Fantasy Football Rankings & Tiers. Conference Championship Round
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Fantasy Football Rankings & Tiers. Conference Championship Round

It is time to make those tough lineup decisions for the Conference Championship Round, and Dwain has you covered with in-depth player tiers, rankings and analysis.

It is time to make those tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Conference Championship Weekend.

Below you’ll find positional rankings, player analysis, betting totals, and implied points for every game on the slate.

Find all of our positional rankings here.

Fantasy Football Rankings & Tiers – Conference Championship

Last updated: 5:30 pm, Wednesday, January 25th. Please refer to our Rankings page for updates!

Quarterback

QB Notes & Movers:Tier 1 – Jalen Hurts Hurts ranks ahead of industry consensus as the No. 1 QB on the slate.Tier 2 – Patrick Mahomes Mahomes slips to the QB3 on a four-QB slate.Running BackTier 3 – Jerrick McKinnonIsiah PachecoMcKinnon is the No. 3 RB on the slate for Championship Weekend.Tier 2 – Miles SandersJalen HurtsKenneth GainwellSanders is the No. 4 RB this weekend and could be a leverage play in DFS if the field fades him due to the terrible matchup.Additional RB Notes & Movers:Tier 5 – Samaje Perine Joe MixonPerine is the RB7 on a small slate. Wide ReceiverTier 1 – Ja’Marr ChaseJoe BurrowTier 1 – DeVonta SmithA.J. BrownAndre JohnsonDeAndre HopkinsSmith ranks one spot ahead of A.J. Brown as the No. 2 WR on the slate.Tier 2 – Deebo SamuelBrandon AiyukSamuel is the top Tier 2 WR and the WR4 overall as long as he is healthy.Tier 3 – Kadarius ToneyPatrick MahomesTravis KelceJerrick McKinnonIsiah PachecoToney is a boom-bust low-end WR1 thanks to a two-game slate.Additional WR Notes & Movers:Tier 2 – Brandon Aiyuk Aiyuk is a mid-range WR1 on a short slate, but moves into Tier 1 if Samuel can’t play.Tier 3 – JuJu Smith-Schuster Kadarius ToneySmith-Schuster is a low-end WR1, but only due to a short slate; he looks like WR4 material heading into 2023.Tier 3 – Tyler Boyd Hayden HurstBoyd is a low-end WR1, thanks to a short slate, but he would be in WR4/WR5 territory on a full slate.Tight End
1TE1Travis Kelcevs CIN48.01.523.2519.2
2TE2George Kittleat PHI46.02.521.7513.0
2TE3Dallas Goedertvs SF46.0-2.524.2511.9
3TE4Hayden Hurstat KC48.0-1.524.758.0
4TE5Noah Grayvs CIN48.01.523.254.2

TE Notes & Movers:

  • Tier 2 – George Kittle scored seven TDs from Week 15 to Week 18, but has come up dry in the playoffs. Three of those games were without Deebo Samuel, who is questionable for this weekend after missing practice on Wednesday. In games with Samuel, Kittle averages 10.9 points. However, that elevates to 20.1 without Samuel. Kittle is a boom-bust TE1 with Samuel playing, but joins Tier 1 with Kelce if Samuel is out.
  • Tier 2 – Dallas Goedert has target shares of 19%, 23%, and 22% over the last three games. While the competition for targets is fierce in Philadelphia, the Eagles funnel most of their offense through A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Goedert. The 49ers will force the Eagles to spread things around more with their heavy-zone scheme, and Goedert is the No. 1 target on the Eagles against Cover 3, which is the 49ers’ favorite look (39%). Given some of the WR options this weekend, using two TEs could be a great way to differentiate lineups while not giving away upside, and Goedert should be in the mix. He is my TE3 for championship weekend.
  • Tier 3 – Hayden Hurst ranks ahead of Tyler Boyd in TPRR for the season and is stronger against the Chiefs' favorite coverages. Hurst should be in consideration over Boyd, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling as a flex option in DFS this weekend. Hurst is a low-end TE1.