Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings - Elijah Mitchell, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Green, Antonio Gibson, Sony MIchel, Saquon Barkley

Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers, aka the fantasy football championships. Below you will find our early fantasy football rankings for Week 17. Make sure to check back all week long as these rankings get updated.

As we've seen for most of this NFL season, there are key injuries and COVID issues that will affect our Week 17 rankings. Below you will see a summary of the relevant fantasy football injuries and COVID updates so you can easily track the key players and set winning lineups.

For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below. Be sure to check back throughout the week, and good luck in Week 17 RotoBallers!

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Week 17 Fantasy Football Injury Report

• Antonio Brown Will Be A Game-Time Decision
• Antonio Gibson Placed On COVID-19 List, Unlikely To Play
• Kirk Cousins Tests Positive For COVID-19, Out Sunday
• D'Andre Swift Ready To Go For Week 17
• Mike Evans Activated From COVID-19 List
• Elijah Moore Won't Return This Week
• Jared Goff Doubtful To Play In Week 17
• Travis Kelce Expected To Return In Week 17
• Mike Williams Activated From COVID-19 List
• Austin Ekeler Removed From COVID-19 List
• Jordan Howard Returns To Practice Thursday
• Jets Place Tevin Coleman On COVID-19 List
• Dalvin Cook Activated Off COVID-19 List
• Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis Activated From COVID-19 List
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire Listed As Week-To-Week
• Kareem Hunt Activated From COVID-19 List
• Miles Sanders Won't Play This Week
• Darrell Henderson Jr. Placed On Injured Reserve
• Carson Wentz Lands On COVID-19 List
• Lamar Jackson Not Practicing, Not Expected To Play
• James Conner Back At Practice On Thursday
• Rhamondre Stevenson Removed From COVID-19 List
• Taysom Hill Activated From COVID-19 List
• Brandin Cooks Officially Activated From COVID-19 List
• Darren Waller Placed On COVID-19 List
• Adam Thielen Undergoes Season-Ending Ankle Surgery
• Jimmy Garoppolo Has A Chance To Play
• Drew Lock Expected To Start For Teddy Bridgewater Again

 

Week 17 Rankings for Fantasy Football

You can also see our Week 17 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Last updated on Friday 12/31 at 13:00 pm ET:

