Frank Ammirante | December 18th, 2019
It’s championship week! Hopefully, my rankings helped you get to the pinnacle of Fantasy Football. Let’s help you taste glory and bring home the trophy.
Quarterbacks | ||
| Rank | Name | Opponent |
| 1 | Lamar Jackson | at Browns |
| 2 | Deshaun Watson | at Buccaneers |
| 3 | Jameis Winston | vs. Texans |
| 4 | Russell Wilson | vs. Cardinals |
| 5 | Patrick Mahomes | at Bears |
| 6 | Dak Prescott | at Eagles |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | vs. Jaguars |
| 8 | Drew Brees | at Titans |
| 9 | Ryan Tannehill | vs. Saints |
| 10 | Kyler Murray | at Seahawks |
| 11 | Aaron Rodgers | at Vikings |
| 12 | Carson Wentz | vs. Cowboys |
| 13 | Kirk Cousins | vs. Packers |
| 14 | Jimmy Garoppolo | vs. Saints |
| 15 | Mitchell Trubisky | vs. Chiefs |
| 16 | Josh Allen | at Patriots |
| 17 | Philip Rivers | vs. Raiders |
| 18 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | vs. Bengals |
| 19 | Andy Dalton | at Dolphins |
| 20 | Drew Lock | vs. Lions |
| 21 | Tom Brady | vs. Bills |
| 22 | Jared Goff | at 49ers |
| 23 | Baker Mayfield | vs. Ravens |
| 24 | Derek Carr | at Chargers |
Jackson is playing at too high of a level to ever consider dropping from the QB1 slot. The dark horse for QB1 is Ryan, who takes on a struggling Jaguars defense at home this week. I prefer Ryan over Brees and Tannehill for championship week.
Running Backs | ||
| Rank | Name | Opponent |
| 1 | Christian McCaffrey | at Colts |
| 2 | Ezekiel Elliott | at Eagles |
| 3 | Saquon Barkley | at Redskins |
| 4 | Derrick Henry | vs. Saints |
| 5 | Chris Carson | vs. Cardinals |
| 6 | Nick Chubb | vs. Ravens |
| 7 | Leonard Fournette | at Falcons |
| 8 | Joe Mixon | at Dolphins |
| 9 | Mark Ingram | at Browns |
| 10 | Aaron Jones | vs. Vikings |
| 11 | Josh Jacobs | at Chargers |
| 12 | Austin Ekeler | vs. Raiders |
| 13 | Alvin Kamara | at Titans |
| 14 | Melvin Gordon | vs. Raiders |
| 15 | Marlon Mack | at Panthers |
| 16 | Devonta Freeman | vs. Jaguars |
| 17 | Miles Sanders | vs. Cowboys |
| 18 | Todd Gurley | at 49ers |
| 19 | Kenyan Drake | at Seahawks |
| 20 | Le’Veon Bell | vs. Steelers |
| 21 | Phillip Lindsay | vs. Lions |
| 22 | James White | vs. Bills |
| 23 | Raheem Mostert | vs. Rams |
| 24 | James Conner | at Jets |
| 25 | Mike Boone | vs. Packers |
| 26 | David Montgomery | vs. Chiefs |
| 27 | Devin Singletary | at Patriots |
| 28 | Kareem Hunt | vs. Ravens |
| 29 | Adrian Peterson | vs. Giants |
| 30 | Tarik Cohen | vs. Chiefs |
| 31 | Patrick Laird | vs. Bengals |
| 32 | Ronald Jones | vs. Texans |
| 33 | Duke Johnson | at Buccaneers |
| 34 | Sony Michel | vs. Bills |
| 35 | Carlos Hyde | at Buccaneers |
| 36 | Dalvin Cook | vs. Packers |
McCaffrey remains as the RB1 but temper your expectations with the change at quarterback to Will Grier. Kyle Allen had his faults but he loved checking it down to CMC so let’s see if Grier does the same. The dark horse for RB1 is Mack, who faces a Panthers defense that has been getting gashed on the ground on a weekly basis.
Thomas is having a dominant season, so he remains in the WR1 slot. The dark horse for WR1 is Fuller, who’s been quiet in recent weeks due to injury but he has a great matchup against the most exploitable secondary in the NFL in Tampa Bay.
Tight Ends | ||
| Rank | Name | Opponent |
| 1 | George Kittle | vs. Rams |
| 2 | Travis Kelce | at Bears |
| 3 | Zach Ertz | vs. Cowboys |
| 4 | Darren Waller | at Chargers |
| 5 | Hunter Henry | vs. Raiders |
| 6 | Austin Hooper | vs. Jaguars |
| 7 | Mark Andrews | at Browns |
| 8 | Jared Cook | at Titans |
| 9 | Tyler Higbee | at 49ers |
| 10 | Noah Fant | vs. Lions |
| 11 | Jacob Hollister | vs. Cardinals |
| 12 | Dallas Goedert | vs. Cowboys |
| 13 | O.J. Howard | vs. Texans |
| 14 | Mike Gesicki | vs. Bengals |
| 15 | Jack Doyle | vs. Panthers |
| 16 | Kyle Rudolph | vs. Packers |
| 17 | Jason Witten | at Eagles |
| 18 | Ian Thomas | at Colts |
| 19 | Jonnu Smith | vs. Saints |
| 20 | David Njoku | vs. Ravens |
| 21 | Cameron Brate | vs. Texans |
| 22 | Tyler Eifert | at Dolphins |
| 23 | Darren Fells | at Buccaneers |
| 24 | Kaden Smith | at Redskins |
Kittle has been targeted 25 times over the last two games and as long as he’s receiving that kind of volume, he will remain the TE1 over Kelce, although it’s very close. The dark horse for TE1 is Howard, who’s in a prime position for plenty of targets with the injuries to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
D/STs | ||
| Rank | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | New England Patriots | vs. Bills |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | vs. Rams |
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | at Browns |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | at Jets |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | vs. Lions |
| 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | at Bears |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | vs. Cardinals |
| 8 | Indianapolis Colts | vs. Panthers |
| 9 | Buffalo Bills | at Patriots |
| 10 | New York Jets | vs. Steelers |
| 11 | New Orleans Saints | at Titans |
| 12 | Los Angeles Chargers | vs. Raiders |
The Patriots remain as the D/ST1 in a game at home against the division rival Bills. The dark horse for D/ST1 is the Chargers, who should be able to get to a Raiders team that has been one of the worst in the NFL over the last few weeks.
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