Updated Week 8 Running Back Rankings

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Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

Saquon Barkley Ruled Out
Tevin Coleman Out For Week 8
Chargers Hopeful Austin Ekeler Can Play Sunday
Miles Sanders Lands On Injured Reserve
Seahawks Unsure If Chris Carson Will Return This Year

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 8.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2024:

Week 8 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 8 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Saturday 10/30 at 8:00 pm ET:

RB Rank	Player Name	Pos	Overall Rank
1	Derrick Henry	RB	1
2	Dalvin Cook	RB	3
3	Jonathan Taylor	RB	5
4	Aaron Jones	RB	8
5	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	9
6	Alvin Kamara	RB	13
7	D'Andre Swift	RB	14
8	Najee Harris	RB	15
9	James Robinson	RB	19
10	Joe Mixon	RB	20
11	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB	21
12	Damien Harris	RB	23
13	Nick Chubb	RB	29
14	Leonard Fournette	RB	38
15	Chuba Hubbard	RB	41
16	Darrel Williams	RB	44
17	Elijah Mitchell	RB	46
18	Khalil Herbert	RB	50
19	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	55
20	Antonio Gibson	RB	56
21	Devontae Booker	RB	57
22	Chase Edmonds	RB	58
23	Zack Moss	RB	59
24	Myles Gaskin	RB	62
25	Alex Collins	RB	66
26	Melvin Gordon III	RB	68
27	Austin Ekeler	RB	70
28	Michael Carter	RB	73
29	Tony Pollard	RB	74
30	James Conner	RB	77
31	J.D. McKissic	RB	79
32	Javonte Williams	RB	82
33	Mike Davis	RB	94
34	Jamaal Williams	RB	102
35	David Johnson	RB	106
36	Boston Scott	RB	107
37	AJ Dillon	RB	109
38	Samaje Perine	RB	110
39	Phillip Lindsay	RB	117
40	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	122
41	Brandon Bolden	RB	124
42	Nyheim Hines	RB	126
43	Devin Singletary	RB	127
44	Damien Williams	RB	129
45	Rashaad Penny	RB	131
46	Sony Michel	RB	143
47	Ty Johnson	RB	145
48	Salvon Ahmed	RB	146
49	Alexander Mattison	RB	147
50	Ronald Jones II	RB	148
51	Giovani Bernard	RB	150
52	Joshua Kelley	RB	158
53	Jerick McKinnon	RB	171
54	J.J. Taylor	RB	172
55	JaMycal Hasty	RB	173
56	Mark Ingram II	RB	179
57	Justin Jackson	RB	181
58	Carlos Hyde	RB	190
59	Royce Freeman	RB	191
60	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	193
61	Jordan Howard	RB	197
62	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	199
63	DeeJay Dallas	RB	200
64	Jeremy McNichols	RB	201
65	Rex Burkhead	RB	203
66	Marlon Mack	RB	206
67	Travis Homer	RB	214
68	Trey Sermon	RB	221
69	Elijhaa Penny	RB	222
70	Kalen Ballage	RB	227
71	Kylin Hill	RB	228
72	Ty Montgomery	RB	233
73	La'Mical Perine	RB	234
74	Jaret Patterson	RB	238
75	Ameer Abdullah	RB	242
76	Wayne Gallman Jr.	RB	246
77	Gary Brightwell	RB	250
78	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	251
78	C.J. Ham	RB	252
78	Ryan Nall	RB	257
78	John Kelly	RB	259
78	Devine Ozigbo	RB	261
78	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	277
78	Trenton Cannon	RB	281
78	Buddy Howell	RB	284

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