Fantasy Football Week 8 Rankings: Top 50 Flex PPR Players

Week 8 of the fantasy football season features a particular wide receiver who doesn't find himself atop the wide receiver rankings all too often.

But that's kind of how Week 8 is setting up—with plenty of great matchups to take advantage of.

Not listed here are quarterbacks, but briefly I'll tell you this: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown are once again excellent streaming options this week if you need a QB.

Don't be afraid to take chances on some of the guys with great matchups over some of the more consistent options this week.

With so many teams on bye, we'll get to see those guys stand out now more than ever on our fantasy rankings.

Let's look at the top 50 flex players for Week 8.

Pick up the win with these rankings.

Top 15 Running Backs

1. Le'Veon Bell (Pittsburgh Steelers) at Detroit Lions: 110 rushing yards, 1 TD; 5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD (34 points)

2. LeSean McCoy (Buffalo Bills) vs. Oakland Raiders: 140 rushing yards, 1 TD; 4 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD (33.5 points)

3. Ezekiel Elliott (Dallas Cowboys) at Washington Redskins: 155 rushing yards, 1 TD; 4 receptions, 40 yards (29.5 points)

4. Melvin Gordon (Los Angeles Chargers) at New England Patriots: 90 rushing yards; 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD (25 points)

5. Kareem Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs) vs. Denver Broncos: 75 rushing yards, 1 TD; 5 receptions, 55 yards (24 points)

6. Devonta Freeman (Atlanta Falcons) at New York Jets: 60 rushing yards, 1 TD; 4 receptions, 45 yards (20.5 points)

7. Joe Mixon (Cincinnati Bengals) vs. Indianapolis Colts: 100 rushing yards, 1 TD; 2 receptions, 20 yards (20 points)

8. Mark Ingram (New Orleans Saints) vs Chicago Bears: 85 rushing yards, 1 TD; 2 receptions, 35 yards (20 points)

9. LeGarrette Blount (Philadelphia Eagles) vs. San Francisco 49ers: 130 rushing yards, 1 TD (19 points)

10. Carlos Hyde (San Francisco 49ers) at Philadelphia Eagles: 70 rushing yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 20 yards (18 points)

11. Dion Lewis (New England Patriots) vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 40 rushing yards; 6 receptions, 60 yards (16 points)

12. Doug Martin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) vs. Carolina Panthers: 70 rushing yards, 1 TD; 1 reception, 15 yards (15.5 points) 

13. Jay Ajayi (Miami Dolphins) at Baltimore Ravens: 50 rushing yards, 1 TD; 1 reception, 10 yards (13 points)

14. Lamar Miller (Houston Texans) at Seattle Seahawks: 55 rushing yards; 4 receptions, 30 yards (12.5 points)

15. C.J. Anderson (Denver Broncos) at Kansas City Chiefs: 80 rushing yards; 1 reception, 15 yards (10.5 points)

Analysis

It's hard not to love Bills running back LeSean McCoy this week.

Going up against the Oakland Raiders, McCoy will be in a perfect position to get plenty of work.

We all know the Bills passing attack is, well, lacking, and they'll need to play a bit of ball control against the Raiders and their passing attack.

McCoy finally found the end zone for the first time in Week 7. Expect him to do so again in Week 8.

Not to mention that the Raiders aren't great against running backs, ranking 22nd and 29th in DVOA against the run and pass-catching running backs, respectively, according to Football Outsiders.

This is McCoy's week to go berserk. Don't miss out.

Top 25 Wide Receivers

1. Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers) at New England Patriots: 10 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDs (33 points)

2. Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers) at Detroit Lions: 7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD (27 points)

3. A.J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals) vs Indianapolis Colts: 6 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD (25 points)

4. Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons) at New York Jets: 8 receptions, 140 yards (22 points)

5. Mike Evans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) vs. Carolina Panthers: 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD (21 points) 

6. Michael Thomas (New Orleans Saints) vs. Chicago Bears: 6 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD (20 points)

7. Stefon Diggs (Minnesota Vikings) at Cleveland Browns: 7 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD (20 points)

