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

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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