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Fantasy football rankings and injury updates for Week 17 of the 2021 NFL season including Elijah Mitchell, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Green, Antonio Gibson and more.
Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers, aka the fantasy football championships. Below you will find our early fantasy football rankings for Week 17. Make sure to check back all week long as these rankings get updated.
As we've seen for most of this NFL season, there are key injuries and COVID issues that will affect our Week 17 rankings. Below you will see a summary of the relevant fantasy football injuries and COVID updates so you can easily track the key players and set winning lineups.
For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below. Be sure to check back throughout the week, and good luck in Week 17 RotoBallers!
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Week 17 Fantasy Football Injury Report
- Antonio Brown Will Be A Game-Time Decision
- Antonio Gibson Placed On COVID-19 List, Unlikely To Play
- Kirk Cousins Tests Positive For COVID-19, Out Sunday
- D'Andre Swift Ready To Go For Week 17
- Mike Evans Activated From COVID-19 List
- Elijah Moore Won't Return This Week
- Jared Goff Doubtful To Play In Week 17
- Travis Kelce Expected To Return In Week 17
- Mike Williams Activated From COVID-19 List
- Austin Ekeler Removed From COVID-19 List
- Jordan Howard Returns To Practice Thursday
- Jets Place Tevin Coleman On COVID-19 List
- Dalvin Cook Activated Off COVID-19 List
- Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis Activated From COVID-19 List
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire Listed As Week-To-Week
- Kareem Hunt Activated From COVID-19 List
- Miles Sanders Won't Play This Week
- Darrell Henderson Jr. Placed On Injured Reserve
- Carson Wentz Lands On COVID-19 List
- Lamar Jackson Not Practicing, Not Expected To Play
- James Conner Back At Practice On Thursday
- Rhamondre Stevenson Removed From COVID-19 List
- Taysom Hill Activated From COVID-19 List
- Brandin Cooks Officially Activated From COVID-19 List
- Darren Waller Placed On COVID-19 List
- Adam Thielen Undergoes Season-Ending Ankle Surgery
- Jimmy Garoppolo Has A Chance To Play
- Drew Lock Expected To Start For Teddy Bridgewater Again
Week 17 Rankings for Fantasy Football
You can also see our Week 17 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
Last updated on Friday 12/31 at 13:00 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 3 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 6 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 1 | 9 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 12 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 2 | 14 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 15 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 3 | 18 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 19 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 3 | 22 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 3 | 24 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 3 | 26 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 3 | 29 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 3 | 30 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 31 | Antonio Brown | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 3 | 33 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 3 | 34 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 3 | 36 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 4 | 38 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 4 | 41 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 4 | 43 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 4 | 46 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 4 | 49 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 4 | 51 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 5 | 52 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 53 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 5 | 56 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 5 | 60 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 5 | 61 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 5 | 62 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 5 | 66 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 5 | 67 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 5 | 71 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 5 | 72 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 5 | 73 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 5 | 74 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 6 | 75 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 6 | 76 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 6 | 78 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 6 | 79 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 6 | 80 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 6 | 87 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 6 | 88 | James Conner | RB |
| 7 | 89 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 7 | 90 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 7 | 94 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 95 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 7 | 97 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 7 | 98 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 7 | 99 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 101 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 7 | 102 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 7 | 103 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 7 | 104 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 7 | 105 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 7 | 107 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 7 | 109 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 7 | 110 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 7 | 111 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 8 | 113 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 8 | 114 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
| 8 | 119 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 8 | 120 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 8 | 122 | Antoine Wesley | WR |
| 8 | 123 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 8 | 125 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 8 | 126 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 8 | 127 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 8 | 129 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
| 8 | 130 | Derrick Gore | RB |
| 8 | 131 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 8 | 132 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 9 | 133 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 9 | 134 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 9 | 136 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 9 | 137 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 9 | 140 | James Washington | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 145 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 9 | 146 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 9 | 147 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 9 | 148 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 9 | 149 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 9 | 150 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 9 | 151 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 9 | 152 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 9 | 153 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 10 | 155 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 10 | 157 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 10 | 158 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 10 | 159 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 10 | 160 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 10 | 161 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 10 | 162 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
| 10 | 163 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 10 | 164 | John Bates | TE |
| 10 | 165 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 10 | 166 | David Njoku | TE |
| 10 | 167 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 10 | 168 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 10 | 169 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 10 | 170 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 11 | 171 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE |
| 11 | 172 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 11 | 173 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Cyril Grayson Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 11 | 178 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 11 | 179 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Tavon Austin | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 11 | 184 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 11 | 186 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 11 | 187 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 11 | 188 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 11 | 190 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 11 | 193 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 11 | 195 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 12 | 198 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 12 | 200 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 12 | 202 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 12 | 204 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 12 | 205 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 12 | 206 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 12 | 207 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 12 | 208 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 12 | 209 | Denzel Mims | WR |
