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Fantasy Football Week 8 Rankings: RBs (Half-PPR)

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) reacts after carrying the ball down inside the New York Giants 5-yard line during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley managed 176 rushing yards and two touchdowns against his former team in Week 7, leaving fantasy football managers happy. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

For all of the struggles we saw at the quarterback position in Week 7, the running backs made up for it 10-fold ... or, perhaps, 11-fold, as 11 different RBs managed to score 20 or more fantasy points last week! Tough sledding for the "running backs don't matter" crowd, eh?

Saquon Barkley headshot
Saquon Barkley
RB - PHI - #26
2024 - 2025 season
658
Yds
109.7
Y/G
6.1
YPC
5
TD
65
Long

Among those top performers was Philadelphia Eagles star RB Saquon Barkley, who had a statement revenge game against his former team, the New York Giants. He managed 176 yards on the ground for the second-highest single-game rushing yard total of his career, earning 25.7 fantasy points on the day.

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Barkley is currently ranking as the RB3 in fantasy points per game, earning an RB3 finish on the week only behind Jahmyr Gibbs and Rachaad White — each of whom had two touchdowns.

Find out where Barkley, Gibbs and others fall in our team's Week 8 RB rankings:

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