2026 Fantasy Football Rankings

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Week 8 projections. Choose your scoring and position below.

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189 players ranked Week 8 · GNG Keeper · RB

Experimental baseline. No validated matchup or availability model.

Data through Week 7. Cutoff: 2026 regular season through Week 7, available source games only.

Data coverage and model limits (4 notes)

Experimental per-appearance production baseline; no validated matchup, depth-chart or availability model.

Historical evaluation conditions on observed future appearances; it does not validate injury or playing-time forecasts.

Overall ordering is projected points, not positional scarcity or replacement value.

GNG excludes ambiguous special-teams player-seasons from calibration; 31 current players remain unavailable pending scoring reconciliation.

33 players awaiting scoring reconciliation

Jordan Whittington (LA): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Skyy Moore (GB): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Parker Washington (JAX): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jaylin Lane (WAS): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Mike Evans (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jacoby Brissett (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Christian McCaffrey (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

George Kittle (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Kendrick Bourne (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

KhaDarel Hodge (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Deebo Samuel Sr. (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Devin Duvernay (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Simi Fehoko (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Luke Farrell (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Hunter Long (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Tyler Allgeier (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Trey McBride (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Brock Purdy (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Michael Wilson (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jalen Brooks (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Brayden Willis (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Elijah Higgins (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jacob Cowing (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Marvin Harrison Jr. (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jordan Watkins (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Chimere Dike (TEN): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jeremiyah Love (ARI): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Kaelon Black (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Rashid Shaheed (SEA): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Brayden Willis (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Tay Martin (DET): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Jacob Cowing (SF): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

Dohnte Meyers (CIN): Exact GNG special-teams scoring requires reconciliation. No projection published.

How these ranks are built

These projections combine the published model baseline with available current-season evidence. Read each player rationale for the inputs and limitations.

Model: inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1. Projected points cover the selected week only. The draft baseline remains a separate board.

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  1. Week 8
  2. 1
    Jahmyr Gibbs RB DET

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 101.30 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 12.43, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    15.8proj pts
    15.8 ppg
  3. 2
    Kenneth Walker III RB KC

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 95.68 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 5.60, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    13.4proj pts
    13.4 ppg
  4. 3
    Jonathan Taylor RB IND

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 83.50 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 13.68, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    12.3proj pts
    12.3 ppg
  5. 4
    Derrick Henry RB BAL

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 83.48 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.15, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    11.8proj pts
    11.8 ppg
  6. 5
    James Cook III RB BUF

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 72.04 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 10.99, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    11.8proj pts
    11.8 ppg
  7. 6
    Bijan Robinson RB ATL

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 81.38 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.23, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    11.5proj pts
    11.5 ppg
  8. 7
    Javonte Williams RB DAL

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 83.40 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 8.95, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    11.3proj pts
    11.3 ppg
  9. 8
    Josh Jacobs RB GB fewer_than_two_observed_games

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 10.64 points across 1 observed 2026 games; prior rate 9.46, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    9.9proj pts
    9.9 ppg
  10. 9
    D'Andre Swift RB CHI

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 70.72 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 7.91, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    9.6proj pts
    9.6 ppg
  11. 10
    Chuba Hubbard RB CAR

    Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 67.14 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 4.66, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.

    9.6proj pts
    9.6 ppg

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