A team’s top performers deserve top billing, and that’s reflected in our latest New Orleans Saints player power rankings after Week 8’s shutout win over the Las Vegas Raiders. There’s a new No. 1 in our list with running back Alvin Kamara’s three-touchdown performance rocketing him to the top of the list. But there’s more shakeup within the top-10 too: rookie cornerback Alontae Taylor clocked in at No. 8 after he helped erase superstar Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams, and right guard Cesar Ruiz continued his march up to the board to reach No. 10.
What about the risers and fallers? Four players fell out of the top-25 altogether: quarterback Jameis Winston (No. 19 last week), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (No. 22) and David Onyemata (No. 23), and running back Mark Ingram II (No. 25). Kicker Wil Lutz nearly joined them, falling from No. 15 last week to No. 24 after his missed 37-yard field goal against the Raiders. Kamara was the week’s largest riser, climbing four spots from his previous ranking. Let’s run through the full list:
25. TE Juwan Johnson (Last week: N/A)
24. K Wil Lutz (Last week: 15)
23. CB Paulson Adebo (Last week: 24)
22. WR Rashid Shaheed (Last week: N/A)
21. LT James Hurst (Last week: 21)
20. LB Kaden Elliss (Last week: 20)
19. WR Jarvis Landry (Last week: 18)
18. WR Michael Thomas (Last week: 17)
17. CB Marshon Lattimore (Last week: 16)
16. S Tyrann Mathieu (Last week: 14)
15. S Marcus Maye (Last week: 10)
14. DE Payton Turner (Last week: N/A)
13. LG Andrus Peat (Last week: 11)
12. QB Andy Dalton (Last week: 13)
11. DE Marcus Davenport (Last week: 9)
10. RG Cesar Ruiz (Last week: 12)
9. DE Cameron Jordan (Last week: 7)
8. CB Alontae Taylor (Last week: N/A)
7. TE Taysom Hill (Last week: 8)
6. C Erik McCoy (Last week: 4)
5. WR Chris Olave (Last week: 6)
4. RT Ryan Ramczyk (Last week: 4)
3. LB Demario Davis (Last week: 1)
2. LB Pete Werner (Last week: 2)
1. RB Alvin Kamara (Last week: 5)
