Fantasy Football WR Season Rankings at Week 8: Kenny Britt Up, Miles Austin Down

The injury to Tony Romo has Miles Austin’s value on the decline, down to 10th among wide receivers—a six spot drop from where he was at just a week ago. Though the Cowboys will still likely pass plenty and Austin remains the team’s top target, Jon Kitna simply doesn’t seem like he’s going to look Austin’s way as much as Romo did.

Add to that the fact that he simply isn’t as good as Romo and you have a recipe for a fantasy drop-off. The Cowboys do play an awful Jaguars secondary this week that even Kitna could tear up, so look to move Austin if he has a big game this week—it might be the last chance you have.

On the flip side, Dez Bryant’s value is actually on the rise with Kitna at the helm, who threw him two garbage-time touchdown passes in last week’s game. Bryant also has looked like an elite punt returner as he has returned two punts for touchdowns already this season.

Not every league scores for individual player touchdowns, but for those that do that added bonus is certainly something to consider. Bryant may actually be the league’s most fantasy relevant punt returner considering most of the others don’t play a big role in their team’s offense.

Hakeem Nicks is on the rise yet again, up to seventh this week. His nine catch, 108 yard, two touchdown performance against the Cowboys in Week 7 really showed that he is the real deal—if we didn’t already know that. He has scored eight touchdowns already this season and still has some excellent matchups left on his schedule including the Cowboys again and the lowly Jaguars two weeks after that.

Kenny Britt jumps 11 spots up to 29th among wide receivers after an absolutely ridiculous week where he caught seven passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns. Britt now has scored touchdowns in five straight games and is perhaps the biggest surprise star wide receiver of this fantasy season.

He is a must-start in almost all leagues as long as his production continues like this. It’s hard to believe that it will considering the Titans’ run-heavy offensive style, but hey—ride the hot streak while you can!

The Panthers’ Steve Smith continues to fall further and further into fantasy oblivion. While he is certainly still the top receiving option in Carolina, it seems that the value of that title is practically nothing this season.

Matt Moore returning as the Panthers quarterback should help his value a bit overall, but it’s not enough to keep him from sliding down the boards if he continues not to produce. This is just a sad, awful situation for everyone involved, particularly those who hoped for a bounce-back season from Smith.

Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	PREVIOUS RANK	MOVEMENT
1	Roddy White	ATL	1	0
2	Andre Johnson	HOU	2	0
3	Brandon Marshall	MIA	3	0
4	Anquan Boldin	BAL	5	1
5	Reggie Wayne	IND	6	1
6	Calvin Johnson	DET	7	1
7	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	11	4
8	Greg Jennings	GB	8	0
9	Randy Moss	NE	9	0
10	Miles Austin	DAL	4	-6
11	Wes Welker	NE	12	1
12	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	13	1
13	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	16	3
14	Percy Harvin	MIN	18	4
15	Mike Wallace	PIT	21	6
16	Terrell Owens	CIN	24	8
17	Michael Crabtree	SF	17	0
18	Malcom Floyd	SD	15	-3
19	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	20	1
20	Steve Smith	NYG	23	3
21	Austin Collie	IND	10	-11
22	DeSean Jackson	PHI	14	-8
23	Donald Driver	GB	19	-4
24	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	22	-2
25	Santana Moss	WAS	27	2
26	Marques Colston	NO	28	2
27	Pierre Garcon	IND	38	11
28	Mike Williams	TB	32	4
29	Kenny Britt	TEN	40	11
30	Dez Bryant	DAL	26	-4
31	Hines Ward	PIT	30	-1
32	Brandon Lloyd	DEN	25	-7
33	Dwayne Bowe	KC	39	6
34	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	34	0
35	Roy Williams	DAL	31	-4
36	Eddie Royal	DEN	33	-3
37	Mike Thomas	JAC	35	-2
38	Lance Moore	NO	37	-1
39	Steve Smith	CAR	29	-10
40	Sidney Rice	MIN	42	2
41	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	36	-5
42	Johnny Knox	CHI	41	-1
43	Deion Branch	NE	45	2
44	Mike Williams	SEA	60	16
45	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	43	-2
46	Lee Evans	BUF	46	0
47	Mike Sims-Walker	JAC	47	0
48	Davone Bess	MIA	48	0
49	James Jones	GB	57	8
50	Steve Johnson	BUF	49	-1
51	Derrick Mason	BAL	50	-1
52	Kevin Walter	HOU	44	-8
53	Mario Manningham	NYG	56	3
54	Louis Murphy	OAK	51	-3
55	Danny Amendola	STL	53	-2
56	Legedu Naanee	SD	55	-1
57	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	52	-5
58	Devin Hester	CHI	58	0
59	Brandon Tate	NE	54	-5
60	Nate Washington	TEN	59	-1
61	Josh Cribbs	CLE	61	0
62	Robert Meachem	NO	62	0
63	Steve Breaston	ARI	65	2
64	Michael Jenkins	ATL	63	-1
65	Jacoby Jones	HOU	64	-1
66	Josh Morgan	SF	66	0
67	Vincent Jackson	SD	67	0
68	Chris Chambers	KC	68	0
69	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	69	0
70	Devery Henderson	NO	70	0
71	Chaz Schilens	OAK	71	0
72	Jason Avant	PHI	76	4
73	Bernard Berrian	MIN	72	-1
74	Jordy Nelson	GB	77	3
75	Mardy Gilyard	STL	73	-2
76	Deon Butler	SEA	74	-2
77	Nate Burleson	DET	75	-2
78	Earl Bennett	CHI	78	0