Fantasy football playoff rankings can be tricky to put together. With teams being eliminated each round, you don’t necessarily want the best players in the postseason fantasy football. Instead you want the best players who are going to play the most games. Draft strategy for postseason fantasy football leagues is very different than in the regular season, but one thing both formats having in common is that you want a good set of rankings. Here’s our fantasy football playoff rankings cheat sheet.
(Check out our fantasy football playoff league draft strategy guide.)
Rk | Player | Tm | Pos | Pos Rk |
1 | Lamar Jackson | BLT | QB | QB1 |
2 | Michael Thomas | NO | WR | WR1 |
3 | Drew Brees | NO | QB | QB2 |
4 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | QB | QB3 |
5 | Alvin Kamara | NO | RB | RB1 |
6 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE | TE1 |
7 | Tyreek Hill | KC | WR | WR2 |
8 | George Kittle | SF | TE | TE2 |
9 | Mark Ingram | BLT | RB | RB2 |
10 | Damien Williams | KC | RB | RB3 |
11 | Aaron Jones | GB | RB | RB4 |
12 | Derrick Henry | TEN | RB | RB5 |
13 | DeAndre Hopkins | HST | WR | WR3 |
14 | Jared Cook | NO | TE | TE3 |
15 | Julian Edelman | NE | WR | WR4 |
16 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | RB | RB6 |
17 | Raheem Mostert | SF | RB | RB7 |
18 | Latavius Murray | NO | RB | RB8 |
19 | Davante Adams | GB | WR | WR5 |
20 | Mark Andrews | BLT | TE | TE4 |
21 | Deshaun Watson | HST | QB | QB4 |
22 | James White | NE | RB | RB9 |
23 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | WR | WR6 |
24 | Deebo Samuel | SF | WR | WR7 |
25 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | RB | RB10 |
26 | DK Metcalf | SEA | WR | WR8 |
27 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | QB | QB5 |
28 | Sony Michel | NE | RB | RB11 |
29 | Boston Scott | PHI | RB | RB12 |
30 | Emmanuel Sanders | SF | WR | WR9 |
31 | John Brown | BUF | WR | WR10 |
32 | Russell Wilson | SEA | QB | QB6 |
33 | Tom Brady | NE | QB | QB7 |
34 | Josh Allen | BUF | QB | QB8 |
35 | Carlos Hyde | HST | RB | RB13 |
36 | Marquise Brown | BLT | WR | WR11 |
37 | Devin Singletary | BUF | RB | RB14 |
38 | A.J. Brown | TEN | WR | WR12 |
39 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | WR | WR13 |
40 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | TE | TE5 |
41 | LeSean McCoy | KC | RB | RB15 |
42 | Tevin Coleman | SF | RB | RB16 |
43 | Miles Sanders | PHI | RB | RB17 |
44 | Travis Homer | SEA | RB | RB18 |
45 | Will Lutz | NO | K | K1 |
46 | Jamaal Williams | GB | RB | RB19 |
47 | Duke Johnson | HST | RB | RB20 |
48 | Jacob Hollister | SEA | TE | TE6 |
49 | Kendrick Bourne | SF | WR | WR14 |
50 | Harrison Butker | KC | K | K2 |
51 | Kenny Stills | HST | WR | WR15 |
52 | Gus Edwards | BLT | RB | RB21 |
53 | Carson Wentz | PHI | QB | QB9 |
54 | New Orleans Saints | NO | DST | DST1 |
55 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | QB | QB10 |
56 | Rex Burkhead | NE | RB | RB22 |
57 | Jonnu Smith | TEN | TE | TE7 |
58 | Matt Breida | SF | RB | RB23 |
59 | Adam Thielen | MIN | WR | WR16 |
60 | Justin Tucker | BLT | K | K3 |
61 | Cole Beasley | BUF | WR | WR17 |
62 | TreQuan Smith | NO | WR | WR18 |
63 | Will Fuller | HST | WR | WR19 |
64 | Greg Ward | PHI | WR | WR20 |
65 | Zach Ertz | PHI | TE | TE8 |
66 | Robbie Gould | SF | K | K4 |
67 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | TE | TE9 |
68 | Ted Ginn | NO | WR | WR21 |
69 | Allen Lazard | GB | WR | WR22 |
70 | Nick Folk | NE | K | K5 |
71 | Keke Coutee | HST | WR | WR23 |
72 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | QB | QB11 |
73 | Darren Fells | HST | TE | TE10 |
74 | Darwin Thompson | KC | RB | RB24 |
75 | Jimmy Graham | GB | TE | TE11 |
76 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | HST | K | K6 |
77 | Sammy Watkins | KC | WR | WR24 |
78 | Tajae Sharpe | TEN | WR | WR25 |
79 | Willie Snead | BLT | WR | WR26 |
