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Fantasy Football Starter Rankings, Week 8: Bernard Pierce a Healthy Scratch, Sammy Watkins' Time to Shine

By Jason Lisk

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The two inactives that you will want to be aware of are in Baltimore and Jacksonville. Bernard Pierce, who has not looked good this year, is a healthy inactive, so that means more opportunities for Lorenzo Taliaferro, and Justin Forsett is again in line for the majority of touches. In Jacksonville, Storm Johnson is inactive and Toby Gerhart is not, so expect Gerhart to play some role, though Denard Robinson played so well last week that it would be a shock not to see him get the opportunity again. Still, if you are on the fence on a decision, keep that in mind.

QUARTERBACKS

  1. Andrew Luck
  2. Aaron Rodgers
  3. Russell Wilson
  4. Drew Brees
  5. Tom Brady
  6. Nick Foles
  7. Jay Cutler
  8. Cam Newton
  9. Tony Romo
  10. Joe Flacco
  11. Carson Palmer
  12. Ryan Tannehill
  13. Alex Smith
  14. Ben Roethlisberger
  15. Kyle Orton
  16. Teddy Bridgewater
  17. Colt McCoy
  18. Mike Glennon
  19. Derek Carr
  20. Blake Bortles
  21. Andy Dalton
  22. Geno Smith
  23. Austin Davis
  24. Brian Hoyer
  25. Zach Mettenberger
  26. Ryan Fitzpatrick

RUNNING BACKS

  1. DeMarco Murray
  2. Jamaal Charles
  3. Arian Foster
  4. Matt Forte
  5. Andre Ellington
  6. Marshawn Lynch
  7. LeVeon Bell
  8. Ahmad Bradshaw
  9. LeSean McCoy
  10. Lamar Miller
  11. Ben Tate
  12. Giovani Bernard
  13. Shane Vereen
  14. Jerick McKinnon
  15. Mark Ingram
  16. Justin Forsett
  17. Darren McFadden
  18. Eddie Lacy
  19. Chris Ivory
  20. Alfred Morris
  21. Tre Mason
  22. Denard Robinson
  23. Doug Martin
  24. Bishop Sankey
  25. Anthony Dixon
  26. Travaris Cadet
  27. Jonathan Stewart
  28. Bryce Brown
  29. Isaiah Crowell
  30. Bobby Rainey
  31. Jonas Gray
  32. Chris Johnson
  33. Lorenzo Taliaferro
  34. Matt Asiata
  35. Daniel Herron
  36. Jeremy Hill
  37. James Starks
  38. Benny Cunningham
  39. Roy Helu
  40. Knile Davis
  41. Daniel Thomas
  42. Darren Sproles
  43. Stepfan Taylor
  44. Toby Gerhart
  45. LeGarrette Blount
  46. Shonn Greene
  47. Alfred Blue
  48. Maurice Jones-Drew

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

  1. Jordy Nelson
  2. Antonio Brown
  3. Dez Bryant
  4. Randall Cobb
  5. T.Y. Hilton
  6. Jeremy Maclin
  7. Mike Wallace
  8. Steve Smith
  9. Alshon Jeffery
  10. Sammy Watkins
  11. Brandon Marshall
  12. Andre Johnson
  13. Julian Edelman
  14. Vincent Jackson
  15. Mohamed Sanu
  16. Michael Floyd
  17. Kelvin Benjamin
  18. Doug Baldwin
  19. Eric Decker
  20. Pierre Garcon
  21. DeSean Jackson
  22. Brandin Cooks
  23. DeAndre Hopkins
  24. Terrance Williams
  25. Andre Holmes
  26. Torrey Smith
  27. Marques Colston
  28. Larry Fitzgerald
  29. Kendall Wright
  30. Mike Evans
  31. James Jones
  32. Allen Robinson
  33. Dwayne Bowe
  34. Brandon LaFell
  35. Cecil Shorts
  36. Greg Jennings
  37. Jermaine Kearse
  38. Jarvis Landry
  39. Percy Harvin
  40. Hakeem Nicks
  41. Justin Hunter
  42. Cordarrelle Patterson
  43. Andrew Watkins
  44. John Brown
  45. Riley Cooper
  46. Tavon Austin
  47. Jarius Wright
  48. Jerricho Cotchery
  49. Jordan Matthews
  50. Kenny Stills

TIGHT ENDS

  1. Rob Gronkowski
  2. Greg Olsen
  3. Martellus Bennett
  4. Jimmy Graham
  5. Travis Kelce
  6. Dwayne Allen
  7. Jordan Reed
  8. Jordan Cameron
  9. Zach Ertz
  10. Delanie Walker
  11. Jason Witten
  12. Jared Cook
  13. Charles Clay
  14. Heath Miller
  15. Jermaine Gresham
  16. Clay Harbor
  17. Scott Chandler
  18. Jace Amaro
  19. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins
  20. Crockett Gilmore
  21. Chase Ford
  22. Coby Fleener