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