Fantasy Football 2014 Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 8
Demaryius Thomas
Demaryius Thomas isn’t leading his position in fantasy points, but no one has been more productive recently, which is why he leads off Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 8. Besides helping teammate Peyton Manning make history on Sunday night, Thomas has caught five touchdown passes in the last three games alone while scoring a total of 95.1 fantasy points (Athlon scoring) during that span. In other WR news, the hope is that A.J. Green will be back after missing the past two games with a toe injury. Our No. 9 ranking shows that we share in this optimism, but this is definitely a situation to keep an eye on as the week progresses. The outlook isn’t as promising, however, as it relates to Calvin Johnson. Megatron did return to practice this week, which is a good sign, but with Detroit’s bye on the horizon there’s really no reason to rush him back for Sunday’s game in London against Atlanta. Especially considering how well Golden Tate has played in Johnson’s absence. In the last four games, Tate has put up Megatron-esque numbers (32 rec., 448 yds., 2 TDs), which is why he checks in at No. 7 this week.
Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K
2014 NFL Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers
Teams on bye: New York Giants, San Francisco
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Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | vs. SD (Thurs.) |
2 | Jordy Nelson | GB | at NO |
3 | Dez Bryant | DAL | vs. WAS (Mon.) |
4 | Antonio Brown | PIT | vs. IND |
5 | Randall Cobb | GB | at NO |
6 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | at ARI |
7 | Golden Tate | DET | vs. ATL (London) |
8 | Julio Jones | ATL | vs. DET (London) |
9 | A.J. Green | CIN | vs. BAL |
10 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | at PIT |
11 | Mike Wallace | MIA | at JAC |
12 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | vs. SD (Thurs.) |
13 | Brandon Marshall | CHI | at NE |
14 | Julian Edelman | NE | vs. CHI |
15 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | at NE |
16 | Steve Smith | BAL | at CIN |
17 | Andre Johnson | HOU | at TEN |
18 | Vincent Jackson | TB | vs. MIN |
19 | Michael Floyd | ARI | vs. PHI |
20 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR | vs. SEA |
21 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | at NYJ |
22 | DeSean Jackson | WAS | at DAL (Mon.) |
23 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | at DAL (Mon.) |
24 | Terrance Williams | DAL | vs. WAS (Mon.) |
25 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | at CAR |
26 | Roddy White | ATL | vs. DET (London) |
27 | Marques Colston | NO | vs. GB |
28 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | at TEN |
29 | Keenan Allen | SD | at DEN (Thurs.) |
30 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | vs. PHI |
31 | Percy Harvin | NYJ | vs. BUF |
32 | Torrey Smith | BAL | at CIN |
33 | Brandin Cooks | NO | vs. GB |
34 | Eric Decker | NYJ | vs. BUF |
35 | Kendall Wright | TEN | vs. HOU |
36 | Brian Quick | STL | at KC |
37 | Mohamed Sanu | CIN | vs. BAL |
38 | Wes Welker | DEN | vs. SD (Thurs.) |
39 | James Jones | OAK | at CLE |
40 | Andre Holmes | OAK | at CLE |
41 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | vs. STL |
42 | Cecil Shorts | JAC | vs. MIA |
43 | Greg Jennings | MIN | at TB |
44 | Mike Evans | TB | vs. MIN |
45 | Justin Hunter | TEN | vs. HOU |
46 | Cordarrelle Patterson | MIN | at TB |
47 | Brandon LaFell | NE | vs. CHI |
48 | Malcom Floyd | SD | at DEN (Thurs.) |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
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