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Our Week 8 fantasy football PPR rankings for RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Nick Mariano was ranked 11th overall last year out of 130 experts, follow his ranks here.
Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Keenan Allen is active, but is expected to be on a snap count.
- Christian Kirk is expected to make his return this week.
- Josh Jacobs and Tyrell Williams are both expected to play.
- Patrick Mahomes is eyeing Week 10 for his return.
- Alvin Kamara (ankle) will miss Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.
- David Johnson will miss both this week and next week's game.
- Matt Ryan (ankle) has been officially ruled out for Week 8.
- Drew Brees (thumb) is expected to start and make his return this week.
- Jared Cook (ankle) and wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (ankle) are both out.
- Keenan Allen (hamstring), who will be a game-time decision in Week 8.
- Davante Adams (toe) didn't practice all week and is doubtful for Week 8 .
- Christian Kirk (ankle) will be a game-time decision for Week 8.
- Jaylen Samuels (knee) and James Washington (shoulder) could return this week.
- Delanie Walker (ankle) has been ruled out for Week 8.
- Sammy Watkins (hamstring) will play on Sunday night against the Packers.
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Dominick Petrillo - 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 last year out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
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Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
You can also see our Week 8 ranks for Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
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).
Last updated on Sunday 10/27 at 12:00 pm ET
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 1 | 5 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Chris Carson | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Michael Thomas | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 2 | 9 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 2 | 10 | James Conner | RB |
| 2 | 11 | Todd Gurley | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 2 | 13 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 16 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 2 | 18 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 2 | 19 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
| 3 | 20 | Julian Edelman | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 3 | 22 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 3 | 24 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 25 | D.J. Chark | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 3 | 27 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Allen Robinson | WR |
| 3 | 29 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 4 | 34 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 4 | 35 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 4 | 36 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 4 | 37 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 4 | 39 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 4 | 40 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 4 | 42 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Marvin Jones | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 4 | 45 | John Brown | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Golden Tate | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 4 | 48 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 4 | 50 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 5 | 51 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 5 | 53 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Alshon Jeffery | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Kenny Stills | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Melvin Gordon | RB |
| 5 | 58 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 5 | 59 | James White | RB |
| 5 | 60 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 5 | 61 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 5 | 62 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 5 | 65 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 5 | 66 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 5 | 67 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 5 | 69 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 6 | 71 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 6 | 72 | LeSean McCoy | RB |
| 6 | 73 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 6 | 74 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 6 | 75 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 6 | 78 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Frank Gore | RB |
| 6 | 80 | Phillip Dorsett | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Olabisi Johnson | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Auden Tate | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Mohamed Sanu | WR |
| 6 | 84 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 6 | 87 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
| 6 | 88 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 6 | 89 | Tarik Cohen | RB |
| 6 | 90 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 6 | 91 | Devante Parker | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Geronimo Allison | WR |
| 7 | 94 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 7 | 96 | Dante Pettis | WR |
| 7 | 97 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 7 | 98 | Keke Coutee | WR |
| 7 | 99 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Preston Williams | WR |
| 7 | 101 | Jaron Brown | WR |
| 7 | 102 | Duke Johnson | RB |
| 7 | 103 | Greg Olsen | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Mark Walton | RB |
| 7 | 105 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 7 | 106 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 7 | 107 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Wendell Smallwood | RB |
| 7 | 109 | Vance McDonald | TE |
| 7 | 110 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 7 | 111 | Tyrell Williams | WR |
| 7 | 112 | Alex Erickson | WR |
| 8 | 113 | Darrell Henderson | RB |
