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Updated Wild Card NFL playoffs fantasy football rankings for PPR scoring (2025). Set winning lineups with our Wild Card weekend rankings for fantasy football.
You might think fantasy football leagues are done until next September, but that is not the case! All sorts of new playoff league contests are kicking off this week, along with DFS contests, and our coverage will continue as always through the Super Bowl. If there's a fantasy or DFS contest to win, we'll have you covered!
In this article below, you'll find updated Wild Card fantasy football PPR rankings compliments of lead-ranker Nick Mariano. Many of you playing in playoff leagues are still competing for something, and we're here, as always, to help you win. Let's dig into the rankings to see where a few key players such as Puka Nacua, Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, A.J. Brown, Nico Collins, Mark Andrews, and Terry McLaurin stand, among others.
In addition to our Wild Card Weekend rankings, below you will also find a summary of the most important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Good luck, RotoBallers!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- FLEX fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- Kicker (K) fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Wild Card Round Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Cam Akers Leads Vikes In Rushing In Week 18
- Aaron Jones Racks Up 75 Yards In Loss
- Hassan Haskins Scores A Week 18 Touchdown
- J.K. Dobbins Has An Average Game In Week 18
- Bucky Irving Posts Another Strong Performance In Week 18
- Blake Corum Suffers A Fractured Forearm
- Courtland Sutton Reaches 1,000 Yards, Scores In Week 18
- Marvin Mims Jr. Scores Two Touchdowns For Second Straight Week
- Jordan Addison Blanked By Lions In Week 18
- Justin Jefferson Shut Down By Detroit On Sunday Night
- Quentin Johnston Has A Career Game In Week 18
- Dallas Goedert Returns With Efficient Showing In Week 18
- T.J. Hockenson A Non-Factor In Loss To Detroit
- Will Dissly Scores A Week 18 Touchdown
- Bo Nix Saves His Best For Last To Get Broncos Into The Playoffs
- Sam Darnold Underwhelms In Season Finale
- Justin Herbert Has A Big Game In Week 18
- Baker Mayfield Leads Impressive Comeback To Clinch Division Title
- Jayden Daniels Experiences Leg Soreness On Sunday
Wild Card Round PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football
Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure also to check out our NFL playoff league rankings for fantasy football, specifically geared towards new playoff league contests starting up this week that run through the entire playoffs.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Puka Nacua | WR |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 3 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 2 | 5 | Bucky Irving | RB |
| 2 | 6 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 2 | 7 | Kyren Williams | RB |
| 2 | 8 | Ladd McConkey | WR |
| 2 | 9 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 2 | 10 | James Cook | RB |
| 2 | 11 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 2 | 13 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Jordan Addison | WR |
| 2 | 15 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 2 | 17 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
| 2 | 18 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 2 | 19 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 21 | George Pickens | WR |
| 3 | 22 | Zay Flowers | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 24 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Jalen McMillan | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 3 | 27 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 3 | 28 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 3 | 30 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 3 | 31 | Jayden Reed | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 3 | 34 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 3 | 36 | Quentin Johnston | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 3 | 38 | Jalen Nailor | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Keon Coleman | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Dalton Kincaid | TE |
| 4 | 43 | Tucker Kraft | TE |
| 4 | 44 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 4 | 45 | Cade Otton | TE |
| 4 | 46 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 4 | 47 | Devaughn Vele | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 4 | 49 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 4 | 50 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 5 | 51 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 5 | 53 | Ray Davis | RB |
| 5 | 54 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR |
| 5 | 56 | John Metchie III | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 5 | 58 | Audric Estime | RB |
| 5 | 59 | Calvin Austin III | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 61 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 5 | 62 | Jahan Dotson | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 5 | 64 | Kimani Vidal | RB |
| 5 | 65 | Rachaad White | RB |
| 5 | 66 | Sean Tucker | RB |
| 5 | 67 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 5 | 70 | Keaton Mitchell | RB |
| 5 | 71 | Emanuel Wilson | RB |
| 5 | 72 | Hassan Haskins | RB |
| 5 | 73 | Chris Brooks | RB |
| 6 | 74 | Jordan Whittington | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB |
| 6 | 76 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 77 | Derius Davis | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Johnny Wilson | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 6 | 82 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Cody Schrader | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 7 | 87 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 7 | 88 | Will Shipley | RB |
| 7 | 89 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR |
| 7 | 90 | Bo Melton | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Trey Palmer | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Troy Franklin | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Rasheen Ali | RB |
| 7 | 94 | Stone Smartt | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Tylan Wallace | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Michael Burton | RB |
| 7 | 97 | Frank Gore Jr. | RB |
| 8 | 98 | Ryan Miller | WR |
| 8 | 99 | Ronnie Rivers | RB |
| 8 | 100 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 8 | 101 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 8 | 102 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 8 | 103 | Ainias Smith | WR |
| 8 | 104 | Ty Chandler | RB |
| 8 | 105 | Luke McCaffrey | WR |
| 8 | 106 | Brandon Powell | WR |
| 8 | 107 | Payne Durham | TE |
| 8 | 108 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 8 | 109 | Devontez Walker | WR |
| 8 | 110 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 111 | Grant Calcaterra | TE |
| 8 | 112 | Malik Heath | WR |
| 8 | 113 | Trent Sherfield Sr. | WR |
| 8 | 114 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 8 | 115 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 8 | 116 | Jalen Virgil | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Cade Stover | TE |
| 8 | 118 | Darnell Washington | TE |
| 8 | 119 | Lucas Krull | TE |
| 8 | 120 | Rakim Jarrett | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 9 | 122 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
| 9 | 123 | Ben Sinnott | TE |
| 9 | 124 | Luke Musgrave | TE |
| 9 | 125 | Tyrell Shavers | WR |
| 9 | 126 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 9 | 127 | Colby Parkinson | TE |
| 9 | 128 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 9 | 129 | Johnny Mundt | TE |
| 9 | 130 | Devin Culp | TE |
| 9 | 131 | John Bates | TE |
| 9 | 132 | Josh Oliver | TE |
| 9 | 133 | Davis Allen | TE |
| 9 | 134 | Charlie Kolar | TE |
| 9 | 135 | Nate Adkins | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Quintin Morris | TE |
| 9 | 137 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
| 9 | 138 | Connor Heyward | TE |
| 9 | 139 | Ko Kieft | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 9 | 141 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 9 | 142 | Jayden Daniels | QB |
| 10 | 143 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 10 | 144 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 10 | 145 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 10 | 146 | Bo Nix | QB |
| 10 | 147 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 10 | 148 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 10 | 149 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 10 | 150 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 10 | 151 | C.J. Stroud | QB |
| 10 | 152 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 10 | 153 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 10 | 154 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 10 | 155 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 10 | 156 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 10 | 157 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 10 | 158 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 10 | 159 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 11 | 160 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 11 | 161 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 11 | 162 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 11 | 163 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 11 | 164 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 11 | 165 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 11 | 166 | Cameron Dicker | K |
| 11 | 167 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
| 11 | 168 | Joshua Karty | K |
| 11 | 169 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 11 | 170 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 11 | 171 | Will Reichard | K |
| 11 | 172 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 11 | 173 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 11 | 174 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 11 | 175 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
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