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Fantasy football rankings for the Divisional Round, the second round of the NFL playoffs. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th overall for the year out of 120 experts.
Welcome back, RotoBallers. The NFL playoffs are heating up as we approach the second round, and we are still here churning out our weekly fantasy football advice. For those of you playing in fantasy football playoff leagues or DFS contests (on FanDuel, DraftKings, etc), use this list as your player rankings guide.
Below you will find our staff's fantasy football rankings for the Divisional Round. Three of our lead fantasy football columnists, Bill Dubiel, Pierre Camus and Nick Mariano, have analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates.
And just in case you somehow missed it, RotoBaller's esteemed Nick Mariano finished the year as the industry's 9th overall ranked expert for the entire fantasy football season. You can see the results here. Congrats Nick!
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Divisional Round Fantasy Football Rankings
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos | Nick | Pierre | Bill |
| 1 | 1 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Antonio Brown | WR | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 4 | Julio Jones | WR | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | 5 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Ingram | RB | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | 7 | Michael Thomas | WR | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 1 | 8 | Derrick Henry | RB | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 | 9 | Devonta Freeman | RB | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 1 | 10 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 11 | Adam Thielen | WR | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| 1 | 12 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 1 | 13 | Dion Lewis | RB | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | 14 | Latavius Murray | RB | 21 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | 15 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | 16 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 17 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 24 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | 18 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| 2 | 19 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | 20 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 19 | 26 | 22 |
| 3 | 21 | Zach Ertz | TE | 27 | 23 | 23 |
| 3 | 22 | Rishard Matthews | WR | 22 | 31 | 20 |
| 3 | 23 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 15 | 28 | 33 |
| 3 | 24 | Delanie Walker | TE | 23 | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | 25 | Ted Ginn | WR | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | 26 | Eric Decker | WR | 32 | 22 | 30 |
| 3 | 27 | Dede Westbrook | WR | 31 | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | 28 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 38 | 24 | 24 |
| 3 | 29 | Jay Ajayi | RB | 33 | 33 | 21 |
| 3 | 30 | Corey Davis | WR | 29 | 34 | 25 |
| 3 | 31 | James White | RB | 28 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | 32 | Danny Amendola | WR | 25 | 40 | 32 |
| 3 | 33 | Marqise Lee | WR | 34 | 29 | 35 |
| 3 | 34 | Martavis Bryant | WR | 30 | 32 | 37 |
| 4 | 35 | Chris Hogan | WR | 42 | 30 | 31 |
| 4 | 36 | LeGarrette Blount | RB | 39 | 39 | 28 |
| 4 | 37 | Keelan Cole | WR | 35 | 42 | 29 |
| 4 | 38 | Torrey Smith | WR | 36 | 35 | 40 |
| 4 | 39 | T.J. Yeldon | RB | 14 | 53 | 44 |
| 4 | 40 | DeMarco Murray | RB | #N/A | 38 | #N/A |
| 4 | 41 | Allen Hurns | WR | 37 | 43 | 41 |
| 4 | 42 | Brandon Coleman | WR | 41 | 41 | 43 |
| 4 | 43 | Willie Snead | WR | 47 | 36 | 47 |
| 4 | 44 | Chris Ivory | RB | 49 | 46 | 38 |
| 4 | 45 | Eli Rogers | WR | 48 | 37 | 56 |
| 4 | 46 | Tommylee Lewis | WR | 55 | 50 | 36 |
| 4 | 47 | Taylor Gabriel | WR | 43 | 45 | 55 |
| 4 | 48 | Corey Clement | RB | 52 | 44 | 49 |
| 4 | 49 | Justin Hardy | WR | 40 | 48 | 64 |
| 5 | 50 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | 56 | 47 | 59 |
| 5 | 51 | Kenny Britt | WR | 45 | 59 | 60 |
| 5 | 52 | Corey Grant | RB | 54 | 57 | 53 |
| 5 | 53 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | 51 | 51 | 63 |
| 5 | 54 | Taywan Taylor | WR | 59 | 61 | 45 |
| 5 | 55 | Mike Gillislee | RB | 46 | 62 | 58 |
| 5 | 56 | Michael Floyd | WR | 61 | 66 | 42 |
| 5 | 57 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | RB | 57 | 58 | 54 |
| 5 | 58 | Phillip Dorsett | WR | 65 | 56 | 50 |
| 5 | 59 | Austin Hooper | TE | 63 | 64 | 51 |
| 5 | 60 | Mack Hollins | WR | 64 | 67 | 48 |
| 5 | 61 | Jarius Wright | WR | 50 | 65 | 65 |
| 6 | 62 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | 66 | 55 | #N/A |
| 6 | 63 | Josh Hill | TE | 67 | 63 | 66 |
| 6 | 64 | Jesse James | TE | 69 | 68 | 62 |
| 6 | 65 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | 68 | 69 | 67 |
| 6 | 66 | Vance McDonald | TE | 62 | 71 | 76 |
| 6 | 67 | Trey Burton | TE | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| 6 | 68 | Levine Toilolo | TE | 74 | 77 | 70 |
| 6 | 69 | Dwayne Allen | TE | 71 | 76 | 75 |
| 6 | 70 | Xavier Grimble | TE | 76 | 78 | 73 |
| 6 | 71 | Tom Brady | QB | 79 | 80 | 78 |
| 6 | 72 | Drew Brees | QB | 83 | 81 | 79 |
| 6 | 73 | Matt Ryan | QB | 82 | 82 | 81 |
| 6 | 74 | Case Keenum | QB | 80 | 86 | 80 |
| 6 | 75 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 81 | 85 | 82 |
| 6 | 76 | Marcus Mariota | QB | 84 | 83 | 85 |
| 6 | 77 | Blake Bortles | QB | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| 6 | 78 | Nick Foles | QB | 86 | 87 | 83 |
| 6 | 79 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | 95 | 89 | 87 |
| 7 | 80 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST | 97 | 88 | 88 |
| 7 | 81 | New England Patriots | DST | 96 | 93 | 86 |
| 7 | 82 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | 98 | 92 | 89 |
| 7 | 83 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | 99 | 90 | 90 |
| 7 | 84 | Stephen Gostkowski | K | 87 | 96 | 96 |
| 7 | 85 | Matt Bryant | K | 88 | 97 | 97 |
| 7 | 86 | New Orleans Saints | DST | 101 | 91 | 91 |
| 7 | 87 | Wil Lutz | K | 90 | 98 | 95 |
| 7 | 88 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | 100 | 94 | 92 |
| 7 | 89 | Chris Boswell | K | 91 | 101 | 94 |
| 7 | 90 | Kai Forbath | K | 89 | 99 | 99 |
| 7 | 91 | Tennessee Titans | DST | 102 | 95 | 93 |
| 7 | 92 | Jake Elliott | K | 92 | 103 | 98 |
| 7 | 93 | Josh Lambo | K | 94 | 100 | 100 |
| 7 | 94 | Ryan Succop | K | 93 | 102 | 101 |
More Divisional Round Lineup Prep
Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.
