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Updated Week 8 Running Back Rankings

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Our updated Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings for 2021. Follow these fantasy football RB ranks when setting your Week 8 lineups.

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 8.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

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

 

Week 8 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 8 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Saturday 10/30 at 8:00 pm ET:

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Derrick Henry RB 1
2 Dalvin Cook RB 3
3 Jonathan Taylor RB 5
4 Aaron Jones RB 8
5 Ezekiel Elliott RB 9
6 Alvin Kamara RB 13
7 D'Andre Swift RB 14
8 Najee Harris RB 15
9 James Robinson RB 19
10 Joe Mixon RB 20
11 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 21
12 Damien Harris RB 23
13 Nick Chubb RB 29
14 Leonard Fournette RB 38
15 Chuba Hubbard RB 41
16 Darrel Williams RB 44
17 Elijah Mitchell RB 46
18 Khalil Herbert RB 50
19 Kenneth Gainwell RB 55
20 Antonio Gibson RB 56
21 Devontae Booker RB 57
22 Chase Edmonds RB 58
23 Zack Moss RB 59
24 Myles Gaskin RB 62
25 Alex Collins RB 66
26 Melvin Gordon III RB 68
27 Austin Ekeler RB 70
28 Michael Carter RB 73
29 Tony Pollard RB 74
30 James Conner RB 77
31 J.D. McKissic RB 79
32 Javonte Williams RB 82
33 Mike Davis RB 94
34 Jamaal Williams RB 102
35 David Johnson RB 106
36 Boston Scott RB 107
37 AJ Dillon RB 109
38 Samaje Perine RB 110
39 Phillip Lindsay RB 117
40 D'Ernest Johnson RB 122
41 Brandon Bolden RB 124
42 Nyheim Hines RB 126
43 Devin Singletary RB 127
44 Damien Williams RB 129
45 Rashaad Penny RB 131
46 Sony Michel RB 143
47 Ty Johnson RB 145
48 Salvon Ahmed RB 146
49 Alexander Mattison RB 147
50 Ronald Jones II RB 148
51 Giovani Bernard RB 150
52 Joshua Kelley RB 158
53 Jerick McKinnon RB 171
54 J.J. Taylor RB 172
55 JaMycal Hasty RB 173
56 Mark Ingram II RB 179
57 Justin Jackson RB 181
58 Carlos Hyde RB 190
59 Royce Freeman RB 191
60 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 193
61 Jordan Howard RB 197
62 Kyle Juszczyk RB 199
63 DeeJay Dallas RB 200
64 Jeremy McNichols RB 201
65 Rex Burkhead RB 203
66 Marlon Mack RB 206
67 Travis Homer RB 214
68 Trey Sermon RB 221
69 Elijhaa Penny RB 222
70 Kalen Ballage RB 227
71 Kylin Hill RB 228
72 Ty Montgomery RB 233
73 La'Mical Perine RB 234
74 Jaret Patterson RB 238
75 Ameer Abdullah RB 242
76 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB 246
77 Gary Brightwell RB 250
78 Benny Snell Jr. RB 251
78 C.J. Ham RB 252
78 Ryan Nall RB 257
78 John Kelly RB 259
78 Devine Ozigbo RB 261
78 Dare Ogunbowale RB 277
78 Trenton Cannon RB 281
78 Buddy Howell RB 284


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