Fantasy Index

header banner img
OUR FANTASY BASEBALL MAGAZINE IS BACK! PRE-ORDER NOW
Win here.

Fantasy Index Weekly

Championship Game Rankings

Half of top players are Saints

Over the last couple of days, we posted team-by-team looks at the four participants in the conference championship games coming up on Sunday. Now's the time to put all the players together and see how the rankings shake out.

Not surprisingly, if you read the text, the Saints grade out most favorably. They're at home and favored, they're facing a defense that was statistically soft against both the run and the pass, and they're playing indoors. Put their game in Kansas City this weekend and move that one into a domed stadium, and things would look quite different. But these are the games we have.

Three of the top 6 players are Saints: Drew Brees, Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara. If you're playing in a PPR format, Thomas looks like the week's top player.

Some minor tweaking has occurred since the initial postings. Most notably, Rob Gronkowski looked a little high, given that he's a washed-up fossil creaking about the field. His projection has been ratcheted down some, with those numbers being assigned to other players.

Standard rankings in the first table; PPR in the second. Feel free to let me know where you think the rankings are off, and we can discuss between now and Sunday.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RANKINGS (STANDARD SCORING)
PosPlayerTeamPassRecRunTotalTDPoints
QBDrew BreesNO304033062.6526.6
QBPatrick MahomesKC2770172942.324.9
QBTom BradyNE257012591.8320.5
QBJared GoffLAR267082751.5520.4
RBAlvin KamaraNO043651081.0617.2
WRMichael ThomasNO012101210.8117.0
RBTodd GurleyLAR038691070.9916.6
RBDamien WilliamsKC045601050.915.8
WRTyreek HillKC09571030.6714.3
RBSony MichelNE0592980.6913.9
WRJulian EdelmanNE0753780.5110.9
RBMark IngramNO01949670.5910.3
RBJames WhiteNE04220620.489.0
WRRobert WoodsLAR0681690.38.7
PKWil LutzNO000008.7
TETravis KelceKC0530530.568.7
WRBrandin CooksLAR0653670.38.5
PKHarrison ButkerKC000008.0
WRTed GinnNO0530530.417.7
RBC.J. AndersonLAR0349520.387.5
D/STKansas CityKC00000.207.0
PKStephen GostkowskiNE00000.006.9
TERob GronkowskiNE0460460.356.5
PKGreg ZuerleinLAR000006.5
D/STNew EnglandNE00000.186.5
WRSammy WatkinsKC0500500.226.3
D/STNew OrleansNO00000.156.3
WRJosh ReynoldsLAR0420420.285.9
WRPhillip DorsettNE0400400.205.1
WRChris HoganNE0300300.224.4
D/STLos AngelesLAR00000.124.2
TEGerald EverettLAR0270270.23.9
RBSpencer WareKC0816240.213.7
TEBenjamin WatsonNO0190190.33.6
RBRex BurkheadNE0815230.183.4
TETyler HigbeeLAR0240240.113.1
WRTreQuan SmithNO0160160.192.7
WRCordarrelle PattersonNE0106160.152.7
WRKeith KirkwoodNO0120120.162.2
RBJames DevelinNE01120.261.8
QBTaysom HillNO636160.051.7
WRChris ConleyKC08080.111.5
WRDeMarcus RobinsonKC06060.151.5
RBZach LineNO06170.121.4
TEJosh HillNO09090.081.4
TEDemetrius HarrisKC06060.091.1
RBDarrel WilliamsKC01560.060.9
WRTommylee LewisNO03140.040.7
RBAnthony ShermanKC04050.040.7
WRKhaDarel HodgeLAR03030.020.4
WRGehrig DieterKC03030.020.4
TEDwayne AllenNE03030.020.4
QBTeddy BridgewaterNO300300.3
QBBrian HoyerNE30030.000.2
QBSean MannionLAR300300.2
WRJoJo NatsonLAR00000.030.2
QBChad HenneKC300300.2
TEJohnny MundtLAR01010.010.1
RBJohn KellyLAR000100.1
RBJustin DavisLAR000000.1
WRMarcus KempKC01010.010.1
RBCharcandrick WestKC010100.1
WRMatthew SlaterNE00000.000.0

In table below, players get a point per reception. Defenses, incidentally, are scored based on 1 point for sacks, 2 for takeaways, and 6 for touchdowns.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RANKINGS (PPR SCORING)
PosPlayerTeamPassRecRunTotalTDPoints
WRMichael ThomasNO012101210.8127.6
QBDrew BreesNO304033062.6526.6
QBPatrick MahomesKC2770172942.3024.9
RBDamien WilliamsKC045601050.9022.2
RBAlvin KamaraNO043651081.0622.2
QBTom BradyNE257012591.8320.5
QBJared GoffLAR267082751.5520.4
WRTyreek HillKC09571030.6720.2
RBTodd GurleyLAR038691070.9919.8
WRJulian EdelmanNE0753780.5117.5
RBSony MichelNE0592980.6914.6
RBJames WhiteNE04220620.4813.9
WRRobert WoodsLAR0681690.3013.5
WRBrandin CooksLAR0653670.3012.9
TETravis KelceKC0530530.5612.8
RBMark IngramNO01949670.5912.6
WRTed GinnNO0530530.4111.8
WRSammy WatkinsKC0500500.2210.2
TERob GronkowskiNE0460460.359.9
WRJosh ReynoldsLAR0420420.289.0
RBC.J. AndersonLAR0349520.388.7
PKWil LutzNO00000.008.7
WRPhillip DorsettNE0400400.208.6
PKHarrison ButkerKC00000.008.0
WRChris HoganNE0300300.227.0
D/STKansas CityKC00000.207.0
PKStephen GostkowskiNE00000.006.9
PKGreg ZuerleinLAR00000.006.5
D/STNew EnglandNE00000.186.5
TEGerald EverettLAR0270270.206.4
D/STNew OrleansNO00000.156.3
TEBenjamin WatsonNO0190190.305.3
TETyler HigbeeLAR0240240.115.1
QBTaysom HillNO636160.054.8
RBSpencer WareKC0816240.214.6
RBRex BurkheadNE0815230.184.3
D/STLos AngelesLAR00000.124.2
WRTreQuan SmithNO0160160.193.7
WRCordarrelle PattersonNE0106160.153.5
WRKeith KirkwoodNO0120120.163.0
RBZach LineNO06170.122.6
WRChris ConleyKC08080.112.3
TEJosh HillNO09090.082.2
RBJames DevelinNE01120.262.0
WRDeMarcus RobinsonKC06060.151.9
TEDemetrius HarrisKC06060.091.5
RBAnthony ShermanKC04050.041.2
RBDarrel WilliamsKC01560.061.0
WRTommylee LewisNO03140.040.9
TEDwayne AllenNE03030.020.7
WRGehrig DieterKC03030.020.6
WRKhaDarel HodgeLAR03030.020.6
QBTeddy BridgewaterNO30030.000.3
TEJohnny MundtLAR01010.010.2
QBBrian HoyerNE30030.000.2
QBChad HenneKC30030.000.2
WRMarcus KempKC01010.010.2
QBSean MannionLAR30030.000.2
WRJoJo NatsonLAR00000.030.2
RBJohn KellyLAR00010.000.1
RBCharcandrick WestKC01010.000.1
RBJustin DavisLAR00000.000.1
WRMatthew SlaterNE00000.000.1

--Andy Richardson

Fantasy Index