80 | Hayden Hurst | BLT | TE | TE12 |
81 | Baltimore Ravens | BLT | DST | DST2 |
82 | Jordan Howard | PHI | RB | RB25 |
83 | Jason Myers | SEA | K | K7 |
84 | Taysom Hill | NO | QB | QB12 |
85 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | QB | QB13 |
86 | Seth Roberts | BLT | WR | WR27 |
87 | Mecole Hardman | KC | WR | WR28 |
88 | Josh Hill | NO | TE | TE13 |
89 | San Francisco 49ers | SF | DST | DST3 |
90 | N'Keal Harry | NE | WR | WR29 |
91 | Adam Humphries | TEN | WR | WR30 |
92 | Kansas City Chiefs | KC | DST | DST4 |
93 | Mike Boone | MIN | RB | RB26 |
94 | Jordan Akins | HST | TE | TE14 |
95 | Nick Boyle | BLT | TE | TE15 |
96 | Kyle Juszczyk | SF | RB | RB27 |
97 | Dion Lewis | TEN | RB | RB28 |
98 | Jake Elliott | PHI | K | K8 |
99 | Alexander Mattison | MIN | RB | RB29 |
100 | Justice Hill | BLT | RB | RB30 |
101 | Jeff Wilson | SF | RB | RB31 |
102 | New England Patriots | NE | DST | DST5 |
103 | Mohamed Sanu | NE | WR | WR31 |
104 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | WR | WR32 |
105 | Houston Texans | HST | DST | DST6 |
106 | Corey Davis | TEN | WR | WR33 |
107 | David Moore | SEA | WR | WR34 |
108 | Jakobi Meyers | NE | WR | WR35 |
109 | Dawson Knox | BUF | TE | TE16 |
110 | Seattle Seahawks | SEA | DST | DST7 |
111 | Irv Smith Jr. | MIN | TE | TE17 |
112 | Matt LaCosse | NE | TE | TE18 |
113 | Philadelphia Eagles | PHI | DST | DST8 |
114 | Ross Dwelley | SF | TE | TE19 |
115 | Benjamin Watson | NE | TE | TE20 |
116 | Phillip Dorsett | NE | WR | WR36 |
117 | Brandon Bolden | NE | RB | RB32 |
118 | Mason Crosby | GB | K | K9 |
119 | Dwayne Washington | NO | RB | RB33 |
120 | Frank Gore | BUF | RB | RB34 |
121 | Ryan Izzo | NE | TE | TE21 |
122 | Malik Turner | SEA | WR | WR37 |
123 | Olabisi Johnson | MIN | WR | WR38 |
124 | Nick Bellore | SEA | RB | RB35 |
125 | Green Bay Packers | GB | DST | DST9 |
126 | J.J. Arcega-Whiteside | PHI | WR | WR39 |
127 | Joshua Perkins | PHI | TE | TE22 |
128 | Robert Tonyan | GB | TE | TE23 |
129 | Buffalo Bills | BUF | DST | DST10 |
130 | Miles Boykin | BLT | WR | WR40 |
131 | Anthony Firkser | TEN | TE | TE24 |
132 | Kalif Raymond | TEN | WR | WR41 |
133 | Geronimo Allison | GB | WR | WR42 |
134 | Isaiah McKenzie | BUF | WR | WR43 |
135 | Marcedes Lewis | GB | TE | TE25 |
136 | C.J. Ham | MIN | RB | RB36 |
137 | Ameer Abdullah | MIN | RB | RB37 |
138 | Laquon Treadwell | MIN | WR | WR44 |
139 | Tyler Kroft | BUF | TE | TE26 |
140 | Blake Bell | KC | TE | TE27 |
141 | DeAndre Carter | HST | WR | WR45 |
142 | Stephen Hauschka | BUF | K | K10 |
143 | Jaron Brown | SEA | WR | WR46 |
144 | MyCole Pruitt | TEN | TE | TE28 |
145 | Demarcus Robinson | KC | WR | WR47 |
146 | Byron Pringle | KC | WR | WR48 |
147 | Tennessee Titans | TEN | DST | DST11 |
148 | Jake Kumerow | GB | WR | WR49 |
149 | Tyler Ervin | GB | RB | RB38 |
150 | Zach Line | NO | RB | RB39 |
151 | Greg Joseph | TEN | K | K11 |
152 | Khari Blasingame | TEN | RB | RB40 |
153 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | WR | WR50 |
154 | Patrick Ricard | BLT | RB | RB41 |
155 | Luke Willson | SEA | TE | TE29 |
156 | Deonte Harris | NO | WR | WR51 |
157 | Lee Smith | BUF | TE | TE30 |
158 | Robert Foster | BUF | WR | WR52 |
159 | Dante Pettis | SF | WR | WR53 |
160 | Robert Davis | PHI | WR | WR54 |
161 | Dan Bailey | MIN | K | K12 |
162 | Richie James | SF | WR | WR55 |
163 | Anthony Sherman | KC | RB | RB42 |
164 | Dan Vitale | GB | RB | RB43 |
165 | Buddy Howell | HST | RB | RB44 |
166 | Patrick DiMarco | BUF | RB | RB45 |
167 | Cody Hollister | TEN | WR | WR56 |
168 | Chris Moore | BLT | WR | WR57 |
169 | Minnesota Vikings | MIN | DST | DST12 |
170 | Andre Roberts | BUF | WR | WR58 |
171 | Krishawn Hogan | NO | WR | WR59 |
172 | DeAnthony Thomas | BLT | WR | WR60 |
173 | John Ursua | SEA | WR | WR61 |
174 | Alexander Hollins | MIN | WR | WR62 |
175 | Matt Slater | NE | WR | WR63 |