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We're officially past the halfway point of the regular season in fantasy football, and it's more important than ever to stay up top of rankings with bye weeks and injuries making lineup decisions more complicated by the day. See below for our updated Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 29th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Raheem Mostert, D'Andre Swift, Darrell Henderson Jr., and Eno Benjamin rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 8 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Ezekiel Elliott Out Against Bears
- James Robinson Will Play In Week 8
- Raheem Mostert Good To Go Against Lions
- Ezekiel Elliott Ruled Out For Week 8
- D'Andre Swift Off The Injury Report
- Jeff Wilson Jr. Drawing Trade Interest
- Darrell Henderson Jr. Will Play Against 49ers
- James Conner Will Not Face Vikings
- Panthers Rule Chuba Hubbard Out Against Falcons
- Cam Akers To Be Held Out Again
- Jets To Ride With Hot Hand In Backfield
- Travis Homer To Be Activated From Injured Reserve
- Darrel Williams A Game-Time Decision
- Eno Benjamin A Solid RB2 Against Vikings
- Antonio Gibson Has Potential For Increased Usage
Week 8 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 8 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Sunday 10/30 at 12:00 pm ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 4 | Nick Chubb | RB | 8 |
| 1 | 5 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 11 |
| 2 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 10 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 11 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 20 |
| 2 | 12 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 22 |
| 2 | 13 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 23 |
| 2 | 14 | Tony Pollard | RB | 25 |
| 2 | 15 | Joe Mixon | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 16 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 27 |
| 3 | 17 | Aaron Jones | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 18 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 19 | Miles Sanders | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 20 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 45 |
| 3 | 21 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 49 |
| 3 | 22 | Devin Singletary | RB | 51 |
| 3 | 23 | Najee Harris | RB | 53 |
| 3 | 24 | Michael Carter | RB | 57 |
| 3 | 25 | David Montgomery | RB | 62 |
| 3 | 26 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 65 |
| 4 | 27 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 66 |
| 4 | 28 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 67 |
| 4 | 29 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 70 |
| 4 | 30 | Gus Edwards | RB | 74 |
| 4 | 31 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 80 |
| 4 | 32 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 84 |
| 4 | 33 | Damien Harris | RB | 90 |
| 4 | 34 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 94 |
| 4 | 35 | Latavius Murray | RB | 105 |
| 5 | 36 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 106 |
| 5 | 37 | AJ Dillon | RB | 113 |
| 5 | 38 | Rachaad White | RB | 118 |
| 5 | 39 | James Robinson | RB | 124 |
| 5 | 40 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 132 |
| 5 | 41 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 133 |
| 5 | 42 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 136 |
| 6 | 43 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 140 |
| 6 | 44 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 142 |
| 6 | 45 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 146 |
| 6 | 46 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 147 |
| 6 | 47 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 159 |
| 6 | 48 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 160 |
| 6 | 49 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 162 |
| 7 | 50 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 164 |
| 7 | 51 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 165 |
| 7 | 52 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 170 |
| 7 | 53 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 171 |
| 7 | 54 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 173 |
| 7 | 55 | Samaje Perine | RB | 176 |
| 7 | 56 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 177 |
| 7 | 57 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 180 |
| 8 | 58 | James Cook | RB | 183 |
| 8 | 59 | Ty Johnson | RB | 187 |
| 8 | 60 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 189 |
| 8 | 61 | Matt Breida | RB | 190 |
| 8 | 62 | Justice Hill | RB | 192 |
| 8 | 63 | Avery Williams | RB | 196 |
| 8 | 64 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 209 |
| 9 | 65 | Boston Scott | RB | 213 |
| 9 | 66 | Deon Jackson | RB | 219 |
| 9 | 67 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 220 |
| 9 | 68 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 224 |
| 9 | 69 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 226 |
| 9 | 70 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 232 |
| 10 | 71 | Chris Evans | RB | 234 |
| 10 | 72 | Zamir White | RB | 235 |
| 10 | 73 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 236 |
| 10 | 74 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 237 |
| 10 | 75 | Mike Strachan | RB | 238 |
| 10 | 76 | Zack Moss | RB | 239 |
| 10 | 77 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 241 |
| 10 | 78 | Justin Jackson | RB | 242 |
| 10 | 79 | Alec Ingold | RB | 246 |
| 10 | 80 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 249 |
| 10 | 81 | Reggie Gilliam | RB | 251 |
| 11 | 82 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 252 |
| 11 | 83 | Snoop Conner | RB | 254 |
| 11 | 84 | Kevin Harris | RB | 255 |
| 11 | 85 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 256 |
| 11 | 86 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 257 |
| 11 | 87 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 258 |
| 11 | 88 | Corey Clement | RB | 261 |
| 11 | 89 | Marlon Mack | RB | 262 |
| 11 | 90 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 263 |
| 12 | 91 | Travis Homer | RB | 265 |
| 12 | 92 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 268 |
| 12 | 93 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 270 |
| 12 | 94 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 271 |
| 12 | 95 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 272 |
| 12 | 96 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 274 |
| 12 | 97 | Keith Smith | RB | 276 |
| 12 | 98 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 277 |
| 12 | 99 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 279 |
| 12 | 100 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 283 |
| 12 | 101 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 284 |
| 12 | 102 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 285 |
| 12 | 103 | C.J. Ham | RB | 291 |
| 12 | 104 | Derek Watt | RB | 294 |
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