Fantasy Football Week 8 Running Back Rankings: Le'Veon Bell the obvious choice at the top
Le'Veon Bell is being fed touches, which is why he's at the top of our expert rankings for the week.
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Chris Towers
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Here are the rankings from our trio of experts heading into Thursday Night Football. These rankings have been updated to reflect the latest news and injuries from around the league as of publication, but they will be updated throughout the week. Check out our breakdown of the rankings for the week as well.
PPR Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST
Editor's note: All Rankings updated as of 3 p.m. EST Friday.
| Week 8 RB Rank |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell PIT (at DET) | Le'Veon Bell PIT (at DET) | Le'Veon Bell PIT (at DET) |
| 2 | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at WAS) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at WAS) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at WAS) |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy BUF (vs OAK) | LeSean McCoy BUF (vs OAK) | Melvin Gordon LAC (at NE) |
| 4 | Mark Ingram NO (vs CHI) | Devonta Freeman ATL (at NYJ) | LeSean McCoy BUF (vs OAK) |
| 5 | Devonta Freeman ATL (at NYJ) | Kareem Hunt KC (vs DEN) | Mark Ingram NO (vs CHI) |
| 6 | Melvin Gordon LAC (at NE) | Mark Ingram NO (vs CHI) | Devonta Freeman ATL (at NYJ) |
| 7 | Kareem Hunt KC (vs DEN) | Melvin Gordon LAC (at NE) | Jordan Howard CHI (at NO) |
| 8 | Jay Ajayi MIA (at BAL) | Joe Mixon CIN (vs IND) | Kareem Hunt KC (vs DEN) |
| 9 | Jordan Howard CHI (at NO) | Jordan Howard CHI (at NO) | Jay Ajayi MIA (at BAL) |
| 10 | Joe Mixon CIN (vs IND) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs SF) | Carlos Hyde SF (at PHI) |
| 11 | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs SF) | Jay Ajayi MIA (at BAL) | C.J. Anderson DEN (at KC) |
| 12 | Carlos Hyde SF (at PHI) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at TB) | Joe Mixon CIN (vs IND) |
| 13 | Alvin Kamara NO (vs CHI) | Alvin Kamara NO (vs CHI) | Alvin Kamara NO (vs CHI) |
| 14 | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at TB) | Jerick McKinnon MIN (at CLE) | Lamar Miller HOU (at SEA) |
| 15 | Chris Thompson WAS (vs DAL) | Chris Thompson WAS (vs DAL) | Doug Martin TB (vs CAR) |
| 16 | Jerick McKinnon MIN (at CLE) | Carlos Hyde SF (at PHI) | Matt Forte NYJ (vs ATL) |
| 17 | Doug Martin TB (vs CAR) | Dion Lewis NE (vs LAC) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs SF) |
| 18 | Matt Forte NYJ (vs ATL) | Doug Martin TB (vs CAR) | Jerick McKinnon MIN (at CLE) |
| 19 | Dion Lewis NE (vs LAC) | Latavius Murray MIN (at CLE) | Chris Thompson WAS (vs DAL) |
| 20 | Lamar Miller HOU (at SEA) | C.J. Anderson DEN (at KC) | Tevin Coleman ATL (at NYJ) |
| 21 | Wendell Smallwood PHI (vs SF) | Lamar Miller HOU (at SEA) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at TB) |
| 22 | Ameer Abdullah DET (vs PIT) | Matt Forte NYJ (vs ATL) | Rob Kelley WAS (vs DAL) |
| 23 | C.J. Anderson DEN (at KC) | Javorius Allen BAL (vs MIA) | Dion Lewis NE (vs LAC) |
| 24 | Tevin Coleman ATL (at NYJ) | Tevin Coleman ATL (at NYJ) | Duke Johnson CLE (vs MIN) |
| 25 | Javorius Allen BAL (vs MIA) | Duke Johnson CLE (vs MIN) | Ameer Abdullah DET (vs PIT) |
| 26 | Marlon Mack IND (at CIN) | Jalen Richard OAK (at BUF) | Jalen Richard OAK (at BUF) |
| 27 | Duke Johnson CLE (vs MIN) | Marlon Mack IND (at CIN) | Bilal Powell NYJ (vs ATL) |
| 28 | Jalen Richard OAK (at BUF) | James White NE (vs LAC) | Javorius Allen BAL (vs MIA) |
| 29 | Rob Kelley WAS (vs DAL) | Giovani Bernard CIN (vs IND) | Alex Collins BAL (vs MIA) |
| 30 | Alex Collins BAL (vs MIA) | Ameer Abdullah DET (vs PIT) | Marlon Mack IND (at CIN) |
| 31 | James White NE (vs LAC) | Bilal Powell NYJ (vs ATL) | Wendell Smallwood PHI (vs SF) |
| 32 | Latavius Murray MIN (at CLE) | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at TB) | Latavius Murray MIN (at CLE) |
| 33 | DeAndre Washington OAK (at BUF) | Alex Collins BAL (vs MIA) | Frank Gore IND (at CIN) |
| 34 | Jamaal Charles DEN (at KC) | Wendell Smallwood PHI (vs SF) | DeAndre Washington OAK (at BUF) |
| 35 | Theo Riddick DET (vs PIT) | DeAndre Washington OAK (at BUF) | James White NE (vs LAC) |
| 36 | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at TB) | Rob Kelley WAS (vs DAL) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs MIN) |
| 37 | Thomas Rawls SEA (vs HOU) | Jamaal Charles DEN (at KC) | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at TB) |
| 38 | Bilal Powell NYJ (vs ATL) | Thomas Rawls SEA (vs HOU) | Jamaal Charles DEN (at KC) |
| 39 | Frank Gore IND (at CIN) | Tarik Cohen CHI (at NO) | Tarik Cohen CHI (at NO) |
| 40 | Mike Gillislee NE (vs LAC) | Theo Riddick DET (vs PIT) | Theo Riddick DET (vs PIT) |
| 41 | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs MIN) | Mike Gillislee NE (vs LAC) | D'Onta Foreman HOU (at SEA) |
| 42 | Tarik Cohen CHI (at NO) | Frank Gore IND (at CIN) | Thomas Rawls SEA (vs HOU) |
| 43 | D'Onta Foreman HOU (at SEA) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs MIN) | Mike Gillislee NE (vs LAC) |
| 44 | Eddie Lacy SEA (vs HOU) | Eddie Lacy SEA (vs HOU) | Eddie Lacy SEA (vs HOU) |
| 45 | Austin Ekeler LAC (at NE) | Jeremy Hill CIN (vs IND) | Matt Breida SF (at PHI) |
| 46 | Matt Breida SF (at PHI) | Rex Burkhead NE (vs LAC) | Giovani Bernard CIN (vs IND) |
| 47 | Giovani Bernard CIN (vs IND) | D'Onta Foreman HOU (at SEA) | Devontae Booker DEN (at KC) |
| 48 | Charles Sims TB (vs CAR) | Charles Sims TB (vs CAR) | Rex Burkhead NE (vs LAC) |
