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Running Back Rankings Week 8

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Are we seeing the beginning of King Henry’s decline? It seems inevitable given his workload: 191 carries so far this year through 7 weeks, that extrapolates to 464 carries this season. That’s 85 more than last year’s carries leader, Derrick Henry. His ypc dipped to 3.0 against KC, his lowest of the year.

The answer is likely no. We could be seeing the greatest running back of all time. His combination of speed, power, and vision is unprecedented. In any event we haven’t seen a team that can stop him yet. But he’s not at the top of my rankings this week.

Running Back Rankings Week 8

Name	Team	Opp	Notes
Dalvin Cook	MIN	vs DAL	Tough opponent but fresh legs, Dallas weakening against the run (4.4 ypc last game, 4.0 last three)
Derrick Henry	TEN	@ IND	3.0 YPC last contest, passing game coming on, could be a down week
Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs TEN	Great matchup, can't put him higher than this
Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	@ MIN	Minny allowing 4.8 in last three
Aaron Jones	GB	@ ARI	No Davante = yes. If Davante plays could be low volume.
Austin Ekeler	LAC	vs NE	NE dominating allowing only 3.6 last three
Joe Mixon	CIN	@ NYJ	Lotsa work as Bengals lean on run
Alvin Kamara	NO	vs TB	Could be stuffed as runner, wasn't breaking vs SEA
D'Andre Swift	DET	vs PHI
James Robinson	JAC	@ SEA	120+ and 2
Najee Harris	PIT	@ CLE	Nice game to get back into it CLE 4.0 ypc last 3
Nick Chubb	CLE	vs PIT	Give the people what they want...D'Ernest
Saquon Barkley	NYG	@ KC	Practicing Wednesday
Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	vs CAR
Elijah Mitchell	SF	@ CHI	See no reason he should be lower
Darrell Henderson Jr.	LAR	@ HOU	Didn't get the love against Detroit
Leonard Fournette	TB	@ NO
Damien Harris	NE	@ LAC
Khalil Herbert	CHI	vs SF	Should see lions share of carries again
Darrel Williams	KC	vs NYG	RB just not part of the gameplan, lower-end talent as well
Chuba Hubbard	CAR	@ ATL	Terrible team
Antonio Gibson	WAS	@ DEN	Shin injury will limit what should be a plus matchup
Chase Edmonds	ARI	vs GB	Underrated
D'Ernest Johnson	CLE	vs PIT	Hunt still out, he will get run and make most of it
Zack Moss	BUF	vs MIA	No solid role, risky play
James Conner	ARI	vs GB	Vulture supreme
J.D. McKissic	WAS	@ DEN	Get him on the field
Javonte Williams	DEN	vs WAS	WFT good against the run, terrible against the pass
Melvin Gordon III	DEN	vs WAS	DEN not running the ball or doing anything well
Boston Scott	PHI	@ DET	Not this week's D'Ernest Johnson but good
Alex Collins	SEA	vs JAC	Will get run into ground
Tony Pollard	DAL	@ MIN
Devin Singletary	BUF	vs MIA	Almost as good as Moss
Michael Carter	NYJ	vs CIN
Samaje Perine	CIN	@ NYJ	Will get at least 10 carries, possibly a score
Jamaal Williams	DET	vs PHI
Myles Gaskin	MIA	@ BUF
Mike Davis	ATL	vs CAR
AJ Dillon	GB	@ ARI
Nyheim Hines	IND	vs TEN
David Johnson	HOU	vs LAR	Tyrod back, good for Johnson (dump offs)
Mark Ingram II	HOU	vs LAR
Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	@ DET
Ty Johnson	NYJ	vs CIN
Alexander Mattison	MIN	vs DAL
Sony Michel	LAR	@ HOU
Rashaad Penny	SEA	vs JAC
Devontae Booker	NYG	@ KC	Time's up
Demetric Felton	CLE	vs PIT
Damien Williams	CHI	vs SF
Brandon Bolden	NE	@ LAC
Jerick McKinnon	KC	vs NYG
Salvon Ahmed	MIA	@ BUF
Ronald Jones II	TB	@ NO
JaMycal Hasty	SF	@ CHI
Jeremy McNichols	TEN	@ IND
Giovani Bernard	TB	@ NO
Phillip Lindsay	HOU	vs LAR
J.J. Taylor	NE	@ LAC
Royce Freeman	CAR	@ ATL
Marlon Mack	IND	vs TEN
DeeJay Dallas	SEA	vs JAC
Kyle Juszczyk	SF	@ CHI
Chris Evans	CIN	@ NYJ
Joshua Kelley	LAC	vs NE
Ty Montgomery	NO	vs TB
Carlos Hyde	JAC	@ SEA
Justin Jackson	LAC	vs NE
Jaret Patterson	WAS	@ DEN
Trey Sermon	SF	@ CHI
Jordan Howard	PHI	@ DET
Elijhaa Penny	NYG	@ KC
Darrynton Evans	TEN	@ IND
Travis Homer	SEA	vs JAC
Wayne Gallman Jr.	ATL	vs CAR
Kalen Ballage	PIT	@ CLE
Kylin Hill	GB	@ ARI
Benny Snell Jr.	PIT	@ CLE
Miles Sanders	PHI	@ DET
Eno Benjamin	ARI	vs GB
La'Mical Perine	NYJ	vs CIN
Rex Burkhead	HOU	vs LAR
John Kelly	CLE	vs PIT
Ryan Nall	CHI	vs SF
Devine Ozigbo	NO	vs TB
Gary Brightwell	NYG	@ KC
Jonathan Ward	ARI	vs GB
Artavis Pierce	CHI	vs SF
Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	@ LAC
Khari Blasingame	TEN	@ IND
Alex Armah Jr.	NO	vs TB
Keith Smith	ATL	vs CAR
Jakob Johnson	NE	@ LAC
Ameer Abdullah	CAR	@ ATL
Johnny Stanton	CLE	vs PIT
Trayveon Williams	CIN	@ NYJ
Buddy Howell	LAR	@ HOU
Cullen Gillaspia	NYG	@ KC
Trenton Cannon	SF	@ CHI
Derrick Gore	KC	vs NYG