8. Brandin Cooks (New England Patriots) vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 6 receptions, 120 yards (18 points)

9. Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys) at Washington Redskins: 5 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD (18 points)

10. DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans) at Seattle Seahawks: 5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD (17 points)

11. Terrelle Pryor (Washington Redskins) vs. Dallas Cowboys: 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD (16 points)

12. Doug Baldwin (Seattle Seahawks) vs. Houston Texans: 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD (16 points)

13. Demaryius Thomas (Denver Broncos) at Kansas City Chiefs: 6 receptions, 85 yards (14.5 points)

14. Kelvin Benjamin (Carolina Panthers) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD (14.5 points)

15. Pierre Garcon (San Francisco 49ers) at Philadelphia Eagles: 7 receptions, 75 yards (14.5 points)

16. Alshon Jeffery (Philadelphia Eagles) vs. San Francisco 49ers: 4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD (14.5 points)

17. Devin Funchess (Carolina Panthers) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD (14 points)

18. Adam Thielen (Minnesota Vikings) at Cleveland Browns: 6 receptions, 80 yards (14 points)

19. Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs) vs. Denver Broncos: 5 receptions, 70 yards; 20 rushing yards (14 points)

20. Michael Crabtree (Oakland Raiders) at Buffalo Bills: 3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD (13.5 points)

21. T.Y. Hilton (Indianapolis Colts) at Cincinnati Bengals: 6 receptions, 75 yards (13.5 points)

22. Chris Hogan (New England Patriots) vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 5 receptions, 80 yards (13 points)

23. Tyrell Williams (Los Angeles Chargers) at New England Patriots: 5 receptions, 80 yards (13 points)

24. Jarvis Landry (Miami Dolphins) at Baltimore Ravens: 6 receptions, 60 yards (12 points)

25. Amari Cooper (Oakland Raiders) at Buffalo Bills: 5 receptions, 50 yards (10 points)

Analysis

This is where I'm going to get on my soapbox about Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen. Yup, he's my WR1 this week in PPR formats.

Listen: Virtually every single quarterback has gone off against the Patriots this season—heck, even Josh McCown went over 350 on them.

Sure, they held the Falcons in check, but a lot of that had to do with the play-calling being questionable.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers will have an excellent day, and, as a result, his No. 1 option, Allen, will as well.

He's going over 20 fantasy points in this game. No one on the Patriots will be able to cover him.

Coming off a stale outing in Week 7 against the Broncos, expect a polar opposite performance against Tom Brady and the Patriots.

Top 10 Tight Ends

1. Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs) vs. Denver Broncos: 5 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD (20 points)

2. Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots) vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 5 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD (20 points)

3. Zach Ertz (Philadelphia Eagles) vs. San Francisco 49ers: 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD (19 points)

4. Kyle Rudolph (Minnesota Vikings) at Cleveland Browns: 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD (16 points)

5. Hunter Henry (Los Angeles Chargers) at New England Patriots: 4 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD (14 points)

6. Austin Seferian-Jenkins (New York Jets) vs. Atlanta Falcons: 4 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD (14 points)

7. Cameron Brate (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) vs. Carolina Panthers: 6 receptions, 70 yards (13 points)

8. Jordan Reed (Washington Redskins) vs. Dallas Cowboys: 6 receptions, 70 yards (13 points)

9. Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys) at Washington Redskins: 6 receptions, 60 yards (12 points)

10. Jimmy Graham (Seattle Seahawks) vs. Houston Texans: 2 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD (11 points)

Analysis

You know what time it is: "pick on the Browns against tight ends" time.

This week, we feature Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph.

Sometimes picking a player is as simple as his matchup, and Rudolph against the Browns fits the bill.

The Vikings do have a couple of other options that could take away some of his work in Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, but quarterback Case Keenum will look to Rudolph in the red zone—somewhere the Vikings might find themselves quite often.

Here are some stats to remind you of regarding the Browns against tight ends: They rank 29th in DVOA against them, and the Browns give up the second-most fantasy points to them.

Rudolph is getting in the end zone. Book it.

Statistics courtesy of Pro Football Reference and Football Outsiders.