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Week 8 Fantasy Football Player Rankings: David Johnson, TY Hilton, David Njoku, and Andy Dalton should roar

Jim Saranteas @thefantasygreek
10/30/2018 3:52PM ET

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.

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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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