| 8 | 114 | Ted Ginn | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Demaryius Thomas | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 8 | 120 | Danny Amendola | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 8 | 122 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 8 | 123 | Eric Ebron | TE |
| 8 | 124 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 8 | 125 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 8 | 126 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 8 | 127 | Josh Hill | TE |
| 8 | 128 | Daesean Hamilton | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 8 | 130 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 8 | 131 | Anthony Miller | WR |
| 8 | 132 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 9 | 133 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Darren Fells | TE |
| 9 | 135 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 9 | 136 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Brian Hill | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Trey Quinn | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 9 | 141 | James Washington | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Paul Richardson | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 9 | 144 | Taylor Gabriel | WR |
| 9 | 145 | David Moore | WR |
| 9 | 146 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 9 | 147 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 9 | 149 | Dion Lewis | RB |
| 9 | 150 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 9 | 151 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
| 9 | 152 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 10 | 153 | Jake Kumerow | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Trey Burton | TE |
| 10 | 155 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 10 | 156 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 10 | 157 | Keesean Johnson | WR |
| 10 | 158 | Duke Williams | WR |
| 10 | 159 | Luke Willson | TE |
| 10 | 160 | Benjamin Watson | TE |
| 10 | 161 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 10 | 162 | Antonio Callaway | WR |
| 10 | 163 | Allen Hurns | WR |
| 10 | 164 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 10 | 165 | Tyler Eifert | TE |
| 10 | 166 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 10 | 167 | Jacob Hollister | TE |
| 10 | 168 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 10 | 169 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 10 | 170 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 10 | 171 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 10 | 172 | Trevor Davis | WR |
| 11 | 173 | Bennie Fowler | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 11 | 175 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 11 | 177 | Austin Carr | WR |
| 11 | 178 | Deon Cain | WR |
| 11 | 179 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
| 11 | 180 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE |
| 11 | 181 | Steven Sims | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Deandre Washington | RB |
| 11 | 185 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 11 | 186 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 11 | 187 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 11 | 188 | Richie James | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Josh Oliver | TE |
| 11 | 190 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
| 11 | 191 | Pharoh Cooper | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Cody Latimer | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Justin Hardy | WR |
| 11 | 195 | Wayne Gallman | RB |
| 11 | 196 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 11 | 197 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 11 | 198 | Jarius Wright | WR |
| 11 | 199 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 11 | 200 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 11 | 201 | Diontae Spencer | WR |
| 11 | 202 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 11 | 203 | Jeff Heuerman | TE |
| 11 | 204 | Rhett Ellison | RB |
| 11 | 205 | Kelvin Harmon | WR |
| 11 | 206 | Seth DeValve | TE |
| 11 | 207 | C.J. Prosise | RB |
| 11 | 208 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 11 | 209 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 11 | 210 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 12 | 211 | Donte Moncrief | WR |
| 12 | 212 | Malik Turner | WR |
| 12 | 213 | Jeff Wilson | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
| 12 | 215 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 12 | 216 | Demetrius Harris | TE |
| 12 | 217 | Keelan Doss | WR |
| 12 | 218 | Ryquell Armstead | RB |
| 12 | 219 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 12 | 220 | J.J. Arcega-Whiteside | WR |
| 12 | 221 | Maxx Williams | TE |
| 12 | 222 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 12 | 223 | Charles Clay | TE |
| 12 | 224 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
| 12 | 225 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 12 | 226 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 12 | 227 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 12 | 228 | Keelan Cole | WR |
| 12 | 229 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 12 | 230 | Jesse James | TE |
| 12 | 231 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 12 | 232 | Virgil Green | TE |
| 12 | 233 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 12 | 234 | Zach Line | RB |
| 12 | 235 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 12 | 236 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
| 12 | 237 | Javon Wims | WR |
| 12 | 238 | CJ Ham | RB |
| 12 | 239 | Gunner Olszewski | WR |
| 12 | 240 | Levine Toilolo | TE |
| 12 | 241 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 12 | 242 | Zach Zenner | RB |
| 12 | 243 | Luke Stocker | TE |
| 13 | 244 | Derek Carrier | TE |
| 13 | 245 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
| 13 | 246 | John Kelly | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Dan Vitale | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Drew Sample | TE |
| 13 | 249 | Kenjon Barner | RB |
| 13 | 250 | Darrius Shepherd | WR |
| 13 | 251 | Lee Smith | TE |
| 13 | 252 | Reggie Bonnafon | RB |
| 13 | 253 | Mike Boone | RB |
| 13 | 254 | Damion Ratley | WR |
