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The NFL regular season has officially ended. However, fantasy football is not over, with playoff leagues starting this week. At RotoBaller, we have guided you all through the regular season and are helping you set the most optimal lineup in playoff leagues. Most playoff formats require you to start one or two flexes. Today, we will review our 2024 fantasy football playoff league FLEX rankings to help you make the best decisions for your playoff league rosters. Below, you will see where key FLEX options such as James Cook, De'Von Achane, Zay Flowers, Isiah Pacheco, and Stefon Diggs rank for playoff leagues.
Our fantasy football playoff rankings below are geared toward playoff league formats and take into account how far we think each team will get in the NFL playoffs. In most leagues, you can choose just one player from each NFL team for your roster. For example, if you select Cook James as one of your RBs, you cannot use Stefon Diggs or Dalton Kincaid. The goal is to choose the best combination of players who will play the most games (i.e., who will make it to the Super Bowl) and score the most points.
In addition to our playoff league rankings, below you will also find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news. There are always key injury situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Good luck, RotoBallers!
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Join A Playoff League Contest
Playoff leagues are a fun way to kick off a fresh new fantasy football contest for the 2024 NFL postseason. For most of us, we've been left with a void and that weekly excitement with season-long fantasy football leagues all wrapped up. There will be DFS contests all through the Super Bowl, but playoff league formats are really fun and replicate that season-long feel.
Most of these contests will require you to choose only a single player from each NFL team, and to fill out a certain amount of rosters spots at each position. There are many different contests out there, but our friends at FFPC of course hold their awesome Playoff Challenge tournament with a $500K grand prize to the first place winner.
NFL Playoffs Fantasy Football FLEX News and Injuries
- Romeo Doubs Cleared To Play Saturday
- Kenyan Drake Gets Released
- DeVonta Smith Looks Ready To Return
- Mark Andrews Limited To Individual Drills Friday
- Ravens Hoping Dalvin Cooks Can Contribute In Playoffs
- Brock Wright Could Have Bigger Role In Wild-Card Tilt
- Sam LaPorta Listed As Questionable For Wild-Card Game
- Kalif Raymond Ruled Out For Lions
- Christian Watson Questionable Against Cowboys
- AJ Dillon Doubtful For Wild Card Weekend
- Tyler Higbee To Be Questionable For Wild Card Game
- Bills-Steelers Game Won't Be Moved
- A.J. Brown Ruled Out For Wild-Card Weekend
- Travis Kelce Not Planning To Retire Soon
- Chiefs-Dolphins Could Be One Of The Coldest Games Ever
- Bills Rule Out Gabe Davis For Wild-Card Game
- Buccaneers Looking For Ways To Get Mike Evans Involved
- Xavien Howard Officially Ruled Out Versus Chiefs
- Darius Slay On Track To Play Monday
- Jameson Williams Cleared To Play Against Rams
- Ty Johnson Limited Thursday
- Dawson Knox Added To Injury Report
- Noah Brown Questionable To Face Browns
- Robert Woods Questionable To Face Browns
- Rashee Rice Officially Cleared For Wild-Card Weekend
- Marquise Goodwin Will Play Against Texans
- Najee Harris Upgrades To Full Practice Thursday
- D'Andre Swift Feeling Better This Week
- Pierre Strong Jr. Ruled Out For Wild-Card Round
- Dustin Hopkins Officially Ruled Out
- Cedric Tillman Ruled Out Against Texans
- Kadarius Toney Questionable For Wild-Card Game
- Justyn Ross Questionable For Wild-Card Game
Playoff League Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings
Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to also check out our updated fantasy football rankings for Wild Card Weekend.
| FLEX Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 1 |
| 2 | Kyren Williams | RB | 2 |
| 3 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 3 |
| 4 | Gus Edwards | RB | 4 |
| 5 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 5 |
| 6 | James Cook | RB | 6 |
| 7 | Tony Pollard | RB | 7 |
| 8 | Deebo Samuel | WR | 8 |
| 9 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 9 |
| 10 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 10 |
| 11 | David Montgomery | RB | 11 |
| 12 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | 12 |
| 13 | George Kittle | TE | 13 |
| 14 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 14 |
| 15 | De'Von Achane | RB | 15 |
| 16 | Tyreek Hill | WR | 16 |
| 17 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 17 |
| 18 | Zay Flowers | WR | 18 |
| 19 | Travis Kelce | TE | 19 |
| 20 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 20 |
| 21 | Rachaad White | RB | 21 |
| 22 | Puka Nacua | WR | 22 |
| 23 | Rashee Rice | WR | 23 |
| 24 | Aaron Jones | RB | 24 |
| 25 | DeVonta Smith | WR | 25 |
| 26 | Jerome Ford | RB | 26 |
| 27 | Amari Cooper | WR | 27 |
| 28 | Cooper Kupp | WR | 28 |
| 29 | Justice Hill | RB | 29 |
| 30 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 30 |
| 31 | Nico Collins | WR | 31 |
| 32 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | 32 |
| 33 | Mike Evans | WR | 33 |
| 34 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | 34 |
| 35 | A.J. Brown | WR | 35 |
| 36 | Khalil Shakir | WR | 36 |
| 37 | Devin Singletary | RB | 37 |
| 38 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 38 |
