Fantasy Football: Week 8 Player Rankings

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz is certainly proving as skeptics wrong as he continues a strong 2012 campaign following his 2011 breakout season. He ranks in the NFL’s top 5 in catches, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns while finally grabbing the No. 1 WR spot in Cosby Sweaters’ Week 8 Player Rankings. He is more than making up for Hakeem Nicks’ constant injury battle, but Nicks appears to be nearing 100% and checks in as the No. 18 ranked WR this week.

As for injury replacements at running back, the Jags’ Rashad Jennings leads the pack with a Top 20 ranking while LaRod Stephens-Howling and Jonathan Dwyer both crack the Top 30 for Week 8. Keep your eye on Stephens-Howling’s touches vs the 49ers and closely monitor the recoveries of Rashard Mendenhall and Donald Brown late next week.

Fantasy Football Week 8 Cosby Sweaters Player Rankings:

QB

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Aaron Rodgers	GB	JAC
2	Drew Brees	NO	at DEN
3	Peyton Manning	DEN	NO
4	Robert Griffin III	WAS	at PIT
5	Tom Brady	NE	at STL
6	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	WAS
7	Matt Ryan	ATL	at PHI
8	Eli Manning	NYG	at DAL
9	Andrew Luck	IND	at TEN
10	Jay Cutler	CHI	CAR
11	Michael Vick	PHI	ATL
12	Tony Romo	DAL	NYG
13	Philip Rivers	SD	at CLE
14	Cam Newton	CAR	at CHI
15	Sam Bradford	STL	NE
16	Brandon Weeden	CLE	SD
17	Matthew Stafford	DET	SEA
18	Josh Freeman	TB	at MIN
19	Christian Ponder	MIN	TB
20	Russell Wilson	SEA	at DET

RB

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Jamaal Charles	KC	OAK
2	LeSean McCoy	PHI	ATL
3	Adrian Peterson	MIN	TB
4	Willis McGahee	DEN	NO
5	Matt Forte	CHI	CAR
6	Chris Johnson	TEN	IND
7	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	at DET
8	Alfred Morris	WAS	at PIT
9	Frank Gore	SF	at ARI
10	Ryan Mathews	SD	at CLE
11	Darren McFadden	OAK	at KC
12	Stevan Ridley	NE	at STL
13	Reggie Bush	MIA	at NYJ
14	Michael Turner	ATL	at PHI
15	Doug Martin	TB	at MIN
16	Rashad Jennings	JAC	at GB
17	Trent Richardson	CLE	SD
18	Darren Sproles	NO	at DEN
19	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	at DAL
20	Mikel Leshoure	DET	SEA
21	Alex Green	GB	JAC
22	Steven Jackson	STL	NE
23	Shonn Greene	NYJ	MIA
24	LaRod Stephens-Howling	ARI	SF
25	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	at CHI
26	Felix Jones	DAL	NYG
27	Jonathan Dwyer	PIT	WAS
28	Vick Ballard	IND	at TEN
29	Pierre Thomas	NO	at DEN
30	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	at CHI
31	Michael Bush	CHI	CAR
32	Montario Hardesty	CLE	SD
33	Phillip Tanner	DAL	NYG
34	Daryl Richardson	STL	NE
35	Jackie Battle	SD	at CLE
36	Andre Brown	NYG	at DAL
37	Daniel Thomas	MIA	at NYJ
38	Peyton Hillis	KC	OAK
39	Shaun Draughn	KC	OAK
40	Donald Brown	IND	at TEN
41	Isaac Redman	PITqWAS
42	Toby Gerhart	MIN	TB
43	William Powell	ARI	SF
44	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	at PHI
45	Danny Woodhead	NE	at STL
46	Robert Turbin	SEA	at DET
47	Mark Ingram	NO	at DEN
48	Mike Goodson	OAK	at KC
49	Joique Bell	DET	SEA
50	Mike Tolbert	CAR	at CHI

