Fantasy Football Rankings For NFL Playoff Contests: Leonard Fournette, Deebo Samuel Among Top Wild-Card Plays
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Whether you’re playing daily fantasy or in playoff contests, our expert is here to help you make lineup decisions for Wild Card Weekend.
Sean Koerner — the seventh-most accurate fantasy football ranker of the regular season as graded by FantasyPros — outlines his rankings for the opening round into tiers for each position below.
Be sure to refer to his real-time rankings for final decisions.
Fantasy Rankings & Tiers
Fantasy QB Rankings & Tiers
| Tier | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes (vs. PIT) Josh Allen (vs. NE) |
| 2 | Kyler Murray (@ LAR) Dak Prescott (vs. SF) |
| 3 | Tom Brady (vs. PHI) |
| 4 | Joe Burrow (vs. LV) Matthew Stafford (vs. ARI) |
| 5 | Jalen Hurts (@ TB) |
| 6 | Jimmy Garoppolo (@ DAL) Derek Carr (@ CIN) |
| 7 | Mac Jones (@ BUF) Ben Roethlisberger (@ KC) |
Fantasy RB Rankings & Tiers
| Tier | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Mixon (vs. LV) |
| 2 | Leonard Fournette (vs. PHI) Elijah Mitchell (@ DAL) Najee Harris (@ KC) |
| 3 | Josh Jacobs (@ CIN) Devin Singletary (vs. NE) Sony Michel (vs. ARI) |
| 4 | Darrel Williams (vs. PIT) Ezekiel Elliott (vs. SF) |
| 5 | Damien Harris (@ BUF) James Conner (@ LAR) |
| 6 | Chase Edmonds (@ LAR) Miles Sanders (@ TB) |
| 7 | Tony Pollard (vs. SF) Cam Akers (vs. ARI) Rhamondre Stevenson (@ BUF) |
| 8 | Jordan Howard (@ TB) Derrick Gore (vs. PIT) Ke’Shawn Vaughn (vs. PHI) Brandon Bolden (@ BUF) Samaje Perine (vs. LV) Boston Scott (@ TB) |
| 9 | Jerick McKinnon (vs. PIT) Jalen Richard (@ CIN) Zack Moss (vs. NE) Kyle Juszczyk (@ DAL) Le’Veon Bell (vs. PHI) JaMycal Hasty (@ DAL) Giovani Bernard (vs. PHI) |
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Fantasy WR Rankings & Tiers
| Tier | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Kupp (vs. ARI) |
| 2 | Deebo Samuel (@ DAL) Ja’Marr Chase (vs. LV) Tyreek Hill (vs. PIT) |
| 3 | Stefon Diggs (vs. NE) Tee Higgins (vs. LV) CeeDee Lamb (vs. SF) |
| 4 | Diontae Johnson (@ KC) Mike Evans (vs. PHI) Amari Cooper (vs. SF) Hunter Renfrow (@ CIN) |
| 5 | Christian Kirk (@ LAR) Odell Beckham Jr. (vs. ARI) Brandon Aiyuk (@ DAL) |
| 6 | DeVonta Smith (@ TB) A.J. Green (@ LAR) Chase Claypool (@ KC) Zay Jones (@ CIN) Cedrick Wilson (vs. SF) Tyler Boyd (vs. LV) Van Jefferson (vs. ARI) Jakobi Meyers (@ BUF) |
| 7 | Byron Pringle (vs. PIT) Gabriel Davis (vs. NE) Kendrick Bourne (@ BUF) Cole Beasley (vs. NE) Mecole Hardman (vs. PIT) Tyler Johnson (vs. PHI) Breshad Perriman (vs. PHI) Jauan Jennings (@ DAL) Nelson Agholor (@ BUF) |
| 8 | Quez Watkins (@ TB) Ray-Ray McCloud (@ KC) Antoine Wesley (@ LAR) Emmanuel Sanders (vs. NE) Rondale Moore (@ LAR) Bryan Edwards (@ CIN) |
| 9 | Jalen Reagor (@ TB) Demarcus Robinson (vs. PIT) DeSean Jackson (@ CIN) Isaiah McKenzie (vs. NE) |
Fantasy TE Rankings & Tiers
| Tier | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Kelce (vs. PIT) Rob Gronkowski (vs. PHI) |
| 2 | George Kittle (@ DAL) Darren Waller (@ CIN) Zach Ertz (@ LAR) Dallas Goedert (@ TB) |
| 3 | Dalton Schultz (vs. SF) |
| 4 | Tyler Higbee (vs. ARI) |
| 5 | Dawson Knox (vs. NE) Pat Freiermuth (@ KC) |
| 6 | Hunter Henry (@ BUF) C.J. Uzomah (vs. LV) |
| 7 | Cameron Brate (vs. PHI) Jonnu Smith (@ BUF) |
| 8 | Blake Jarwin (vs. SF) Foster Moreau (@ CIN) Zach Gentry (@ KC) |
Fantasy Kicker Rankings & Tiers
| Tier | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Butker (vs. PIT) Greg Zuerlein (vs. SF) |
| 2 | Matt Gay (vs. ARI) Ryan Succop (vs. PHI) Evan McPherson (vs. LV) Daniel Carlson (@ CIN) Nick Folk (@ BUF) Tyler Bass (vs. NE) |
| 3 | Matt Prater (@ LAR) |
| 4 | Chris Boswell (@ KC) Jake Elliott (@ TB) Robbie Gould (@ DAL) |
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Fantasy Defense Rankings & Tiers
| Tier | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. PIT) |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. PHI) |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills (vs. NE) Cincinnati Bengals (vs. LV) |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys (vs. SF) New England Patriots (@ BUF) |
| 5 | Las Vegas Raiders (@ CIN) Arizona Cardinals (@ LAR) San Francisco 49ers (@ DAL) Philadelphia Eagles (@ TB) Pittsburgh Steelers (@ KC) |
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