Fantasy football player rankings for playoff contests

The following set of PPR rankings are geared toward anyone in a redrafting fantasy football playoff contest. The forecasted number of total remaining games to be played largely factors into each player’s rankings, so feel free to use this as a baseline rather than a be-all, end-all approach for choosing a roster if you see the postseason shaking out in a different manner.

For weekly lineup rankings and projections, make sure to check out our Start/Bench Tool each Wednesday of the postseason.

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Playoff draft rankings (entire playoff run)

Credit: Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports

Positional rankings

Rk	Pos	Quarterbacks	Tm		Rk	Pos	Wide receivers	Tm
1	QB	Josh Allen	BUF		1	WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL
2	QB	Dak Prescott	DAL		2	WR	Brandon Aiyuk	SF
3	QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL		3	WR	Puka Nacua	LAR
4	QB	Joe Flacco	CLE		4	WR	Mike Evans	TB
5	QB	Brock Purdy	SF		5	WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF
6	QB	Matthew Stafford	LAR		6	WR	Zay Flowers	BAL
7	QB	Patrick Mahomes	KC		7	WR	Deebo Samuel	SF
8	QB	Baker Mayfield	TB		8	WR	Cooper Kupp	LAR
9	QB	Jordan Love	GB		9	WR	Rashee Rice	KC
10	QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI		10	WR	Brandin Cooks	DAL
11	QB	C.J. Stroud	HOU		11	WR	Amari Cooper	CLE
12	QB	Jared Goff	DET		12	WR	Chris Godwin	TB
13	QB	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA		13	WR	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET
14	QB	Mason Rudolph	PIT		14	WR	Tyreek Hill	MIA
Rk	Pos	Running backs	Tm		15	WR	Nico Collins	HOU
1	RB	Christian McCaffrey	SF		16	WR	Khalil Shakir	BUF
2	RB	Gus Edwards	BAL		17	WR	Jayden Reed	GB
3	RB	Tony Pollard	DAL		18	WR	Odell Beckham Jr.	BAL
4	RB	Kyren Williams	LAR		19	WR	A.J. Brown	PHI
5	RB	James Cook	BUF		20	WR	Josh Reynolds	DET
6	RB	Rachaad White	TB		21	WR	Demarcus Robinson	LAR
7	RB	Isiah Pacheco	KC		22	WR	Dontayvion Wicks	GB
8	RB	Jerome Ford	CLE		23	WR	Christian Watson	GB
9	RB	Kareem Hunt	CLE		24	WR	Michael Gallup	DAL
10	RB	Justice Hill	BAL		25	WR	Elijah Moore	CLE
11	RB	Leonard Fournette	BUF		26	WR	DeVonta Smith	PHI
12	RB	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET		27	WR	George Pickens	PIT
13	RB	Najee Harris	PIT		28	WR	Jaylen Waddle	MIA
14	RB	De’Von Achane	MIA		29	WR	Romeo Doubs	GB
15	RB	Raheem Mostert	MIA		30	WR	Diontae Johnson	PIT
16	RB	Rico Dowdle	DAL		31	WR	Nelson Agholor	BAL
17	RB	David Montgomery	DET		32	WR	Gabe Davis	BUF
18	RB	D’Andre Swift	PHI		33	WR	Rashod Bateman	BAL
19	RB	Melvin Gordon	BAL		34	WR	M. Valdes-Scantling	KC
20	RB	C. Edwards-Helaire	KC		35	WR	Justin Watson	KC
21	RB	Aaron Jones	GB		36	WR	Jameson Williams	DET
