Playoff Cheat Sheet: Rankings By Position

Playoff Cheat Sheet: Rankings By Position

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.

For PPR Rankings, not much changes. You could bump Jamaal Charles ahead of Eddie Lacy, Shane Vereen ahead of LeGarrette Blount, Stevan Ridley and BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Pierre Thomas ahead of Ryan Mathews and maybe Darren Sproles up 10 spots, putting him just behind Donald Brown. For receivers, I'd just push Julian Edelman ahead of Golden Tate.

QuarterbacksRunning BacksWide ReceiversTight Ends
Peyton Manning, DENMarshawn Lynch, SEADemaryius Thomas, DENJulius Thomas, DEN
Russell Wilson, SEAKnowshon Moreno, DENEric Decker, DENVernon Davis, SF
Cam Newton, CARLeSean McCoy, PHIA.J. Green, CINJimmy Graham, NO
Andy Dalton, CINEddie Lacy, GBWes Welker, DENGreg Olsen, CAR
Tom Brady, NEJamaal Charles, KCJordy Nelson, GBZach Miller, SEA
Andrew Luck, INDDeAngelo Williams, CARGolden Tate, SEABrent Celek, PHI
Aaron Rodgers, GBMontee Ball, DENJulian Edelman, NEJermaine Gresham, CIN
Nick Foles, PHIFrank Gore, SFT.Y. Hilton, INDTyler Eifert, CIN
Colin Kaepernick, SF
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.

For PPR Rankings, not much changes. You could bump Jamaal Charles ahead of Eddie Lacy, Shane Vereen ahead of LeGarrette Blount, Stevan Ridley and BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Pierre Thomas ahead of Ryan Mathews and maybe Darren Sproles up 10 spots, putting him just behind Donald Brown. For receivers, I'd just push Julian Edelman ahead of Golden Tate.

QuarterbacksRunning BacksWide ReceiversTight Ends
Peyton Manning, DENMarshawn Lynch, SEADemaryius Thomas, DENJulius Thomas, DEN
Russell Wilson, SEAKnowshon Moreno, DENEric Decker, DENVernon Davis, SF
Cam Newton, CARLeSean McCoy, PHIA.J. Green, CINJimmy Graham, NO
Andy Dalton, CINEddie Lacy, GBWes Welker, DENGreg Olsen, CAR
Tom Brady, NEJamaal Charles, KCJordy Nelson, GBZach Miller, SEA
Andrew Luck, INDDeAngelo Williams, CARGolden Tate, SEABrent Celek, PHI
Aaron Rodgers, GBMontee Ball, DENJulian Edelman, NEJermaine Gresham, CIN
Nick Foles, PHIFrank Gore, SFT.Y. Hilton, INDTyler Eifert, CIN
Colin Kaepernick, SFGiovani Bernard, CINDeSean Jackson, PHICoby Fleener, IND
Drew Brees, NOBenJarvus Green-Ellis, CINAnquan Boldin, SFAntonio Gates, SD
Alex Smith, KCStevan Ridley, NERandall Cobb, GBAnthony Fasano, KC
Philip Rivers, SDLeGarrette Blount, NEMichael Crabtree, SFLadarius Green, SD
Shane Vereen, NEBrandon LaFell, CARAndrew Quarless, GB
KickersRyan Mathews, SDMarques Colston, NOZach Ertz, PHI
Matt Prater, DENTrent Richardson, INDMarvin Jones, CINJacob Tamme, DEN
Steven Hauschka, SEADonald Brown, INDKeenan Allen, SDVance McDonald, SF
Mike Nugent, CINPierre Thomas, NODanny Amendola, NEBen Watson, NO
Stephen Gostkowski, NEMike Tolbert, CARDoug Baldwin, SEAMichael Hoomanawanui, NE
Graham Gano, CARBryce Brown, PHITed Ginn, CARLuke Wilson, SEA
Adam Vinatieri, INDKendall Hunter, SFRiley Cooper, PHI
Phil Dawson, SFDanny Woodhead, SDJames Jones, GB
Alex Henery, PHIJames Starks, GBDwayne Bowe, KC
Mason Crosby, GBRobert Turbin, SEAGriff Whalen, IND
Shayne Graham, NORonnie Hillman, DENAaron Dobson, NE
Ryan Succop, KCMark Ingram, NOAndre Caldwell, DEN
Nick Novak, SDKnile Davis, KCDexter McCluster, KC
Darren Sproles, NOJermaine Kearse, SEA
DefensesChris Polk, PHIKenny Stills, NO
SeahawksBrandon Bolden, NELance Moore, NO
PanthersLaMichael James, SFRobert Meachem, NO
BroncosMohamed Sanu, CIN
BengalsDa'Rick Rogers, IND
49ersKenbrell Thompkins, NE
PatriotsJarrett Boykin, GB
PackersDonnie Avery, KC
ColtsJason Avant, PHI
Eagles*Percy Harvin, SEA
ChiefsEddie Royal, SD
SaintsLavon Brazill, WR, IND
ChargersAndrew Hawkins, CIN
Ricardo Lockette, SEA
Quinton Patton, SF
Domenik Hixon, CAR
Vincent Brown, SD

* given the small chance he'll play

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