Fantasy football playoff challenge positional rankings for 2026

Just because the NFL regular season is over doesn't mean fantasy football season is completely over. That's right, it's time once again for the fantasy football playoff challenge!

It's a different game than the regular-season version. In case you need help here, we did a strategy guide to break down how to win it a few years back (SPOILER: You need to prioritize QBs first!).

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Here's how it works: you draft a standard lineup of players who are in the postseason, but instead of head-to-head games, the winner is based on who has the most total fantasy points by the time the Super Bowl is over.

The key here is to focus on which players will play in the most playoff games. So while, say, Jordan Love is a pretty good fantasy QB normally, he may play only one game (sorry, Packers fans).

Keep that in mind with these 2025 positional rankings:

Fantasy football playoff QB rankings

1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

2. Drake Maye, New England Patriots

3. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

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4. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

5. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

6. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

7. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

8. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

9. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks

10. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

11. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

12. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers

13. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers

14. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

Fantasy football playoff RB rankings

1. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

2. James Cook, Buffalo Bills

3. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles

4. Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams

5. TreVeyon Hnederson, New England Patriots

6. RJ Harvey, Denver Broncos

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7. Travis Etienne Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

8. Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers

9. Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams

10. Rhamondre Stevenson, New England Patriots

11. Kenneth Walker III, Seattle Seahawks

12. Zach Charbonnet, Seattle Seahawks

13. Woody Marks, Houston Texans

14. Omarion Hampton, Los Angeles Chargers

15. D'Andre Swift, Chicago Bears

16. Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers

17. Kenneth Gainwell, Pittsburgh Steelers

18. Rico Dowdle, Carolina Panthers

19. Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers

20. Kyle Monangai, Chicago Bears

21. Bhayshu Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars

22. Ty Johnson, Buffalo Bills

23. Ray Davis, Buffalo Bills

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24. Nick Chubb, Houston Texans

25. Emanuel Wilson, Green Bay Packers

26. Tank Bigsby, Philadelphia Eagles

27. Brian Robinson Jr., San Francisco 49ers

28. Kimani Vidal, Los Angeles Chargers

Fantasy football playoff WR rankings

1. Puca Nacua, Los Angeles Rams

2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks

3. Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams

4. Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots

5. Nico Collins, Houston Texans

6. A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles

7. Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

8. Jakobi Meyers, Jacksonville Jaguars

9. Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills

10. Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers

11. DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia Eagles

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12. Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears

13. Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers

14. Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers

15. Luther Burden, Chicago Bears

16. DK Metcalf, Pittsburgh Steelers

17. Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos

18. Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers

19. Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans

20. Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

21. Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars

22. DJ Moore, Chicago Bears

23. Ricky Pearsall, San Francisco 49ers

24. Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers

25. Rashid Shaheed, Seattle Seahawks

26. Romeo Doubs, Green Bay Packers

27. Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers

28. Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks

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Fantasy football playoff TE rankings

1. George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers

2. Hunter Henry, New England Patriots

3. Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles

4. Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills

5. Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears

6. Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams

7. Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars

8. Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans

9. Dawson Knox, Buffalo Bills

10. Oronde Gadsden, Los Angeles Chargers

11. AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks

12. Evan Engram, Denver Broncos

Fantasy football playoff Kicker rankings

1. Harrison Mevis, Los Angeles Rams

2. Wil Lutz, Denver Broncos

3. Jason Myers, Seattle Seahawks

4. Ka'imi Fairbairn, Houston Texans

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5. Matt Prater, Buffalo Bills

6. Andy Borregales, New England Patriots

7. Cam Little, Jacksonville Jaguars

8. Jake Elliott, Philadelphia Eagles

9. Eddy Pineiro, San Francisco 49ers

10. Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers

11. Cairo Santos, Chicago Bears

12. Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers

13. Brandon McManus, Green Bay Packers

14. Ryan Fitzgerald, Carolina Panthers

Fantasy football playoff Defense (D/ST) rankings

1. Los Angeles Rams

2. Denver Broncos

3. New England Patriots

4. Philadelphia Eagles

5. Houston Texans

6. Buffalo Bills

7. Seattle Seahawks

8. Jacksonville Jaguars

9. Pittsburgh Steelers

10. San Francisco 49ers

11. Green Bay Packers

12. Chicago Bears

13. Los Angeles Chargers

14. Carolina Panthers

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Fantasy football playoff challenge rankings: QB, RB, WR, TE ranked