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Early Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings

Our updated Week 8 fantasy football rankings for 2021 and standard scoring (non-PPR) formats at RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Set your optimal fantasy lineups and win.

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's bye-mageddon, but are back with our early Week 8 fantasy football rankings. We are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 8 of the fantasy football season. As always, we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help you set your optimal lineups, and it looks like there will already be challenges to deal with including Davante Adams and Allen Lazard hitting the COVID-19 list for Thursday's game. Let's roll the tape:

Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).

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 Rankings for Fantasy Football

You can also see our Week 8 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.

Last updated on Tuesday 10/26 at 10:00 pm ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Derrick Henry RB
1 2 Cooper Kupp WR
1 3 Dalvin Cook RB
1 4 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 5 Tyreek Hill WR
1 6 Aaron Jones RB
1 7 Ezekiel Elliott RB
1 8 Stefon Diggs WR
1 9 Ja'Marr Chase WR
2 10 Austin Ekeler RB
2 11 Justin Jefferson WR
2 12 Joe Mixon RB
2 13 Travis Kelce TE
2 14 Alvin Kamara RB
2 15 DeAndre Hopkins WR
2 16 D'Andre Swift RB
2 17 Deebo Samuel WR
3 18 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
3 19 James Robinson RB
3 20 Najee Harris RB
3 21 Terry McLaurin WR
3 22 A.J. Brown WR
3 23 Nick Chubb RB
3 24 Mike Williams WR
3 25 D.K. Metcalf WR
3 26 D.J. Moore WR
3 27 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 28 Diontae Johnson WR
3 29 Chris Godwin WR
3 30 Calvin Ridley WR
3 31 Damien Harris RB
3 32 Leonard Fournette RB
3 33 Courtland Sutton WR
3 34 Cordarrelle Patterson WR
3 35 Adam Thielen WR
3 36 Amari Cooper WR
3 37 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
4 38 Antonio Brown WR
4 39 Keenan Allen WR
4 40 Darrel Williams RB
4 41 Mike Evans WR
4 42 Elijah Mitchell RB
4 43 Brandin Cooks WR
4 44 Jaylen Waddle WR
4 45 Chuba Hubbard RB
4 46 Robert Woods WR
4 47 Emmanuel Sanders WR
4 48 Tyler Lockett WR
4 49 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
4 50 Tee Higgins WR
4 51 Kyle Pitts TE
5 52 Devontae Booker RB
5 53 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 54 Kenneth Gainwell RB
5 55 Chase Claypool WR
5 56 Sterling Shepard WR
5 57 DeVonta Smith WR
5 58 Zack Moss RB
5 59 Chase Edmonds RB
5 60 Antonio Gibson RB
5 61 Khalil Herbert RB
5 62 Melvin Gordon III RB
5 63 Myles Gaskin RB
5 64 Jakobi Meyers WR
5 65 Dallas Goedert TE
5 66 Javonte Williams RB
5 67 Alex Collins RB
5 68 Christian Kirk WR
5 69 James Conner RB
5 70 Corey Davis WR
5 71 Mike Gesicki TE
5 72 Dalton Schultz TE
5 73 Tyler Boyd WR
5 74 J.D. McKissic RB
6 75 Julio Jones WR
6 76 Jarvis Landry WR
6 77 T.J. Hockenson TE
6 78 Michael Carter RB
6 79 Tony Pollard RB
6 80 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
6 81 A.J. Green WR
6 82 Hunter Henry TE
6 83 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
6 84 Noah Fant TE
6 85 Darnell Mooney WR
6 86 Van Jefferson WR
6 87 Rondale Moore WR
6 88 Robby Anderson WR
7 89 K.J. Osborn WR
7 90 Mecole Hardman WR
7 91 Mike Davis RB
7 92 Allen Robinson II WR
7 93 Marquez Callaway WR
7 94 Randall Cobb WR
7 95 Tim Patrick WR
7 96 Darius Slayton WR
7 97 Tyler Higbee TE
7 98 Kalif Raymond WR
7 99 Cole Beasley WR
7 100 Jamaal Williams RB
7 101 Zach Ertz TE
7 102 T.Y. Hilton WR
7 103 Jamison Crowder WR
7 104 Zach Pascal WR
7 105 Rob Gronkowski TE
7 106 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
7 107 AJ Dillon RB
7 108 Nelson Agholor WR
7 109 Russell Gage WR
7 110 Boston Scott RB
7 111 Jalen Reagor WR
8 112 Kendrick Bourne WR
8 113 DeVante Parker WR
8 114 Brandon Bolden RB
8 115 Ricky Seals-Jones TE
8 116 Mark Ingram II RB
8 117 Elijah Moore WR
8 118 C.J. Uzomah TE
8 119 Devin Singletary RB
