Wild Card Weekend Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings

Although most fantasy managers stop playing fantasy football in the regular season, there are multiple fantasy football playoff options, including Fantasy Life’s Guillotine Leagues and DFS options. Here are the top players available at each position for Wild Card Weekend. It is essential to note that these rankings are for this weekend only; they do not account for fantasy formats that benefit players who will play further down the line in the playoffs.

Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings: Wild Card Weekend

Quarterbacks

• The top two quarterbacks, Allen and Lawrence, face off in the opening round of the NFL playoffs with the highest over/under total of the six-game slate, topping over 50 projected points combined. These were two of the best four quarterbacks in fantasy football this season, and come in as the top two in the Wild Card Weekend fantasy football playoff rankings for quarterbacks.
• Maye was the overall QB2 on the season and is one of the favorites for NFL MVP. He will make his playoff debut against the Chargers on Sunday Night Football.
• Purdy was elite down the stretch, having three straight top-four finishes between Weeks 15 and 17. However, he struggled against an elite Seahawks defense in Week 18, only scoring five fantasy points. The Eagles have a good defense, so Purdy ranks outside of the top five quarterbacks.
• Williams and Love battle it out in an NFC North slugfest. I am expecting a lower-scoring game, so I would avoid both of these quarterbacks this weekend.

Running Backs

• McCaffrey was the only player to top over 400 fantasy points in PPR leagues across all positions this season. He is the clear overall RB1 and overall top player for this weekend, even against a difficult Eagles defense. His opponent, Barkley, is also a top-four option this weekend.
• There is a split backfield in New England, with both Henderson and Stevenson being very productive. I would expect both to play a critical role in the Patriots game plan.
• The Steelers are another team that has two effective running backs in Gainwell and Warren. However, they face one of the best defenses in the league, the Houston Texans. I would lower expectations for everyone on the Steelers offense in a game that has the lowest over/under total of the week.