QB Rankings Week 8

Rankings: Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End

I do an exhaustive QB sit/start/ranking every week that you can access here.

QB Rankings Week 8

Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
Josh Allen	BUF	vs MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
Tom Brady	TB	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
Dak Prescott	DAL	@ MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
Kyler Murray	ARI	vs GB	Thu 8:20pm ET
Patrick Mahomes II	KC	vs NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
Matthew Stafford	LAR	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
Justin Herbert	LAC	vs NE	Sun 4:05pm ET
Joe Burrow	CIN	@ NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
Jalen Hurts	PHI	@ DET	Sun 1:00pm ET
Kirk Cousins	MIN	vs DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
Aaron Rodgers	GB	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
Ryan Tannehill	TEN	@ IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	@ BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
Matt Ryan	ATL	vs CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
Daniel Jones	NYG	@ KC	Mon 8:15pm ET
Trevor Lawrence	JAC	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
Mac Jones	NE	@ LAC	Sun 4:05pm ET
Tyrod Taylor	HOU	vs LAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
Teddy Bridgewater	DEN	vs WAS	Sun 4:25pm ET
Jameis Winston	NO	vs TB	Sun 4:25pm ET
Carson Wentz	IND	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
Jared Goff	DET	vs PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
Taylor Heinicke	WAS	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
Justin Fields	CHI	vs SF	Sun 1:00pm ET
Sam Darnold	CAR	@ ATL	Sun 1:00pm ET
Geno Smith	SEA	vs JAC	Sun 4:05pm ET
Mike White	NYJ	vs CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
Joe Flacco	NYJ	vs CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
Case Keenum	CLE	vs PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
Baker Mayfield	CLE	vs PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	@ CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
Davis Mills	HOU	vs LAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
Trey Lance	SF	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
Drew Lock	DEN	vs WAS	Sun 4:25pm ET

I’ll add notes in future weeks so you can get the tl;dr action right here.

