Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every Position in PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | Oct 27, 2024

Fantasy Player Rankings: Week 8 / Sports Illustrated

Another week, another long list of superstar fantasy players who were injured. This was a particularly painful week for managers, as Jayden Daniels, Chris Godwin, Brandon Aiyuk, and Mike Evans were all injured, and both Godwin and Aiyuk have been lost for the season. That means fantasy fans will be looking to the waiver wire and for sleepers even more.

With that said, here’s my positional PPR player rankings for Week 8.

There are some major movers this week, including Caleb Williams (up), Tony Pollard (down), George Pickens (up), and Sam LaPorta (down). For those who need help with tough calls between players with similar value or with terrific Week 8 matchups, I’m here for you!

And when you're done reviewing the rankings, you still won't want to set your starting lineup without checking out my Start Em, Sit Em columns at every position:

QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | K & DEFs

Click to Jump To A Position

1. Week 8 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
2. Week 8 Fantasy Running Back Rankings
3. Week 8 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings
4. Week 8 Fantasy Tight Ends Rankings
5. Week 8 Fantasy Flex Rankings
6. Week 8 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
7. Week 8 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Also, don’t forget to subscribe to Fantasy Dirt for valuable fantasy advice five days a week!

Week 8 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at CLE
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. CIN
3	Josh Allen	BUF	at SEA
4	Jordan Love	GB	at JAC
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	at PHI
6	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. IND
7	Caleb Williams	CHI	at WAS
8	Sam Darnold	MIN	at LAR
9	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. CAR
10	Patrick Mahomes	KC	at LV
11	Kyler Murray	ARI	at MIA
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. ATL
13	Jared Goff	DET	vs. TEN
14	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. ARI
15	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. BUF
16	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. DAL
17	Kirk Cousins	ATL	at TB
18	Dak Prescott	DAL	at SF
19	Anthony Richardson	IND	at HOU
20	Russell Wilson	PIT	vs. NYG
21	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	at NE
22	Matthew Stafford	CHI	vs. MIN
23	Jameis Winston	CLE	vs. BAL
24	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. GB
25	Marcus Mariota	WAS	vs. CHI
26	Drake Maye	NE	vs. NYJ
27	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. NO
28	Daniel Jones	NYG	at PIT
29	Mason Rudolph	TEN	at DET
30	Spencer Rattler	NO	at LAC
31	Gardner Minshew	LV	vs. KC
32	Bryce Young	CAR	at DEN

Week 8 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at CIN
2	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. MIN
3	Derrick Henry	BAL	at CLE
4	Breece Hall	NYJ	at NE
5	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at TB
6	Joe Mixon	HOU	vs. IND
7	Kenneth Walker	SEA	vs. BUF
8	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. TEN
9	Alvin Kamara	NO	at LAC
10	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. ARI
11	D'Andre Swift	CHI	at WAS
12	Jordan Mason	SF	vs. DAL
13	Josh Jacobs	GB	at JAC
14	Aaron Jones	MIN	at LAR
15	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at HOU
16	James Conner	ARI	at MIA
17	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	vs. NO
18	Tank Bigsby	JAC	vs. GB
19	Javonte Williams	DEN	vs. CAR
20	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at DEN
21	Kareem Hunt	KC	at LV
22	James Cook	BUF	at SEA
23	David Montgomery	DET	vs. TEN
24	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. PHI
25	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. CHI
26	Rachaad White	TB	vs. ATL
27	Tony Pollard	TEN	at DET
28	Najee Harris	PIT	vs. NYG
29	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. NYJ
30	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. ATL
31	Nick Chubb	CLE	vs. BAL
32	Zack Moss	CIN	vs. PHI
33	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at PIT
34	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at SF
35	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. KC
36	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs. CHI
37	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs. ARI
38	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at TB
39	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. NYG
40	Justice Hill	BAL	at CLE
41	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. BUF
42	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs. CAR
43	Devin Singletary	NYG	at PIT
44	D'Ernest Johnson	JAC	vs. GB
45	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at SF
46	Antonio Gibson	NE	vs. NYJ
47	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. NO
48	Ray Davis	BUF	at SEA
49	Kendre Miller	NO	at LAC
50	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at JAC
51	Ty Chandler	MIN	at LAR
52	Tyler Goodson	IND	at HOU
53	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. MIN
54	Roschon Johnson	CHI	at WAS
55	Dameon Pierce	HOU	vs. IND
56	Braelon Allen	NYJ	at NE
57	Miles Sanders	CAR	at DEN
58	Sean Tucker	TB	vs. ATL
59	Julius Chestnut	TEN	at DET
60	Isaac Guerendo	SF	vs. DAL