22	RB	Jaylen Warren	PIT		37	WR	Bo Melton	GB
23	RB	Devin Singletary	HOU		38	WR	Deonte Harty	BUF
24	RB	Jeff Wilson Jr.	MIA		39	WR	Trey Palmer	TB
25	RB	Elijah Mitchell	SF		40	WR	Noah Brown	HOU
26	RB	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI		41	WR	Kalif Raymond	DET
27	RB	AJ Dillon	GB		42	WR	Tutu Atwell	LAR
28	RB	Jordan Mason	SF		43	WR	Robert Woods	HOU
29	RB	Kyle Juszczyk	SF		44	WR	Jalen Tolbert	DAL
30	RB	Royce Freeman	LAR		45	WR	Cedrick Wilson	MIA
31	RB	Pierre Strong	CLE		46	WR	KaVontae Turpin	DAL
32	RB	Chase Edmonds	TB		47	WR	Jauan Jennings	SF
33	RB	Dameon Pierce	HOU		48	WR	Ronnie Bell	SF
34	RB	Craig Reynolds	DET		49	WR	Ray-Ray McCloud	SF
35	RB	Patrick Taylor	GB		50	WR	Trent Sherfield	BUF
36	RB	Boston Scott	PHI		51	WR	Tylan Wallace	BAL
37	RB	La’Mical Perine	KC		52	WR	Kadarius Toney	KC
38	RB	Latavius Murray	BUF		53	WR	David Bell	CLE
39	RB	Andrew Beck	HOU		54	WR	Cedric Tillman	CLE
40	RB	Alec Ingold	MIA		55	WR	Deven Thompkins	TB
Rk	Pos	Tight ends	Tm		56	WR	Ben Skowronek	LAR
1	TE	George Kittle	SF		57	WR	Richie James	KC
2	TE	Isaiah Likely	BAL		58	WR	David Moore	TB
3	TE	Jake Ferguson	DAL		59	WR	Allen Robinson	PIT
4	TE	Travis Kelce	KC		60	WR	Braxton Berrios	MIA
5	TE	Dalton Kincaid	BUF		61	WR	Calvin Austin	PIT
6	TE	David Njoku	CLE		62	WR	O. Zaccheaus	PHI
7	TE	Dawson Knox	BUF		63	WR	Julio Jones	PHI
8	TE	Dallas Goedert	PHI	64	WR	Quez Watkins	PHI
9	TE	Cade Otton	TB	65	WR	Malik Heath	GB
10	TE	James Mitchell	DET	66	WR	John Metchie	HOU
11	TE	Tyler Higbee	LAR	67	WR	D. Peoples-Jones	DET
12	TE	Luke Musgrave	GB	68	WR	River Cracraft	MIA
13	TE	Noah Gray	KC	69	WR	X. Hutchinson	HOU
14	TE	Dalton Schultz	HOU	70	WR	Chase Claypool	MIA
15	TE	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	Rk	Pos	Place kickers	Tm
16	TE	Tucker Kraft	GB	1	PK	Brandon Aubrey	DAL
17	TE	Brevin Jordan	HOU	2	PK	Justin Tucker	BAL
18	TE	Harrison Bryant	CLE	3	PK	Jake Moody	SF
19	TE	L. Schoonmaker	DAL	4	PK	Tyler Bass	BUF
20	TE	Connor Heyward	PIT	5	PK	Harrison Butker	KC
21	TE	Charlie Kolar	BAL	6	PK	Chase McLaughlin	TB
22	TE	Durham Smythe	MIA	7	PK	Jason Sanders	MIA
23	TE	Brock Wright	DET	8	PK	Jake Elliott	PHI
24	TE	Sam LaPorta	DET	9	PK	Brett Maher	LAR
25	TE	Davis Allen	LAR	10	PK	Anders Carlson	GB
26	TE	Josiah Deguara	GB	11	PK	Chris Boswell	PIT
27	TE	Blake Bell	KC	12	PK	Riley Patterson	CLE
28	TE	Darnell Washington	PIT	13	PK	K. Fairbairn	HOU
29	TE	Brycen Hopkins	LAR	14	PK	Michael Badgley	DET
30	TE	Jack Stoll	PHI	15	PK	Dustin Hopkins	CLE
31	TE	Peyton Hendershot	DAL
32	TE	Jordan Akins	CLE
33	TE	Ko Kieft	TB
34	TE	Charlie Woerner	SF
Rk	Pos	Defensive teams	Tm
1	DT	Ravens	BAL
2	DT	Cowboys	DAL
3	DT	49ers	SF
4	DT	Buccaneers	TB
5	DT	Browns	CLE
6	DT	Bills	BUF
7	DT	Chiefs	KC
8	DT	Texans	HOU
9	DT	Rams	LAR
10	DT	Eagles	PHI
11	DT	Steelers	PIT
12	DT	Lions	DET
13	DT	Packers	GB
14	DT	Dolphins	MIA

