boyd WR 52
53 Najee Harris RB 53
54 Zach Ertz TE 54
55 Brandin Cooks WR 55
56 Jerry Jeudy WR 56
57 Michael Carter RB 57
58 Adam Thielen WR 58
59 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 59
60 George Pickens WR 60
61 Rashod Bateman WR 61
62 David Montgomery RB 62
63 Curtis Samuel WR 63
64 Romeo Doubs WR 64
65 Kareem Hunt RB 65
66 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 66
67 Tyler Allgeier RB 67
68 Darnell Mooney WR 68
69 T.J. Hockenson TE 69
70 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 70
71 Drake London WR 71
72 Garrett Wilson WR 72
73 Elijah Moore WR 73
74 Gus Edwards RB 74
75 Chase Claypool WR 75
76 Rondale Moore WR 76
77 Robert Woods WR 77
78 Michael Gallup WR 78
79 Alec Pierce WR 79
80 Melvin Gordon III RB 80
81 Tyler Higbee TE 81
82 Parris Campbell WR 82
83 Hunter Renfrow WR 83
84 Jamaal Williams RB 84
85 Robert Tonyan TE 85
86 Marquise Goodwin WR 86
87 Pat Freiermuth TE 87
88 Darius Slayton WR 88
89 Taysom Hill TE 89
90 Damien Harris RB 90
91 Zay Jones WR 91
92 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 92
93 Isaiah McKenzie WR 93
94 Khalil Herbert RB 94
95 Jauan Jennings WR 95
96 Allen Robinson II WR 96
97 Hayden Hurst TE 97
98 Devin Duvernay WR 98
99 Dalton Schultz TE 99
100 Josh Reynolds WR 100
101 Kyle Pitts TE 101
102 DeVante Parker WR 102
103 Irv Smith Jr. TE 103
104 Tyquan Thornton WR 104
105 Latavius Murray RB 105
106 Antonio Gibson RB 106
107 Dawson Knox TE 107
108 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 108
109 Sammy Watkins WR 109
110 Tre'Quan Smith WR 110
111 Braxton Berrios WR 111
112 Mack Hollins WR 112
113 AJ Dillon RB 113
114 Cade Otton TE 114
115 Greg Dulcich TE 115
116 Evan Engram TE 116
117 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 117
118 Rachaad White RB 118
119 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 119
120 Juwan Johnson WR 120
121 Marquez Callaway WR 121
122 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 122
123 Harrison Bryant TE 123
124 James Robinson RB 124
125 Nelson Agholor WR 125
126 Julio Jones WR 126
127 Van Jefferson WR 127
128 Mike Gesicki TE 128
129 Noah Fant TE 129
130 Hunter Henry TE 130
131 K.J. Osborn WR 131
132 Nyheim Hines RB 132
133 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 133
134 Cole Kmet TE 134
135 K.J. Hamler WR 135
136 Chase Edmonds RB 136
137 Dante Pettis WR 137
138 Richie James Jr. WR 138
139 Kalif Raymond WR 139
140 Alexander Mattison RB 140
141 Robbie Anderson WR 141
142 Caleb Huntley RB 142
143 Ray-Ray McCloud WR 143
144 Equanimeous St. Brown WR 144
145 Shi Smith WR 145
146 Mark Ingram II RB 146
147 Kenyan Drake RB 147
148 Will Dissly TE 148
149 Phillip Dorsett II WR 149
150 Chris Myarick TE 150
151 Dee Eskridge WR 151
152 Christian Watson WR 152
153 Isaiah Likely TE 153
154 David Bell WR 154
155 Tyler Conklin TE 155
156 Greg Dortch WR 156
157 Logan Thomas TE 157
158 Trent Sherfield WR 158
159 Rex Burkhead RB 159
160 J.D. McKissic RB 160
161 Ben Skowronek WR 161
162 Kenneth Gainwell RB 162
163 Mike Thomas WR 163
164 Dontrell Hilliard RB 164
165 DeeJay Dallas RB 165
166 Kendrick Bourne WR 166
167 A.J. Green WR 167
168 David Sills V WR 168
169 Demarcus Robinson WR 169
170 Jaylen Warren RB 170
171 Raheem Blackshear RB 171
172 Foster Moreau TE 172
173 JaMycal Hasty RB 173
174 Chris Moore WR 174
175 Austin Hooper TE 175
176 Samaje Perine RB 176
177 Keaontay Ingram RB 177
178 Marcus Johnson WR 178
179 Rashid Shaheed WR 179
180 Malcolm Brown RB 180
181 Mo Alie-Cox TE 181
182 Damiere Byrd WR 182
183 James Cook RB 183
184 Kylen Granson TE 184
185 Khalil Shakir WR 185
186 Tommy Tremble TE 186
187 Ty Johnson RB 187
188 N'Keal Harry WR 188
189 Craig Reynolds RB 189
190 Matt Breida RB 190
191 Cam Sims WR 191
192 Justice Hill RB 192
193 O.J. Howard TE 193
194 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 194
195 Velus Jones Jr. WR 195
196 Avery Williams RB 196
197 Brevin Jordan TE 197
198 Amari Rodgers WR 198
199 Ian Thomas TE 199
200 Scotty Miller WR 200


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