Conference Championship Rankings & Tiers. Brandon Aiyuk To The Moon.
Dwain McFarland breaks down the Conference Championship fantasy football positional rankings with player analysis, team totals and spreads for every game on the slate.
It is time to make those tough fantasy football lineup decisions for the Conference Champion games of the NFL Playoffs.
Below, you’ll find positional rankings, player analysis, team totals and spreads for every game on the slate.
Notes:
- Players are now tiered across all positions (RB, WR and TE) to help with flex decisions in larger formats. Because of this, TEs might not have a player deserving of Tier 1 compared to RBs and WRs.
- Defensive yards and TDs allowed exclude overtime play.
- All references to defensive ranks are for this week (bye Week teams excluded).
Last updated: 4:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 25. Please refer to our Rankings page for updates!
Quarterback Rankings & Tiers - Conference Championship
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| Rank | Tier | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | Jerick McKinnon | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | Pacheco is one of only two Tier 2 players this weekend as my No. 4 option out of all RBs, WRs and TEs. | Kalif Raymond | Gibbs is my RB2 and No. 5 player overall for DFS purposes this weekend. | get $200 INSTANTLY in bonus bets | Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | Mike Evans | CeeDee Lamb | Justin Jefferson | Puka Nacua | Keenan Allen | Justin Jefferson | Tyreek Hill | Nico Collins | Deebo Samuel | George Kittle | Christian McCaffrey | Aiyuk is a SMASH play as my No. 2 player and my WR1 for the conference championships. | Mark Andrews | Flowers is still my No. 11 overall player this weekend, but that is three spots behind industry consensus. | Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG |
| 2 | 3 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE | BAL | 20.5 | 3.5 | 12.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Sam LaPorta | DET | TE | SF | 22.0 | 7.5 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE | KC | 24.0 | -3.5 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Isaiah Likely | BAL | TE | KC | 24.0 | -3.5 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Noah Gray | KC | TE | BAL | 20.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Zach Ertz | DET | TE | SF | 22.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Brock Wright | DET | TE | SF | 22.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Charlie Kolar | BAL | TE | KC | 24.0 | -3.5 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Charlie Woerner | SF | TE | DET | 29.5 | -7.5 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | Blake Bell | KC | TE | BAL | 20.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Brayden Willis | SF | TE | DET | 29.5 | -7.5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Anthony Firkser | DET | TE | SF | 22.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Reminder: I have leveled my tiers across RB, WR and TE to help with flex lineup decisions. So, getting to Tier 1 is hard — often, Tier 2 is where you will find my highest-ranked TE.
Tier 3 – George Kittle
If Kittle didn’t have to compete with so many elite weapons in San Francisco, he would be the top TE in fantasy football. He has the ability to get deep, ranking second in aDOT (10), and the juice to make plays after the catch, ranking first in yards after the catch (7.6) out of all TEs with at least 250 routes. That unique combination has unlocked the top yards per reception (16) and YPRR (2.19) marks at the position.
This weekend, the 49ers could be down one of their primary weapons in Samuel (shoulder), who didn’t practice on Wednesday. On plays without Deebo this season, Kittle has a 22% target share — a significant improvement over his 18% without Samuel.
The Lions allow the most passing yards per game (278) and cough up the fifth-most to TEs (56). Brandon Aiyuk is the alpha against man coverage, but Kittle has been solid with a 20% TPRR this year. Kittle’s 3.19 YPRR versus man ranks first for the position and outdistances second-place-finisher T.J. Hockenson (2.25) by almost a full yard per route.
Kittle is my TE1 and is my No. 7 ranked player this weekend.
