The only fantasy owners happier for Ben Roethlisberger’s impending Week 8 return than his own are Antonio Brown’s fantasy owners. And it’s easy to see why.
Fantasy football rankings, Week 8: Consensus wide receivers for PPR leagues
The SB Nation fantasy staff rounds up the rankings for the top 50 wide receivers in PPR leagues.
Brown simply hasn’t produced like he used to without Roethlisberger under center, despite final breaking loose for a 124-yard outing in Week 7. Before that, Brown had three straight games of fewer than 50 yards receiving, a mark that he had hit in 36 games prior. Now, with Roethlisberger set to return, fantasy owners can take comfort in knowing Brown has top-five potential every week in leagues of all formats, but especially PPR leagues.
As for the rest of the field, DeAndre Hopkins had one of his quieter games despite being amid a game script that favored an air-it-out approach for the Houston Texans, but is expected to bounce back in a huge way, according to the SB Nation fantasy staff. Julio Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. and Calvin Johnson round out the top five, but don't be surprised to see Stefon Diggs and Amari Cooper continue to rise the ranks.
The rest of the top 50 stack up accordingly.
Wide receivers for PPR leagues, Week 8
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska. Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia and Washington are on bye.)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | DK | DC | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Julio Jones | ATL | TB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | TEN | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Antonio Brown | PIT | CIN | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Calvin Johnson | DET | KC (London) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | @NO | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Brandon Marshall | NYJ | @OAK | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Keenan Allen | SD | @BAL | 10 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | A.J. Green | CIN | @PIT | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | GB | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | Julian Edelman | NE | MIA | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | MIN | 18 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | @CLE | 22 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | GB | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Mike Evans | TB | @ATL | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | Randall Cobb | GB | @DEN | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
| 16 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | @NE | 13 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| 17 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | @CHI | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | Eric Decker | NYJ | @OAK | 25 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | Amari Cooper | OAK | NYJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 20 |
| 20 | Steve Smith Sr. | BAL | SD | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 21 | John Brown | ARI | @CLE | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | @CAR | 16 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Martavis Bryant | PIT | CIN | 29 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
| 23 | Donte Moncrief | IND | @CAR | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 |
| 25 | Brandin Cooks | NO | NYG | 26 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 28 |
| 25 | James Jones | GB | @DEN | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Travis Benjamin | CLE | ARI | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
| 28 | Michael Crabtree | OAK | NYJ | 27 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 24 |
| 29 | Jeremy Maclin | KC | DET (London) | 14 | -- | 26 | 27 | 35 |
| 30 | Golden Tate | DET | KC (London) | 37 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| 31 | Rishard Matthews | MIA | @NE | 36 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 31 |
| 32 | Willie Snead | NO | NYG | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 |
| 33 | Kendall Wright | TEN | @HOU | 38 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 30 |
| 34 | Marvin Jones | CIN | @PIT | 33 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 33 |
| 35 | Tavon Austin | STL | SF | 28 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
| 36 | Anquan Boldin | SF | @STL | 34 | 40 | 32 | 42 | 34 |
| 37 | Stevie Johnson | SD | @BAL | 48 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Vincent Jackson | TB | @ATL | 32 | 35 | -- | 35 | 40 |
| 39 | Mike Wallace | MIN | @CHI | 39 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 |
| 40 | Ted Ginn Jr. | CAR | IND | 41 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 43 |
| 41 | Michael Floyd | ARI | @CLE | 40 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 42 |
| 42 | Davante Adams | GB | @DEN | 35 | 49 | 33 | -- | 49 |
| 42 | Danny Amendola | NE | MIA | 45 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 37 |
| 42 | Rueben Randle | NYG | @NO | 42 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 44 |
| 45 | Nate Washington | HOU | TEN | -- | 42 | 47 | 45 | 39 |
| 46 | Brandon LaFell | NE | MIA | -- | 37 | 50 | 44 | 45 |
| 47 | Terrance Williams | DAL | SEA | 44 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 50 |
| 48 | Dez Bryant | DAL | SEA | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 47 |
| 48 | Eddie Royal | CHI | MIN | -- | -- | 41 | 47 | 46 |
| 50 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | @DAL | 43 | 47 | 48 | -- | 48 |
| -- | Roddy White | ATL | TB | 47 | 48 | 49 | -- | -- |
| -- | Kamar Aiken | BAL | SD | -- | -- | 43 | -- | -- |
| -- | Tyler Lockett | SEA | @DAL | -- | 45 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Cecil Shorts III | HOU | TEN | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Torrey Smith | SF | @STL | -- | 50 | -- | 49 | -- |
| -- | Marquess Wilson | CHI | MIN | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Cole Beasley | DAL | SEA | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Leonard Hankerson | ATL | TB | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- |
