Fantasy Football Rankings: Most Accurate Experts (Week 17)

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Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 17

Quarterbacks

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Drake Maye	NE	at NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	A+	22.1
2	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A+	21.3
3	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. PHI	2 out of 5 stars	A	20.5
4	Dak Prescott	DAL	at WAS	5 out of 5 stars	A	19.9
5	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at IND	2 out of 5 stars	A	19.6
6	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at ATL	3 out of 5 stars	A-	19.3
7	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. CHI	5 out of 5 stars	B+	19.1
8	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	at CIN	4 out of 5 stars	B	18.9
9	Jalen Hurts	PHI	at BUF	3 out of 5 stars	B	18.5
10	Caleb Williams	CHI	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	B	18.1
11	Bo Nix	DEN	at KC	3 out of 5 stars	B	17.7
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	at MIA	5 out of 5 stars	B-	17.4
13	Tyler Shough	NO	at TEN	4 out of 5 stars	C+	17.1
14	Jared Goff	DET	at MIN	2 out of 5 stars	C	16.9
15	Jaxson Dart	NYG	at LV	3 out of 5 stars	C	16.7

Running Backs

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. CHI	3 out of 5 stars	A+	20
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at MIN	3 out of 5 stars	A+	19.8
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. LAR	2 out of 5 stars	A+	18.7
4	James Cook III	BUF	vs. PHI	4 out of 5 stars	A	18.3
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	A	16.8
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. JAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	16.4
7	De’Von Achane	MIA	vs. TB	4 out of 5 stars	A	16
8	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. NYG	4 out of 5 stars	A	15.7
9	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. ARI	4 out of 5 stars	A	14.6
10	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at IND	2 out of 5 stars	A	14.4
11	Javonte Williams	DAL	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A-	14.1
12	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	A-	13.9
13	Kyren Williams	LAR	at ATL	3 out of 5 stars	A-	13.8
14	Derrick Henry	BAL	at GB	3 out of 5 stars	B+	13.6
15	RJ Harvey	DEN	at KC	2 out of 5 stars	B+	13.4
16	Bucky Irving	TB	at MIA	4 out of 5 stars	B	13.4
17	Omarion Hampton	LAC	vs. HOU	3 out of 5 stars	B	13.3
18	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	at CLE	2 out of 5 stars	B	13.3
19	D’Andre Swift	CHI	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	B	12.5
20	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at CLE	2 out of 5 stars	B	12.5
21	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. BAL	4 out of 5 stars	B	12.5
22	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	B-	12.1
23	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at LV	2 out of 5 stars	B-	11.8
24	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at CAR	4 out of 5 stars	C+	11.5
25	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. NE	2 out of 5 stars	C+	11.3
26	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	C+	11.2
27	Michael Carter	ARI	at CIN	4 out of 5 stars	C+	11.1
28	Rico Dowdle	CAR	vs. SEA	1 out of 5 stars	C	10.8
29	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	vs. DAL	4 out of 5 stars	C	10.6
30	Kyle Monangai	CHI	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C	10.5

Wide Receivers

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	at ATL	4 out of 5 stars	A+	18.7
2	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A+	17.5
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	A+	17.4
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A+	15.4
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at MIN	2 out of 5 stars	A+	14.5
6	George Pickens	DAL	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A+	14
7	Chris Olave	NO	at TEN	4 out of 5 stars	A	13.7
8	Nico Collins	HOU	at LAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	13.5
9	Mike Evans	TB	at MIA	4 out of 5 stars	A	12.6
10	Drake London	ATL	vs. LAR	3 out of 5 stars	A	12.3
11	Jameson Williams	DET	at MIN	2 out of 5 stars	A	12.3
12	A.J. Brown	PHI	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	A	12.1
13	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at KC	3 out of 5 stars	A	12.1
14	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.8
15	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	at IND	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.4
16	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. CHI	4 out of 5 stars	A-	11.3
17	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	A-	11.3
18	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. TB	2 out of 5 stars	A-	11.1
19	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	vs. SEA	2 out of 5 stars	A-	11
20	Zay Flowers	BAL	at GB	3 out of 5 stars	A-	11
21	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B+	10.9
22	DJ Moore	CHI	at SF	3 out of 5 stars	A-	10.8
23	Stefon Diggs	NE	at NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	B+	10.7
24	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	at LV	3 out of 5 stars	B+	10.4
25	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	B	10.3
26	Michael Wilson	ARI	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	B	9.9
27	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at IND	3 out of 5 stars	B	9.8
28	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. HOU	2 out of 5 stars	B	9.8
29	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	B	9.5
30	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B	9.5
31	Christian Watson	GB	vs. BAL	3 out of 5 stars	B-	9.5
32	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. JAC	2 out of 5 stars	B-	9.2
33	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	at MIA	4 out of 5 stars	B-	9.2
34	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	vs. NE	4 out of 5 stars	C+	9.1
35	Troy Franklin	DEN	at KC	3 out of 5 stars	C+	9
36	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. PHI	1 out of 5 stars	C+	8.9
37	Mack Hollins	NE	at NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	C+	8.7
38	Parker Washington	JAC	at IND	3 out of 5 stars	C	8.7
39	Alec Pierce	IND	vs. JAC	2 out of 5 stars	C	8.6
40	Jayden Reed	GB	vs. BAL	3 out of 5 stars	C	8.6