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Mixed positional rankings (entire playoff run)

Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Rk	Pos	Player	Team	Proj GP		Rk	Pos	Player	Team	Proj GP
1	RB	Christian McCaffrey	SF	3		63	QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI	1
2	WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	4		64	RB	Aaron Jones	GB	1
3	RB	Gus Edwards	BAL	3		65	DT	49ers	SF	3
4	RB	Tony Pollard	DAL	4		66	QB	C.J. Stroud	HOU	1
5	WR	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	3		67	RB	Jaylen Warren	PIT	1
6	RB	Kyren Williams	LAR	2		68	DT	Buccaneers	TB	2
7	WR	Puka Nacua	LAR	2		69	QB	Jared Goff	DET	1
8	QB	Josh Allen	BUF	3		70	RB	Devin Singletary	HOU	1
9	RB	James Cook	BUF	3		71	QB	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	1
10	WR	Mike Evans	TB	2		72	RB	Jeff Wilson Jr.	MIA	1
11	QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	4		73	WR	Jayden Reed	GB	1
12	WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	3		74	PK	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	4
13	RB	Rachaad White	TB	2		75	QB	Mason Rudolph	PIT	1
14	QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	3		76	RB	Elijah Mitchell	SF	3
15	RB	Isiah Pacheco	KC	2		77	WR	Odell Beckham Jr.	BAL	3
16	WR	Zay Flowers	BAL	3		78	PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	3
17	WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	3		79	RB	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	1
18	RB	Jerome Ford	CLE	2		80	WR	A.J. Brown	PHI	1
19	WR	Cooper Kupp	LAR	2		81	PK	Jake Moody	SF	3
20	RB	Kareem Hunt	CLE	2		82	RB	AJ Dillon	GB	1
21	RB	Justice Hill	BAL	3		83	WR	Josh Reynolds	DET	1
22	TE	George Kittle	SF	3		84	PK	Tyler Bass	BUF	3
23	WR	Rashee Rice	KC	2		85	RB	Jordan Mason	SF	3
24	WR	Brandin Cooks	DAL	4		86	WR	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	2
25	RB	Leonard Fournette	BUF	3		87	WR	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	1
26	WR	Amari Cooper	CLE	2		88	WR	Christian Watson	GB	1
27	WR	Chris Godwin	TB	2		89	WR	Michael Gallup	DAL	4
28	QB	Joe Flacco	CLE	2		90	WR	Elijah Moore	CLE	2
29	QB	Brock Purdy	SF	3		91	WR	DeVonta Smith	PHI	1
30	TE	Isaiah Likely	BAL	3		92	WR	George Pickens	PIT	1
31	TE	Jake Ferguson	DAL	4		93	PK	Harrison Butker	KC	2
32	QB	Matthew Stafford	LAR	2		94	DT	Browns	CLE	2
33	TE	Travis Kelce	KC	2		95	WR	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	1
34	QB	Patrick Mahomes	KC	2		96	PK	Chase McLaughlin	TB	2
35	TE	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	3		97	DT	Bills	BUF	3
36	QB	Baker Mayfield	TB	2		98	WR	Romeo Doubs	GB	1
37	TE	David Njoku	CLE	2		99	PK	Jason Sanders	MIA	1
38	RB	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	1		100	DT	Chiefs	KC	2
39	TE	Dawson Knox	BUF	3		101	WR	Diontae Johnson	PIT	1
40	RB	Najee Harris	PIT	1		102	PK	Jake Elliott	PHI	1
41	TE	Dallas Goedert	PHI	1		103	DT	Texans	HOU	1
42	RB	De’Von Achane	MIA	1		104	WR	Nelson Agholor	BAL	3
43	WR	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	1		105	PK	Brett Maher	LAR	2
44	TE	Cade Otton	TB	2		106	DT	Rams	LAR	2
45	RB	Raheem Mostert	MIA	1		107	WR	Gabe Davis	BUF	3
46	WR	Tyreek Hill	MIA	1		108	PK	Anders Carlson	GB	1
47	RB	Rico Dowdle	DAL	4		109	DT	Eagles	PHI	1
48	DT	Ravens	BAL	3		110	WR	Rashod Bateman	BAL	3
49	WR	Nico Collins	HOU	1		111	PK	Chris Boswell	PIT	1
50	RB	David Montgomery	DET	1		112	DT	Steelers	PIT	1
51	WR	Khalil Shakir	BUF	3		113	WR	M. Valdes-Scantling	KC	2
52	DT	Cowboys	DAL	4		114	PK	Riley Patterson	CLE	2
53	TE	James Mitchell	DET	1		115	DT	Lions	DET	1
54	TE	Tyler Higbee	LAR	2		116	WR	Justin Watson	KC	2
55	TE	Luke Musgrave	GB	1		117	PK	K. Fairbairn	HOU	1
56	RB	D’Andre Swift	PHI	1		118	DT	Packers	GB	1
57	TE	Noah Gray	KC	2		119	WR	Jameson Williams	DET	1
58	RB	Melvin Gordon	BAL	3		120	PK	Michael Badgley	DET	1
59	TE	Dalton Schultz	HOU	1		121	DT	Dolphins	MIA	1
60	QB	Jordan Love	GB	1		122	WR	Bo Melton	GB	1
61	RB	C. Edwards-Helaire	KC	2		123	PK	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	2
62	TE	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	1		124	WR	Deonte Harty	BUF	3