| 13 | 255 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 256 | Andy Isabella | WR |
| 13 | 257 | Bilal Powell | RB |
| 13 | 258 | Patrick DiMarco | RB |
| 13 | 259 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 13 | 260 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 13 | 261 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 13 | 262 | Derek Watt | RB |
| 13 | 263 | Josh Bellamy | WR |
| 13 | 264 | Andy Janovich | RB |
| 13 | 265 | Nick O'Leary | TE |
| 13 | 266 | Troymaine Pope | RB |
| 13 | 267 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 13 | 268 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
| 13 | 269 | Marvin Hall | WR |
| 13 | 270 | Anthony Sherman | RB |
| 13 | 271 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 13 | 272 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 14 | 273 | T.J. Yeldon | RB |
| 14 | 274 | Marcell Ateman | WR |
| 14 | 275 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 14 | 276 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 14 | 277 | Jonathan Hilliman | RB |
| 14 | 278 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 14 | 279 | Justin Watson | WR |
| 14 | 280 | Deshaun Watson | QB |
| 14 | 281 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 14 | 282 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 14 | 283 | Lil'jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 14 | 284 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 14 | 285 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 14 | 286 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 14 | 287 | Drew Brees | QB |
| 14 | 288 | Ryan Switzer | WR |
| 14 | 289 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 290 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 14 | 291 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 14 | 292 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
| 14 | 293 | Gardner Minshew | QB |
| 14 | 294 | Geremy Davis | WR |
| 14 | 295 | Jakeem Grant | WR |
| 14 | 296 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 14 | 297 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 14 | 298 | Vyncint Smith | WR |
| 14 | 299 | Andre Roberts | WR |
| 14 | 300 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 14 | 301 | Jameis Winston | QB |
| 14 | 302 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 14 | 303 | Mason Rudolph | QB |
| 14 | 304 | Matt Moore | QB |
| 14 | 305 | Philip Rivers | QB |
| 14 | 306 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 14 | 307 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 14 | 308 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 14 | 309 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 14 | 310 | Mitch Trubisky | QB |
| 14 | 311 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 14 | 312 | Joe Flacco | QB |
| 15 | 313 | Kyle Allen | QB |
| 15 | 314 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB |
| 15 | 315 | Case Keenum | QB |
| 15 | 316 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 317 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 15 | 318 | Jason Myers | K |
| 15 | 319 | Matt Prater | K |
| 15 | 320 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 15 | 321 | Mike Nugent | K |
| 15 | 322 | Dan Bailey | K |
| 15 | 323 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 15 | 324 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 15 | 325 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 15 | 326 | Josh Lambo | K |
| 15 | 327 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 15 | 328 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 15 | 329 | Stephen Hauschka | K |
| 15 | 330 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
| 15 | 331 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
| 15 | 332 | Adam Vinatieri | K |
| 15 | 333 | Matt Bryant | K |
| 15 | 334 | Joey Slye | K |
| 16 | 335 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 336 | Cody Parkey | K |
| 16 | 337 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 338 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 339 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 16 | 340 | Matt Gay | K |
| 16 | 341 | Sam Ficken | K |
| 16 | 342 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 343 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 16 | 344 | Austin Seibert | K |
| 16 | 345 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 346 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 347 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 348 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 349 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 350 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 351 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 16 | 352 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 353 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 354 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 355 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 16 | 356 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 357 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 358 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 359 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 360 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 361 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 362 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 16 | 363 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 364 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 365 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 366 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 367 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 368 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 16 | 369 | Oakland Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 370 | Washington Redskins | DST |
| 16 | 371 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 16 | 372 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 373 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 374 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 375 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 376 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
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