Week 8 Fantasy Football Player Rankings For Every Position and Flex Rankings

Michael Fabiano | Oct 26, 2025

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Welcome to Week 8!

This is our first “bye-mageddon,” as six teams (the Cardinals, Lions, Jaguars, Raiders, Rams and Seahawks) are all off the board. That leaves us without a number of big-name fantasy players, including the likes of Jahmyr Gibbs, Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, just to name a few.

For the first time since Week 3, there is no international game on the NFL schedule ... so feel free to sleep in on the West Coast!

The biggest storyline heading into this week will be, of course, trying to cobble together a competitive starting fantasy lineup with so many players unavailable. Not only are there six teams off, but injuries continue to mount around the league. Just this past week, fantasy stars like Jayden Daniels, Nico Collins and Mike Evans were all injured.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football player rankings, including my top 100 flex rankings, for the eighth week of the NFL season.

Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

Week 8 Fantasy Player Rankings

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 End Rankings
5. Week 8 Fantasy Flex Rankings
6. Week 8 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
7. Week 8 Fantasy Defense/DST Rankings

Week 8 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Patrick Mahomes	KC	vs. WAS
2	Josh Allen	BUF	at CAR
3	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. NYG
4	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. DAL
5	Dak Prescott	DAL	at DEN
6	Baker Mayfield	TB	at NO
7	Drake Maye	NE	vs. CLE
8	Daniel Jones	IND	vs. TEN
9	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. MIN
10	Caleb Williams	CHI	at BAL
11	Jaxson Dart	NYG	at PHI
12	Jordan Love	GB	at PIT
13	Joe Flacco	CIN	vs. NYJ
14	Marcus Mariota	WAS	at KC
15	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs. GB
16	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. MIA
17	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. SF
18	Andy Dalton	CAR	vs. BUF
19	Justin Fields	NYJ	at CIN
20	Mac Jones	SF	at HOU
21	Tyrone Huntley	BAL	vs. CHI
22	Carson Wentz	MIN	at LAC
23	Spencer Rattler	NO	vs. TB
24	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	at ATL
25	Cam Ward	TEN	at IND
26	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	at NE

Week 8 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. MIA
2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. TEN
3	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at HOU
4	Josh Jacobs	GB	at PIT
5	De'Von Achane	MIA	at ATL
6	James Cook	BUF	at CAR
7	Rachaad White	TB	at NO
8	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. CHI
9	Javonte Williams	DAL	at DEN
10	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. NYG
11	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	at NE
12	Cam Skattebo	NYG	at PHI
13	D'Andre Swift	CHI	at BAL
14	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. GB
15	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. NYJ
16	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. MIN
17	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	vs. DAL
18	Breece Hall	NYJ	at CIN
19	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. TB
20	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. CLE
21	Rico Dowdle	CAR	vs. BUF
22	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. SF
23	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. WAS
24	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at KC
25	Jordan Mason	MIN	at LAC
26	Tony Pollard	TEN	at IND
27	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. BUF
28	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. MIA
29	Kyle Monangai	CHI	at BAL
30	Nick Chubb	HOU	vs. SF
31	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. GB
32	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at LAC
33	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. DAL
34	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. WAS
35	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at PHI
36	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at IND
37	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. CHI
38	Brashard Smith	KC	vs. WAS
39	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. CLE
40	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. NYJ
41	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	at CIN
42	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at PIT
43	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	at HOU
44	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at ATL
45	Sean Tucker	TB	at NO
46	Jerome Ford	CLE	at NE
47	Jaydon Blue	DAL	at DEN
48	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	at KC
49	Ty Johnson	BUF	at CAR
50	Ray Davis	BUF	at CAR
51	Nyheim Hines	LAC	vs. MIN
52	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	at KC
53	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at NE
54	Tank Bigsby	PHI	vs. NYG
55	Devin Neal	NO	vs. TB
56	Tyler Badie	DEN	vs. DAL
57	Ameer Abdullah	IND	vs. TEN
58	Will Shipley	PHI	vs. NYG
59	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	at HOU
60	Hunter Luepke	DAL	at DEN

