Flex Fantasy Football PPR Rankings Week 8: Dalvin Cook Locks Up Top Spot

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Welcome to the top-100 fantasy football flex rankings for Week 8 of the 2019 NFL season. See which players are primed for monster games, and which players will underperform due to numerous outliers.

* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 8 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Ems

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Flex Rankings Formula

Our weekly top 100 flex rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats. Our flex rankings consist of standard-flex positions only, ie. running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. If you’re in a two-QB/super flex league, be sure to check out our quarterback rankings for Week 8.

We take into consideration a number of outliers to best formulate the most precise rankings possible. We do this by examining things such as a player’s statistical trends, matchup history, opponents’ success against a specific position, and more.


Week 8 Fantasy Rankings: FLEX

[QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | Flex | DEF | Ks]

  • Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough
# Players TEAM Pos. Opp.

1

Dalvin Cook MIN

RB1

vs. WAS

2

Christian McCaffrey CAR

RB2

@ SF

3

DeAndre Hopkins HOU

WR1

vs. OAK

4

Saquon Barkley NYG

RB3

@ DET

5

James Conner PIT

RB4

vs. MIA

6

Michael Thomas NO

WR2

vs. ARI

7

Davante Adams GB INJ

WR3

@ KC

8

Adam Thielen MIN INJ

WR4

vs. WAS

9

Leonard Fournette JAC

RB5

vs. NYJ

10

Julio Jones ATL

WR5

vs. SEA

11

Alvin Kamara NO INJ

RB6

vs. ARI

12

Le’Veon Bell NYJ

RB7

@ JAC

13

Stefon Diggs MIN

WR6

vs. WAS

14

Nick Chubb CLE

RB8

@ NE

15

Chris Carson SEA

RB9

@ ATL

16

Cooper Kupp LAR

WR7

vs. CIN

17

Chris Godwin TB

WR9

@ TEN

18

Austin Hooper ATL

TE1

vs. SEA

19

Julian Edelman NE

WR8

vs. CLE

20

Chris Godwin TB

WR9

@ TEN

21

David Johnson ARI INJ

RB11

@ NO

22

Josh Jacobs OAK

RB12

@ HOU

23

Tyreek Hill KC

WR10

vs. GB

24

Tyler Lockett SEA

WR11

@ ATL

25

JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT

WR12

vs. MIA

26

Odell Beckham Jr. CLE

WR13

@ NE

27

Derrick Henry TEN

RB13

vs. TB

28

Marlon Mack IND

RB14

vs. DEN

29

Darren Waller OAK

TE2

@ HOU

30

TY Hilton IND

WR14

vs. DEN

31

Travis Kelce KC

TE3

vs. GB

32

Kenny Golladay DET

WR15

vs. NYG

33

James White NE

RB16

vs. CLE

34

Larry Fitzgerald ARI

WR16

@ NO

35

Devonta Freeman ATL

RB17

vs. SEA

36

John Brown BUF

WR17

vs. PHI

37

Mike Evans TB

WR18

@ TEN

38

Jamaal Williams GB

RB18

@ KC

39

Keenan Allen LAC

WR19

@ CHI

40

LeSean McCoy KC

RB19

vs. GB

41

Hunter Henry LAC

TE4

@ CHI

42

Chase Edmonds ARI

RB20

@ NO

43

Tyler Boyd CIN

WR20

@ LAR

44

Marvin Jones DET

WR21

vs. NYG

45

Aaron Jones GB

RB21

@ KC

46

Austin Ekeler LAC

RB22

@ CHI

47

Tevin Coleman SF

RB23

vs. CAR

48

George Kittle SF

TE5

vs. CAR

49

Terry McLaurin WAS

WR22

@ MIN

50

D.J. Chark JAC

WR23

vs. NYJ

51

Sony Michel NE

RB24

vs. CLE

52

DJ Moore CAR

WR24

@ SF

53

Sterling Shepard NYG

WR25

@ DET

54

Melvin Gordon LAC

RB25

@ CHI

55

Latavius Murray NO

RB26

vs. ARI

56

Evan Engram NYG

TE6

@ DET

57

Will Fuller HOU INJ

WR26

vs. OAK

58

Curtis Samuel CAR

WR27

@ SF

59

Golden Tate NYG

WR28

@ DET

60

Gerald Everett LAR

TE7

vs. CIN

61

Zach Ertz PHI

TE8

@ BUF

62

Tyrell Williams OAK

WR29

@ HOU

63

Joe Mixon CIN

RB27

@ LAR

64

Courtland Sutton DEN

WR30

@ IND

65

Jamison Crowder NYJ

WR31

@ JAC

66

Adrian Peterson WAS

RB29

@ MIN

67

Jarvis Landry CLE

WR32

@ NE

68

Robert Woods LAR

WR33

vs. CIN

69

David Montgomery CHI

RB30

vs. LAC

70

Allen Robinson CHI

WR34

vs. LAC

71

Brandin Cooks LAR

WR35

vs. CIN

72

Christian Kirk ARI INJ

WR36

@ NO

73

Frank Gore BUF

RB31

vs. PHI

74

Phillip Lindsay DEN

RB32

@ IND

75

Alshon Jeffery PHI

WR37

@ BUF

76

Carlos Hyde HOU

RB33

vs. OAK

77

Calvin Ridley ATL

WR38

vs. SEA

78

D.K. Metcalf SEA

WR39

@ ATL

79

Royce Freeman DEN

RB34

@ IND

80

Corey Davis TEN

WR40

vs. TB

81

Kenny Stills HOU

WR41

vs. OAK

82

Mark Walton MIA

RB35

@ PIT

83

Jordan Howard PHI

RB36

@ BUF

84

Dede Westbrook JAC

WR42

vs. NYJ

85

Ty Johnson DET

RB37

vs. NYG

86

Diontae Johnson PIT

WR43

vs. MIA

87

Ronald Jones TB

RB38

@ TEN

88

Emmanuel Sanders SF

WR44

vs. CAR

89

Sammy Watkins KC INJ

WR45

vs. GB

90

Phillip Dorsett NE

WR46

vs. CLE

91

Kenyan Drake MIA

RB39

@ PIT

92

Peyton Barber TB

RB40

@ TEN

93

Devin Singletary BUF

RB41

vs. PHI

94

Miles Sanders PHI

RB42

@ BUF

95

Cole Beasley BUF

WR47

vs. PHI

96

Auden Tate CIN

WR48

@ LAR

97

Damien Williams KC

RB43

vs. GB

98

Keelan Doss OAK

WR49

@ HOU

99

JD Mckissic DET

RB44

vs. NYG

100

Jaron Brown SEA

WR50

@ ATL

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