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Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 17 Early Updates

Stefon Diggs - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL DFS Prop Picks

Fantasy football rankings - Week 17 rankings early edition for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football rankings for half-PPR leagues.

One week of fantasy football action remains, and it's time to crown a champion! You're in the big game, so you might as well win it! We're here to help with our Week 17 fantasy football rankings for all positions. Ahead of the all-important Week 17 slate, check out where key start-sit options such as Rhamondre Stevenson, Chris Olave, Kenneth Gainwell, Michael Wilson, Bucky Irving, Terry McLaurin, Stefon Diggs, and more stand, among all QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs, D/STs, and kickers.

Nick Mariano puts together our fantasy football rankings for Week 17. Below the rankings, you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings

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Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 2 Puka Nacua WR
1 3 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
1 4 Bijan Robinson RB
1 5 De'Von Achane RB
1 6 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 7 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
2 8 James Cook III RB
2 9 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
2 10 Saquon Barkley RB
2 11 Chase Brown RB
2 12 Ashton Jeanty RB
2 13 Trey McBride TE
2 14 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
2 15 CeeDee Lamb WR
2 16 Chris Olave WR
2 17 A.J. Brown WR
2 18 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 19 Derrick Henry RB
2 20 Kyren Williams RB
3 21 Nico Collins WR
3 22 Javonte Williams RB
3 23 RJ Harvey RB
3 24 George Pickens WR
3 25 Bucky Irving RB
3 26 Mike Evans WR
3 27 Tee Higgins WR
3 28 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 29 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
3 30 Jameson Williams WR
3 31 Tony Pollard RB
3 32 Brock Bowers TE
3 33 Drake London WR
3 34 George Kittle TE
4 35 Terry McLaurin WR
4 36 Michael Wilson WR
4 37 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB
4 38 Jauan Jennings WR
4 39 Michael Carter RB
4 40 D'Andre Swift RB
4 41 Jaylen Warren RB
4 42 Kenneth Gainwell RB
4 43 Courtland Sutton WR
4 44 Omarion Hampton RB
4 45 Tetairoa McMillan WR
4 46 Justin Jefferson WR
4 47 DeVonta Smith WR
5 48 Jaylen Waddle WR
5 49 DJ Moore WR
5 50 Stefon Diggs WR
5 51 Josh Jacobs RB
5 52 Harold Fannin Jr. TE
5 53 Jakobi Meyers WR
5 54 Aaron Jones Sr. RB
5 55 Zay Flowers WR
5 56 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
5 57 Chris Godwin Jr. WR
5 58 Kyle Monangai RB
5 59 Breece Hall RB
5 60 Ladd McConkey WR
5 61 Christian Watson WR
6 62 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
6 63 Rico Dowdle RB
6 64 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR
6 65 Blake Corum RB
6 66 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
6 67 Jayden Reed WR
6 68 Troy Franklin WR
6 69 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
6 70 Kyle Pitts Sr. TE
6 71 Dallas Goedert TE
6 72 Khalil Shakir WR
6 73 Taysom Hill TE
6 74 Zach Charbonnet RB
6 75 Emanuel Wilson RB
6 76 Luther Burden III WR
6 77 Parker Washington WR
6 78 Alec Pierce WR
6 79 Brian Thomas Jr. WR
6 80 Dalton Schultz TE
6 81 Woody Marks RB
6 82 Jordan Addison WR
7 83 Jake Ferguson TE
7 84 Brenton Strange TE