Tight End Rankings Week 3

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Is this the week that Kyle Pitts owners are rewarded for bucking trends and taking a rookie tight end in round 4 or 5? An increasing snap share is encouraging, but his targets need to get into the double digits. TJ Hockenson and Rob Gronkowski continue to reward the faithful. Let’s see where the rest shake out in our tight end rankings for week 3.

Tight End Rankings Week 3

Rank	Name	Opponent
1	Darren Waller	Dolphins
2	Travis Kelce	Chargers
3	TJ Hockenson	Ravens
4	Kyle Pitts	Giants
5	George Kittle	Packers
6	Noah Fant	Jets
7	Rob Gronkowski	Rams
8	Robert Tonyan	49ers
9	Jared Cook	Chiefs
10	Mike Gesicki	Raiders
11	Mark Andrews	Lions
12	Tyler Higbee	Bucs
13	Logan Thomas	Bills
14	Blake Jarwin	Eagles
15	Maxx Williams	Jaguars
16	Jonnu Smith	Saints
17	Cole Kmet	Browns
18	Evan Engram	Falcons
19	Pat Freiermuth	Bengals
20	Jack Doyle	Titans
21	MyCole Pruitt	Colts
22	Juwan Johnson	Patriots
23	Austin Hooper	Bears
24	Albert O	Jets
25	Jordan Akins	Panthers
26	Chris Manhertz	Cardinals

Other than TJ Hockenson‘s amazing season, and when or if Kyle Pitts will have his monster game, there isn’t that much to talk about at the position. Gronk has 4 touchdowns on 12 targets. Maybe the Rams can start to balance out that ratio. Mark Andrews just continues to disappoint. I’m not expecting that to change this week.

So will Pitts have his monster game? I think yes. He’s lining up wide and in the slot a lot more than he’s on the line. He had 73 yards last week despite only 6 targets. He has the fourth most targets at the position in the league. I don’t know what else the Falcons are waiting for to make him the featured player in their passing game and in the red zone.

If you are struggling for a TE, I do think Gesicki could get more involved with Brisett under center. The Dolphins are not going to be going deep as much, and he should benefit. As far as darts, I’d consider starting Jordan Akins against the Panthers if you play in a 20-team league with two starting tight end spots. Davis Mills should be running for his life and Akins could be his safety net.

Same goes for Juwan Johnson and Jameis Winston. I don’t think Trautman is ever going to amount to much, so he’s in by default.

Wide Receiver Rankings Week 3

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Questions we would all like to know the answers to: are AJ Brown’s drops a thing? Is Kenny Golladay done? Are DeAndre Hopkins’s lack of targets going to screw his owners? Is Ridley never going to become a WR1? Can Deebo keep it up against Jaire Alexander? Honestly I have no clue, maybe the week 3 wide receiver rankings will clear it up.

