Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs

With David Montgomery still out, Jahmyr Gibbs gets another chance to roar.

Welcome to Week 8 of the fantasy football season!

If you survived “bye-maggedon,” you’ll have an easier time with your starting lineups this week with no teams on a bye. I’ve used a full-point PPR scoring system, which you can use in coordination with the Week 8 edition of Start Em, Sit Em.

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Among the running backs, Alvin Kamara has re-claimed elite status and Jahmyr Gibbs is a top-10 option against the Raiders with David Montgomery out. Bijan Robinson drops into the RB2 range after last week’s bizarre situation plus a bad matchup in Tennessee up next. Kareem Hunt, who figures to start in the absence of Jerome Ford, is also a mover in a positive direction against the Seahawks.

Be sure to check back for updates … and good luck everyone!

Week 8 Running Back Rankings

1. Christian McCaffrey, SF (vs. CIN)
2. Austin Ekeler, LAC (vs. CHI)
3. Travis Etienne, JAC (at PIT)
4. Alvin Kamara, NO (at IND)
5. Tony Pollard, DAL (vs. LAR)
6. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET (vs. LV)
7. Breece Hall, NYJ (at NYG)
8. Raheem Mostert, MIA (vs. NE)
9. Saquon Barkley, NYG (vs. NYJ)
10. Kenneth Walker, SEA (vs. CLE)
11. Jonathan Taylor, IND (vs. NO)
12. Isiah Pacheco, KC (at DEN)
13. Bijan Robinson, ATL (at TEN)
14. D'Andre Swift, PHI (at WAS)
15. Josh Jacobs, LV (at DET)
16. Derrick Henry, TEN (vs. ATL)
17. Joe Mixon, CIN (at SF)
18. Kareem Hunt, CLE (at SEA)
19. Aaron Jones, GB (vs. MIN)
20. James Cook, BUF (vs. TB)
21. Rhamondre Stevenson, NE (at MIA)
22. Dameon Pierce, HOU (at CAR)
23. Alexander Mattison, MIN (at GB)
24. D'Onta Foreman, CHI (at LAC)
25. Rachaad White, TB (at BUF)
26. Najee Harris, PIT (vs. JAC)
27. Brian Robinson Jr. , WAS (vs. PHI)
28. Zack Moss, IND (vs. NO)
29. Javonte Williams, DEN (vs. KC)
30. Darrell Henderson, LAR (at DAL)
31. Chuba Hubbard, CAR (vs. HOU)
32. Emari Demercado, ARI (vs. BAL)
33. Gus Edwards, BAL (at ARI)
34. Jaylen Warren, PIT (vs. JAC)
35. Miles Sanders, CAR (vs. HOU)
36. Pierre Strong Jr., CLE (at SEA)
37. Jaleel McLaughlin, DEN (vs. KC)
38. Roschon Johnson, CHI (at LAC)
39. Tyjae Spears, TEN (vs. ATL)
40. Devin Singletary, HOU (at CAR)
41. AJ Dillon, GB (vs. MIN)
42. Ezekiel Elliott, NE (at MIA)
43. Tyler Allgeier, ATL (at TEN)
44. Latavius Murray, BUF (vs. TB)
45. Cam Akers, MIN (at GB)
46. Samaje Perine, DEN (vs. KC)
47. Justice Hill, BAL (at ARI
48. Royce Freeman, LAR (at DAL)
49. Craig Reynolds, DET (vs. LV)
50. Jeff Wilson Jr., MIA (vs. NE)
51. Kenneth Gainwell, PHI (at WAS)
52. Dalvin Cook, NYJ (at NYG)
53. Jerick McKinnon, KC (at DEN)
54. Antonio Gibson, WAS (vs. PHI)
55. Joshua Kelley, LAC (vs. CHI)
56. Jamaal Williams, NO (at IND)
57. Elijah Mitchell, SF (vs. CIN)
58. Zach Charbonnet, SEA (vs. CLE)
59. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC (at DEN)
60. Rico Dowdle, DAL (vs. LAR)

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