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	3	4	2
Adrian Peterson, MIN, vs. GB	4	4	3	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	7	8	5
Eddie Lacy, GB, at MIN	8	8	7	8
Alfred Morris, WAS, at DEN	9	9	9	16
Le'Veon Bell, PIT, at OAK	10	11	12	12
Darren McFadden, OAK, vs. PIT	11	12	11	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	18	16	15
Pierre Thomas, NO, vs. BUF	17	19	17	14
Mike James, TB, vs. CAR	18	17	21	21
Lamar Miller, MIA, at NE	19	22	20	18
Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC, vs. SF	20	20	19	22
Christopher Ivory, NYJ, at CIN	21	16	18	28
DeAngelo Williams, CAR, at TB	22	23	22	19
C.J. Spiller, BUF, at NO	23	21	-	24
Joseph Randle, DAL, at DET	24	26	25	20
Roy Helu, WAS, at DEN	25	24	24	26
Steven Jackson, ATL, at ARI	26	25	26	23
Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL, at ARI	27	28	23	25
Andre Ellington, ARI, vs. ATL	28	27	27	29
Joique Bell, DET, vs. DAL	29	29	28	27
Rashard Mendenhall, ARI, vs. ATL	30	30	29	30
Brandon Bolden, NE, vs. MIA	31	32	31	31
Mike Tolbert, CAR, at TB	32	31	30	38
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, CIN, vs. NYJ	33	33	32	35
Peyton Hillis, NYG, at PHI	34	34	33	34
Willis McGahee, CLE, at KC	35	35	34	37
Bilal Powell, NYJ, at CIN	36	37	36	33
Brandon Jacobs, NYG, at PHI	37	38	37	32
Daniel Thomas, MIA, at NE	38	36	35	39
Kendall Hunter, SF, at JAC	39	39	38	40
Chris Ogbonnaya, CLE, at KC	40	42	41	36
Khiry Robinson, NO, vs. BUF	41	40	39	41
Ronnie Hillman, DEN, vs. WAS	42	41	40	43
Brian Leonard, TB, vs. CAR	43	43	42	44
Robert Turbin, SEA, at STL	44	44	43	45
Lance Dunbar, DAL, at DET	45	45	44	46
Daryl Richardson, STL, vs. SEA	46	46	45	47
Anthony Dixon, SF, at JAC	47	47	46	48
Bryce Brown, PHI, vs. NYG	48	48	47	49
Michael Cox, NYG, at PHI	49	49	48	51
Mark Ingram, NO, vs. BUF	50	50	49	50
Jason Snelling, ATL, at ARI	51	55	54	42
Phillip Tanner, DAL, at DET	52	51	50	52
Alfonso Smith, ARI, vs. ATL	53	52	51	53
Tashard Choice, BUF, at NO	54	53	52	54
Fozzy Whittaker, CLE, at KC	55	54	53	55
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

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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