| 39 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 39 |
| 40 | Chris Godwin | WR | 40 |
| 41 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 41 |
| 42 | Jayden Reed | WR | 42 |
| 43 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 43 |
| 44 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 44 |
| 45 | Jameson Williams | WR | 45 |
| 46 | Diontae Johnson | WR | 46 |
| 47 | Najee Harris | RB | 47 |
| 48 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 48 |
| 49 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 49 |
| 50 | Mark Andrews | TE | 50 |
| 51 | Elijah Moore | WR | 51 |
| 52 | Gabe Davis | WR | 52 |
| 53 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 53 |
| 54 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 54 |
| 55 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 55 |
| 56 | George Pickens | WR | 56 |
| 57 | David Njoku | TE | 57 |
| 58 | Michael Gallup | WR | 58 |
| 59 | Jauan Jennings | WR | 59 |
| 60 | Latavius Murray | RB | 60 |
| 61 | Justin Watson | WR | 61 |
| 62 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | 62 |
| 63 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 63 |
| 64 | Noah Brown | WR | 64 |
| 65 | Christian Watson | WR | 65 |
| 66 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 66 |
| 67 | Julio Jones | WR | 67 |
| 68 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 68 |
| 69 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 69 |
| 70 | Romeo Doubs | WR | 70 |
| 71 | Ronnie Rivers | RB | 71 |
| 72 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 72 |
| 73 | Richie James Jr. | WR | 73 |
| 74 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 74 |
| 75 | AJ Dillon | RB | 75 |
| 76 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 76 |
| 77 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 77 |
| 78 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | 78 |
| 79 | Robert Woods | WR | 79 |
| 80 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 80 |
| 81 | Kadarius Toney | WR | 81 |
| 82 | Sam LaPorta | TE | 82 |
| 83 | Ty Johnson | RB | 83 |
| 84 | Tyler Higbee | TE | 84 |
| 85 | Mecole Hardman Jr. | WR | 85 |
| 86 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 86 |
| 87 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR | 87 |
| 88 | Boston Scott | RB | 88 |
| 89 | Jalen Tolbert | WR | 89 |
| 90 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 90 |
| 91 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 91 |
| 92 | Trent Sherfield | WR | 92 |
| 93 | La'Mical Perine | RB | 93 |
| 94 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 94 |
| 95 | Dawson Knox | TE | 95 |
| 96 | Bo Melton | WR | 96 |
| 97 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 97 |
| 98 | Trey Palmer | WR | 98 |
| 99 | Emanuel Wilson | RB | 99 |
| 100 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | 100 |
| 101 | John Kelly Jr. | RB | 101 |
| 102 | Alec Ingold | RB | 102 |
| 103 | Sean Tucker | RB | 103 |
| 104 | Tucker Kraft | TE | 104 |
| 105 | Justyn Ross | WR | 105 |
| 106 | J.J. Taylor | RB | 106 |
| 107 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | 107 |
| 108 | Chris Brooks | RB | 108 |
| 109 | Cedric Tillman | WR | 109 |
| 110 | Tutu Atwell | WR | 110 |
| 111 | John Metchie III | WR | 111 |
| 112 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 112 |
| 113 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 113 |
| 114 | Luke Musgrave | TE | 114 |
| 115 | Deneric Prince | RB | 115 |
| 116 | Durham Smythe | TE | 116 |
| 117 | Cade Otton | TE | 117 |
| 118 | David Bell | WR | 118 |
| 119 | Malik Heath | WR | 119 |
| 120 | Noah Gray | TE | 120 |
| 121 | Braxton Berrios | WR | 121 |
| 122 | Brock Wright | TE | 122 |
| 123 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 123 |
| 124 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 124 |
| 125 | Malik Davis | RB | 125 |
| 126 | Deonte Harty | WR | 126 |
| 127 | Quez Watkins | WR | 127 |
| 128 | Allen Robinson II | WR | 128 |
| 129 | Hunter Luepke | RB | 129 |
| 130 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 130 |
| 131 | James Mitchell | TE | 131 |
| 132 | Royce Freeman | RB | 132 |
| 133 | Chase Claypool | WR | 133 |
| 134 | Brevin Jordan | TE | 134 |
| 135 | Davis Allen | TE | 135 |
| 136 | Zach Evans | RB | 136 |
| 137 | Calvin Austin III | WR | 137 |
| 138 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 138 |
| 139 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 139 |
| 140 | Harrison Bryant | TE | 140 |
| 141 | KaVontae Turpin | WR | 141 |
| 142 | Deven Thompkins | WR | 142 |
| 143 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 143 |
| 144 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 144 |
| 145 | David Moore | WR | 145 |
| 146 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 146 |
| 147 | Peyton Hendershot | TE | 147 |
| 148 | River Cracraft | WR | 148 |
| 149 | Robbie Chosen | WR | 149 |
| 150 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | 150 |
| 151 | James Proche II | WR | 151 |
| 152 | Ben Skowronek | WR | 152 |
| 153 | Austin Trammell | WR | 153 |
| 154 | Rakim Jarrett | WR | 154 |
| 155 | Jordan Akins | TE | 155 |
| 156 | Miles Boykin | WR | 156 |
| 157 | Eric Saubert | TE | 157 |
| 158 | Julian Hill | TE | 158 |
| 159 | Blake Bell | TE | 159 |
| 160 | Darnell Washington | TE | 160 |
| 161 | Connor Heyward | TE | 161 |
| 162 | Quintin Morris | TE | 162 |
| 163 | Ben Sims | TE | 163 |
| 164 | Josiah Deguara | TE | 164 |
| 165 | Brycen Hopkins | TE | 165 |
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