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Updated Week 8 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Ja'Marr Chase fantasy football rankings NFL DFS lineup picks

Our Week 8 fantasy football PPR rankings for 2021 at RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his ranks.

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 8 of the fantasy football season -- a week where there are two teams on bye, and most fantasy football managers are still recovering from last week's brutal lineup crunches. Below you will find our updated Week 8 PPR fantasy football rankings. Each week we are here to provide you with constantly-updated fantasy football rankings to help you set your optimal lineups and make winning decisions. And before we get to the rankings, here is a quick summary of the relevant fantasy football injuries to monitor which can affect your teams and lineups:

These Week 8 fantasy football rankings are a consensus from three of our NFL team leads - Nick MarianoPierre Camus and Brandon Murchison.

Each of them have analyzed the Week 8 matchups, injury situations, and are continually updating and tweaking their rankings to help you set those winning lineups.

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Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)

Be sure to check out our Week 8 rankings for Half-PPR and Standard

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

Last updated on Sunday 10/31 at 9:00 am ET:

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


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