Fantasy Football Week 17: Sunday expert rankings update for QB, RB, WR, TE
Check out what our experts expect for Week 17 of the NFL season.
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Chris Towers
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Editor's Note: All rankings updated as of Sunday at 8:30 a.m. EST to reflect the latest news and changes our experts have made.
PPR Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST
Note: All rankings for Standard scoring.
Quarterback Rankings
| Week 17 QB Rank |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady NE (vs NYJ) | Russell Wilson SEA (vs ARI) | Tom Brady NE (vs NYJ) |
| 2 | Russell Wilson SEA (vs ARI) | Tom Brady NE (vs NYJ) | Russell Wilson SEA (vs ARI) |
| 3 | Matthew Stafford DET (vs GB) | Philip Rivers LAC (vs OAK) | Matthew Stafford DET (vs GB) |
| 4 | Kirk Cousins WAS (at NYG) | Blake Bortles JAC (at TEN) | Philip Rivers LAC (vs OAK) |
| 5 | Philip Rivers LAC (vs OAK) | Matt Ryan ATL (vs CAR) | Kirk Cousins WAS (at NYG) |
| 6 | Cam Newton CAR (at ATL) | Cam Newton CAR (at ATL) | Jameis Winston TB (vs NO) |
| 7 | Drew Brees NO (at TB) | Matthew Stafford DET (vs GB) | Cam Newton CAR (at ATL) |
| 8 | Jimmy Garoppolo SF (at LAR) | Kirk Cousins WAS (at NYG) | Matt Ryan ATL (vs CAR) |
| 9 | Matt Ryan ATL (vs CAR) | Drew Brees NO (at TB) | Drew Brees NO (at TB) |
| 10 | Tyrod Taylor BUF (at MIA) | Case Keenum MIN (vs CHI) | Case Keenum MIN (vs CHI) |
| 11 | Joe Flacco BAL (vs CIN) | Jimmy Garoppolo SF (at LAR) | Jimmy Garoppolo SF (at LAR) |
| 12 | Case Keenum MIN (vs CHI) | Tyrod Taylor BUF (at MIA) | Tyrod Taylor BUF (at MIA) |
Running Back Rankings
| Week 17 RB Rank | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at PHI) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at PHI) | LeSean McCoy BUF (at MIA) |
| 2 | LeSean McCoy BUF (at MIA) | Melvin Gordon LAC (vs OAK) | Derrick Henry TEN (vs JAC) |
| 3 | Dion Lewis NE (vs NYJ) | LeSean McCoy BUF (at MIA) | Melvin Gordon LAC (vs OAK) |
| 4 | Melvin Gordon LAC (vs OAK) | Mark Ingram NO (at TB) | Mark Ingram NO (at TB) |
| 5 | Mark Ingram NO (at TB) | Dion Lewis NE (vs NYJ) | Alvin Kamara NO (at TB) |
| 6 | Kenyan Drake MIA (vs BUF) | Kenyan Drake MIA (vs BUF) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at PHI) |
| 7 | Alvin Kamara NO (at TB) | Alvin Kamara NO (at TB) | Dion Lewis NE (vs NYJ) |
| 8 | Derrick Henry TEN (vs JAC) | C.J. Anderson DEN (vs KC) | Giovani Bernard CIN (at BAL) |
| 9 | C.J. Anderson DEN (vs KC) | Derrick Henry TEN (vs JAC) | Kenyan Drake MIA (vs BUF) |
| 10 | Carlos Hyde SF (at LAR) | Carlos Hyde SF (at LAR) | C.J. Anderson DEN (vs KC) |
| 11 | Giovani Bernard CIN (at BAL) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at ATL) | Alex Collins BAL (vs CIN) |
| 12 | Jamaal Williams GB (at DET) | Jamaal Williams GB (at DET) | Marshawn Lynch OAK (at LAC) |
| 13 | Alex Collins BAL (vs CIN) | Leonard Fournette JAC (at TEN) | Jamaal Williams GB (at DET) |
| 14 | Devonta Freeman ATL (vs CAR) | Alex Collins BAL (vs CIN) | Carlos Hyde SF (at LAR) |
| 15 | Frank Gore IND (vs HOU) | Devonta Freeman ATL (vs CAR) | Devonta Freeman ATL (vs CAR) |
| 16 | Latavius Murray MIN (vs CHI) | Giovani Bernard CIN (at BAL) | Bilal Powell NYJ (at NE) |
| 17 | Leonard Fournette JAC (at TEN) | Latavius Murray MIN (vs CHI) | Latavius Murray MIN (vs CHI) |
| 18 | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at ATL) | Frank Gore IND (vs HOU) | Frank Gore IND (vs HOU) |
| 19 | Samaje Perine WAS (at NYG) | Duke Johnson CLE (at PIT) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (at PIT) |
| 20 | Bilal Powell NYJ (at NE) | Marshawn Lynch OAK (at LAC) | Jordan Howard CHI (at MIN) |
| 21 | Marshawn Lynch OAK (at LAC) | Jordan Howard CHI (at MIN) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at ATL) |
| 22 | Duke Johnson CLE (at PIT) | Samaje Perine WAS (at NYG) | Leonard Fournette JAC (at TEN) |