Week 8 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. NYJ
2	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at DEN
3	Rashee Rice	KC	vs. WAS
4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at LAC
5	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at NO
6	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. DAL
7	Devonta Smith	PHI	vs. NYG
8	Rome Odunze	CHI	at BAL
9	Chris Olave	NO	vs. TB
10	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	vs. BUF
11	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. MIN
12	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at PHI
13	Jordan Addison	MIN	at LAC
14	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. NYJ
15	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs. MIN
16	DK Metcalf	PIT	vs. GB
17	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. CLE
18	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. TEN
19	George Pickens	DAL	at DEN
20	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at KC
21	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. MIA
22	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. MIN
23	Romeo Doubs	GB	at PIT
24	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. WAS
25	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at ATL
26	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. CHI
27	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at KC
28	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at CAR
29	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. TB
30	Tez Johnson	TB	at NO
31	D.J. Moore	CHI	at BAL
32	Matthew Golden	GB	at PIT
33	Jauan Jennings	SF	at HOU
34	Keon Coleman	BUF	at CAR
35	Troy Franklin	DEN	vs. DAL
36	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at NE
37	Josh Downs	IND	vs. TEN
38	Sterling Shepard	TB	at NO
39	Kendrick Bourne	SF	at HOU
40	Alec Pierce	IND	vs. TEN
41	Jaylin Noel	HOU	vs. SF
42	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	at IND
43	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	vs. DAL
44	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs. SF
45	Kayshon Boutte	NE	vs. CLE
46	Hollywood Brown	KC	vs. WAS
47	Xavier Legette	CAR	vs. BUF
48	Darius Slayton	NYG	at PHI
49	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	vs. SF
50	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs. NYG
51	Van Jefferson	TEN	at IND
52	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	at CIN
53	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	at BAL
54	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. CHI
55	Malik Washington	MIA	at ATL
56	Chimere Dike	TEN	at IND
57	Luther Burden	CHI	at BAL
58	Andrei Ioavias	CIN	vs. NYJ
59	DeMario Douglas	NE	vs. CLE
60	Isaiah Bond	CLE	at NE

Week 8 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at DEN
2	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. TEN
3	Tucker Kraft	GB	at PIT
4	George Kittle	SF	at HOU
5	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	vs. MIN
6	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	vs. MIA
7	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. WAS
8	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. NYG
9	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. SF
10	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at CAR
11	Cade Otton	TB	at NO
12	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at LAC
13	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	at NE
14	Mason Taylor	NYJ	at CIN
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	at KC
16	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. CHI
17	Theo Johnson	NYG	at PHI
18	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. CLE
19	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs.TB
20	Evan Engram	DEN	vs. DAL
21	David Njoku	CLE	at NE
22	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. GB
23	Colston Loveland	CHI	at BAL
24	Noah Fant	CIN	vs. NYJ
25	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at IND
26	Darnell Washington	PIT	vs. GB
27	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. GB
28	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. CHI
29	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	at PHI
30	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. BUF
31	Taysom Hill	NO	vs. TB
32	Gunnar Helm	TEN	at IND

