Fantasy Football: Week 8 Rankings

October 15, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) in the tunnel before the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE

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Probability. When I do these rankings every week, that word is the one I come back to over and over again when deciding who should go where. It’s all about who I think has the best chance to deliver a good fantasy day. This week, that word comes to the forefront as there are a number of very favorable matchups for fantasy owners to exploit as the bye weeks continue. With the Bengals, Bills, Texans and Ravens on bye, there are a number of top fantasy producers unavailable this week not to mention injuries to key players like Maurice Jones-Drew. These rankings should help you decide who to plug and play this week.

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Quarterback

• 1. Aaron Rodgers vs JAC
• 2. Robert Griffin III @ PIT
• 3. Peyton Manning vs NO
• 4. Tom Brady @ STL (London)
• 5. Ben Roethlisberger vs WAS
• 6. Drew Brees @ DEN
• 7. Andrew Luck @ TEN
• 8. Eli Manning @ DAL
• 9. Jay Cutler vs CAR
• 10. Matt Ryan @ PHI
• 11. Tony Romo vs NYG
• 12. Sam Bradford vs NE (London)
• 13. Michael Vick vs ATL
• 14. Matt Hasselbeck vs IND
• 15. Philip Rivers @ CLE
• 16. Carson Palmer @ KC
• 17. Christian Ponder vs TB
• 18. Josh Freeman @ MIN
• 19. Brandon Weeden vs SD
• 20. Matthew Stafford vs SEA

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Running Back

• 1. Jamaal Charles vs OAK
• 2. Matt Forte vs CAR
• 3. Willis McGahee vs NO
• 4. LeSean McCoy vs ATL
• 5. Chris Johnson vs IND
• 6. Alfred Morris @ PIT
• 7. Darren McFadden @ KC
• 8. Stevan Ridley @ STL (London)
• 9. Reggie Bush @ NYJ
• 10. Adrian Peterson vs TB
• 11. Doug Martin @ MIN
• 12. Ryan Mathews @ CLE
• 13. Frank Gore @ ARI
• 14. Darren Sproles @ DEN
• 15. Marshawn Lynch @ DET
• 16. Steven Jackson vs NE (London)
• 17. Alex Green vs JAC
• 18. Ahmad Bradshaw @ DAL
• 19. Michael Turner @ PHI
• 20. Vick Ballard @ TEN
• 21. Rashad Jennings @ GB
• 22. Shonn Greene vs MIA
• 23. Pierre Thomas @ DEN
• 24. Trent Richardson vs SD
• 25. Jonathan Dwyer vs WAS
• 26. Philip Tanner vs NYG
• 27. Mikel Leshoure vs SEA
• 28. Rashard Mendenhall vs WAS
• 29. Jonathan Stewart @ CHI
• 30. Ronnie Hillman vs NO
• 31. Danny Woodhead @ STL (London)
• 32. Andre Brown @ DAL
• 33. Felix Jones vs NYG
• 34. William Powell vs SF
• 35. Montario Hardesty vs SD
• 36. LaRod Stephens-Howling vs SF
• 37. Kendall Hunter @ ARI
• 38. Daryl Richardson vs NE (London)
• 39. Michael Bush vs CAR
• 40. Peyton Hillis vs OAK

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Wide Receiver

• 1. Brandon Marshall vs CAR
• 2. Mike Wallace vs WAS
• 3. Roddy White @ PHI
• 4. Victor Cruz @ DAL
• 5. Calvin Johnson vs SEA
• 6. Demaryius Thomas vs NO
• 7. Antonio Brown vs WAS
• 8. Percy Harvin vs TB
• 9. Reggie Wayne @ TEN
• 10. Jordy Nelson vs JAC
• 11. Wes Welker @ STL (London)
• 12. Eric Decker vs NO
• 13. Julio Jones @ PHI
• 14. Vincent Jackson @ MIN
• 15. Marques Colston @ DEN
• 16. Larry Fitzgerald vs SF
• 17. Randall Cobb vs JAC
• 18. Denarius Moore @ KC
• 19. Lance Moore @ DEN
• 20. Hakeem Nicks @ DAL
• 21. Sidney Rice @ DET
• 22. Dez Bryant vs NYG
• 23. DeSean Jackson vs ATL
• 24. Kenny Britt vs IND
• 25. Dwayne Bowe vs OAK
• 26. Chris Givens vs NE (London)
• 27. Miles Austin vs NYG
• 28. Josh Gordon vs SD
• 29. James Jones vs JAC
• 30. Steve Smith (Carolina) @ CHI
• 31. Brandon Lloyd @ STL (London)
• 32. Santana Moss @ PIT
• 33. Leonard Hankerson @ PIT
• 34. Donnie Avery @ TEN
• 35. Malcom Floyd @ CLE
• 36. Brandon Gibson vs NE (London)
• 37. Jeremy Maclin vs ATL
• 38. Michael Crabtree @ ARI
• 39. Brandon Stokley vs NO
• 40. Ryan Broyles vs SEA

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Tight End

• 1. Rob Gronkowski @ STL (London)
• 2. Antonio Gates @ CLE
• 3. Tony Gonzalez @ PHI
• 4. Heath Miller vs WAS
• 5. Aaron Hernandez @ STL (London)
• 6. Kyle Rudolph vs TB
• 7. Jason Witten vs NYG
• 8. Vernon Davis @ TEN
• 9. Dustin Keller vs MIA
• 10. Jimmy Graham @ DEN
• 11. Brandon Myers @ KC
• 12. Jacob Tamme vs NO
• 13. Jared Cook vs IND
• 14. Joel Dreessen vs NO
• 15. Coby Fleener @ TEN
• 16. Brent Celek vs ATL
• 17. Brandon Pettigrew vs SEA
• 18. Martellus Bennett @ DAL
• 19. Lance Kendricks vs NE (London)
• 20. Dwayne Allen @ TEN

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That’s it for this week’s rankings. Next week I will have two sets of rankings for you – my usual plug and play ranks for week 9 and also a special set rankings for the rest of the season for those of you looking to identify where the players are valued overall – a very useful tool with the trade deadline coming up soon in most leagues. As always, there is also the Fantasy Mailbag on Friday – if you have a question to submit for that, send your email to SZSuperLeague@live.com and you could find yourself featured in the article.

Until next time, this is the Fantasy Guru signing off.