| 12 | 210 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 12 | 211 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 12 | 212 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 12 | 213 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
| 12 | 215 | Brock Wright | TE |
| 12 | 216 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 217 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 13 | 218 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 13 | 220 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 13 | 221 | Josh Gordon | WR |
| 13 | 222 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 13 | 223 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 13 | 224 | Zach Gentry | TE |
| 13 | 225 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 13 | 226 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 13 | 227 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 13 | 228 | Kene Nwangwu | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
| 13 | 230 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Malik Turner | WR |
| 13 | 232 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
| 13 | 233 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 234 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 13 | 236 | Chris Moore | WR |
| 13 | 237 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Jonathan Williams | RB |
| 13 | 239 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 13 | 240 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 13 | 242 | Reggie Bonnafon | RB |
| 13 | 243 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 13 | 245 | Greg Ward | WR |
| 13 | 246 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 13 | 248 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 14 | 250 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 14 | 252 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 14 | 254 | David Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Jake Kumerow | WR |
| 14 | 256 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 14 | 258 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 14 | 259 | Michael Burton | RB |
| 14 | 260 | James Proche II | WR |
| 14 | 261 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 14 | 262 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 14 | 263 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 14 | 264 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 14 | 265 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
| 14 | 266 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 14 | 267 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 14 | 268 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
| 15 | 269 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 15 | 270 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 15 | 271 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 15 | 272 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 15 | 273 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 15 | 274 | Andy Isabella | WR |
| 15 | 275 | Wendell Smallwood | RB |
| 15 | 276 | Tylan Wallace | WR |
| 15 | 277 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 15 | 278 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 15 | 279 | Pharoh Cooper | WR |
| 15 | 280 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Nathan Cottrell | RB |
| 15 | 282 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Shi Smith | WR |
| 15 | 289 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Dezmon Patmon | WR |
| 15 | 294 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 15 | 296 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 15 | 297 | Tyler Huntley | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Cody Hollister | WR |
| 15 | 300 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 301 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 302 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 303 | Racey McMath | WR |
| 15 | 304 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 305 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 15 | 306 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 307 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 308 | Keith Smith | RB |
| 15 | 309 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 310 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 311 | Jonathan Ward | RB |
| 15 | 312 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 16 | 313 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 16 | 314 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 16 | 315 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 16 | 316 | Mike Glennon | QB |
| 16 | 317 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 16 | 318 | Drew Lock | QB |
| 16 | 319 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 16 | 320 | Tim Boyle | QB |
| 16 | 321 | Cam Newton | QB |
| 16 | 322 | Sean Mannion | QB |
| 16 | 323 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 16 | 324 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 16 | 325 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
| 16 | 326 | Kyle Allen | QB |
| 16 | 327 | Nick Folk | K |
| 16 | 328 | Matt Gay | K |
| 16 | 329 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 330 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 16 | 331 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 332 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 333 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 334 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 16 | 335 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 16 | 336 | Matt Prater | K |
| 16 | 337 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 16 | 338 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 339 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 16 | 340 | Nick Foles | QB |
| 16 | 341 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 342 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 343 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 16 | 344 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 16 | 345 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 346 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 347 | Ian Book | QB |
| 16 | 348 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 349 | Josh Johnson | QB |
| 16 | 350 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 16 | 351 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 16 | 352 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 353 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 354 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 355 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 16 | 356 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 357 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 358 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 359 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 16 | 360 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 16 | 361 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 362 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 363 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 364 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 365 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 366 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 367 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 368 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 369 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 370 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 371 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 372 | Joey Slye | K |
| 16 | 373 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 374 | Lirim Hajrullahu | K |
| 16 | 375 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 376 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 377 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 378 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 379 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 16 | 380 | Matthew Wright | K |
| 16 | 381 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 382 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 383 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 384 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 385 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 386 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 387 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 388 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 389 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 390 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 391 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 16 | 392 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 393 | New York Jets | DST |
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