Week 8 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK	Player	Pos	TM	Opponent
1	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	vs. MIA
2	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. TEN
3	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. NYJ
4	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	at HOU
5	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at DEN
6	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	at PIT
7	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	at ATL
8	Rashee Rice	WR	KC	vs. WAS
9	James Cook	RB	BUF	at CAR
10	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at LAC
11	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	at NO
12	Rachaad White	RB	TB	at NO
13	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	vs. CHI
14	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	at DEN
15	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	vs. NYG
16	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. DAL
17	Quinshon Judkins	RB	CLE	at NE
18	Cam Skattebo	RB	NYG	at PHI
19	Devonta Smith	WR	PHI	vs. NYG
20	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	at BAL
21	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	at BAL
22	Chris Olave	WR	NO	vs. TB
23	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	vs. BUF
24	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. MIN
25	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at DEN
26	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at PHI
27	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at LAC
28	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. NYJ
29	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	vs. GB
30	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	vs. MIN
31	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. NYJ
32	Kimani Vidal	RB	LAC	vs. MIN
33	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	vs. GB
34	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	vs. CLE
35	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. TEN
36	J.K. Dobbins	RB	DEN	vs. DAL
37	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	at CIN
38	George Pickens	WR	DAL	at DEN
39	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	vs. TB
40	Tyler Warren	TE	IND	vs. TEN
41	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	WAS	at KC
42	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	vs. MIA
43	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	vs. MIN
44	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	at PIT
45	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	at PIT
46	George Kittle	TE	SF	at HOU
47	Oronde Gadsden	TE	LAC	vs. MIN
48	Kyle Pitts Sr.	TE	ATL	vs. MIA
49	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	at ATL
50	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	vs. WAS
51	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. CLE
52	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	vs. BUF
53	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	vs. SF
54	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	vs. CHI
55	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	vs. WAS
56	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	vs. WAS
57	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	at KC
58	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	vs. NYG
59	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	at CAR
60	Rashid Shaheed	WR	NO	vs. TB
61	Tez Johnson	WR	TB	at NO
62	D.J. Moore	WR	CHI	at BAL
63	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	WAS	at KC
64	Jordan Mason	RB	MIN	at LAC
65	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	vs. SF
66	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at IND
67	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	vs. BUF
68	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	at CAR
69	Tyler Allgeier	RB	ATL	vs. MIA
70	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	at BAL
71	Matthew Golden	WR	GB	at PIT
72	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	at HOU
73	Keon Coleman	WR	BUF	at CAR
74	Cade Otton	TE	TB	at NO
75	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at LAC
76	Troy Franklin	WR	DEN	vs. DAL
77	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	CLE	at NE
78	Nick Chubb	RB	HOU	vs. SF
79	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	at NE
80	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. TEN
81	Sterling Shepard	WR	TB	at NO
82	Mason Taylor	TE	NYJ	at CIN
83	Kendrick Bourne	WR	SF	at HOU
84	Alec Pierce	WR	IND	vs. TEN
85	Jaylin Noel	WR	HOU	vs. SF
86	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PIT	vs. GB
87	Aaron Jones Sr.	RB	MIN	at LAC
88	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	vs. DAL
89	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	vs. WAS
90	Zach Ertz	TE	WAS	at KC
91	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	vs. CHI
92	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	at PHI
93	Elic Ayomanor	WR	TEN	at IND
94	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	DEN	vs. DAL
95	Jayden Higgins	WR	HOU	vs. SF
96	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at IND
97	Justice Hill	RB	BAL	vs. CHI
98	Brashard Smith	RB	KC	vs. WAS
99	Kayshon Boutte	WR	NE	vs. CLE
100	Hollywood Brown	WR	KC	vs. WAS

Week 8 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at DEN
2	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at NO
3	Michael Badgley	IND	vs. TEN
4	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. WAS
5	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. MIN
6	Matt Prater	BUF	at CAR
7	Eddy Pineiro	SF	at HOU
8	Will Reichard	MIN	at LAC
9	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. NYJ
10	Parker Romo	ATL	vs. MIA
11	Cairo Santos	CHI	at BAL
12	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. GB
13	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. DAL
14	Lucas Havrisik	GB	at PIT
15	Tyler Loop	BAL	vs. CHI
16	Matt Gay	WAS	at KC
17	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. SF
18	Joey Slye	TEN	at IND
19	Riley Patterson	MIA	at ATL
20	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. TB
21	Nick Folk	NYJ	at CIN
22	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. NYG
23	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	vs. BUF
24	Andres Borregales	NE	vs. CLE
25	Graham Gano	NYG	at PHI
26	Andre Szmyt	CLE	at NE

Week 8 Fantasy Defense/DST Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Colts	IND	vs. TEN
2	Patriots	NE	vs. CLE
3	Falcons	ATL	vs. MIA
4	Chiefs	KC	vs. WAS
5	Chargers	LAC	vs. MIN
6	Bills	BUF	at CAR
7	Buccaneers	TB	at NO
8	Bengals	CIN	vs. NYJ
9	Texans	HOU	vs. SF
10	Eagles	PHI	vs. NYG
11	49ers	SF	at HOU
12	Bears	CHI	at BAL
13	Steelers	PIT	vs. GB
14	Packers	GB	at PIT
15	Vikings	MIN	at LAC
16	Jets	NYJ	at CIN
17	Browns	CLE	at NE
18	Broncos	DEN	vs. DAL
19	Ravens	BAL	vs. CHI
20	Saints	NO	vs. TB
21	Dolphins	MIA	at ATL
22	Giants	NYG	at PHI
23	Commanders	WAS	at KC
24	Panthers	CAR	vs. BUF
25	Cowboys	DAL	at DEN
26	Titans	TEN	at IND