Week 8 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: Caleb Williams In The Top 10

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 quarterbacks Kyler Murray, Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Geno Smith, Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold.
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!
This week’s QB risers include Bo Nix, Baker Mayfield, and Caleb Williams, all of whom have very favorable matchups heading into the week. We’re also going to see a few backups in line to start this week, including Marcus Mariota, Andy Dalton and possibly Tyrod Taylor (the Jets have named him their Week 8 starter).
With that said, here are my complete fantasy football quarterback rankings for the eighth week of the NFL season.
Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!
All Positions: RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DEFs | Ks
Week 7 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 |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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