It’s Week 8 and fantasy football team owners are battling to unseat the top teams or stay on top. A typical league these days has no team dominating every other team in their league. For those fighting to stay on top of the standings, the Week 8 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups. Also, make sure to play the waiver wire and get the best talented players on your roster.
There have been a lot of overtime games this season. Feels like a record, right? Here are 32 things we learned in Week 7.
This Week 8, pay attention to the injury status of players like Rob Gronkowski, Robby Anderson, and Peyton Barber. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.
QUARTERBACKS
1 P. Mahomes, Chiefs
2 A. Rodgers, Packers
3 T. Brady, Patriots
4 B. Roethlisberger, Steelers
5 A. Luck, Colts
6 A. Dalton, Bengals
7 M. Trubisky, Bears
8 J. Goff, Rams
9 J. Winston, Buccaneers
10 K. Cousins, Vikings
11 D. Brees, Saints
12 D. Watson, Texans
13 C. Wentz, Eagles
14 C. Newton, Panthers
15 M. Stafford, Lions
16 R. Wilson, Seahawks
17 J. Flacco, Ravens
18 B. Osweiler, Dolphins
19 B. Mayfield, Browns
20 D. Prescott, Cowboys
21 D. Carr, Raiders
22 E. Manning, Giants
23 A. Smith, Redskins
24 C. Keenum, Broncos
25 B. Bortles, Jaguars
RUNNING BACKS
1 T. Gurley, Rams
2 J. Conner, Steelers
3 K. Hunt, Chiefs
4 S. Barkley, Giants
5 J. Mixon, Bengals
6 J. White, Patriots
7 A. Kamara, Saints
8 A. Peterson, Redskins
9 D. Johnson, Cardinals
10 K. Johnson, Lions
11 M. Mack, Colts
12 C. McCaffrey, Panthers
13 T. Cohen, Bears
14 N. Chubb, Browns
15 P. Lindsay, Broncos
16 C. Carson, Seahawks
17 L. Murray, Vikings
18 L. Miller, Texans
19 R. Mostert, 49ers
20 J. Howard, Bears
21 C. Ivory, Bills
22 M. Ingram, Saints
23 TJ Yeldon, Jaguars
24 I. Crowell, Jets
25 K. Drake, Dolphins
26 A. Collins, Ravens
27 J. Richard, Raiders
28 A. Jones, Packers
29 D. Martin, Raiders
30 C. Clement, Eagles
31 I. Smith, Falcons
32 W. Smallwood, Eagles
33 K. Barner, Patriots
34 A. Morris, 49ers
35 C. Hyde, Browns
36 P. Barber*, Buccaneers
37 F. Gore, Dolphins
38 M. Davis, Seahawks
39 D. Johnson, Browns
40 T. Montgomery, Packers
41 A. Blue, Texans
42 R. Jones, Buccaneers
43 N. Hines, Colts
44 J. Allen, Ravens
45 J. Williams, Packers
46 L. Blount, Lions
47 K. Bibbs, Redskins
48 T. Cannon, Jets
49 D. Booker, Broncos
50 M. Murphy, Bills
WIDE RECEIVERS
1 A. Thielen, Vikings
2 A. Green, Bengals
3 D. Hopkins, Texans
4 O. Beckham, Giants
5 D. Adams, Packers
6 T. Hill, Chiefs
7 A. Brown, Steelers
8 B. Cooks, Rams
9 R. Woods, Rams
10 J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers
11 M. Thomas, Saints
12 E. Sanders, Broncos
13 S. Diggs, Vikings
14 M. Evans, Buccaneers
15 TY Hilton, Colts
16 K. Golladay, Lions
17 J. Landry, Browns
18 G. Tate, Lions
19 T. Boyd, Bengals
20 A. Jeffery, Eagles
21 J. Gordon, Patriots
22 J. Nelson, Raiders
23 W. Fuller, Texans
24 D. Baldwin, Seahawks
25 J. Brown, Ravens
26 D. Funchess, Panthers
27 J. Edelman, Patriots
28 G. Allison, Packers
29 T. Lockett, Seahawks
30 S. Shepard, Giants
31 T. Gabriel, Bears
32 S. Watkins, Chiefs
33 D. Jackson, Buccaneers
34 D. Amendola, Dolphins
35 C. Rogers, Colts
36 D. Thomas, Broncos
37 M. Crabtree, Ravens
38 M. Jones, Lions
39 M. Goodwin, 49ers
40 R. Anderson*, Jets
41 C. Kirk, Cardinals
42 A. Robinson, Bears
43 T. Smith, Saints
44 D. Westbrook, Jaguars
45 D. Moncrief, Jaguars
46 C. Godwin, Buccaneers
47 J. Kearse, Jets
48 N. Agholor, Eagles
49 R. Mathews, Jets
50 D. Moore, Seahawks
TIGHT ENDS
1 T. Kelce, Chiefs
2 Z. Ertz, Eagles
3 E. Ebron, Colts
4 R. Gronkowski*, Patriots
5 G. Kittle, 49ers
6 J. Graham, Packers
7 D. Njoku, Browns
8 T. Burton, Bears
9 J. Cook, Raiders
10 C. Uzomah, Bengals
11 OJ Howard, Buccaneers
12 K. Rudolph, Vikings
13 V. McDonald, Steelers
14 C. Herndon, Jets
15 G. Olsen, Panthers
16 E. Engram*, Giants
17 J. Reed, Redskins
18 B. Watson, Saints
19 R. Seals-Jones, Cardinals
20 D. Goedert, Eagles
21 V. Davis, Redskins
22 J. James, Steelers
23 C. Brate, Buccaneers
24 E. Swoope, Colts
25 J. Heuerman, Broncos
DEFENSES
1 Eagles (at Jaguars)
2 Bears (v. Jets)
3 Patriots (at Bills)
4 Texans (v. Dolphins)
5 Jaguars (v. Eagles)
6 Colts (at Raiders)
7 Ravens (at Panthers)
8 Cardinals (v. 49ers)
9 Redskins (v. Giants)
10 Steelers (v. Browns)
11 Panthers (v. Ravens)
12 Chiefs (v. Broncos)
13 Rams (v. Packers)
13 Vikings (v. Saints)
14 Seahawks (at Lions)
15 Bengals (v. Buccaneers)
17 Browns (at Steelers)
18 Saints (at Vikings)
19 Broncos (at Chiefs)
20 Dolphins (at Texans)
21 Lions (v. Seahawks)
22 Jets (at Bears)
23 Bills (v. Patriots)
24 Packers (at Rams)
KICKERS
1 G. Zuerlein, Rams
2 J. Tucker, Ravens
3 S. Gostkowski, Patriots
4 H. Butker, Chiefs
5 K. Fairbain, Texans
6 M. Prater, Lions
7 W. Lutz, Saints
8 D. Bailey, Vikings
9 R. Bullock, Bengals
10 A. Vinatieri, Colts
11 J. Elliott, Eagles
12 M. Crosby, Packers
13 D. Hopkins, Redskins
14 C. Boswell, Steelers
15 G. Gano, Panthers
16 R. Gould, 49ers
17 B. McManus, Broncos
18 P. Dawson, Cardinals
19 J. Lambo, Jaguars
20 R. Rosas, Giants
21 S. Janikowski, Seahawks
22 C. Catanzaro, Buccaneers
23 M. McCrane, Raiders
24 J. Sanders, Dolphins
25 S. Hauschka, Bills
“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.
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