Wide Receiver Rankings Week 3

Rank	Name	Opponent
1	Davante Adams	49ers
2	Tyreek Hill	Chargers
3	DeAndre Hopkins	Jaguars
4	Tyler Lockett	Vikings
5	CeeDee Lamb	Eagles
6	Cooper Kupp	Bucs
7	Calvin Ridley	Giants
8	Chris Godwin	Rams
9	Stefon Diggs	WFT
10	Allen Robinson	Browns
11	Courtland Sutton	Jets
12	Terry McLaurin	Bills
13	Deebo Samuel	Packers
14	Jamaar Chase	Steelers
15	Mike Williams	Chiefs
16	DJ Moore	Texans
17	Dionte Johnson	Bengals
18	DK Metcalf	Vikings
19	Michael Pittman	Titans
20	Mike Evans	Rams
21	Justin Jefferson	Seahawks
22	Julio Jones	Colts
23	Sterling Shepard	Falcons
24	AJ Brown	Colts
25	Marquise Brown	Lions
26	Tee Higgins	Steelers
27	Keenan Allen	Chiefs
28	Devonta Smith	Cowboys
29	Rondale Moore	Jaguars
30	Adam Thielen	Seahawks
31	Darnell Mooney	Browns
32	Odell Beckham Jr.	Bears
33	Quintez Cephus	Ravens
34	Robert Woods	Bucs
35	KJ Osborne	Seahawks
36	Henry Ruggs III	Dolphins
37	Elijah Moore	Broncos
38	Marvin Jones Jr.	Cardinals
39	Christian Kirk	Jaguars
40	Brandin Cooks	Panthers
41	Dyami Brown	Bills
42	JuJu Smith-Schuster	Bengals
43	Robbie Anderson	Texans
44	Nelson Agolhor	Saints
45	Tim Patrick	Jets

The only reason I don’t have Hopkins number one against the Jaguars is his target share. He has only 12 on the season, same as AJ Green. Tyler Lockett is staying in the top five until he plays himself out of it, but with 53% of his team’s air yards, something drastic would have to change. The moon ball to Lockett just works too well.

I like CeeDee Lamb in a blow up spot against the Eagles on Monday night, and I also think Ridley, who is commanding 52% of his team’s air yards finally has the game his owners have been waiting for against the Giants. I am fading Deebo Samuel just a bit against the Packers because even though Jaire Alexander doesn’t shadow, he will inevitably be on San Francisco’s only real receiving threat most of the time. I still think Deebo will have a good day.

In Rams vs Bucs I like Kupp of course but also think this is a Godwin week with Antonio Brown out with COVID. Of course I thought he would do more against the Falcons last week, but I’m sticking with him at WR8. I like Jamaar Chase over Tee Higgins against the Steelers, but if Burrow is to be believed, both should see more deep shots go their way. I also like Mike Williams over Keenan Allen against the Chiefs. Williams is third in targets to only Waller and CeeDee Lamb.

I think DK Metcalf owners could be in for a long season of watching Tyler Lockett outperform him, and AJ Brown owners could be in the same boat with Julio Jones unless Brown can cure his case of the drops. Last week was rough. Pan hands. I have Julio ranked two spots ahead at WR22, as I expect the Titans to dance with who brung them, that being Derrick Henry.

I like Michael Pittman this week against the 28th-ranked Titans pass defense, and Devonta Smith in a prime-time matchup against 31st-ranked Dallas, even though old teammate Trevon Diggs should be on him and wise to his tricks.

Start all Cardinal pass-catchers this week and you should come away happy. Which receiver between Rondale Moore and Christian Kirk does better is anyone’s guess, and it should stay that way most of the season. I almost put in Bryan Edwards over Henry Ruggs III, but I think we may have turned a corner on Ruggs. Ruggs was never a one-trick-pony at Alabama, and it appears the Raiders have finally figured that out. If they continue to use him in a variety of ways, which he absolutely has the skill set for, he could become a solid WR2. I just don’t know if the Raiders learn that quickly.

Elijah Moore, Darnell Mooney, KJ Osborne, and Marvin Jones Jr. are my favorite darts at receiver this week. I think Mooney catches a long 50+ yard TD from Fields, and I could see a 3-75-1 line. I like Marvin Jones to be Lawrence’s garbage time go-to, and Moore showed something against the Patriots. If Zach Wilson doesn’t completely melt down against the Broncos, a real possibility considering the shellacking he took last week, Moore should benefit from garbage time as well. I don’t know how long Osborne can last, but he’s worth a shot.

