The fantasy football schedule is into Week 8 and some sleepers and start options include Darren McFadden, Alfred Blue, Antonio Andrews, Khiry Robinson, Christine Michael, Stefon Diggs, Charcandrick West, Rueben Randle, James Jones and Ronnie Hillman for fantasy owners. Dez Bryant is active for the Cowboys.
The Cowboys have Joseph Randle out with an injury and Randle is also reportedly facing a suspension, meaning that Darren McFadden and Christine Michael will get a boost. Both players are worth starting this week even with the tough matchup with the Seahawks coming. Alfred Blue and Chris Polk are options with Arian Foster done for the season, while Antonio Andrews and Khiry Robinson could see increased carries this week.
Stefon Diggs has stepped into the starting lineup for the Vikings and he is a strong starter option this week. Diggs has at least six catches in all three games he has played this season and he is coming in after putting up six catches for 108 yards in the win over the Lions last week. Diggs scored a touchdown in the game and he now has 19 catches for 324 yards and he has shown some explosive ability for Minnesota.
McFadden is coming in after his best game of the season and he rushed for 152 yards and had over 160 yards total in the loss against the Giants. That performance likely would have gotten him more carries even if Randle wasn't out and now he will get the chance to start. McFadden will be the lead back on Sunday and he comes into the game with 281 rushing yards in six games this season. Christine Michael did not do much on Sunday, but with Randle out he too will get a boost in carries and could be an RB3 upside player for Week 8.
Khiry Robinson and Mark Ingram are the main backs for the Saints and Robinson is the back the team uses at the goal line. Robinson has value as a touchdown scoring player and he could be an RB2 or RB3 option and he comes in with four touchdowns in seven games this season, including two last week. Charcandrick West has stepped in for Jamaal Charles and he is worth starting despite the RB battling an injury. West was able to practice in full this week and he comes in after going for over 120 total yards and a touchdown last week.
Antonio Andrews is an upside option for the Titans, as Ken Whisenhunt said that Andrews deserves more carries and that means he could feature on Sunday. Andrews led the team in rushing last week and he now has 138 yards in four games played this season and is averaging just over 3.5 yards per carry. Getting some extra work could get Andrews into the flow more and could result in a big day.
Alfred Blue and Chris Polk likely will be the main running backs for the Texans with Arian Foster out with an injury. Foster is out for the season and when he was out earlier this year, Blue took over and now he will get the chance to start again. Blue is averaging close to 4.0 yards per carry and the team also has Jonathan Grimes as an option.
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