8 120 D'Ernest Johnson RB
8 121 Quez Watkins WR
8 122 Samaje Perine RB
8 123 Robert Tonyan TE
8 124 Kenny Golladay WR
8 125 Nyheim Hines RB
8 126 Jared Cook TE
8 127 Kadarius Toney WR
8 128 Byron Pringle WR
8 129 Evan Engram TE
8 130 Rashaad Penny RB
8 131 Damien Williams RB
8 132 Nico Collins WR
9 133 Michael Gallup WR
9 134 Mo Alie-Cox TE
9 135 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
9 136 Tre'Quan Smith WR
9 137 Brandon Aiyuk WR
9 138 David Johnson RB
9 139 DeSean Jackson WR
9 140 Dan Arnold TE
9 141 Ty Johnson RB
9 142 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
9 143 Cole Kmet TE
9 144 Demarcus Robinson WR
9 145 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
9 146 Tyler Conklin TE
9 147 Jamal Agnew WR
9 148 Sony Michel RB
9 149 Dante Pettis WR
9 150 Ronald Jones II RB
9 151 Salvon Ahmed RB
9 152 Gerald Everett TE
9 153 Preston Williams WR
10 154 David Njoku TE
10 155 Alexander Mattison RB
10 156 John Ross WR
10 157 Jerick McKinnon RB
10 158 Austin Hooper TE
10 159 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
10 160 Freddie Swain WR
10 161 Tommy Sweeney TE
10 162 Blake Jarwin TE
10 163 O.J. Howard TE
10 164 Dyami Brown WR
10 165 Mack Hollins WR
10 166 Josh Reynolds WR
10 167 Adam Humphries WR
10 168 Phillip Lindsay RB
10 169 Giovani Bernard RB
10 170 JaMycal Hasty RB
11 171 J.J. Taylor RB
11 172 Gabriel Davis WR
11 173 Chris Conley WR
11 174 Albert Wilson WR
11 175 Pat Freiermuth TE
11 176 Royce Freeman RB
11 177 Jonnu Smith TE
11 178 Amari Rodgers WR
11 179 Demetric Felton WR
11 180 Anthony Firkser TE
11 181 Anthony Schwartz WR
11 182 Tyler Johnson WR
11 183 Ross Dwelley TE
11 184 Rashard Higgins WR
11 185 Adam Trautman TE
11 186 Chris Moore WR
11 187 Darrynton Evans RB
11 188 Auden Tate WR
11 189 Kyle Juszczyk RB
11 190 DeeJay Dallas RB
11 191 Tommy Tremble TE
11 192 Joshua Kelley RB
11 193 Carlos Hyde RB
11 194 Jalen Guyton WR
11 195 Kenny Stills WR
12 196 Hayden Hurst TE
12 197 Marlon Mack RB
12 198 Cameron Brate TE
12 199 Jordan Howard RB
12 200 Chris Evans RB
12 201 Jordan Akins TE
12 202 Joshua Palmer WR
12 203 Danny Amendola WR
12 204 Trinity Benson WR
12 205 DeAndre Carter WR
12 206 Donald Parham Jr. TE
12 207 Ian Thomas TE
12 208 Travis Homer RB
12 209 Eric Ebron TE
12 210 James Washington WR
12 211 Jack Doyle TE
12 212 Trey Sermon RB
12 213 Josh Gordon WR
12 214 Jeremy McNichols RB
12 215 Will Dissly TE
12 216 Greg Ward WR
13 217 Harrison Bryant TE
13 218 N'Keal Harry WR
13 219 Tavon Austin WR
13 220 Isaiah McKenzie WR
13 221 Collin Johnson WR
13 222 Keelan Cole Sr. WR
13 223 Marcus Johnson WR
13 224 MyCole Pruitt TE
13 225 Juwan Johnson WR
13 226 Ryan Griffin TE
13 227 Ty Montgomery RB
13 228 Kyle Rudolph TE
13 229 Justin Jackson RB
13 230 Durham Smythe TE
13 231 Kalen Ballage RB
13 232 Isaiah Ford WR
13 233 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
13 234 Dax Milne WR
13 235 Jaret Patterson RB
13 236 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
13 237 Damiere Byrd WR
13 238 Pharaoh Brown TE
13 239 Elijhaa Penny RB
13 240 Marquise Goodwin WR
13 241 Ray-Ray McCloud WR
13 242 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR
13 243 Ashton Dulin WR
13 244 Geoff Swaim TE
13 245 Rex Burkhead RB
13 246 Kendall Hinton WR
13 247 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB
13 248 Chris Manhertz TE
14 249 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
14 250 Adam Shaheen TE
14 251 Stephen Anderson TE
14 252 La'Mical Perine RB
14 253 Ameer Abdullah RB
14 254 KhaDarel Hodge WR
14 255 C.J. Ham RB
14 256 Antony Auclair TE
14 257 Penny Hart WR
14 258 Benny Snell Jr. RB
14 259 Mohamed Sanu Sr. WR
14 260 Braxton Berrios WR
14 261 Eno Benjamin RB
14 262 Gary Brightwell RB
14 263 Ryan Nall RB
14 264 Kylin Hill RB
14 265 J.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR
14 266 Miles Sanders RB
14 267 Denzel Mims WR
14 268 Anthony Miller WR
15 269 Tajae Sharpe WR
15 270 Dare Ogunbowale RB
15 271 John Kelly RB
15 272 Jesper Horsted TE
15 273 Josh Allen QB
15 274 Kyler Murray QB
15 275 Patrick Mahomes II QB
15 276 Keke Coutee WR