7 85 Juwan Johnson TE
7 86 David Montgomery RB
7 87 Adonai Mitchell WR
7 88 Tyjae Spears RB
7 89 Isiah Pacheco RB
7 90 Colston Loveland TE
7 91 Hunter Henry TE
7 92 Quentin Johnston WR
7 93 Romeo Doubs WR
7 94 Colby Parkinson TE
8 95 Emeka Egbuka WR
8 96 Adam Thielen WR
8 97 Darren Waller TE
8 98 Tyler Warren TE
8 99 Rashid Shaheed WR
8 100 Chuba Hubbard RB
8 101 Samaje Perine RB
8 102 Emari Demercado RB
8 103 AJ Barner TE
8 104 Devin Singletary RB
8 105 Darius Slayton WR
8 106 Keenan Allen WR
8 107 Jalen Coker WR
8 108 Tre Tucker WR
8 109 Josh Downs WR
8 110 Mack Hollins WR
8 111 Mike Gesicki TE
8 112 Chimere Dike WR
8 113 Travis Kelce TE
8 114 Rashee Rice WR
8 115 Tyler Allgeier RB
8 116 Jerry Jeudy WR
8 117 Jayden Higgins WR
8 118 Mark Andrews TE
8 119 Oronde Gadsden II TE
8 120 Sean Tucker RB
9 121 Xavier Worthy WR
9 122 Audric Estime RB
9 123 Raheim Sanders RB
9 124 Jawhar Jordan RB
9 125 Kyle Williams WR
9 126 Cooper Kupp WR
9 127 John Metchie III WR
9 128 Dalton Kincaid TE
9 129 Jaleel McLaughlin RB
9 130 Chig Okonkwo TE
9 131 Elic Ayomanor WR
9 132 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB
9 133 Kendrick Bourne WR
9 134 Dylan Sampson RB
9 135 Malik Washington WR
9 136 Tre Harris WR
9 137 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
9 138 Theo Johnson TE
9 139 Kareem Hunt RB
9 140 Keaton Mitchell RB
9 141 Cade Otton TE
9 142 Darnell Mooney WR
9 143 T.J. Hockenson TE
9 144 Evan Engram TE
10 145 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
10 146 Nick Chubb RB
10 147 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
10 148 Kalif Raymond WR
10 149 Isaiah Likely TE
10 150 Jahdae Walker WR
10 151 Andrei Iosivas WR
10 152 Gunnar Helm TE
10 153 Christian Kirk WR
10 154 Jonnu Smith TE
10 155 Jack Bech WR
10 156 KaVontae Turpin WR
10 157 Rachaad White RB
10 158 Ty Johnson RB
10 159 Isaac TeSlaa WR
10 160 Marquise Brown WR
10 161 Darnell Washington TE
11 162 Xavier Legette WR
11 163 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
11 164 Isaiah Davis RB
11 165 Malik Davis RB
11 166 LeQuint Allen Jr. RB
11 167 DeAndre Hopkins WR
11 168 Matthew Golden WR
11 169 Ricky Pearsall WR
11 170 Rome Odunze WR
11 171 Terrance Ferguson TE
11 172 Jeremy McNichols RB
11 173 Demarcus Robinson WR
11 174 Konata Mumpfield WR
11 175 Jaylen Wright RB
11 176 Kyle Juszczyk RB
11 177 Pat Freiermuth TE
11 178 Tank Bigsby RB
11 179 Jalen McMillan WR
11 180 Isaiah Williams WR
11 181 Jalen Nailor WR
11 182 Trayveon Williams RB
11 183 Dontayvion Wicks WR
11 184 Luke Musgrave TE
11 185 Dawson Knox TE
11 186 Rashod Bateman WR
12 187 Ryan Flournoy WR
12 188 DeMario Douglas WR
12 189 Mason Tipton WR
12 190 Treylon Burks WR
12 191 Van Jefferson WR
12 192 Kevin Austin Jr. WR
12 193 Isaiah Bond WR
12 194 Joshua Palmer WR
12 195 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE
12 196 Tim Patrick WR
12 197 Cole Kmet TE
12 198 Elijah Higgins TE
12 199 Ben Sinnott TE
12 200 Ollie Gordon II RB
12 201 David Sills V WR
12 202 Cedric Tillman WR
12 203 Isaiah Hodgins WR
12 204 Tyler Lockett WR
12 205 Zavier Scott RB
12 206 Xavier Hutchinson WR
12 207 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
12 208 Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR
12 209 Shane Zylstra TE
12 210 Tyrell Shavers WR
12 211 Xavier Smith WR
13 212 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR
13 213 Davis Allen TE
13 214 Greg Dulcich TE
13 215 Jahan Dotson WR
13 216 Tutu Atwell WR
13 217 Michael Mayer TE
13 218 Jonathan Mingo WR
