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| Friday, December 27, 2024 |
| 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! |
| Week 17 Rankings Update |
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Quarterback
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| 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 |
| Running Backs |
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| 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 |
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| Wide Receivers |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Tight Ends |
| 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! |
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