15 277 Matthew Stafford QB
15 278 Dak Prescott QB
15 279 Jake Kumerow WR
15 280 Charlie Woerner TE
15 281 Jalen Hurts QB
15 282 Tom Brady QB
15 283 Chris Herndon IV TE
15 284 Chester Rogers WR
15 285 Trenton Cannon RB
15 286 Joe Burrow QB
15 287 Kirk Cousins QB
15 288 Justin Herbert QB
15 289 Buddy Howell RB
15 290 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 291 Ryan Tannehill QB
15 292 Daniel Jones QB
15 293 Khari Blasingame RB
15 294 Carson Wentz QB
15 295 Matt Ryan QB
15 296 Jameis Winston QB
15 297 Trevor Lawrence QB
15 298 Tua Tagovailoa QB
15 299 Teddy Bridgewater QB
15 300 Tyrod Taylor QB
15 301 Sam Darnold QB
15 302 Taylor Heinicke QB
15 303 Ben Roethlisberger QB
15 304 Mac Jones QB
15 305 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
15 306 Jared Goff QB
15 307 Geno Smith QB
15 308 Justin Fields QB
15 309 Case Keenum QB
15 310 Davis Mills QB
15 311 Mike White QB
15 312 Joe Flacco QB
16 313 Tyler Bass K
16 314 Matt Prater K
16 315 Greg Zuerlein K
16 316 Matt Gay K
16 317 Harrison Butker K
16 318 Greg Joseph K
16 319 Younghoe Koo K
16 320 Ryan Succop K
16 321 Nick Folk K
16 322 Evan McPherson K
16 323 Randy Bullock K
16 324 Cincinnati Bengals DST
16 325 Los Angeles Rams DST
16 326 Brandon McManus K
16 327 Buffalo Bills DST
16 328 Chris Boswell K
16 329 Graham Gano K
16 330 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
16 331 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
16 332 Mason Crosby K
16 333 Zane Gonzalez K
16 334 Carolina Panthers DST
16 335 San Francisco 49ers DST
16 336 Jake Elliott K
16 337 Chase McLaughlin K
16 338 Dallas Cowboys DST
16 339 Arizona Cardinals DST
16 340 Denver Broncos DST
16 341 Jason Myers K
16 342 Austin Seibert K
16 343 Cleveland Browns DST
16 344 Michael Badgley K
16 345 Joey Slye K
17 346 Los Angeles Chargers DST
17 347 Brian Johnson K
17 348 Chicago Bears DST
17 349 Indianapolis Colts DST
17 350 Philadelphia Eagles DST
17 351 Jason Sanders K
17 352 New England Patriots DST
17 353 Cairo Santos K
17 354 Matthew Wright K
17 355 Atlanta Falcons DST
17 356 Seattle Seahawks DST
17 357 New Orleans Saints DST
17 358 Chris Blewitt K
17 359 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
17 360 Tennessee Titans DST
17 361 Minnesota Vikings DST
17 362 Matt Ammendola K
17 363 Washington Football Team DST
17 364 New York Giants DST
17 365 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
17 366 Green Bay Packers DST
17 367 Kansas City Chiefs DST
17 368 Detroit Lions DST
17 369 New York Jets DST
17 370 Houston Texans DST
17 371 Miami Dolphins DST


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James Cook

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Justin Rose

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Russell Henley

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Brian Harman

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Corey Conners

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Daniel Berger

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Sahith Theegala

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Xander Schauffele

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Jaccob Slavin

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Collin Morikawa

Poised To Rebound At The Truist Championship
Tony Finau

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Justin Thomas

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Maverick McNealy

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Michael Kim

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Rory McIlroy

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Tommy Fleetwood

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Patrick Cantlay

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Andrew Novak

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Shane Lowry

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Stephan Jaeger

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Aaron Rai

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Lucas Glover

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