Fantasy Football: Player rankings for Wildcard Weekend

Ready for the playoffs? We are, and hopefully we can help you out, too! The following rankings are for the Wildcard games only, and shouldn’t be used for Eliminator/Survivor pools, as I haven’t included players for the four teams that will have a bye this weekend. Those Postseason Playoff Rankings are posted here.

Quarterbacks

1. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT        2. Andrew Luck, IND                    3. Tony Romo, DAL                    4. Cam Newton, CAR                  5. Matthew Stafford, DET            6. Joe Flacco, BAL                    7. Andy Dalton, CIN                    8. Ryan Lindley, ARI                   

Home against Baltimore, #25 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #6 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
Home against Detroit, #4 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
Home against Arizona, #9 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
At Dallas, #19 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
At Pittsburgh, #27 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
At Indianapolis, #12 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.
At Carolina, #23 ranked defense against fantasy QBs this season.

Running Backs

1. DeMarco Murray, DAL            2. Jeremy Hill, CIN                      3. Justin Forsett, BAL                4. Jonathan Stewart, CAR          5. Joique Bell, DET                      6. Dan Herron, IND                      7. Josh Harris, PIT                        8. Giovani Bernard, CIN              9. Reggie Bush, DET                    10. Kerwynn Williams, ARI        11. Dri Archer, PIT                        12. Stepfan Taylor, ARI              13. DeAngelo Williams, CAR    14. Trent Richardson, IND          15. Ben Tate, PIT                          

Home against Detroit, #4 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Indianapolis, #25 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Pittsburgh, #12 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Arizona, #3 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Dallas, #20 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #28 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Baltimore, #1 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Indianapolis, #25 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Dallas, #20 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Carolina, #19 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Baltimore, #1 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
At Carolina, #19 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Arizona, #3 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #28 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.
Home against Baltimore, #1 ranked defense against fantasy RBs this season.

Wide Receivers

1. Antonio Brown, PIT                  2. Dez Bryant, DAL                      3. Calvin Johnson DET 
4. T.Y. Hilton, IND                          5. Kelvin Benjamin, CAR            6. Torrey Smith, BAL                  7. Golden Tate, DET                    8. A.J. Green, CIN                        9. Steve Smith, BAL                    10. Martavis Bryant, PIT            11. Michael Floyd, ARI                12. Terrance Williams, DAL      13. Mohamed Sanu, CIN            14. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI            15. Donte Moncrief, IND
16. John Brown, ARI                    17. Cole Beasley, DAL                18. Markus Wheaton, PIT            19. Reggie Wayne, IND              20. Jerricho Cotchery, CAR            

Home against Baltimore, #32 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Detroit, #8 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Dallas, #6 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #2 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Arizona, #17 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Pittsburgh, #24 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Dallas, #6 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Indianapolis, #3 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Pittsburgh, #24 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Baltimore, #32 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Carolina, #21 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Detroit, #8 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Indianapolis, #3 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Carolina, #21 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #2 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
At Carolina, #21 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Detroit, #8 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Baltimore, #32 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #2 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.
Home against Arizona, #17 ranked defense against fantasy WRs this season.

Tight Ends

1. Greg Olsen, CAR                    2. Jason Witten, DAL                  3. Jermaine Gresham, CIN        4. Coby Fleener, IND                    5. Heath Miller, PIT                      6. Owen Daniels, BAL                 7. Dwayne Allen, IND 
8. Eric Ebron, DET                        9. Any Cardinals TE, ARI                  

Home against Arizona, #26 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
Home against Detroit, #18 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
At Indianapolis, #28 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #16 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
Home against Baltimore, #13 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
At Pittsburgh, #24 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #16 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
At Dallas, #30 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.
At Carolina, #12 ranked defense against fantasy TEs this season.

Kickers

1. Justin Tucker, BAL                  2. Shaun Suisham, PIT 
3. Adam Vinatieri, IND                4. Dan Bailey, DAL                      5. Graham Gano, CAR                6. Matt Prater, DET                      7. Chandler Catanzaro, ARI      8. Mike Nugent, CIN                       

At Pittsburgh, #22 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
Home against Baltimore, #12 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
Home against Cincinnati, #19 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
Home against Detroit, #5 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
Home against Arizona, #18 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
At Dallas, #2 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
At Carolina, #14 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.
At Indianapolis, #4 ranked defense against fantasy Ks this season.

Defense/Special Teams

1. Carolina Panthers                    2.  Arizona Cardinals                  3. Dallas Cowboys                      4. Baltimore Ravens                    5. Indianapolis Colts                    6. Detroit Lions                              7. Pittsburgh Steelers                8. Cincinnati Bengals                       

Home against Arizona.
At Carolina.
Home against Detroit.
At Pittsburgh.
Home against Cincinnati.
At Dallas.
Home against Baltimore.
At Indianapolis.

A lifelong, diehard Dolphins fan, Eldon Jenson has over 27 years of experience as Commissioner of several ongoing Fantasy Football leagues. Yes, he was winning FFL championships  before some of you were even born. Questions and insults may be sent to @EJFootball on Twitter. And of course cash is always welcome.