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We're just about halfway into the NFL's regular season and with the fantasy football playoffs sneakily approaching, every week is a must-win situation. With injuries and bye weeks, rankings will go deeper than ever before. It's time to present our early Week 8 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 25. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Travis Etienne, Michael Carter, A.J. Brown, Tyler Lockett, and Parris Campbell rank, among others.
Our half-PPR 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 Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Breece Hall's Promising Rookie Year Is Over
- Matt Ryan Injured, Benched For Rest Of Season
- Amon-Ra St. Brown Has Good Chance To Face Dolphins
- Mike Evans, Julio Jones, Russell Gage Record DNPs Monday
- Cameron Brate Doesn't Practice Monday
- Mark Andrews Not Seen At Tuesday's Practice
- Gus Edwards Given Limited Tag Monday
- Corey Davis Day-To-Day With Knee Injury
- Daniel Bellinger's Status Uncertain For Rest Of Season
- Mike Boone Lands On Injured Reserve
- Van Jefferson Designated To Return From Injured Reserve
- Ryan Tannehill "Good" After Injuring His Ankle
- Allen Lazard Dealing With Shoulder Injury
- Deebo Samuel Day-To-Day With Hamstring Strain
- Seahawks Not Ruling DK Metcalf Out For Week 8
- Mike Williams To Miss Time With High-Ankle Sprain
- Russell Wilson Could Return In Week 8
- David Njoku Expected To Miss 2-5 Weeks
Early Week 8 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 8 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!
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Tuesday 10/26 at 12:00 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos. |
| 1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 5 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 7 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 1 | 8 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 9 | Kenneth Walker III | RB |
| 2 | 10 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 2 | 12 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 15 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 3 | 18 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 19 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 3 | 22 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 3 | 24 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 25 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 3 | 28 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 3 | 30 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Chris Olave | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 3 | 36 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 3 | 37 | Gabe Davis | WR |
| 4 | 38 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 4 | 41 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 4 | 43 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 4 | 44 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 4 | 45 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 4 | 46 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 4 | 47 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 4 | 49 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 4 | 51 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 5 | 53 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 5 | 56 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 5 | 58 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 5 | 59 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
| 5 | 61 | George Kittle | TE |
| 5 | 62 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Gus Edwards | RB |
| 5 | 66 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 5 | 67 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 5 | 69 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 5 | 70 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 5 | 71 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 5 | 72 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
| 5 | 73 | George Pickens | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Drake London | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 77 | Alec Pierce | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 6 | 81 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 6 | 82 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
| 6 | 84 | Taysom Hill | TE |
| 6 | 85 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 6 | 87 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 6 | 88 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 7 | 90 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 7 | 91 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 7 | 96 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 7 | 97 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 7 | 98 | James Robinson | RB |
| 7 | 99 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 7 | 101 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 7 | 102 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Rachaad White | RB |
| 7 | 105 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 7 | 107 | Greg Dulcich | TE |
| 7 | 108 | Tyquan Thornton | WR |
| 7 | 109 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 7 | 111 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 8 | 112 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 8 | 113 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 8 | 117 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 8 | 118 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 8 | 120 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 8 | 122 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 8 | 123 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 8 | 125 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 8 | 126 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 8 | 127 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Phillip Dorsett II | WR |
| 8 | 130 | Robbie Anderson | WR |
| 8 | 131 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 8 | 132 | Cade Otton | TE |
| 9 | 133 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Caleb Huntley | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 9 | 141 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 9 | 143 | Richie James Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 9 | 145 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 9 | 146 | Shi Smith | WR |
| 9 | 147 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 9 | 148 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 9 | 149 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 9 | 150 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 9 | 151 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 9 | 152 | Dante Pettis | WR |
| 9 | 153 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 10 | 154 | K.J. Hamler | WR |
| 10 | 155 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Dee Eskridge | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 10 | 158 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 10 | 159 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 10 | 160 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 10 | 161 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 10 | 162 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 10 | 163 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 10 | 164 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 10 | 165 | Justice Hill | RB |
| 10 | 166 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 10 | 167 | David Bell | WR |
| 10 | 168 | Greg Dortch | WR |
| 10 | 169 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 10 | 170 | David Sills V | WR |
| 11 | 171 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 11 | 172 | Chris Moore | WR |
| 11 | 173 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 11 | 174 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Chris Myarick | TE |