WR

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Victor Cruz	NYG	at DAL
2	Brandon Marshall	CHI	CAR
3	Percy Harvin	MIN	TB
4	Roddy White	ATL	at PHI
5	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	NO
6	Reggie Waynce	IND	at TEN
7	Julio Jones	ATL	at PHI
8	Calvin Johnson	DET	SEA
9	Marques Colston	NO	at DEN
10	Wes Welker	NE	at STL
11	Vincent Jackson	TB	at MIN
12	Antonio Brown	PIT	WAS
13	Mike Wallace	PIT	WAS
14	Miles Austin	DAL	NYG
15	Eric Decker	DEN	NO
16	Jordy Nelson	GB	JAC
17	James Jones	GB	JAC
18	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	at DAL
19	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	SF
20	Randall Cobb	GB	JAC
21	Dwayne Bowe	KC	OAK
22	Dez Bryant	DAL	NYG
23	Lance Moore	NO	at DEN
24	Steve Smith	CAR	at CHI
25	Brandon Gibson	STL	NE
26	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	ATL
27	Brian Hartine	MIA	at NYJ
28	Malcolm Floyd	SD	at CLE
29	Mike Williams	TB	at MIN
30	Denarius Moore	OAK	at KC
31	DeSean Jackson	PHI	ATL
32	Nate Washington	TEN	IND
33	Michael Crabtree	SF	at ARI
34	Chris Givens	STL	NE
35	Kenny Britt	TEN	IND
36	Titus Young	DET	SEA
37	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	MIA
38	Josh Gordon	CLE	SD
39	Donnie Avery	IND	at TEN
40	Davone Bess	MIA	at NYJ
41	Brandon LaFell	CAR	at CHI
42	Brandon Lloyd	NE	at STL
43	Devery Henderson	NO	at DEN
44	Andre Roberts	ARI	SF
45	Kendall Wright	TEN	IND
46	Robert Meachem	SD	at CLE
47	Sidney Rice	SEA	DET
48	Stephen Hill	NYJ	MIA
49	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	at KC
50	Greg Little	CLE	SD

TE

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at STL
2	Antonio Gates	SD	at CLE
3	Brent Celek	PHI	ATL
4	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	at PHI
5	Jimmy Graham	NO	at DEN
6	Heath Miller	PIT	WAS
7	Jason Witten	DAL	NYG
8	Vernon Davis	SF	at ARI
9	Jared Cook	TEN	IND
10	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	TB
11	Martellus Bennett	NYG	at DAL
12	Greg Olsen	CAR	at CHI
13	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	SEA
14	Jermichael Finley	GB	JAC
15	Dustin Keller	NYJ	MIA
16	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	at GB
17	Brandon Myers	OAK	at KC
18	Coby Fleener	IND	at TEN
19	Jacob Tamme	DEN	NO
20	Lance Kendricks	STL	NE

K

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Robbie Gould	CHI	CAR
2	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at STL
3	David Akers	SF	at ARI
4	Greg Zuerlein	STL	NE
5	Matt Bryant	ATL	at PHI
6	Jason Hanson	DET	SEA
7	Blair Walsh	MIN	TB
8	Garrett Hartley	NO	at DEN
9	Rob Bironas	TEN	IND
10	Matt Prater	DEN	NO
11	Shaun Suisham	PIT	WAS
12	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	at DAL
13	Mason Crosby	GB	JAC
14	Nick Novak	SD	at CE
15	Steven Hauschka	SEA	at DET
16	Dan Bailey	DAL	NYG
17	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at KC
18	Dan Carpenter	MIA	at NYJ
19	Nick Folk	NYJ	MIA
20	Jay Feely	ARI	SF

D

Rank	Team	Opponent
1	Chicago Bears	CAR
2	San Francisco 49ers	at ARI
3	Green Bay Packers	JAC
4	Seattle Seahawks	at DET
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	WAS
6	New England Patriots	at STL
7	Minnesota Vikings	TB
8	New York Giants	at DAL
9	Arizona Cardinals	SF
10	Atlanta Falcons	at PHI
11	San Diego Chargers	at CLE
12	New York Jets	MIA
13	Cleveland Browns	SD
14	Miami Dolphins	at NYJ
15	Detroit Lions	SEA
16	Kansas City Chiefs	OAK
17	Philadelphia Eagles	ATL
18	Oakland Raiders	at KC
19	Denver Broncos	NO
20	Dallas Cowboys	NYG

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