Fantasy Football Week 8 Rankings: Top 25 Quarterbacks (Tony Romo Fallout & More)

There has been too much news this week to wait too long to update our quarterback rankings.

Tony Romo, who originally was ranked second on our rankings, is out for the next six to eight weeks. Brett Favre, who hasn’t been ruled out yet, is extremely doubtful.

Let’s take a look at how things currently look, though we will again update the rankings later in the week if necessary:

1. Peyton Manning – Indianapolis Colts – vs. Houston
2. Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – vs. Tennessee
3. Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – at New York Jets
4. Tom Brady – New England Patriots – vs. Minnesota
5. Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – vs. Pittsburgh
6. Carson Palmer – Cincinnati Bengals – vs. Miami
7. Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – at New Orleans
8. Matt Schaub – Houston Texans – at Indianapolis
9. Donovan McNabb – Washington Redskins – at Detroit
10. Kyle Orton – Denver Broncos – at San Francisco
11. Ryan Fitzpatrick – Buffalo Bills – at Kansas City
12. Matt Moore – Carolina Panthers – at St. Louis
13. Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – vs. Washington
14. Mark Sanchez – New York Jets – vs. Green Bay
15. Matt Cassel – Kansas City Chiefs – vs. Buffalo
16. Sam Bradford – St. Louis Rams – vs. Carolina
17. Jon Kitna – Dallas Cowboys – vs. Jacksonville
18. Jason Campbell – Oakland Raiders – vs. Seattle
19. Chad Henne – Miami Dolphins – at Cincinnati
20. Josh Freeman – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – at Arizona
21. Tarvaris Jackson – Minnesota Vikings – at New England
22. Kerry Collins – Tennessee Titans – at San Diego
23. Matt Hasselbeck – Seattle Seahawks – at Oakland
24. David Garrard – Jacksonville Jaguars – at Dallas
25. Troy Smith – San Francisco 49ers – vs. Denver

Thoughts

• Tony Romo’s injury leaves Jon Kitna to start for the Dallas Cowboys. While he has a favorable matchup, his Week 7 action was his first in roughly two years. He looked pretty good, going 16-of-33 for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and looks to have a good rapport with Dez Bryant. Still, with the risk he brings with him, he’s nothing more than an option for those in two-quarterback formats.
• While there is talk of Brett Favre playing this week, right now I don’t buy it. He’s being replaced on the rankings by Tarvaris Jackson, who would get an opportunity against a Patriots passing defense that has been beat up in 2010. Still, do you have any faith in him?
• At this point, it appears David Garrard will be returning as the Jaguars quarterback this week, barring a setback. I know, let’s not all get excited at once.
• There’s still a lot of question on if it will be Jason Campbell or Bruce Gradkowski for the Raiders for the upcoming week. Until we hear otherwise, Campbell is going to remain on our rankings.
• Alex Smith is out for the next few weeks and will be replaced by Troy Smith as the 49ers' starting quarterback. Does anyone even care? This is a situation to avoid in all formats at this point.

What are your thoughts on these rankings? Who’s too high? Who’s too low?

Make sure to check out our Week 8 Rankings:

• Top 40 Running Backs
• Top 60 Wide Receivers
• Top 15 Tight Ends (coming soon)
• Top 15 Kickers (coming soon)
• Top 15 Defenses (coming soon)
• Waiver Worthy
• Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em
• Sunday Sleepers (coming soon)

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