Week 8 RB Rankings – Doug Martin Impact

If you're like me, low on waiver wire funds and really need a RB, the Doug Martin injury has you scrambling. If he's out for the season his backup, Mike James, could prove to be a decent flex for the rest of the season. Here's what I recommend; pick up Mike James if you have room, no doubt worth the add. But if you have a waiver wire budget, hold back just a touch. I put $350 of my $1,000 budget on obtaining Mike James.. let me say this though, the waiver wire is BARE in this league. So I know I have to come strong to obtain Doug Martin's replacement. See the rankings below.. more of the staff will rank guys as the days trickle by.. let's see where with list Mike James.

	Composite		Kurt Turner	Greg Brosh
Jamaal Charles, KC, vs. CLE	1	1	1	1
LeSean McCoy, PHI, vs. NYG	2	2	2	3
Marshawn Lynch, SEA, at STL	3	4	3	2
Adrian Peterson, MIN, vs. GB	4	3	4	4
Frank Gore, SF, at JAC	5	5	5	7
Knowshon Moreno, DEN, vs. WAS	6	6	6	6
Reggie Bush, DET, vs. DAL	7	8	7	5
Eddie Lacy, GB, at MIN	8	7	8	8
Alfred Morris, WAS, at DEN	9	9	9	16
Le'Veon Bell, PIT, at OAK	10	12	11	12
Darren McFadden, OAK, vs. PIT	11	11	12	13
Fred Jackson, BUF, at NO	12	13	13	10
Darren Sproles, NO, vs. BUF	13	14	14	9
Stevan Ridley, NE, vs. MIA	14	10	10	17
Giovani Bernard, CIN, vs. NYJ	15	15	15	11
Zac Stacy, STL, vs. SEA	16	16	18	15
Pierre Thomas, NO, vs. BUF	17	17	19	14
Mike James, TB, vs. CAR	18	21	17	21
Lamar Miller, MIA, at NE	19	20	22	18
Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC, vs. SF	20	19	20	22
Christopher Ivory, NYJ, at CIN	21	18	16	28
DeAngelo Williams, CAR, at TB	22	22	23	19
C.J. Spiller, BUF, at NO	23	-	21	24
Joseph Randle, DAL, at DET	24	25	26	20
Roy Helu, WAS, at DEN	25	24	24	26
Steven Jackson, ATL, at ARI	26	26	25	23
Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL, at ARI	27	23	28	25
Andre Ellington, ARI, vs. ATL	28	27	27	29
Joique Bell, DET, vs. DAL	29	28	29	27
Rashard Mendenhall, ARI, vs. ATL	30	29	30	30
Brandon Bolden, NE, vs. MIA	31	31	32	31
Mike Tolbert, CAR, at TB	32	30	31	38
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, CIN, vs. NYJ	33	32	33	35
Peyton Hillis, NYG, at PHI	34	33	34	34
Willis McGahee, CLE, at KC	35	34	35	37
Bilal Powell, NYJ, at CIN	36	36	37	33
Brandon Jacobs, NYG, at PHI	37	37	38	32
Daniel Thomas, MIA, at NE	38	35	36	39
Kendall Hunter, SF, at JAC	39	38	39	40
Chris Ogbonnaya, CLE, at KC	40	41	42	36
Khiry Robinson, NO, vs. BUF	41	39	40	41
Ronnie Hillman, DEN, vs. WAS	42	40	41	43
Brian Leonard, TB, vs. CAR	43	42	43	44
Robert Turbin, SEA, at STL	44	43	44	45
Lance Dunbar, DAL, at DET	45	44	45	46
Daryl Richardson, STL, vs. SEA	46	45	46	47
Anthony Dixon, SF, at JAC	47	46	47	48
Bryce Brown, PHI, vs. NYG	48	47	48	49
Michael Cox, NYG, at PHI	49	48	49	51
Mark Ingram, NO, vs. BUF	50	49	50	50
Jason Snelling, ATL, at ARI	51	54	55	42
Phillip Tanner, DAL, at DET	52	50	51	52
Alfonso Smith, ARI, vs. ATL	53	51	52	53
Tashard Choice, BUF, at NO	54	52	53	54
Fozzy Whittaker, CLE, at KC	55	53	54	55
Rashad Jennings, OAK, vs. PIT	56	55	56	56
Johnathan Franklin, GB, at MIN	57	56	57	57
Felix Jones, PIT, at OAK	58	57	58	58
Montee Ball, DEN, vs. WAS	59	58	59	59
Justin Forsett, JAC, vs. SF	60	59	60	60
Christine Michael, SEA, at STL	61	60	61	61
LeGarrette Blount, NE, vs. MIA	62	61	62	62
Knile Davis, KC, vs. CLE	63	62	63	63
Jonathan Dwyer, PIT, at OAK	64	63	64	64
Jordan Todman, JAC, vs. SF	65	64	65	65
LaMichael James, SF, at JAC	66	65	66	66
Stepfan Taylor, ARI, vs. ATL	67	66	67	67

C.J. Spiller is very unlikely to play this week and owners should make adjustments accordingly per Joe Buscaglia on Twitter. Steven Jackson has also been bumped down BELOW Jacquizz Rodgers. Jackson was limited in practice once again, and his is expected to get a limited role against the Cardinals anyhow. DeMarco Murray also put in a second straight day of practice as of Thursday, which will significantly hurt Joseph Randle's fantasy stock if he (Murray) gets the nod as expected.

Keeping with the PPR format for the Week 8 rankings, Jamaal Charles is the clear-cut No. 1 after Adrian Peterson disappointed many owners this week. The one guy I will be keeping an eye on is Mike James. No he isn't as talented as Doug Martin, but he has the size and receiving skills to be a competent replacement. Good enough to be an RB2? It's a stretch, but not out of the possibility.

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