Fantasy football rankings vs. expert consensus – Week 17

We’re in the championship round of the fantasy football season. If you’re playing this week, you certainly have a strong roster, but now is the time to decide who plays for the crown and who sits. The stakes couldn’t be higher than they are in Week 17. 

One of the most popular tools here at FTN is our fantasy football rankings. Each week, we bring you non-PPR, PPR and half-PPR rankings to help you win your league. 

Throughout the season, I will break down which players our FTN rankers prefer more (or less) than the expert consensus rankings found at FantasyPros. For this article, I will be looking at the half-PPR format.

Quarterback 

QBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

QBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• Our FTN rankers and the ECR are fairly aligned inside the top 12 this week at QB outside a flip at the top, as our rankers prefer Patrick Mahomes to Josh Allen. 
• The most significant difference is with “Mr. Irrelevant” Brock Purdy, as our FTN rankers are much more in on this week, ranking him inside the top 12 while the ECR has him just inside the top 15.
• As a result of having Purdy so high, we see our FTN rankers a bit lower on Gardner Minshew, Tom Brady and Geno Smith this week. 
• We also see that our FTN rankers and the ECR have Daniel Jones and Aaron Rodgers flipped, and our rankers prefer Jones. 

Running Back 

RBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

RBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• The most significant difference between the ECR and our FTN ranks is with Brian Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. Both are three spots different, with our rankers favoring Allgeier. 
• Aaron Jones is ranked significantly higher by our FTN rankers, as they have him as a top-12 option while the ECR does not. 
• Alvin Kamara is another player our rankers have inside the top 10 that the ECR does not, though they do have him just inside the top 12. 
• As a result of Aaron Jones being a bit higher, we see our rankers less on Kenneth Walker and Miles Sanders, as they have them one spot lower than the ECR. 
• The FTN rankers prefer Josh Jacobs this week to Nick Chubb, as they are flipped inside the top 10. 
• We also see that our FTN rankers prefer Austin Ekeler to Saquon Barkley this week as well. 
• Just inside the top 20 we also see that our FTN rankers prefer Najee Harris this week to Jerick McKinnon. 

Wide Receiver

WRs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

WRs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• The ECR and our FTN rankers are fairly aligned at WR this week. 
• The most significant differences are with both Christian Kirk and Zay Jones, as our FTN rankers have them two spots higher than the ECR. 
• Stefon Diggs and Allen Lazard share a two-spot differential, but this time the ECR favors these two. 
• We can also see a large number of small differences this week. One of these is Gabe Davis who is a player our rankers are less in on having him outside the top 30. 
• JuJu Smith-Schuster is preferred by our rankers over DJ Moore, as they are flipped inside the top 24. 
• Mike Williams and DeVonta Smith are also flipped, with our FTN rankers preferring Williams. 
• Inside the top 12 we see Jaylen Waddle and Chris Godwin flipped, with our FTN rankers preferring Waddle. 
• Drake London is also a player our FTN rankers prefer a little bit more this week. 

Tight End

TEs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

TEs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• For another week we see that the ECR and are FTN rankers are fairly aligned within the top 15 tight ends. 
• The most significant difference is with Taysom Hill as our rankers are less in on him than the ECR this week. 
• On the flip side, we see that our rankers are more in on Cole Kmet, having him inside the top 12 while the ECR does not. 
• We see our rankers are also lower on Dallas Goedert this week as they have him one spot lower.