Playoff Cheat Sheet: By-Position Rankings

Playoff Cheat Sheet: By-Position Rankings

Playoff Cheat Sheet

This list is geared toward playoff leagues with standard fantasy scoring (4/6, 20/10, non PPR) and that draft only once before the playoffs and count all scoring through the Super Bowl. So it's a mix of per-game production and the number of projected games for a given team.

Incidentally, PPR rankings are almost identical given the lack of pass-catching backs in the playoffs, as well as receivers who excel in both formats. (Maybe bump up Ray Rice ahead of Alfred Morris/Marshawn Lynch in PPR, though it's still close. And further down, Jacquizz Rodgers and Danny Woodhead would get a slight boost.)

QuarterbacksRunning BacksWide ReceiversTight Ends
Peyton Manning, DEN Knowshon Moreno, DENDemaryius Thomas, DEN Rob Gronkowski, NE
Aaron Rodgers, GB Stevan Ridley, NEWes Welker, NEAaron Hernandez, NE
Tom Brady, NEMarshawn Lynch, SEAEric Decker, DENTony Gonzalez, ATL
Colin Kaepernick, SFAlfred Morris, WASMichael Crabtree, SF Jacob Tamme, DEN
Matt Ryan, ATLRay Rice, BAL Greg Jennings, GBJermichael Finley, GB
Robert Griffin III, WASAdrian Peterson, MINJordy Nelson, GBVernon Davis, SF
Russell Wilson, SEA Arian Foster, HOURandall Cobb*, GBOwen Daniels, HOU
Joe Flacco, BAL Frank Gore, SFJulio Jones, ATLDennis Pitta, BAL
Andrew Luck, INDMichael Turner, ATLRoddy White, ATL Joel Dreessen, DEN
Matt Schaub, HOUJacquizz Rodgers, ATLAndre Johnson, HOU Jermaine Gresham, CIN
Andy Dalton, CINDanny Woodhead, NEPierre Garcon, WAS Kyle Rudolph, MIN
Christian Ponder, MINBenJarvus

Playoff Cheat Sheet

This list is geared toward playoff leagues with standard fantasy scoring (4/6, 20/10, non PPR) and that draft only once before the playoffs and count all scoring through the Super Bowl. So it's a mix of per-game production and the number of projected games for a given team.

Incidentally, PPR rankings are almost identical given the lack of pass-catching backs in the playoffs, as well as receivers who excel in both formats. (Maybe bump up Ray Rice ahead of Alfred Morris/Marshawn Lynch in PPR, though it's still close. And further down, Jacquizz Rodgers and Danny Woodhead would get a slight boost.)

QuarterbacksRunning BacksWide ReceiversTight Ends
Peyton Manning, DEN Knowshon Moreno, DENDemaryius Thomas, DEN Rob Gronkowski, NE
Aaron Rodgers, GB Stevan Ridley, NEWes Welker, NEAaron Hernandez, NE
Tom Brady, NEMarshawn Lynch, SEAEric Decker, DENTony Gonzalez, ATL
Colin Kaepernick, SFAlfred Morris, WASMichael Crabtree, SF Jacob Tamme, DEN
Matt Ryan, ATLRay Rice, BAL Greg Jennings, GBJermichael Finley, GB
Robert Griffin III, WASAdrian Peterson, MINJordy Nelson, GBVernon Davis, SF
Russell Wilson, SEA Arian Foster, HOURandall Cobb*, GBOwen Daniels, HOU
Joe Flacco, BAL Frank Gore, SFJulio Jones, ATLDennis Pitta, BAL
Andrew Luck, INDMichael Turner, ATLRoddy White, ATL Joel Dreessen, DEN
Matt Schaub, HOUJacquizz Rodgers, ATLAndre Johnson, HOU Jermaine Gresham, CIN
Andy Dalton, CINDanny Woodhead, NEPierre Garcon, WAS Kyle Rudolph, MIN
Christian Ponder, MINBenJarvus Green-Ellis*, CINA.J. Green, CINZach Miller, SEA
Vick Ballard, INDBrandon Lloyd, NEDelanie Walker, SF
KickersDuJuan Harris, GBTorrey Smith, BALLogan Paulsen, WAS
Stephen Gostkowski, NELaMichael James, SFJames Jones, GBCoby Fleener, IND
Matt Prater, DENRyan Grant, GBReggie Wayne, IND Dwayne Allen, IND
Mason Crosby, GB Bernard Pierce, BALSidney Rice, SEAEd Dickson, BAL
David Akers*, SFRobert Turbin, SEAGolden Tate, SEAAnthony McCoy, SEA
Matt Bryant, ATLLance Ball, DENT.Y. Hilton, INDJames Casey, HOU
Steven Hauschka, SEARonnie Hillman, DENSantana Moss, WASGarrett Graham, HOU
Kai Forbath, WAS James Starks*, GBBrandon Stokley, DEN
Shayne Graham, HOUAlex Green, GBAnquan Boldin, BAL
Justin Tucker, BALShane Vereen, NEDonnie Avery, IND
Blair Walsh, MINBen Tate, HOULeonard Hankerson, WAS
Adam Vinatieri, INDBrian Leonard, CINJosh Morgan, WAS
Josh Brown, CINCedric Peerman, CINRandy Moss, SF
Evan Royster, WASMarvin Jones, CIN
DefensesToby Gerhart, MINDoug Baldwin, SEA
BroncosBrandon Bolden, NEKevin Walter, HOU
PatriotsDelone Carter, INDJerome Simpson, MIN
49ersJustin Forsett, HOU Michael Jenkins, MIN
Packers Leon Washington, SEAJarius Wright, MIN
SeahawksAnthony Allen, BALDeion Branch, NE
FalconsA.J. Jenkins, SF
TexansAndrew Hawkins, CIN
Ravens
Redskins
Bengals
Colts
Vikings

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