This article is part of our MLS Fantasy Rankings series.
To provide the most help for your weekly player decisions, we've included some names on both the forwards and midfielders lists to help give you an idea where we stand on them.The composite scores below are determined on a points-based system where the top forward on each of our ranker's list is awarded 20 points, the second ranked forward is awarded 19 points, the third 18 points and so on (similar to what you'd see in MVP voting in some sports or college basketball rankings).
If you have any questions or feedback on the rankings, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below, or hit our rankers up on twitter: Schuyler Redpath, JD Bazzo and Steven Eschelbacher.
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Week 8 Positional Rankings
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Forwards
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Eschelbacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obafemi Martins | | v. | 59 | Kei Kamara | Obafemi Martins | Obafemi Martins |
| 2 | Kei Kamara | | v. | 57 | Obafemi Martins | Kei Kamara | Octavio Rivero |
| 3 | Octavio Rivero | | v. | 55 | Octavio Rivero | Octavio Rivero | Kei Kamara |
| 4 | Clint Dempsey | | v. | 47 | Blas Perez | Clint Dempsey | David Villa |
| 5 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | | v. | 45 | Clint Dempsey | Federico Higuain | Bradley Wright-Philips |
| 6 | Blas Perez | | at | 40 | Robbie Keane | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Sebastian Giovinco |
| 7 | Robbie Keane | | at | 39 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Robbie Keane | Clint Dempsey |
| 8 | Sebastian Giovinco | | at | 39 | Sebastian Giovinco | David Villa | Jozy Altidore |
| 9 | Federico Higuain | | v. | 37 | Federico Higuain | Blas Perez | Fabian Castillo |
| 10 | David Villa | | at | 30 | Dom Dwyer | Sebastian Giovinco | Blas Perez |
| 11 | Dom Dwyer | | at | 28 | Fabian Castillo | Dom Dwyer | Robbie Keane |
| 12 | Fabian Castillo | | at | 25 | Jozy Altidore | Alvaro Saborio | Federico Higuain |
| 13 | Jozy Altidore | | at | 24 | Fernando Aristeguieta | Gabriel Torres | Fanendo Adi |
| 14 | Gabriel Torres | | v. | 20 | Gabriel Torres | Charlie Davies | Dom Dwyer |
| 15 | Fanendo Adi | | at | 17 | Gyasi Zardes | Fernando Aristeguieta | Gyasi Zardes |
| 16 | Gyasi Zardes | | at | 16 | Cyle Larin | Fanendo Adi | Gabriel Torres |
| 17 | Fernando Aristeguieta | | at | 14 | Fanendo Adi | Gyasi Zardes | Juan Agudelo |
| 18 | Alvaro Saborio | | at | 11 | David Villa | Fabian Castillo | Darren Mattocks |
| 19 | Charlie Davies | | v. | 8 | David Accam | Jozy Altidore | Alvaro Saborio |
| 20 | Juan Agudelo | | v. | 5 | Juan Agudelo | Fabian Espindola | Charlie Davies |
Midfielders
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Eschelbacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Dempsey | | v. | 57 | Clint Dempsey | Kaka | Kaka |
| 2 | Kaka | | v. | 56 | Sebastian Giovinco | Clint Dempsey | Sebastian Giovinco |
| 3 | Sebastian Giovinco | | at | 56 | Pedro Morales | Sebastian Giovinco | Clint Dempsey |
| 4 | Pedro Morales | | v. | 50 | Lee Nguyen | Pedro Morales | Fabian Castillo |
| 5 | Benny Feilhaber | | at | 49 | Kaka | Lee Nguyen | Lloyd Sam |
| 6 | Lee Nguyen | | v. | 46 | Fabian Castillo | Dillon Powers | Pedro Morales |
| 7 | Fabian Castillo | | at | 44 | Benny Feilhaber | Shaun Maloney | Benny Feilhaber |
| 8 | Dillon Powers | | v. | 37 | Dillon Powers | Harry Shipp | Lee Nguyen |
| 9 | Lloyd Sam | | v. | 33 | Mix Diskerud | Fabian Castillo | Harry Shipp |
| 10 | Harry Shipp | | v. | 33 | Shaun Maloney | Benny Feilhaber | Mix Diskerud |
| 11 | Shaun Maloney | | v. | 32 | Lloyd Sam | Kevin Molino | Kevin Molino |
| 12 | Kevin Molino | | v. | 27 | Javier Morales | Javier Morales | Dillon Powers |
| 13 | Javier Morales | | at | 26 | Harry Shipp | Kelyn Rowe | Javier Morales |
| 14 | Mix Diskerud | | at | 23 | Kevin Molino | Lloyd Sam | Shaun Maloney |
| 15 | Justin Meram | | v. | 14 | Lamar Neagle | Lamar Neagle | Justin Meram |
| 16 | Lamar Neagle | | v. | 13 | Felipe Martins | Justin Meram | Darlington Nagbe |
| 17 | Giles Barnes | | v. | 9 | Cristian Maidana | Giles Barnes | Ethan Finlay |
| 18 | Kelyn Rowe | | v. | 8 | Justin Meram | Marco Pappa | Giles Barnes |
| 19 | Felipe Martins | | v. | 5 | Giles Barnes | Graham Zusi | Sacha Kljestan |
| 20 | Darlington Nagbe | | at | 5 | Stefen Ishizaki | Brad Davis | Lamar Neagle |
Defenders
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Eschelbacher |
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| 1 | Hernan Grana | | v. | 25 | Kendall Waston | Hernan Grana | Kendall Waston |
| 2 | Kendall Waston | | v. | 23 | Marcel de Jong | Chris Tierney | Matt Hedges |
| 3 | Damarcus Beasley | | v. | 21 | Hernan Grana | Damarcus Beasley | Damarcus Beasley |
| 4 | Brek Shea | | v. | 17 | Matt Hedges | Joevin Jones | Hernan Grana |
| 5 | Matt Hedges | | at | 16 | Brek Shea | Michel | Brek Shea |
| 6 | Marcel de Jong | | at | 9 | Damarcus Beasley | Brek Shea | Matt Besler |
| 7 | Chris Tierney | | v. | 9 | Matt Besler | Steven Beitashour | Omar Gonzalez |
| 8 | Matt Besler | | v. | 9 | Waylon Francis | Kendall Waston | Liam Ridgewell |
| 9 | Joevin Jones | | v. | 9 | Joevin Jones | Omar Gonzalez | Brad Evans |
| 10 | Omar Gonzalez | | at | 7 | Omar Gonzalez | Drew Moor | Matt Miazga |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Eschelbacher |
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| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth | | v. | 11 | Bobby Shuttleworth | Sean Johnson | David Ousted |
| 2 | David Ousted | | v. | 11 | David Ousted | Steve Clark | Steve Clark |
| 3 | Steve Clark | | v. | 11 | Steve Clark | Bobby Shuttleworth | Bobby Shuttleworth |
| 4 | Sean Johnson | | v. | 5 | Luis Marin | David Ousted | Josh Saunders |
| 5 | Luis Marin | | v. | 3 | Stefan Frei | Stefan Frei | Luis Marin |
