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Can you believe it’s Week 8 of the NFL/fantasy season already? After this week that means that the regular season is half over, what a bummer.
At least by now we know who the studs (Devonta Freeman!) and duds (Eddie Lacy?) are at running back. Now when it comes to ranking them it all has to do with matchups. Some matchups (vs. Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers) are better than others (vs. New York Jets, Denver Broncos).
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Who has the best matchups this week? Check out the Week 8 running back rankings to find out.
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. TB |
2 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | vs. CIN |
3 | Todd Gurley | STL | vs. SF |
4 | Justin Forsett | BAL | vs. SD |
5 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | at CHI |
6 | Matt Forte | CHI | vs. MIN |
7 | Doug Martin | TB | at ATL |
8 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. NYG |
9 | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | vs. GB |
10 | Charcandrick West | KC | vs. DET (London) |
11 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | at OAK |
12 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | at DAL |
13 | Chris Johnson | ARI | at CLE |
14 | Lamar Miller | MIA | at NE (Thurs.) |
15 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | vs. IND (Mon.) |
16 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | at PIT |
17 | Darren McFadden | DAL | vs. SEA |
18 | Frank Gore | IND | at CAR (Mon.) |
19 | Carlos Hyde | SF | at STL |
20 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | at PIT |
21 | Danny Woodhead | SD | at BAL |
22 | Charles Sims | TB | at ATL |
23 | Antonio Andrews | TEN | at HOU |
24 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | vs. MIA (Thurs.) |
25 | Alfred Blue | HOU | vs. TEN |
26 | Latavius Murray | OAK | vs. NYJ |
27 | Dion Lewis | NE | vs. MIA (Thurs.) |
28 | Dexter McCluster | TEN | at HOU |
29 | James Starks | GB | at DEN |
30 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. ARI |
31 | Shane Vereen | NYG | at NO |
32 | C.J. Spiller | NO | vs. NYG |
33 | Eddie Lacy | GB | at DEN |
34 | Khiry Robinson | NO | vs. NYG |
35 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | vs. GB |
36 | Theo Riddick | DET | at KC (London) |
37 | Melvin Gordon | SD | at BAL |
38 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | at NO |
39 | Andre Ellington | ARI | at CLE |
40 | Ameer Abdullah | DET | at KC (London) |
41 | Javorius Allen | BAL | vs. SD |
42 | Chris Polk | HOU | vs. TEN |
43 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. ARI |
44 | Zac Stacy | NYJ | at OAK |
45 | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | at NO |
46 | Marcel Reece | OAK | vs. NYJ |
47 | Jonathan Grimes | HOU | vs. TEN |
48 | Joique Bell | DET | at KC (London) |
49 | Robert Turbin | CLE | vs. ARI |
50 | Branden Oliver | SD | at BAL |
— Written by Michael Horvath, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Horvath is a Canadian who also happens to be a fantasy football (not to be confused with CFL) and fitness nut. Follow him on Twitter @realmikehorvath.