Week 8 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at LAR
2	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. PHI
3	A.J. Brown	PHI	at CIN
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. TEN
5	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. ARI
6	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at SF
7	Drake London	ATL	at TB
8	Stefon Diggs	HOU	vs. IND
9	Cooper Kupp	LAR	vs. MIN
10	Malik Nabers	NYG	at PIT
11	Jayden Reed	GB	at JAC
12	DJ Moore	CHI	at WAS
13	Zay Flowers	BAL	at CLE
14	George Pickens	PIT	vs. NYG
15	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	at NE
16	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. GB
17	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. BUF
18	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. ARI
19	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. DAL
20	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. CHI
21	Davante Adams	NYJ	at NE
22	Darnell Mooney	ATL	at TB
23	Chris Olave	NO	at LAC
24	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at MIA
25	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at CIN
26	Amari Cooper	BUF	at SEA
27	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. MIN
28	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. BUF
29	Tank Dell	HOU	vs. IND
30	Keenan Allen	CHI	at WAS
31	Xavier Worthy	KC	at LV
32	Romeo Doubs	GB	at JAC
33	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at HOU
34	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. NO
35	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. CAR
36	DeMario Douglas	NE	at NYJ
37	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at CLE
38	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at SEA
39	Jalen McMillan	TB	vs. ATL
40	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	at LV
41	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. BAL
42	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at DET
43	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at PIT
44	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. PHI
45	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at LV
46	Trey Palmer	TB	vs. ATL
47	Jordan Addison	MIN	at LAR
48	Christian Kirk	JAC	vs. GB
49	Rome Odunze	CHI	at WAS
50	Josh Downs	IND	at HOU
51	Cedric Tillman	CLE	vs. BAL
52	Xavier Legette	CAR	at DEN
53	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	at TB
54	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	at JAC
55	Christian Watson	GB	at JAC
56	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at SF
57	Keon Coleman	BUF	at SEA
58	Elijah Moore	CLE	vs. BAL
59	Michael Wilson	ARI	at MIA
60	Sterling Shepard	TB	vs. ATL

Week 8 Fantasy Tight Ends Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. KC
2	Travis Kelce	KC	at LV
3	George Kittle	SF	vs. DAL
4	David Njoku	CLE	vs. BAL
5	Trey McBride	ARI	at MIA
6	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at SF
7	Mark Andrews	BAL	at CLE
8	Evan Engram	JAC	vs. GB
9	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at TB
10	Cade Otton	TB	vs. ATL
11	Tucker Kraft	GB	at JAC
12	Cole Kmet	CHI	at WAS
13	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at SEA
14	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. TEN
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. CHI
16	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. IND
17	Taysom Hill	NO	at LAC
18	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. ARI
19	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. BUF
20	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. NYG
21	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. NYJ
22	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at CLE
23	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at NE
24	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. PHI
25	Will Dissly	LAC	vs. NO
26	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. MIN
27	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	at DEN
28	Noah Gray	KC	at LV
29	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at DET
30	Erick All	CIN	vs. PHI
31	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at CIN
32	Theo Johnson	NYG	at PIT

