Week 8 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Saquon Barkley & Josh Jacobs Continue To Surge
The running back landscape had changed quite a bit since the season began. Although Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, and Alvin Kamara have found their respective ways towards the top of the Week 8 PPR running back rankings, there are also several surprises. Two rookies -- Kenneth Walker and Travis Etienne -- have broken into the top-10 running backs heading into Week 8. And Josh Jacobs had marched all the way up to the No. 3 spot ahead of a matchup with the New Orleans Saints.
This week, we also have two very high-powered offenses on byes in the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers. Fortunately for fantasy owners, it should be fairly easy to find a replacement for Clyde Edwards-Helaire. However, finding a streaming option to replace Austin Ekeler is a much more difficult task. Hopefully, Ekeler owners were able to land Michael Carter, D'Onta Foreman, or Gus Edwards off the waiver wire. If not, this could be a very long week.
Without further ado, let's take a look at the top 48 running backs (PPR scoring) as we gear up for Week 8 of the fantasy football season!
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Week 8 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
| # | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | BYE | OPP | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Henry | RB | TEN | 6 | @HOU | 19.88 |
| 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | 9 | @SEA | 19.35 |
| 3 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV | 6 | @NO | 18.09 |
| 4 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 14 | LV | 17.53 |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | SF | 9 | @LAR | 16.99 |
| 6 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | 10 | @CLE | 16.79 |
| 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | 14 | WAS | 16.47 |
| 8 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE | 9 | CIN | 16.16 |
| 9 | Kenneth Walker | RB | SEA | 11 | NYG | 15.84 |
| 10 | Travis Etienne | RB | JAC | 11 | DEN | 15.71 |
| 11 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN | 7 | ARI | 15.64 |
| 12 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB | 11 | BAL | 15.50 |
| 13 | Dameon Pierce | RB | HOU | 6 | TEN | 15.33 |
| 14 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | NE | 10 | @NYJ | 14.93 |
| 15 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB | 14 | @BUF | 14.73 |
| 16 | Miles Sanders | RB | PHI | 7 | PIT | 13.88 |
| 17 | Raheem Mostert | RB | MIA | 11 | @DET | 12.99 |
| 18 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET | 6 | MIA | 12.58 |
| 19 | Devin Singletary | RB | BUF | 7 | GB | 12.31 |
| 20 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 9 | CHI | 12.00 |
| 21 | Michael Carter | RB | NYJ | 10 | NE | 11.81 |
| 22 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT | 9 | @PHI | 11.76 |
| 23 | David Montgomery | RB | CHI | 14 | @DAL | 11.46 |
| 24 | Tony Pollard | RB | DAL | 9 | CHI | 11.23 |
| 25 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR | 7 | SF | 10.67 |
| 26 | Eno Benjamin | RB | ARI | 13 | @MIN | 10.15 |
| 27 | Jamaal Williams | RB | DET | 6 | MIA | 10.03 |
| 28 | Melvin Gordon | RB | DEN | 9 | @JAC | 10.01 |
| 29 | James Conner | RB | ARI | 13 | @MIN | 9.61 |
| 30 | Brian Robinson | RB | WAS | 14 | @IND | 9.55 |
| 31 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | CAR | 13 | @ATL | 9.53 |
| 32 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | CAR | 13 | @ATL | 9.28 |
| 33 | Gus Edwards | RB | BAL | 10 | @TB | 9.10 |
| 34 | Kareem Hunt | RB | CLE | 9 | CIN | 9.01 |
| 35 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | ATL | 14 | CAR | 8.99 |
| 36 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS | 14 | @IND | 8.53 |
| 37 | Damien Harris | RB | NE | 10 | @NYJ | 7.99 |
| 38 | Latavius Murray | RB | DEN | 9 | @JAC | 7.90 |
| 39 | AJ Dillon | RB | GB | 14 | @BUF | 7.71 |
| 40 | Rachaad White | RB | TB | 11 | BAL | 7.32 |
| 41 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | TEN | 6 | @HOU | 7.27 |
| 42 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND | 14 | WAS | 7.25 |
| 43 | Rex Burkhead | RB | HOU | 6 | TEN | 7.15 |
| 44 | Chase Edmonds | RB | MIA | 11 | @DET | 6.68 |
| 45 | Khalil Herbert | RB | CHI | 14 | @DAL | 6.59 |
| 46 | James Robinson | RB | NYJ | 10 | NE | 6.28 |
| 47 | Alexander Mattison | RB | MIN | 7 | ARI | 6.26 |
| 48 | J.D. McKissic | RB | WAS | 14 | @IND | 5.78 |
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