Running Back Rankings Week 3

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Owners of Clyde Edwards Helaire, Antonio Gibson, Saquon Barkley, and Josh Jacobs are likely freaking out right now. Owners of Henry and Zeke breathed a sigh of relief. Let’s dive right into the running back rankings for week 3.

Running Back Rankings Week 3

Rank	Name	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	Texans
2	Derek Henry	Colts
3	Aaron Jones	49ers
4	Dalvin Cook	Seahawks
5	Austin Ekeler	Chiefs
6	Nick Chubb	Bears
7	Alvin Kamara	Patriots
8	Devin Singletary	WFT
9	David Montgomery	Browns
10	Jonathan Taylor	Titans
11	Saquon Barkley	Falcons
12	De’Andre Swift	Ravens
13	Joe Mixon	Steelers
14	Tony Pollard	Cowboys
15	Chris Carson	Vikings
16	Ty’Son Williams	Lions
17	Ezekial Elliot	Cowboys
18	Miles Sanders	Cowboys
19	Damien Harris	Saints
20	Melvin Gordon	Jets
21	Antonio Gibson	Bills
22	Chase Edmonds	Jaguars
23	Najee Harris	Bengals
24	Cordarelle Patterson	Giants
25	Trey Sermon	Packers
26	Javonte Williams	Jets
27	Leonard Fournette	Rams
28	James White	Saints
29	Kenyan Drake	Dolphins
30	Kareem Hunt	Bears
31	David Johnson	Panthers
32	James Robinson	Cardinals
33	JD McKissic	Bills
34	Mike Davis	Giants
35	Myles Gaskin	Raiders
36	Ty Johnson	Broncos
37	Sony Michel	Rams
38	Mark Ingram	Panthers
39	Nyhiem Hines	Titans
40	Michael Carter	Broncos
41	Elijah MItchell	Packers
42	Kenneth Gainwell	Cowboys
43	Carlos Hyde	Cardinals
44	Devonte Booker	Falcons
45	Ronald Jones Jr	Rams
46	Zack Moss	WFT

The only name worthy of real note in the top five in terms of rankings is Ekeler. Ekeler is 6th in Rushing Yards Over Expected/Attempt (RYOE/ATT) and is playing the Chiefs who rank dead last in defensive rushing yards allowed per attempt with 6! A negative game script will only help Ekeler who saw and caught a whopping 9 targets last week.

Derrick Henry is now a pass-catching back. That is all.

I like the Bears run defense a lot, I just think Chubb is a much better runner and I expect at least 100 yards and a score. Kamara should get right against the Patriots but I am a bit worried about his involvement. Winston should know from last week he needs to check into more runs, but going against Belichik is he going to know when? Start Kamara obviously but not with confidence.

Devin Singletary is quietly having one of the best seasons of all running backs. If the Bills would just recognize what they have he could build on his third overall ranking in RYOE/ATT and 6.4 ypc. If there is a week for Saquon to get right, it’s this week. The Falcons D is putrid, ranked 27th despite facing the Bucs week 2 who just don’t run the ball.

I think Tony Pollard continues to outshine Zeke on MNF this week, and we could see an even split going forward if I’m right. Similar to the Bills, I’m hoping the Ravens wake up to what they have in Ty’Son Williams. He needs more than 49% of the snaps.

I don’t like Gibson’s matchup this week, and if things go badly and WFT gets behind early, they will focus on McKissic. If this happens he’s a good buy low opportunity as his numbers are generally good.

I think Najee Harris is coming around but I don’t like his matchup. The Bengals have effectively bottled the run so far, and given they have faced two good running backs in Dalvin Cook and David Montgomery, I give their 7th-ranked run defense more credence than some of those in front of them, like the Steelers and the Browns.

If Trey Sermon can get out of the concussion protocol this should be his week. We’ll see. I like JD McKissic, James White, and Kenyan Drake as dart-throw flex plays this week. I’d sit Hines until we see the predilection to throw to the backs revive in Indianapolis. Could have been a Rivers thing.