Week 8 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Predicting Top Performers at Each Offensive Position

Typically, the exciting part of fantasy football is trying to find the sleepers and replacements who will be difference-makers week to week.

That said, it can still be fun to sit back and try to figure out who the top performers will be each and ever week.

Here are predictions for the top performers at each offensive position this weekend.

QB Eli Manning (New York Giants)

Did you know that Eli Manning is having perhaps the best season of his career?

Currently only Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Drew Brees have better quarterback passer ratings.

Out of the four, Manning has the best looking matchup this weekend.

The Miami Dolphins have one of the worst defenses in the league, both passing and rushing.

Manning and the Giants are going to pick that apart.

RB Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)

What happens when you take the best running back in the league and match him up against one of the worst rushing defenses.

He runs all over them, that's what happens.

Peterson is currently averaging over 100 yards per game. The Panthers are allowing 133 yards per game on the ground.

With a rookie quarterback, the ball will be handed to Peterson often. Maybe 200 yards isn't out of the question.

WR Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers)

Steve Smith leads the NFL with 818 receiving yards.

This is after almost everybody dismissed the receiver prior to the start of the season.

Then Cam Newton stepped in and proved the world wrong.

His favorite target has been Steve Smith, and it will be again this weekend.

The Panthers defense may get run over by the Vikings, but the offense is going to let out an aerial attack on Minnesota.

TE Jimmy Graham (New Orleans)

How often is a tight end in the top 10 when it comes to receiving yards?

It's not often. It's even more rare that they get into the top five.

Currently, Graham is ranked sixth with 674 receiving yards this season. After this weekend, he could bump into the top five.

Graham has been Drew Brees' No. 1 target all year. His 45 receptions is tied for second in the league with teammate Darren Sproles.

The St. Louis Rams are having a terrible year. Jimmy Graham is going to make it even worse.