The fantasy football regular season may be complete, but that doesn’t mean the competition has to end. Fantasy football playoff leagues are forming with the NFL postseason ready to kick off on Saturday. And of course, there are always daily fantasy contests available.
So if things didn’t quite work out over the course of the first 18 weeks of play, perhaps there’s a redemption story just waiting to be written between now and Super Bowl LIX.
NOTE: Although most fantasy playoff leagues draft rosters you’ll keep for the entire postseason – putting a premium on figuring out which NFL teams are most likely to advance – these rankings are just for this weekend’s wild card round and do not contain players from the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs or Detroit Lions, who have first-round byes.
Rankings are compiled by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.
(*-check status before kickoff)
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Fantasy football wild card quarterback rankings
Jalen Hurts (concussion/finger) did not play in Week 17 or 18, but he practiced on a limited basis on Wednesday and is expected to be ready for Sunday’s game.
On bye: Patrick Mahomes, K.C.; Jared Goff, Det.
Fantasy football wild card running back rankings
Justice Hill (concussion) practiced in full on Wednesday. He’s missed the past two games with concussion symptoms and has also been battling an undisclosed illness.
Gus Edwards (ankle) was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday.
On bye: Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Det.; Isiah Pacheco, Kareem Hunt, Samaje Perine, K.C.
Fantasy football wild card wide receiver rankings
Zay Flowers (knee) has not practiced all week and is questionable for Saturday’s game.
Romeo Doubs missed last week’s game with an illness, but has returned to practice and does not have an injury designation.
Joshua Palmer (foot) was inactive last week and has not practiced so far this week. If he can’t go, D.J. Chark will likely see more work once again.
On bye: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Det.; Xavier Worthy, DeAndre Hopkins, Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, K.C.
Fantasy football wild card tight end rankings
After missing the past three games, Cade Otton (knee) is ‘trending in the right direction,’ according to coach Todd Bowles.