13 219 Rasheen Ali RB
13 220 Jeremy Ruckert TE
13 221 Evan Hull RB
13 222 Xavier Weaver WR
13 223 Calvin Austin III WR
13 224 Tommy Tremble TE
13 225 Jordan Whittington WR
14 226 Jake Tonges TE
14 227 Brandin Cooks WR
14 228 Jaylin Noel WR
14 229 Jackson Hawes TE
14 230 D'Ernest Johnson RB
14 231 Adam Trautman TE
14 232 Hassan Haskins RB
14 233 Austin Hooper TE
14 234 Luke Schoonmaker TE
14 235 Tyler Badie RB
14 236 Daniel Bellinger TE
14 237 Josh Oliver TE
15 238 Raheem Mostert RB
15 239 Tez Johnson WR
15 240 Will Shipley RB
15 241 Dyami Brown WR
15 242 Ray Davis RB
15 243 Chris Brooks RB
15 244 Brashard Smith RB
15 245 Anthony Firkser TE
15 246 Noah Gray TE
15 247 Foster Moreau TE
15 248 Arian Smith WR
15 249 Drew Sample TE
15 250 Charlie Kolar TE
15 251 Will Dissly TE
15 252 Julian Hill TE
15 253 Grant Calcaterra TE
15 254 Hunter Long TE
15 255 Mitchell Evans TE
15 256 Stone Smartt TE
15 257 Joe Burrow QB
15 258 Josh Allen QB
15 259 Dak Prescott QB
15 260 Drake Maye QB
16 261 Trevor Lawrence QB
16 262 Brock Purdy QB
16 263 Jalen Hurts QB
16 264 Matthew Stafford QB
16 265 Jacoby Brissett QB
16 266 Lamar Jackson QB
16 267 Bo Nix QB
16 268 Tyler Shough QB
16 269 Jaxson Dart QB
16 270 Caleb Williams QB
16 271 Jared Goff QB
16 272 Justin Herbert QB
16 273 J.J. McCarthy QB
16 274 Baker Mayfield QB
16 275 C.J. Stroud QB
16 276 Sam Darnold QB
16 277 Cam Ward QB
16 278 Jordan Love QB
16 279 Geno Smith QB
16 280 Kirk Cousins QB
16 281 Bryce Young QB
17 282 Aaron Rodgers QB
17 283 Quinn Ewers QB
17 284 Marcus Mariota QB
17 285 Philip Rivers QB
17 286 Malik Willis QB
17 287 Tyler Huntley QB
17 288 Brady Cook QB
17 289 Shedeur Sanders QB
17 290 Chris Oladokun QB
17 291 Josh Johnson QB
17 292 Max Brosmer QB
17 293 Denver Broncos DST
17 294 New England Patriots DST
17 295 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
17 296 Houston Texans DST
17 297 Los Angeles Rams DST
17 298 Seattle Seahawks DST
17 299 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
17 300 New York Giants DST
17 301 New Orleans Saints DST
17 302 Detroit Lions DST
17 303 Dallas Cowboys DST
17 304 Tennessee Titans DST
17 305 Los Angeles Chargers DST
17 306 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
18 307 Minnesota Vikings DST
18 308 Green Bay Packers DST
18 309 Cincinnati Bengals DST
18 310 Baltimore Ravens DST
18 311 Philadelphia Eagles DST
18 312 Chicago Bears DST
18 313 Miami Dolphins DST
18 314 Buffalo Bills DST
18 315 San Francisco 49ers DST
18 316 Cleveland Browns DST
18 317 Las Vegas Raiders DST
18 318 Carolina Panthers DST
18 319 Kansas City Chiefs DST
18 320 Atlanta Falcons DST
18 321 Indianapolis Colts DST
18 322 Arizona Cardinals DST
18 323 Washington Commanders DST
18 324 New York Jets DST
18 325 Brandon Aubrey K
18 326 Evan McPherson K
18 327 Jason Myers K
18 328 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
18 329 Eddy Pineiro K
18 330 Cam Little K
18 331 Andy Borregales K
18 332 Will Reichard K
18 333 Harrison Mevis K
18 334 Jake Bates K
18 335 Chase McLaughlin K
18 336 Cameron Dicker K
18 337 Cairo Santos K
18 338 Charlie Smyth K
18 339 Michael Badgley K
18 340 Chris Boswell K
18 341 Chad Ryland K
18 342 Wil Lutz K
18 343 Tyler Loop K
18 344 Brandon McManus K
18 345 Riley Patterson K
18 346 Jake Elliott K
18 347 Joey Slye K
18 348 Blake Grupe K
19 349 Zane Gonzalez K
19 350 Ryan Fitzgerald K
19 351 Harrison Butker K
19 352 Daniel Carlson K
19 353 Ben Sauls K
19 354 Jake Moody K
19 355 Nick Folk K
19 356 Andre Szmyt K