| 23 | Jordan Howard CHI (at MIN) | Bilal Powell NYJ (at NE) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs DAL) |
| 24 | Isaiah Crowell CLE (at PIT) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (at PIT) | Kerwynn Williams ARI (at SEA) |
Wide Receiver Rankings
| Week 17 WR Rank | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julio Jones ATL (vs CAR) | Julio Jones ATL (vs CAR) | Julio Jones ATL (vs CAR) |
| 2 | Keenan Allen LAC (vs OAK) | Michael Thomas NO (at TB) | Keenan Allen LAC (vs OAK) |
| 3 | Michael Thomas NO (at TB) | Marvin Jones DET (vs GB) | Michael Thomas NO (at TB) |
| 4 | Marvin Jones DET (vs GB) | Doug Baldwin SEA (vs ARI) | Brandin Cooks NE (vs NYJ) |
| 5 | Brandin Cooks NE (vs NYJ) | Keenan Allen LAC (vs OAK) | Marquise Goodwin SF (at LAR) |
| 6 | Jamison Crowder WAS (at NYG) | Adam Thielen MIN (vs CHI) | Robby Anderson NYJ (at NE) |
| 7 | Doug Baldwin SEA (vs ARI) | Mike Evans TB (vs NO) | Marvin Jones DET (vs GB) |
| 8 | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs HOU) | Brandin Cooks NE (vs NYJ) | Mike Evans TB (vs NO) |
| 9 | Mike Evans TB (vs NO) | Jamison Crowder WAS (at NYG) | Adam Thielen MIN (vs CHI) |
| 10 | Adam Thielen MIN (vs CHI) | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs HOU) | Doug Baldwin SEA (vs ARI) |
| 11 | A.J. Green CIN (at BAL) | Jarvis Landry MIA (vs BUF) | JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT (vs CLE) |
| 12 | Marquise Goodwin SF (at LAR) | A.J. Green CIN (at BAL) | Mike Wallace BAL (vs CIN) |
| 13 | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at SEA) | Keelan Cole JAC (at TEN) | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at SEA) |
| 14 | Stefon Diggs MIN (vs CHI) | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at SEA) | Jamison Crowder WAS (at NYG) |
| 15 | Keelan Cole JAC (at TEN) | Stefon Diggs MIN (vs CHI) | A.J. Green CIN (at BAL) |
| 16 | Jarvis Landry MIA (vs BUF) | Marquise Goodwin SF (at LAR) | Stefon Diggs MIN (vs CHI) |
| 17 | JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT (vs CLE) | Dede Westbrook JAC (at TEN) | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs HOU) |
| 18 | Demaryius Thomas DEN (vs KC) | Devin Funchess CAR (at ATL) | Golden Tate DET (vs GB) |
| 19 | Mike Wallace BAL (vs CIN) | Josh Doctson WAS (at NYG) | Demaryius Thomas DEN (vs KC) |
| 20 | Dede Westbrook JAC (at TEN) | JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT (vs CLE) | Martavis Bryant PIT (vs CLE) |
| 21 | Dez Bryant DAL (at PHI) | Mike Wallace BAL (vs CIN) | Keelan Cole JAC (at TEN) |
| 22 | Josh Gordon CLE (at PIT) | Demaryius Thomas DEN (vs KC) | Josh Gordon CLE (at PIT) |
| 23 | Josh Doctson WAS (at NYG) | Dez Bryant DAL (at PHI) | Jarvis Landry MIA (vs BUF) |
| 24 | Mohamed Sanu ATL (vs CAR) | Martavis Bryant PIT (vs CLE) | Dez Bryant DAL (at PHI) |
Tight End Rankings
| Week 1 TE Rank | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski NE (vs NYJ) | Rob Gronkowski NE (vs NYJ) | Rob Gronkowski NE (vs NYJ) |
| 2 | Greg Olsen CAR (at ATL) | Eric Ebron DET (vs GB) | Greg Olsen CAR (at ATL) |
| 3 | Eric Ebron DET (vs GB) | Greg Olsen CAR (at ATL) | Charles Clay BUF (at MIA) |
| 4 | Antonio Gates LAC (vs OAK) | Antonio Gates LAC (vs OAK) | Jack Doyle IND (vs HOU) |
| 5 | Charles Clay BUF (at MIA) | Delanie Walker TEN (vs JAC) | Eric Ebron DET (vs GB) |
| 6 | Delanie Walker TEN (vs JAC) | Charles Clay BUF (at MIA) | Delanie Walker TEN (vs JAC) |
| 7 | Kyle Rudolph MIN (vs CHI) | Jimmy Graham SEA (vs ARI) | Jimmy Graham SEA (vs ARI) |
| 8 | Benjamin Watson BAL (vs CIN) | Kyle Rudolph MIN (vs CHI) | Zach Ertz PHI (vs DAL) |
| 9 | Jimmy Graham SEA (vs ARI) | Jack Doyle IND (vs HOU) | Cameron Brate TB (vs NO) |
| 10 | Jack Doyle IND (vs HOU) | Benjamin Watson BAL (vs CIN) | Antonio Gates LAC (vs OAK) |
| 11 | Vernon Davis WAS (at NYG) | Vernon Davis WAS (at NYG) | Vernon Davis WAS (at NYG) |
| 12 | Cameron Brate TB (vs NO) | Cameron Brate TB (vs NO) | Jason Witten DAL (at PHI) |
