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Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 8 Early Updates

Ja'Marr Chase - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL DFS Lineup Picks

Fantasy football rankings - Week 8 rankings early edition for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football rankings for half-PPR leagues.

Week 8 is the only slate with six teams on a bye this season, so the depth of fantasy rosters will be tested. The waiver wire will also be key. Use these Week 8 fantasy football rankings to set those winning lineups. In the top 336 overall rankings below, check out where key start-sit options such as Quinshon Judkins, Rashee Rice, Keenan Allen, Stefon Diggs, Tetairoa McMillan, and more stand, among all QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs, D/STs, and kickers.

Nick Mariano puts together our fantasy football rankings for Week 8. Below the rankings, you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings

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Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Bijan Robinson RB
1 2 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 3 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 4 Josh Jacobs RB
1 5 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 6 De'Von Achane RB
1 7 James Cook RB
2 8 Derrick Henry RB
2 9 Saquon Barkley RB
2 10 Quinshon Judkins RB
2 11 Justin Jefferson WR
2 12 CeeDee Lamb WR
2 13 Javonte Williams RB
2 14 J.K. Dobbins RB
2 15 Drake London WR
2 16 Rashee Rice WR
2 17 Courtland Sutton WR
2 18 D'Andre Swift RB
2 19 A.J. Brown WR
2 20 Rachaad White RB
3 21 Cam Skattebo RB
3 22 Jaylen Warren RB
3 23 Chase Brown RB
3 24 Chris Olave WR
3 25 Emeka Egbuka WR
3 26 Breece Hall RB
3 27 Rome Odunze WR
3 28 Zay Flowers WR
3 29 Rico Dowdle RB
3 30 DK Metcalf WR
3 31 Jordan Mason RB
3 32 George Pickens WR
3 33 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
3 34 Tee Higgins WR
4 35 DeVonta Smith WR
4 36 Alvin Kamara RB
4 37 Ladd McConkey WR
4 38 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
4 39 Tyler Warren TE
4 40 Quentin Johnston WR
4 41 Xavier Worthy WR
4 42 Stefon Diggs WR
4 43 Keenan Allen WR
4 44 Jordan Addison WR
4 45 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR
4 46 Isiah Pacheco RB
4 47 Kimani Vidal RB
5 48 Jaylen Waddle WR
5 49 Tetairoa McMillan WR
5 50 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
5 51 Jake Ferguson TE
5 52 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB
5 53 Tony Pollard RB
5 54 Romeo Doubs WR
5 55 Tucker Kraft TE
5 56 Ricky Pearsall WR
5 57 Terry McLaurin WR
5 58 Rashid Shaheed WR
5 59 DJ Moore WR
5 60 Chuba Hubbard RB
5 61 Matthew Golden WR
6 62 George Kittle TE
6 63 Tyler Allgeier RB
6 64 Jauan Jennings WR
6 65 Kayshon Boutte WR
6 66 Khalil Shakir WR
6 67 Dallas Goedert TE
6 68 Dalton Kincaid TE
6 69 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
6 70 Darnell Mooney WR
6 71 RJ Harvey RB
6 72 Woody Marks RB
6 73 Travis Kelce TE
6 74 Tyjae Spears RB
6 75 Jerry Jeudy WR
6 76 Jaylin Noel WR
6 77 Kyle Pitts TE
6 78 Troy Franklin WR
6 79 Kendrick Bourne WR
6 80 Alec Pierce WR
6 81 Kyle Monangai RB
6 82 Oronde Gadsden II TE
7 83 Elic Ayomanor WR
7 84 Chris Godwin WR
7 85 Josh Downs WR
7 86 Xavier Legette WR
7 87 Harold Fannin Jr. TE
7 88 Nick Chubb RB
7 89 Zach Ertz TE
7 90 Hunter Henry TE
7 91 Mark Andrews TE
7 92 Mason Taylor TE
7 93 Keon Coleman WR
7 94 Sterling Shepard WR
8 95 Evan Engram TE
8 96 Kenneth Gainwell RB
8 97 Marquise Brown WR
8 98 T.J. Hockenson TE
8 99 Theo Johnson TE
8 100 Brashard Smith RB
