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

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.

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.

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