Week 8 Fantasy Football Defense Special Teams Rankings
The FOX Sports fantasy football department will publish weekly fantasy football rankings for Week 8 and beyond every Wednesday afternoon and Saturday night around midnight (EST) during the NFL season. Our weekly rankings are based on that week's matchup and not a rest-of-the-season ranking. Links for each positional weekly ranking can be found below or you can visit the FOX Sports fantasy homepage for more news and analysis.
Note: In cases of wait-and-see Week 8 injury news, each contributor may have different opinions on whether or not that player will be active, which will be evident in their ranking below.
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Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings
| Player | Opponent | Fowler | Meyer | Halpin | DJFoster | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Minnesota (Min - D/ST) | @Chi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2. Denver (Den - D/ST) | SD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3. New England (NE - D/ST) | @Buf | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4. Seattle (Sea - D/ST) | @NO | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 5. Philadelphia (Phi - D/ST) | @Dal | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6. New York (NYJ - D/ST) | @Cle | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 7. Tennessee (Ten - D/ST) | Jac | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7.8 |
| 8. Arizona (Ari - D/ST) | @Car | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8.5 |
| 9. Kansas City (KC - D/ST) | @Ind | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9.5 |
| 10. Houston (Hou - D/ST) | Det | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 11. Cincinnati (Cin - D/ST) | Was | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11.0 |
| 12. Dallas (Dal - D/ST) | Phi | 11 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 13. Buffalo (Buf - D/ST) | NE | 6 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 13.3 |
| 14. Carolina (Car - D/ST) | Ari | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 13.8 |
| 15. Jacksonville (Jac - D/ST) | @Ten | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15.0 |
| 16. Tampa Bay (TB - D/ST) | Oak | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15.3 |
| 17. Detroit (Det - D/ST) | @Hou | 20 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16.3 |
| 18. Green Bay (GB - D/ST) | @Atl | 12 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18.5 |
| 19. Washington (Was - D/ST) | @Cin | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18.5 |
| 20. Oakland (Oak - D/ST) | @TB | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18.8 |
| 21. Chicago (Chi - D/ST) | Min | 17 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 21.0 |
| 22. Atlanta (Atl - D/ST) | GB | 22 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 21.3 |
| 23. Cleveland (Cle - D/ST) | NYJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22.8 |
| 24. Indianapolis (Ind - D/ST) | KC | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22.8 |
| 25. San Diego (SD - D/ST) | @Den | 25 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23.0 |
| 26. New Orleans (NO - D/ST) | Sea | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 24.8 |
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