Week 17 Beyond the Box Score episode

And just as a reminder, I send out a Sunday morning rankings update as well! If you're curious about what to do with the Colts receivers if Anthony Richardson sits, for example, be sure to check back on Sunday!

Tier 1 -- Locked-in

QB1 - Josh Allen
QB2 - Lamar Jackson
QB3 - Jayden Daniels
QB4 - Joe Burrow

Tier 2 -- Upside to finish as the top scorer in Fantasy, but there's risk

QB9 - Bo Nix
QB10 - Kyler Murray
QB11 - Anthony Richardson

Tier 3 -- Betting on touchdowns with pocket passers

QB5 - Baker Mayfield
QB6 - Jared Goff
QB7 - Sam Darnold
QB8 - Jordan Love
QB12 - Brock Purdy
QB14 - Matthew Stafford
QB15 - Justin Herbert
QB16 - Patrick Mahomes
QB17 - Tua Tagovailoa

Tier 4 -- He's Drake Maye and I start him every week. He can run, he can pass, he has not finished lower than QB17 in Fantasy since Week 8

QB13 - Drake Maye

Tier 5 -- Fine to start if needed, I would not want to use these players

QB18 - Bryce Young
QB19 - Caleb Williams
QB20 - C.J. Stroud
QB21 - Aaron Rodgers
QB22 - Russell Wilson
QB23 - Geno Smith
QB24 - Michael Penix Jr.
QB25 - Aidan O'Connell
QB26 - Mason Rudolph
QB27 - Mac Jones
QB28 - Cooper Rush
QB29 - Dorian Thompson-Robinson
QB30 - Spencer Rattler
QB31 - Kenny Pickett
QB32 - Drew Lock

Tier 1 -- Locked-in

RB1 - Saquon Barkley
RB2 - Jahmyr Gibbs
RB3 - Bijan Robinson
RB4 - Derrick Henry
RB5 - De'Von Achane
RB6 - Kyren Williams
RB7 - Jonathan Taylor
RB8 - Chase Brown
RB9 - Bucky Irving
RB10 - Josh Jacobs
RB13 - James Cook
RB14 - Aaron Jones
RB17 - Brian Robinson

Tier 2 -- Role checks out, but can we trust the offensive environment?

RB11 - Zach Charbonnet
RB12 - Chuba Hubbard
RB15 - Breece Hall
RB16 - Joe Mixon
RB25 - D'Andre Swift
RB28 - Jaylen Warren

Tier 5 -- I have several concerns

RB19 - Tyrone Tracy
RB20 - Rico Dowdle
RB21 - Tony Pollard
RB24 - Rhamondre Stevenson

Tier 6 -- I also like to live dangerously (we're chasing upside!)

RB18 - Jerome Ford
RB23 - Rachaad White
RB26 - Kimani Vidal
RB27 - Audric Estime
RB34 - Tank Bigsby
RB37 - Michael Carter
RB38 - Isaac Guerendo

Tier 7 -- Desperation plays

RB29 - Travis Etienne
RB30 - Isiah Pacheco
RB31 - Alexander Mattison
RB32 - Ameer Abdullah
RB33 - Kareem Hunt
RB35 - Javonte Williams
RB36 - Najee Harris
RB39 - Patrick Taylor Jr.
RB40 - Kendre Miller
RB41 - Tyler Allgeier
RB42 - Antonio Gibson
RB43 - Blake Corum
RB44 - Raheem Mostert
RB45 - Devin Singletary
RB46 - Ray Davis 
RB47 - Ty Johnson
RB48 - Craig Reynolds
RB49 - DeeJay Dallas
RB50 - Kenneth Gainwell

Tier 1 -- Locked-in

WR1 - Ja'Marr Chase
WR2 - Nico Collins
WR3 - Justin Jefferson
WR4 - Mike Evans
WR5 - Puka Nacua
WR6 - Brian Thomas Jr.
WR7 - Amon-Ra St. Brown

Tier 2 -- Slightly more risk, but probably gonna deliver a big score

WR8 - Terry McLaurin
WR9 - Courtland Sutton
WR10 - Tyreek Hill
WR11 - A.J. Brown
WR13 - Tee Higgins
WR15 - Drake London
WR16 - Jordan Addison
WR17 - Ladd McConkey
WR19 - Jauan Jennings
WR20 - Xavier Worthy
WR23 - Jameson Williams
WR24 - Darnell Mooney
WR25 - Zay Flowers

Tier 3 -- Offensive environment or matchup concerns keeping them out of Tier 2

WR12 - Davante Adams
WR14 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR18 - Calvin Ridley
WR21 - George Pickens
WR22 - Malik Nabers
WR27 - Garrett Wilson

Tier 4 -- Super solid projections (even if there's not quite as much blow-up game potential)

WR32 - Adam Thielen
WR34 - Khalil Shakir
WR39 - Jakobi Meyers
WR46 - Wan'Dale Robinson
WR57 - Ray-Ray McCloud

Tier 5 -- I have no idea what to expect from this group, but it could be fun!

WR26 - DJ Moore
WR28 - Cooper Kupp
WR29 - Keenan Allen
WR30 - Deebo Samuel
WR31 - Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR33 - Josh Downs
WR35 - Jalen McMillan
WR36 - Jayden Reed

Tier 6 -- Desperation plays

WR37 - DK Metcalf
WR38 - DeVonta Smith
WR40 - Romeo Doubs
WR41 - Michael Pittman
WR42 - Marquise Brown
WR43 - DeAndre Hopkins
WR44 - Rome Odunze
WR45 - Jalen Coker
WR47 - Quentin Johnston
WR48 - Jerry Jeudy
WR49 - Amari Cooper
WR50 - Rashod Bateman
WR51 - Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR52 - Malik Washington
WR53 - DeMario Douglas
WR54 - Keon Coleman
WR55 - Calvin Austin
WR56 - Kayshon Boutte
WR58 - Devaughn Vele
WR59 - Marvin Mims
WR60 - Andrei Iosivas
WR61 - Brandin Cooks
WR62 - Dontayvion Wicks
WR63 - Joshua Palmer
WR64 - Tim Patrick 
WR65 - Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR66 - Parker Washington
WR67 - Jalen Tolbert
WR68 - Michael Wilson
WR69 - Tre Tucker
WR70 - KaVontae Turpin

Tier 1 -- Locked-in

TE1 - Brock Bowers
TE2 - Trey McBride
TE3 - George Kittle
TE4 - Jonnu Smith
TE5 - Sam LaPorta
TE6 - Travis Kelce
TE8 - Mark Andrews

Tier 2 -- Don't love the matchup/game set-up

TE11 - David Njoku
TE15 - Dalton Kincaid

Tier 3 -- Streamers

TE7 - Chigoziem Okonkwo
TE9 - Hunter Henry
TE10 - T.J. Hockenson
TE12 - Dalton Schultz
TE13 - Tucker Kraft
TE14 - Zach Ertz
TE16 - Pat Freiermuth
TE17 - Jake Ferguson
TE18 - Brenton Strange
TE19 - Stone Smartt
TE20 - Kyle Pitts
TE21 - Juwan Johnson
TE22 - Isaiah Likely
TE23 - Noah Gray
TE24 - Grant Calcaterra
TE25 - Noah Fant
TE26 - Cole Kmet
TE27 - Austin Hooper
TE28 - Tyler Conklin
TE29 - Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE30 - Michael Mayer

Thank you for reading! And please, do check out Beyond the Boxscore on FFT! Dan and I put a lot of work into that podcast project and aim to make it fun and accessible for any level of NFL fan!