Fantasy football is the best game out there, so why wouldn’t we re-rack things and play in the NFL postseason? To help guide you as you enter into this next phase of fantasy, here are my rest-of-playoffs QB fantasy rankings.
Which QB Should You Draft in Fantasy Football?
1) Brock Purdy | SF (BYE)
2) Lamar Jackson | BAL (BYE)
3) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. MIA)
4) Jared Goff | DET (vs. LAR)
5) Josh Allen | BUF (vs. PIT)
6) Dak Prescott | DAL (vs. GB)
7) Jalen Hurts | PHI (at TB)
8) Joe Flacco | CLE (at HOU)
9) Matthew Stafford | LAR (at DET)
10) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (at KC)
11) C.J. Stroud | HOU (vs. CLE)
12) Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. PHI)
13) Jordan Love | GB (at DAL)
14) Mason Rudolph | PIT (at BUF)
The Top QBs To Start Super Wild Card Weekend
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
As you can see from my picks, I’m high on the ceiling of the Detroit Lions, thus lowering all Los Angeles Rams in my postseason playoff rankings. But what if I’m wrong?
Los Angeles is certainly capable of winning in Detroit and doing so in an exciting manner. Stafford has cleared 300 passing yards or thrown for multiple touchdowns in six straight games, and if they are going to pull off the upset, the odds are good that the streak will extend to seven straight.
Stafford is as much an interesting strategic play as he is a good play by himself. His path to returning value would likely undercut the value of Rams RB Kyren Williams to some degree (WRs Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua are more correlated to his success than his lead back). It would give you a massive leg up on those who invested early on Amon-Ra St. Brown or Jahmyr Gibbs (like me!).
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Reminder –- winning your playoff fantasy league is a matter of chasing volume. Not just per-game volume (Stafford ranked third in both completions and attempts from Weeks 12-17) but also game volume.
If you’re buying what the Lions are selling, you’re not going this route, but if their occasionally vulnerable defense is something you think rears its ugly head in the Wild Card matchup, Stafford stands to be an elite value at where his ADP sits on most sites.