| 11 | 176 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 11 | 177 | Velus Jones Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 178 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 11 | 179 | James Cook | RB |
| 11 | 180 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Marcus Johnson | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Amari Rodgers | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 11 | 185 | Keaontay Ingram | RB |
| 11 | 186 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 11 | 187 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 11 | 188 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
| 11 | 189 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 11 | 190 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 11 | 191 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 192 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 11 | 194 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 11 | 195 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 12 | 196 | Jelani Woods | TE |
| 12 | 197 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 12 | 198 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 12 | 200 | Tanner Hudson | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Cole Turner | TE |
| 12 | 202 | Deon Jackson | RB |
| 12 | 203 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 12 | 204 | Avery Williams | RB |
| 12 | 205 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 12 | 206 | James Proche II | WR |
| 12 | 207 | Mike Thomas | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Mike Strachan | RB |
| 12 | 209 | Tim Jones | WR |
| 12 | 210 | John Bates | TE |
| 12 | 211 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 12 | 212 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE |
| 12 | 213 | Cody Hollister | WR |
| 12 | 214 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 12 | 215 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 12 | 216 | Josh Oliver | TE |
| 13 | 217 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 218 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 219 | Zamir White | RB |
| 13 | 220 | Jalen Tolbert | WR |
| 13 | 221 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 13 | 222 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 13 | 223 | Gary Brightwell | RB |
| 13 | 224 | Kendall Hinton | WR |
| 13 | 225 | Rashid Shaheed | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 13 | 227 | Denzel Mims | WR |
| 13 | 228 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 13 | 229 | Samori Toure | WR |
| 13 | 230 | River Cracraft | WR |
| 13 | 231 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 13 | 232 | Hassan Haskins | RB |
| 13 | 233 | Trestan Ebner | RB |
| 13 | 234 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 13 | 236 | Raheem Blackshear | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 239 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 13 | 243 | Alec Ingold | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
| 13 | 245 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
| 13 | 246 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Kevin Harris | RB |
| 14 | 250 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Khari Blasingame | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 14 | 254 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Keith Smith | RB |
| 14 | 256 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 258 | Derek Watt | RB |
| 14 | 259 | Jakob Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 260 | Devine Ozigbo | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 262 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 14 | 263 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 14 | 264 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 14 | 265 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 14 | 266 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 14 | 267 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 14 | 268 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 15 | 269 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 270 | Geno Smith | QB |
| 15 | 271 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 15 | 272 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 277 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Bailey Zappe | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 285 | PJ Walker | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Sam Ehlinger | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Kenny Pickett | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Brett Rypien | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 15 | 293 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 15 | 294 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 295 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 15 | 296 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 15 | 297 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 15 | 298 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 15 | 299 | New York Jets | DST |
| 15 | 300 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 15 | 301 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 15 | 302 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 15 | 303 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 15 | 304 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 15 | 305 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 15 | 306 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 15 | 307 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 15 | 308 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 15 | 309 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 15 | 310 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 15 | 311 | New York Giants | DST |
| 15 | 312 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 313 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 314 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 315 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 316 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 317 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 318 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 319 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 320 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 321 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 322 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 16 | 323 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 16 | 324 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 325 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 326 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 327 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 328 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 329 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 330 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 16 | 331 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 16 | 332 | Nick Folk | K |
| 16 | 333 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 334 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 335 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 336 | Matt Gay | K |
| 16 | 337 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 16 | 338 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 339 | Rodrigo Blankenship | K |
| 16 | 340 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 341 | Cade York | K |
| 16 | 342 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 343 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 16 | 344 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 345 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 346 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 347 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 348 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 349 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 16 | 350 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 351 | Joey Slye | K |
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