Week 8 fantasy football quarterback rankings

• STOCK UP: Bo Nix has finished as a top-20 quarterback in five of his seven starts, including three top-13 outings in his last five games. He’s an excellent streamer against a Panthers defense that’s allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks.
• STOCK UP: Tua Tagovailoa is set to return this week, and he’ll get a delicious matchup to boot. In 2024, the Cardinals have ceded the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing signal-callers. Three passers have exceeded 23 points against Arizona.
• STOCK DOWN: Patrick Mahomes finished as the QB19 in Week 7, which means he’s now ranked as the QB14 or lower in 11 straight games. A matchup with the Raiders provides some reason for optimism, but it’s tough to trust the two-time MVP as anything other than a QB2.
• STOCK DOWN: Anthony Richardson has ranked as the QB19 or lower in three of his four full games this season, which is not what his drafters were hoping for entering the 2024 campaign. The Texans have been generous to quarterbacks, but it would take a real leap of faith to start Richardson.

Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings

• STOCK UP: Kareem Hunt has totaled 200 scrimmage yards and three scores on 52 touches over his last two games. It’s as if it’s 2017 all over again. As one of the heaviest favorites on the Week 8 slate, expect the Chiefs to lean on Hunt once again versus a Raiders front that’s giving up the seventh-most fantasy points to opposing running backs.
• STOCK UP: Javonte Williams erupted for 111 yards and two scores against the Saints in Week 7, and now he gets an even tastier matchup in the Panthers. Carolina is giving up 4.0 more half-PPR points per game to backs than any other team.
• STOCK DOWN: Chuba Hubbard finished as a top-10 back for three straight games after Andy Dalton took over at quarterback, but his outlook is trending in the wrong direction for Week 8. This week, he’ll be facing a Broncos team that just limited Alvin Kamara to 24 yards on 13 touches, and he’ll be doing it with Bryce Young behind center. In two games with Young, Hubbard finished as the RB66 and RB26.
• STOCK DOWN: Devin Singletary played just 22% of snaps and totaled six touches in Week 7, as he appears to be in a timeshare with Tyrone Tracy Jr. There are better options on waivers in most leagues.