Branson: Week 8 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson–
(CBS) It's Week 8 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Teams on bye: Jaguars, Bills, Eagles and Redskins.
Quarterbacks
1. Tom Brady, NE (vs MIA)
2. Philip Rivers, SD (at BAL)
3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (vs CIN)
4. Carson Palmer, ARI (at CLE)
5. Aaron Rodgers, GB (at DEN)
6. Matthew Stafford, DET (at KC)
7. Cam Newton, CAR (vs IND)
8. Eli Manning, NYG (at NO)
9. Joe Flacco, BAL (vs SD)
10. Andy Dalton, CIN (at PIT)
11. Matt Ryan, ATL (vs TB)
12. Drew Brees, NO (vs NYG)
13. Jay Cutler, CHI (vs MIN)
14. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (at NE)
15. Andrew Luck, IND (at CAR)
16. Brian Hoyer, HOU (vs TEN)
17. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (at OAK)
18. Teddy Bridgewater, MIN (at CHI)
19. Jameis Winston, TB (at ATL)
20. Russell Wilson, SEA (at DAL)
21. Marcus Mariota, TEN (at HOU)
22. Peyton Manning, DEN (vs GB)
23. Derek Carr, OAK (vs NYJ)
24. Alex Smith, KC (vs DET)
25. Josh McCown, CLE (vs ARI)
Running backs
1. Devonta Freeman, ATL (vs TB)
2. Todd Gurley, STL (vs SF)
3. Le'Veon Bell, PIT (vs CIN)
4. Matt Forte, CHI (vs MIN)
5. Mark Ingram, NO (vs NYG)
6. Adrian Peterson, MIN (at CHI)
7. Marshawn Lynch, SEA (at DAL)
8. Justin Forsett, BAL (vs SD)
9. Doug Martin, TB (at ATL)
10. Chris Johnson, ARI (at CLE)
11. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (vs IND)
12. Chris Ivory, NYJ (at OAK)
13. Giovani Bernard, CIN (at PIT)
14. Charcandrick West, KC (vs DET)
15. Lamar Miller, MIA (at NE)
16. Frank Gore, IND (at CAR)
17. Danny Woodhead, SD (at BAL)
18. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (vs GB)
19. Eddie Lacy, GB (at DEN)
20. Duke Johnson, CLE (vs ARI)
21. Darren McFadden, DAL (vs SEA)
22. Latavius Murray, OAK (vs NYJ)
23. James Starks, GB (at DEN)
24. Jeremy Hill, CIN (at PIT)
25. Antonio Andrews, TEN (at HOU)
26. Alfred Blue, HOU (vs TEN)
27. LeGarrette Blount, NE (vs MIA)
28. Charles Sims, TB (at ATL)
29. Theo Riddick, DET (at KC)
30. Dexter McCluster, TEN (at HOU)
31. Ameer Abdullah, DET (at KC)
32. Shane Vereen, NYG (at NO)
33. Orleans Darkwa, NYG (at NO)
34. C.J. Spiller, NO (vs NYG)
35. Carlos Hyde, SF (at STL)
36. Chris Polk, HOU (vs TEN)
37. C.J. Anderson, DEN (vs GB)
38. James White, NE (vs MIA)
39. Branden Oliver, SD (at BAL)
40. David Johnson, ARI (at CLE)
41. Andre Ellington, ARI (at CLE)
42. Rashad Jennings, NYG (at NO)
43. Khiry Robinson, NO (vs NYG)
44. Robert Turbin, CLE (vs ARI)
45. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (vs ARI)
46. Mike Tolbert, CAR (vs IND)
47. Roy Helu, OAK (vs NYJ)
48. Joique Bell, DET (at KC)
49. Christine Michael, DAL (vs SEA)
50. Knile Davis, KC (vs DET)
Receivers
1. Julio Jones, ATL (vs TB)
2. Antonio Brown, PIT (vs CIN)
3. Calvin Johnson, DET (at KC)
4. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (vs TEN)
5. Odell Beckham, NYG (at NO)
6. Keenan Allen, SD (at BAL)
7. Alshon Jeffery, CHI (vs MIN)
8. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (at OAK)
9. Julian Edelman, NE (vs MIA)
10. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (vs GB)
11. A.J. Green, CIN (at PIT)
12. Mike Evans, TB (at ATL)
13. Steve Smith, BAL (vs SD)
14. Martavis Bryant, PIT (vs CIN)
15. John Brown, ARI (at CLE)
16. Stefon Diggs, MIN (at CHI)
17. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (at CLE)
18. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (vs GB)
19. Rishard Matthews, MIA (at NE)
20. Randall Cobb, GB (at DEN)
21. T.Y. Hilton, IND (at CAR)
22. Eric Decker, NYJ (at OAK)
23. Amari Cooper, OAK (vs NYJ)
24. Jarvis Landry, MIA (at NE)
25. Kendall Wright, TEN (at HOU)
26. Donte Moncrief, IND (at CAR)
27. James Jones, GB (at DEN)
28. Nate Washington, HOU (vs TEN)
29. Anquan Boldin, SF (at STL)
30. Marvin Jones, CIN (at PIT)
31. Brandin Cooks, NO (vs NYG)
32. Roddy White, ATL (vs TB)
33. Steve Johnson, SD (at BAL)
34. Willie Snead, NO (vs NYG)
35. Danny Amendola, NE (vs MIA)
36. Golden Tate, DET (at KC)
37. Michael Crabtree, OAK (vs NYJ)
38. Ted Ginn, CAR (vs IND)
39. Doug Baldwin, SEA (at DAL)
40. Tavon Austin, STL (vs SF)
41. Mike Wallace, MIN (at CHI)
42. Rueben Randle, NYG (at NO)
43. Michael Floyd, ARI (at CLE)
44. Chris Conley, KC (vs DET)
45. Brandon LaFell, NE (vs MIA)
46. Travis Benjamin, CLE (vs ARI)
47. Davante Adams, GB (at DEN)
48. Eddie Royal, CHI (vs MIN)
49. Malcom Floyd, SD (at BAL)
50. Kamar Aiken, BAL (vs SD)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE (vs MIA)
2. Greg Olsen, CAR (vs IND)
3. Tyler Eifert, CIN (at PIT)
4. Gary Barnidge, CLE (vs ARI)
5. Martellus Bennett, CHI (vs MIN)
6. Travis Kelce, KC (vs DET)
7. Delanie Walker, TEN (at HOU)
8. Ladarius Green, SD (at BAL)
9. Eric Ebron, DET (at KC)
10. Jason Witten, DAL (vs SEA)
11. Jimmy Graham, SEA (at DAL)
12. Crockett Gillmore, BAL (vs SD)
13. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TB (at ATL)
14. Benjamin Watson, NO (vs NYG)
15. Richard Rodgers, GB (at DEN)
16. Jordan Cameron, MIA (at NE)
17. Larry Donnell, NYG (at NO)
18. Coby Fleener, IND (at CAR)
19. Clive Walford, OAK (vs NYJ)
20. Jeff Cumberland, NYJ (at OAK)
21. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (at CHI)
22. Owen Daniels, DEN (vs GB)
23. Jacob Tamme, ATL (vs TB)
24. Heath Miller, PIT (vs CIN)
25. Vernon Davis, SF (at STL)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
