Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: Final Season Position-by-Position Review

With Week 17 upon us, those leagues that save their fantasy championships for the last week of the NFL season are left to be decided. But the Week 17 championship is particularly complicated.

For instance, many of my fantasy rankings this week reflect the likelihood that certain players may play but likely won’t see extensive time on the field in meaningless games. That’s the unfortunate aspect of having a championship game in Week 17; many fantasy stars either won’t play or will play limited snaps, especially for those teams that have their playoff position already determined.

Hopefully, my rankings will help you navigate such complexities. Now go out there and win a championship, folks.

Quarterback

If you have Drew Brees, well, you are probably going to be in luck. The last time he faced Atlanta, he notched 25 fantasy points (376 passing yards, three touchdowns), and the Falcons give up 18.1 fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks per week, 31st in the NFL.

Frankly, in a game likely to be a shootout—the Falcons are playing for a first-round bye, so they won’t sit starters—having either Brees or Matt Ryan could be enough to lead you to a fantasy title.

Of course, it’s unlikely anybody will be better than Aaron Rodgers. Nobody in the NFL has had a better December, and for fantasy owners, he’s provided 20 or more points in eight of his last 10 games.

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