Week 8 Fantasy Flex Rankings

Rk	Player	Position	Team	Opponent
1	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	at CIN
2	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at LAR
3	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. PHI
4	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	at CIN
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	vs. TEN
6	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. MIN
7	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at CLE
8	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	at NE
9	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	vs. ARI
10	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at SF
11	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	at TB
12	Drake London	WR	ATL	at TB
13	Joe Mixon	RB	HOU	vs. IND
14	Kenneth Walker	RB	SEA	vs. BUF
15	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	vs. TEN
16	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	at LAC
17	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	vs. ARI
18	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	at WAS
19	Jordan Mason	RB	SF	vs. DAL
20	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	at JAC
21	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	at LAR
22	Stefon Diggs	WR	HOU	vs. IND
23	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	vs. MIN
24	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	at PIT
25	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	at HOU
26	James Conner	RB	ARI	at MIA
27	J.K. Dobbins	RB	LAC	vs. NO
28	Tank Bigsby	RB	JAC	vs. GB
29	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	at JAC
30	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	vs. CAR
31	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at DEN
32	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	at WAS
33	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at CLE
34	George Pickens	WR	PIT	vs. NYG
35	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	at NE
36	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	at LV
37	James Cook	RB	BUF	at SEA
38	David Montgomery	RB	DET	vs. TEN
39	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. PHI
40	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. CHI
41	Rachaad White	RB	TB	vs. ATL
42	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. GB
43	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. BUF
44	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	vs. ARI
45	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	vs. DAL
46	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	vs. KC
47	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. CHI
48	Davante Adams	WR	NYJ	at NE
49	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	at TB
50	Chris Olave	WR	NO	at LAC
51	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	at LV
52	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at MIA
53	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	at CIN
54	Amari Cooper	WR	BUF	at SEA
55	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	vs. MIN
56	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at DET
57	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	vs. NYG
58	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA	vs. BUF
59	George Kittle	TE	SF	vs. DAL
60	David Njoku	TE	CLE	vs. BAL
61	Tank Dell	WR	HOU	vs. IND
62	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	at WAS
63	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at MIA
64	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	at LV
65	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at SF
66	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	at JAC
67	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	at CLE
68	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	at HOU
69	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. NYJ
70	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	vs. ATL
71	Evan Engram	TE	JAC	vs. GB
72	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL	at TB
73	Cade Otton	TE	TB	vs. ATL
74	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. NO
75	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. CAR
76	DeMario Douglas	WR	NE	vs. NYJ
77	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	at CLE
78	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	at JAC
79	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	at SEA
80	Jalen McMillan	WR	TB	vs. ATL
81	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	KC	at LV
82	Cole Kmet	TE	CHI	at WAS
83	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	vs. BAL
84	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at DET
85	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at PIT
86	Andrei Iosivas	WR	CIN	vs. PHI
87	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE	vs. BAL
88	Zack Moss	RB	CIN	vs. PHI
89	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	at PIT
90	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	at SEA
91	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	vs. TEN
92	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC	vs. GB
93	Trey Palmer	WR	TB	vs. ATL
94	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	at SF
95	Alexander Mattison	RB	LV	vs. KC
96	Ricky Pearsall	WR	SF	at LV
97	Austin Ekeler	RB	WAS	vs. CHI
98	Raheem Mostert	RB	MIA	vs. ARI
99	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at LAR
100	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC	vs. GB

Week 8 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at SF
2	Harrison Butker	KC	at LV
3	Austin Seibert	WAS	vs. CHI
4	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. IND
5	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. ATL
6	Justin Tucker	BAL	at CLE
7	Younghoe Koo	ATL	at TB
8	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. CAR
9	Will Reichard	MIN	at LAR
10	Jake Bates	DET	vs. TEN
11	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. NO
12	Brandon McManus	GB	at JAC
13	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. PHI
14	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. NYG
15	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. ARI
16	Anders Carlson	SF	vs. DAL
17	Tyler Bass	BUF	at SEA
18	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. BUF
19	Blake Grupe	NO	at LAC
20	Jake Elliott	PHI	at CIN
21	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. KC
22	Nick Folk	TEN	at DET
23	Cairo Santos	CHI	at WAS
24	Cam Little	JAC	vs. GB
25	Matt Gay	IND	at HOU
26	Greg Joseph	NYG	at PIT
27	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	vs. BAL
28	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. MIN
29	Joey Slye	NE	vs. NYJ
30	Eddy Piniero	CAR	at DEN
31	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	at NE
32	Chad Ryland	ARI	at MIA

Week 8 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Broncos	vs. CAR
2	Lions	vs. TEN
3	Chiefs	at LV
4	Vikings	at LAR
5	Steelers	vs. NYG
6	Ravens	at CLE
7	Jets	at NE
8	Chargers	vs. NO
9	Packers	at JAC
10	Bears	at WAS
11	Bills	at SEA
12	Bengals	vs. PHI
13	49ers	vs. DAL
14	Giants	at PIT
15	Texans	vs. IND
16	Commanders	vs. CHI
17	Colts	at HOU
18	Falcons	at TB
19	Eagles	at CIN
20	Patriots	vs. NYJ
21	Dolphins	vs. ARI
22	Saints	at LAC
23	Buccaneers	vs. ATL
24	Rams	vs. MIN
25	Panthers	at DEN
26	Jaguars	vs. GB
27	Seahawks	vs. BUF
28	Cowboys	at SF
29	Raiders	vs. KC
30	Browns	vs. BAL
31	Cardinals	at MIA
32	Titans	at DET