Tight Ends

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	BUST	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Trey McBride	ARI	Coach Bust rating	5 out of 5 stars	A+	15.2
2	George Kittle	SF	Coach Bust rating	3 out of 5 stars	A	13
3	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	Coach Bust rating	3 out of 5 stars	A	9.5
4	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	Coach Bust rating	2 out of 5 stars	A-	9.3
5	Juwan Johnson	NO	Coach Bust rating	4 out of 5 stars	B+	9.1
6	Hunter Henry	NE	Coach Bust ratingâ€“No rating available	4 out of 5 stars	B	8.9
7	Colston Loveland	CHI	Coach Bust rating	3 out of 5 stars	B	8.7
8	Tyler Warren	IND	Coach Bust rating	3 out of 5 stars	B	8.6
9	Brenton Strange	JAC	Coach Bust rating	4 out of 5 stars	B-	8.2
10	Dalton Schultz	HOU	Coach Bust rating	4 out of 5 stars	C+	8
11	Colby Parkinson	LAR	Coach Bust ratingâ€“No rating available	2 out of 5 stars	C	8
12	Jake Ferguson	DAL	Coach Bust ratingâ€“No rating available	5 out of 5 stars	C	7.8
13	Dallas Goedert	PHI	Coach Bust ratingâ€“No rating available	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.6
14	Darren Waller	MIA	Coach Bust rating	5 out of 5 stars	C-	7.6
15	Travis Kelce	KC	Coach Bust rating	3 out of 5 stars	C-	7.6

Flex Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB1	vs. CHI
2	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR1	at ATL
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB2	at MIN
4	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB3	vs. LAR
5	James Cook III	BUF	RB4	vs. PHI
6	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR2	vs. ARI
7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR3	at CAR
8	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB5	at BUF
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB6	vs. JAC
10	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB7	vs. TB
11	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB8	vs. NYG
12	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR4	at WAS
13	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	at CIN
14	Chase Brown	CIN	RB9	vs. ARI
15	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR5	at MIN
16	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB10	at IND
17	George Pickens	DAL	WR6	at WAS
18	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB11	at WAS
19	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB12	at NYJ
20	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB13	at ATL
21	Chris Olave	NO	WR7	at TEN
22	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB14	at GB
23	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB15	at KC
24	Bucky Irving	TB	RB16	at MIA
25	Nico Collins	HOU	WR8	at LAC
26	Mike Evans	TB	WR9	at MIA
27	Drake London	ATL	WR10	vs. LAR
28	Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB17	vs. HOU
29	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB18	at CLE
30	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB19	at SF
31	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB20	at CLE
32	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB21	vs. BAL
33	Jameson Williams	DET	WR11	at MIN
34	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR12	at BUF
35	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB22	at LV
36	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	RB23	vs. DET
37	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR13	at KC
38	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR14	vs. ARI
39	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	WR15	at IND
40	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR16	vs. CHI
41	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB24	at CAR
42	George Kittle	SF	TE2	vs. CHI
43	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB25	vs. NO
44	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR17	vs. TB
45	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR18	vs. DET
46	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR19	vs. SEA
47	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB26	vs. NE
48	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR20	at GB
49	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR21	vs. DAL
50	DJ Moore	CHI	WR22	at SF

What is Fantasy Football?

Fantasy football is a game that allows you to act as a virtual general manager for a football team. In fantasy football, you select and manage a team of real NFL players. The players on your team earn points for your team based on their real-life performance in games each week. These points are then totaled and compared to your opponent’s team each week to determine the winner.

At the beginning of the season, you participate in a draft with other fantasy football players. During the draft, you take turns selecting players from the NFL to add to your team. The goal is to build the best team possible with the players you select.

During the season, you can make trades with other players, pick up new players from the free agent pool, and even drop players from your team who aren’t performing well. You can also make strategic decisions each week about which players to start in your lineup.

Overall, fantasy football is a fun and exciting way to get more involved in the NFL season. It allows you to put your knowledge of the game to the test and compete with others to see who can build the best team. And with the right strategy and a bit of luck, you could be the one taking home the championship trophy at the end of the season!

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