8 101 Tez Johnson WR
8 102 Justice Hill RB
8 103 Chris Moore WR
8 104 Kareem Hunt RB
8 105 Rashod Bateman WR
8 106 Darius Slayton WR
8 107 TreVeyon Henderson RB
8 108 Cade Otton TE
8 109 Isaiah Davis RB
8 110 Jayden Higgins WR
8 111 Xavier Hutchinson WR
8 112 Jeremy McNichols RB
8 113 Dalton Schultz TE
8 114 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
8 115 Josh Reynolds WR
8 116 Juwan Johnson TE
8 117 Jalen Coker WR
8 118 DeMario Douglas WR
8 119 Jonnu Smith TE
8 120 Noah Fant TE
9 121 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB
9 122 Chig Okonkwo TE
9 123 Isaiah Bond WR
9 124 Hassan Haskins RB
9 125 Colston Loveland TE
9 126 Isaiah Likely TE
9 127 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
9 128 Luther Burden III WR
9 129 Joshua Palmer WR
9 130 Emanuel Wilson RB
9 131 Jaylin Lane WR
9 132 David Njoku TE
9 133 Van Jefferson WR
9 134 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR
9 135 Luke McCaffrey WR
9 136 Samaje Perine RB
9 137 Jalen Nailor WR
9 138 Jerome Ford RB
9 139 Malik Washington WR
9 140 Chimere Dike WR
9 141 DeAndre Hopkins WR
9 142 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
9 143 Andrei Iosivas WR
9 144 Kameron Johnson WR
10 145 Darnell Washington TE
10 146 Taysom Hill TE
10 147 Sean Tucker RB
10 148 Mack Hollins WR
10 149 Ollie Gordon II RB
10 150 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE
10 151 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
10 152 Christian Watson WR
10 153 Jaydon Blue RB
10 154 Devin Neal RB
10 155 Ray Davis RB
10 156 Brandin Cooks WR
10 157 Tyquan Thornton WR
10 158 Tanner Conner TE
10 159 KaVontae Turpin WR
10 160 Roman Wilson WR
10 161 Dylan Sampson RB
11 162 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
11 163 Tre Harris WR
11 164 Jalin Hyatt WR
11 165 Ty Johnson RB
11 166 Tank Bigsby RB
11 167 Elijah Moore WR
11 168 Tyler Johnson WR
11 169 Adonai Mitchell WR
11 170 Keaton Mitchell RB
11 171 Kaleb Johnson RB
11 172 Tommy Tremble TE
11 173 Dawson Knox TE
11 174 Tyler Badie RB
11 175 Jalen Tolbert WR
11 176 Chris Brooks RB
11 177 Devaughn Vele WR
11 178 Allen Lazard WR
11 179 Jahan Dotson WR
11 180 Pat Freiermuth TE
11 181 Ryan Flournoy WR
11 182 Will Shipley RB
11 183 Devin Singletary RB
11 184 Daniel Bellinger TE
11 185 Zavier Scott RB
11 186 Devontez Walker WR
12 187 Julian Hill TE
12 188 DJ Giddens RB
12 189 Gunnar Helm TE
12 190 Dontayvion Wicks WR
12 191 Jimmy Horn Jr. WR
12 192 Pat Bryant WR
12 193 Noah Gray TE
12 194 Demarcus Robinson WR
12 195 Roschon Johnson RB
12 196 Savion Williams WR
12 197 Adam Thielen WR
12 198 Austin Hooper TE
12 199 Casey Washington WR
12 200 Josh Oliver TE
12 201 MarShawn Lloyd RB
12 202 Kyle Williams WR
12 203 Dee Eskridge WR
12 204 Will Dissly TE
12 205 Drew Sample TE
12 206 Luke Schoonmaker TE
12 207 Curtis Samuel WR
12 208 Ashton Dulin WR
12 209 Trevor Etienne RB
12 210 Beaux Collins WR
12 211 Hunter Renfrow WR
13 212 Tanner Hudson TE
13 213 Anthony Gould WR
13 214 Luke Musgrave TE
13 215 Ben Skowronek WR
13 216 Braxton Berrios WR
13 217 Robbie Chosen WR
13 218 Gage Larvadain WR
13 219 Malik Heath WR
13 220 Tyrell Shavers WR
13 221 Jamal Agnew WR
13 222 John Metchie III WR
13 223 Tahj Brooks RB
13 224 Kyle Juszczyk RB
13 225 Mitchell Evans TE
14 226 Isaiah Williams WR
14 227 Drew Ogletree TE
14 228 Jaylen Wright RB
14 229 Keandre Lambert-Smith WR
14 230 Ja'Corey Brooks WR
14 231 KhaDarel Hodge WR
14 232 Malachi Corley WR
14 233 Mo Alie-Cox TE
14 234 Tyler Goodson RB
14 235 Gunner Olszewski WR
14 236 Adam Trautman TE
14 237 Julius Chestnut RB
15 238 Adam Prentice RB