 

Week 17 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

  • Trevor Lawrence Is a Top Addition if Available
  • Isiah Pacheco Back in the Lead in the Chiefs' Backfield
  • Colston Loveland Could See Increased Target Share in Season's Final Weeks
  • Brenton Strange Carries Streamer Appeal in Emergent Jacksonville Offense
  • Harold Fannin Jr. a Must-Add After Another Terrific Performance
  • Chris Godwin Jr. a Priority Waiver Wire Target Amid Consistent Role
  • Rashee Rice Still in Concussion Protocol, Estimated as Non-Participant on Monday
  • Vikings Estimate Aaron Jones Sr. as Limited Participant on Monday

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Set for First Appearance in 2026
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John Harbaugh Finalizing Deal with Giants
Isaiah Stewart

Expected to Return Thursday
Jalen Duren

on Track to Return Thursday
Bilal Coulibaly

Departs Early Due to Back Problem
Daniel Gafford

Makes Early Exit Wednesday
Cooper Flagg

Exits With Ankle Injury Wednesday Night
Jalen Brunson

Injures Right Ankle Versus Kings
Darius Garland

Exits Early Wednesday With Foot Injury
Jalen Suggs

to Miss Sixth Straight Game Thursday
Wendell Carter Jr.

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Myles Turner

Available Thursday
Deni Avdija

Likely to Remain Out Thursday
Jaylen Brown

Ready to Face Heat Thursday
Bruce Brown

Spencer Jones, Bruce Brown Available Wednesday
Aaron Gordon

Cleared for Wednesday Night
Jamal Murray

Active Wednesday Night
Cade Cunningham

Ready to End Two-Game Absence
Devin Booker

Questionable for Thursday Night
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Probable to Face Spurs
Brandon Williams

Available Wednesday
Max Christie

Out Wednesday
Mackenzie Blackwood

Activated From Injured Reserve
Ben Griffin

Looks To Stay Hot In 2026
Tom Wilson

Cleared for Contact, Could Return Thursday
Neal Pionk

Lands on Injured Reserve, Out Week-to-Week
Jamie Drysdale

Activated From Injured Reserve
Corey Perry

Unavailable Wednesday
Teuvo Teravainen

to Miss at Least One Game
Connor Bedard

Returns to Practice
Alexandre Texier

Canadiens Sign Alexandre Texier to Two-Year Extension
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Giants Making "Massive Push" to Hire John Harbaugh on Wednesday
Ranger Suárez

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NFL

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Travis Hunter

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CFB

FBS Coaches Unanimously Vote to Expand Redshirt Eligibility to Nine Games
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Ohio State Transfer Mylan Graham Signs with Notre Dame
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Chandler Stephenson

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Aaron Rai

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Jonathan Marchessault

Moved to Injured Reserve
Brayden Point

Labeled Week-to-Week
Collin Morikawa

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Kurt Kitayama

Needs His Putting to Turn Around For Success at Year's First Event
Ryan Weathers

Yankees Add Rotation Depth, Acquire Ryan Weathers in Four-Player Deal
Robert Thomas

Out Tuesday
Jake Walman

Available Against Predators
Troy Terry

a Game-Time Decision Tuesday
Justin Sourdif

Won't Play Tuesday
Jakob Chychrun

a Game-Time Call Tuesday
Morgan Geekie

Available Tuesday
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Chargers Fire Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman
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Mike Tomlin Stepping Down as Steelers Head Coach
CFB

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Nolan Arenado

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Tom Kim

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Corey Conners

Looks to Have a Return to Form in 2026
PGA

Chris Gotterup a Decent Play at Sony Open
Gary Woodland

Could Prosper at the Sony Open
Keith Mitchell

Unlikely to Contend at Sony Open
Robert MacIntyre

Looking for a Good Performance at the Sony Open
Michael Kim

Hopes to Start Sony Open Better This Week
Tom Hoge

Tries to Erase Poor 2025 Second Half in Hawaii
Brian Harman

Seeks Fresh Start in Hawaii
Eric Cole

Looks to Last Year for Success at Sony Open
Daniel Berger

Starts Off 2026 at Sony Open
Nico Collins

Suffers Concussion Against Steelers
Nico Collins

Carted to Locker Room for Concussion Evaluation
Kyle Tucker

Mets Meet With Kyle Tucker
Dalton Kincaid

"Should be Fine" for Divisional Round
Brooks Koepka

Officially Returning To PGA Tour
Tucker Kraft

Hopes to be Ready for Week 1 of Next Season
CFB

Georgia Lands Kentucky Transfer Dante Dowdell
Matthew Stafford

has "Little Sprain," Should be "Good to Go"
CFB

Sam Leavitt Expected to Sign with LSU
Green Bay Packers

Packers Expected to Work Out New Deal With Matt LaFleur in the "Coming Days"
CFB

Dylan Raiola Commits to Oregon
CFB

Isaiah Horton Landing with Texas A&M
George Kittle

Suffers Torn Achilles on Sunday
Omarion Hampton

Active for Wild-Card Round Against Patriots
George Kittle

Ruled Out After Non-Contact Achilles Injury
Las Vegas Raiders

Raiders Request Interview With Ejiro Evero
Los Angeles Rams

Mike LaFleur to Interview With Raiders and Cardinals
Aaron Rodgers

Steelers Open to Re-Signing Aaron Rodgers?
Matthew Stafford

X-Rays Come Back Negative
MacKenzie Gore

Yankees Pursuing Trade for MacKenzie Gore
Alex Bregman

Cubs Sign Alex Bregman to Five-Year, $175 Millon Contract
Freddie Freeman

Withdraws from World Baseball Classic
Max Kepler

Receives 80-Game PED Suspension
CFB

Cam Coleman Visiting Alabama on Friday
Omarion Hampton

Expects to Play Sunday Night
CFB

Eric Singleton Jr. Enters Transfer Portal, Trending to Land at Florida
CFB

NCAA Denies Trinidad Chambliss a Sixth Year of Eligibility
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Kyle Tucker

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Ketel Marte

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