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