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Hey, RotoBallers! The midway point of the fantasy football regular season has officially arrived as we are onto Week 8. Fantasy managers will get a break, as no NFL team has a bye this week. There will be plenty of fantasy running back options to choose from in Week 8. We are here to help you sort it all out with our Week 8 half-PPR running rankings for fantasy football as of October 26th. Let's take a look at where running backs like Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Rhamondre Stevenson, D'Onta Foreman, Kareem Hunt, Darrell Henderson Jr., Emari Demercado, Pierre Strong Jr., Rachaad White, Gus Edwards, Devin Singletary, Roschon Johnson, and Cam Akers rank in Week 8.
Our Week 8 half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. 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.
You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these half-PPR rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups, and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must-have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!
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Week 8 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Miles Sanders, Chuba Hubbard Involved In Committee
- Jordan Wilkins Signs With Cleveland's Practice Squad
- Deon Jackson Claimed By The Giants
- Christian McCaffrey Breaks NFL Record Monday Night
- Alexander Mattison Cedes Work In Week 7
- Jamaal Williams, Kendre Miller Limited In Week 7
- Bucs Designate Chase Edmonds To Return From IR
- Roschon Johnson Fully Practices Wednesday
- Jerome Ford Not Expected To Be Placed On IR
- Bijan Robinson Practices In Full On Wednesday
- Aaron Jones Practicing On Thursday
- David Montgomery Not Practicing Thursday
- Kenneth Walker III Misses Practice On Wednesday
- Zack Moss Misses Practice With Elbow, Heel Issues
Week 8 Fantasy Football Running Back Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 8 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
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, and K mixed in).
Last updated on Thursday, 10/26:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | Breece Hall | RB | 9 |
| 1 | 5 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 13 |
| 1 | 6 | Tony Pollard | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 7 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 8 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 9 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 17 |
| 3 | 10 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 12 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 14 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 15 | Derrick Henry | RB | 27 |
| 3 | 16 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 32 |
| 4 | 18 | Aaron Jones | RB | 33 |
| 4 | 19 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 35 |
| 4 | 20 | James Cook | RB | 37 |
| 4 | 21 | Javonte Williams | RB | 38 |
| 4 | 22 | Joe Mixon | RB | 42 |
| 5 | 23 | Gus Edwards | RB | 45 |
| 5 | 24 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 48 |
| 5 | 25 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 53 |
| 5 | 26 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 27 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 56 |
| 5 | 28 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 57 |
| 5 | 29 | Rachaad White | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 30 | Zack Moss | RB | 61 |
| 6 | 31 | Najee Harris | RB | 78 |
| 6 | 32 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 83 |
| 6 | 33 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 89 |
| 6 | 34 | Devin Singletary | RB | 90 |
| 7 | 35 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 93 |
| 7 | 36 | Emari Demercado | RB | 94 |
| 8 | 37 | Miles Sanders | RB | 97 |
| 8 | 38 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 98 |
| 8 | 39 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 101 |
| 8 | 40 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 106 |
| 8 | 41 | AJ Dillon | RB | 107 |
| 8 | 42 | Justice Hill | RB | 110 |
| 8 | 43 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 116 |
| 9 | 44 | Royce Freeman | RB | 123 |
| 9 | 45 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 124 |
| 9 | 46 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 125 |
| 9 | 47 | Latavius Murray | RB | 127 |
| 9 | 48 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 130 |
| 9 | 49 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 137 |
| 10 | 50 | Cam Akers | RB | 149 |
| 10 | 51 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 152 |
| 10 | 52 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 153 |
| 10 | 53 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 154 |
| 11 | 54 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 160 |
| 11 | 55 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 162 |
| 11 | 56 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 166 |
| 11 | 57 | Samaje Perine | RB | 172 |
| 11 | 58 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 175 |
| 11 | 59 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 176 |
| 12 | 60 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 184 |
| 12 | 61 | Michael Carter | RB | 198 |
| 12 | 62 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 199 |
| 12 | 63 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 200 |
| 13 | 64 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 201 |
| 13 | 65 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 203 |
| 13 | 66 | Damien Williams | RB | 213 |
| 13 | 67 | Jordan Mason | RB | 214 |
| 13 | 68 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 216 |
| 13 | 69 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 217 |
| 13 | 70 | Matt Breida | RB | 220 |
| 13 | 71 | Kendre Miller | RB | 221 |
| 14 | 72 | Emanuel Wilson | RB | 222 |
| 14 | 73 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 224 |
| 15 | 74 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 230 |
| 15 | 75 | Zamir White | RB | 236 |
| 15 | 76 | Zach Evans | RB | 242 |
| 15 | 77 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 243 |
| 15 | 78 | Boston Scott | RB | 249 |
| 15 | 79 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 251 |
| 15 | 80 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | 253 |
| 15 | 81 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 254 |
| 15 | 82 | Ty Chandler | RB | 255 |
| 15 | 83 | David Montgomery | RB | 256 |
| 15 | 84 | Travis Homer | RB | 257 |
| 15 | 85 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 258 |
| 16 | 86 | Chase Brown | RB | 259 |
| 16 | 87 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 260 |
| 16 | 88 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 261 |
| 16 | 89 | Alec Ingold | RB | 262 |
| 16 | 90 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 263 |
| 16 | 91 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 264 |
| 16 | 92 | Sean Tucker | RB | 265 |
| 16 | 93 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 266 |
| 16 | 94 | Ty Montgomery II | RB | 267 |
| 16 | 95 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 268 |
| 16 | 96 | C.J. Ham | RB | 269 |
| 16 | 97 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 270 |
| 16 | 98 | Deon Jackson | RB | 271 |
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