15 239 Isaac Guerendo RB
15 240 Skyy Moore WR
15 241 Charlie Kolar TE
15 242 Tyler Conklin TE
15 243 Brevyn Spann-Ford TE
15 244 Nyheim Hines RB
15 245 Charlie Woerner TE
15 246 Durham Smythe TE
15 247 Blake Whiteheart TE
15 248 Jeremy Ruckert TE
15 249 AJ Dillon RB
15 250 John FitzPatrick TE
15 251 Payne Durham TE
15 252 Terrell Jennings RB
15 253 Malik Davis RB
15 254 Khalil Herbert RB
15 255 Patrick Mahomes QB
15 256 Josh Allen QB
15 257 Lamar Jackson QB
15 258 Jalen Hurts QB
15 259 Baker Mayfield QB
15 260 Bo Nix QB
16 261 Dak Prescott QB
16 262 Drake Maye QB
16 263 Daniel Jones QB
16 264 Caleb Williams QB
16 265 Justin Herbert QB
16 266 Jaxson Dart QB
16 267 Marcus Mariota QB
16 268 Jordan Love QB
16 269 Joe Flacco QB
16 270 Michael Penix Jr. QB
16 271 Aaron Rodgers QB
16 272 Mac Jones QB
16 273 Spencer Rattler QB
16 274 C.J. Stroud QB
16 275 Dillon Gabriel QB
16 276 Tyrod Taylor QB
16 277 Justin Fields QB
16 278 Cam Ward QB
16 279 Carson Wentz QB
16 280 J.J. McCarthy QB
16 281 Tua Tagovailoa QB
17 282 Andy Dalton QB
17 283 Indianapolis Colts DST
17 284 Buffalo Bills DST
17 285 Atlanta Falcons DST
17 286 New England Patriots DST
17 287 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
17 288 Cincinnati Bengals DST
17 289 Kansas City Chiefs DST
17 290 Green Bay Packers DST
17 291 Philadelphia Eagles DST
17 292 Houston Texans DST
17 293 Denver Broncos DST
17 294 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
17 295 Minnesota Vikings DST
17 296 Los Angeles Chargers DST
17 297 San Francisco 49ers DST
17 298 Cleveland Browns DST
17 299 Baltimore Ravens DST
17 300 New York Jets DST
17 301 New York Giants DST
17 302 Washington Commanders DST
17 303 New Orleans Saints DST
17 304 Chicago Bears DST
17 305 Dallas Cowboys DST
17 306 Miami Dolphins DST
18 307 Carolina Panthers DST
18 308 Tennessee Titans DST
18 309 Brandon Aubrey K
18 310 Harrison Butker K
18 311 Tyler Loop K
18 312 Chase McLaughlin K
18 313 Michael Badgley K
18 314 Matt Prater K
18 315 Cameron Dicker K
18 316 Eddy Pineiro K
18 317 Wil Lutz K
18 318 Chris Boswell K
18 319 Evan McPherson K
18 320 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
18 321 Parker Romo K
18 322 Jake Elliott K
18 323 Cairo Santos K
18 324 Jake Moody K
18 325 Will Reichard K
18 326 Brandon McManus K
18 327 Lucas Havrisik K
18 328 Andy Borregales K
18 329 Matt Gay K
18 330 Blake Grupe K
18 331 Andre Szmyt K
18 332 Nick Folk K
18 333 Jude McAtamney K
18 334 Ryan Fitzgerald K
18 335 Joey Slye K
18 336 Riley Patterson K

 

Week 8 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

  • Travis Hunter's Role in Jacksonville is "Ever-Evolving"
  • Cade Otton's Role in Buccaneers' Passing Game Set to Increase
  • Tyrod Taylor a Better Fit for Jets Offense?
  • Chris Godwin May Not Play This Week
  • Bucky Irving May Not Play This Week
  • Michael Penix Jr. Expected to Be "Good to Go" for Sunday
  • Chimere Dike Breaks Out vs. the Patriots

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Avoids Major Injury Tuesday
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Makes Early Exit Versus Lightning
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Sent to Wild for Second-Round Pick
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Sustains Eye Injury Tuesday
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Available Wednesday Night
Kris Murray

Iffy for Wednesday
John Collins

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Obi Toppin

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Aaron Nesmith

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