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The fantasy football season is flying by as we're already onto week 8, and with running back injuries piling up, there are unexpected players with real value in our Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 26th. Any running back with a decent workload is on the fantasy radar, so our goal is to help you set those winning lineups. Let's see where key running backs like Derrick Henry, Travis Etienne, Raheem Mostert, Chuba Hubbard, and AJ Dillon 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
- Jets To Ease James Robinson In
- Ezekiel Elliott Won't Practice Due To Knee Sprain
- Gus Edwards Limited Again
- Breece Hall Placed On Injured Reserve
- Mike Boone Lands On Injured Reserve
- Chuba Hubbard Suffers Minor Ankle Sprain In Week 7
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 Wednesday 10/26 at 3:00 pm ET:
| RB Tier | RB Rank | Player Name |
Pos | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Nick Chubb | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 5 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 7 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 10 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 12 | Joe Mixon | RB | 18 |
| 2 | 13 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 22 |
| 2 | 14 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 27 |
| 2 | 15 | Aaron Jones | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 16 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 29 |
| 3 | 17 | Miles Sanders | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 19 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 38 |
| 3 | 20 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 40 |
| 3 | 21 | Najee Harris | RB | 43 |
| 3 | 22 | David Montgomery | RB | 45 |
| 3 | 23 | Tony Pollard | RB | 48 |
| 3 | 24 | Devin Singletary | RB | 50 |
| 3 | 25 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 51 |
| 3 | 26 | Michael Carter | RB | 52 |
| 4 | 27 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 55 |
| 4 | 28 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 57 |
| 4 | 29 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 58 |
| 4 | 30 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 60 |
| 4 | 31 | Gus Edwards | RB | 65 |
| 4 | 32 | Damien Harris | RB | 68 |
| 4 | 33 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 72 |
| 4 | 34 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 85 |
| 4 | 35 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 90 |
| 5 | 36 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 95 |
| 5 | 37 | Latavius Murray | RB | 97 |
| 5 | 38 | James Robinson | RB | 98 |
| 5 | 39 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 100 |
| 5 | 40 | Rachaad White | RB | 104 |
| 5 | 41 | AJ Dillon | RB | 112 |
| 5 | 42 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 117 |
| 6 | 43 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 119 |
| 6 | 44 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 125 |
| 6 | 45 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 126 |
| 6 | 46 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 136 |
| 6 | 47 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 137 |
| 6 | 48 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 142 |
| 6 | 49 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 145 |
| 7 | 50 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 148 |
| 7 | 51 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 150 |
| 7 | 52 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 153 |
| 7 | 53 | Justice Hill | RB | 165 |
| 7 | 54 | Samaje Perine | RB | 171 |
| 7 | 55 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 173 |
| 7 | 56 | James Cook | RB | 179 |
| 7 | 57 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 184 |
| 8 | 58 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 185 |
| 8 | 59 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 188 |
| 8 | 60 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 189 |
| 8 | 61 | Matt Breida | RB | 190 |
| 8 | 62 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 194 |
| 8 | 63 | Deon Jackson | RB | 202 |
| 8 | 64 | Avery Williams | RB | 204 |
| 9 | 65 | Mike Strachan | RB | 208 |
| 9 | 66 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 214 |
| 9 | 67 | Ty Johnson | RB | 217 |
| 9 | 68 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 218 |
| 9 | 69 | Zamir White | RB | 219 |
| 9 | 70 | Chris Evans | RB | 222 |
| 10 | 71 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 223 |
| 10 | 72 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 231 |
| 10 | 73 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 232 |
| 10 | 74 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 233 |
| 10 | 75 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 234 |
| 10 | 76 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 236 |
| 10 | 77 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 237 |
| 10 | 78 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 238 |
| 10 | 79 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 239 |
| 10 | 80 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 240 |
| 10 | 81 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 241 |
| 11 | 82 | Justin Jackson | RB | 242 |
| 11 | 83 | Alec Ingold | RB | 243 |
| 11 | 84 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 244 |
| 11 | 85 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 245 |
| 11 | 86 | Corey Clement | RB | 246 |
| 11 | 87 | Boston Scott | RB | 247 |
| 11 | 88 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 248 |
| 11 | 89 | Kevin Harris | RB | 249 |
| 11 | 90 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 250 |
| 12 | 91 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 251 |
| 12 | 92 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 252 |
| 12 | 93 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 253 |
| 12 | 94 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 254 |
| 12 | 95 | Keith Smith | RB | 255 |
| 12 | 96 | Zack Moss | RB | 256 |
| 12 | 97 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 257 |
| 12 | 98 | Derek Watt | RB | 258 |
| 12 | 99 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 259 |
| 12 | 100 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 260 |
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