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Jonathan Taylor	RB
1	2	Cooper Kupp	WR
1	3	Davante Adams	WR
1	4	Dalvin Cook	RB
1	5	Nick Chubb	RB
1	6	Austin Ekeler	RB
1	7	Justin Jefferson	WR
1	8	Joe Mixon	RB
1	9	Deebo Samuel	WR
2	10	Stefon Diggs	WR
2	11	Tyreek Hill	WR
2	12	David Montgomery	RB
2	13	Mark Andrews	TE
2	14	Alvin Kamara	RB
2	15	Ronald Jones II	RB
2	16	Najee Harris	RB
2	17	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
3	18	Aaron Jones	RB
3	19	CeeDee Lamb	WR
3	20	Diontae Johnson	WR
3	21	Sony Michel	RB
3	22	A.J. Brown	WR
3	23	Keenan Allen	WR
3	24	Damien Harris	RB
3	25	Travis Kelce	TE
3	26	Tee Higgins	WR
3	27	Jaylen Waddle	WR
3	28	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
3	29	Rashaad Penny	RB
3	30	George Kittle	TE
3	31	Antonio Brown	WR
3	32	Darrel Williams	RB
3	33	Javonte Williams	RB
3	34	Tyler Lockett	WR
3	35	Josh Jacobs	RB
3	36	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
3	37	Hunter Renfrow	WR
4	38	Melvin Gordon III	RB
4	39	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
4	40	Devin Singletary	RB
4	41	Mike Evans	WR
4	42	Chase Edmonds	RB
4	43	D.K. Metcalf	WR
4	44	Amari Cooper	WR
4	45	Rob Gronkowski	TE
4	46	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR
4	47	Brandin Cooks	WR
4	48	Christian Kirk	WR
4	49	DJ Moore	WR
4	50	Elijah Mitchell	RB
4	51	Dawson Knox	TE
5	52	DeVonta Smith	WR
5	53	Marquise Brown	WR
5	54	Mike Williams	WR
5	55	Dallas Goedert	TE
5	56	DeVante Parker	WR
5	57	Russell Gage	WR
5	58	Terry McLaurin	WR
5	59	Cole Beasley	WR
5	60	AJ Dillon	RB
5	61	Saquon Barkley	RB
5	62	Brandon Aiyuk	WR
5	63	Van Jefferson	WR
5	64	Tyler Boyd	WR
5	65	Jaret Patterson	RB
5	66	Zach Ertz	TE
5	67	K.J. Osborn	WR
5	68	Darnell Mooney	WR
5	69	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
5	70	Jarvis Landry	WR
5	71	Michael Carter	RB
5	72	Jordan Howard	RB
5	73	D'Onta Foreman	RB
5	74	Kareem Hunt	RB
6	75	Dare Ogunbowale	RB
6	76	Michael Gallup	WR
6	77	Dalton Schultz	TE
6	78	Chase Claypool	WR
6	79	D'Andre Swift	RB
6	80	A.J. Green	WR
6	81	Gabriel Davis	WR
6	82	Jakobi Meyers	WR
6	83	Devonta Freeman	RB
6	84	Josh Reynolds	WR
6	85	Rex Burkhead	RB
6	86	Boston Scott	RB
6	87	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
6	88	James Conner	RB
7	89	Kyle Pitts	TE
7	90	Allen Lazard	WR
7	91	Joshua Palmer	WR
7	92	Isaiah McKenzie	WR
7	93	Mike Gesicki	TE
7	94	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR
7	95	Kendrick Bourne	WR
7	96	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
7	97	Hunter Henry	TE
7	98	Tony Pollard	RB
7	99	Jerry Jeudy	WR
7	100	Jamaal Williams	RB
7	101	Robby Anderson	WR
7	102	Gerald Everett	TE
7	103	Rashod Bateman	WR
7	104	Pat Freiermuth	TE
7	105	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR
7	106	Mike Davis	RB
7	107	Zay Jones	WR
7	108	Marquez Callaway	WR
7	109	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB
7	110	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
7	111	Kenny Golladay	WR
8	112	Tyler Higbee	TE
8	113	Chuba Hubbard	RB
8	114	Courtland Sutton	WR
8	115	Kadarius Toney	WR
8	116	Braxton Berrios	WR
8	117	Jamison Crowder	WR
8	118	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB
8	119	Justin Jackson	RB
8	120	Nico Collins	WR
8	121	Devontae Booker	RB
8	122	Antoine Wesley	WR
8	123	T.Y. Hilton	WR
8	124	Noah Fant	TE
8	125	Jared Cook	TE
8	126	Foster Moreau	TE
8	127	Byron Pringle	WR
8	128	Mark Ingram II	RB
8	129	Laquon Treadwell	WR
8	130	Derrick Gore	RB
8	131	Tim Patrick	WR
8	132	Cole Kmet	TE
9	133	Nyheim Hines	RB
9	134	Mecole Hardman	WR
9	135	Ameer Abdullah	RB
9	136	Keelan Cole Sr.	WR
9	137	Myles Gaskin	RB
9	138	Emmanuel Sanders	WR
9	139	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
9	140	James Washington	WR
9	141	Chris Conley	WR
9	142	Julio Jones	WR
9	143	Tre'Quan Smith	WR
9	144	Tyler Conklin	TE
9	145	DeAndre Carter	WR
9	146	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
9	147	Dontrell Hilliard	RB
9	148	Nelson Agholor	WR
9	149	Jalen Guyton	WR
9	150	C.J. Uzomah	TE
9	151	Allen Robinson II	WR
9	152	Phillip Lindsay	RB
9	153	Rondale Moore	WR
10	154	Jalen Reagor	WR
10	155	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR
10	156	Evan Engram	TE
10	157	Latavius Murray	RB
10	158	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
10	159	Brandon Bolden	RB
10	160	DeSean Jackson	WR
10	161	Quez Watkins	WR
10	162	N'Keal Harry	WR
10	163	Jauan Jennings	WR
10	164	John Bates	TE
10	165	Peyton Barber	RB
10	166	David Njoku	TE
10	167	Craig Reynolds	RB
10	168	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
10	169	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
10	170	Jeremy McNichols	RB
11	171	James O'Shaughnessy	TE
11	172	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR
11	173	Adam Humphries	WR
11	174	Ricky Seals-Jones	TE
11	175	Breshad Perriman	WR
11	176	Cyril Grayson Jr.	WR
11	177	Austin Hooper	TE
11	178	Brevin Jordan	TE
11	179	Tyler Johnson	WR
11	180	Bryan Edwards	WR
11	181	Tavon Austin	WR
11	182	Demarcus Robinson	WR
11	183	Scotty Miller	WR
11	184	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR
11	185	Cameron Brate	TE
11	186	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR
11	187	Alexander Mattison	RB
11	188	Albert Wilson	WR
11	189	Samaje Perine	RB
11	190	Rashard Higgins	WR
11	191	Zach Pascal	WR
11	192	Jack Doyle	TE
11	193	Ashton Dulin	WR
11	194	Damiere Byrd	WR
11	195	Sammy Watkins	WR
12	196	Cam Sims	WR
12	197	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE
12	198	Marquise Goodwin	WR
12	199	Jonnu Smith	TE
12	200	Adam Trautman	TE
12	201	Josiah Deguara	TE
12	202	Dede Westbrook	WR
12	203	Chester Rogers	WR
12	204	DeeJay Dallas	RB
12	205	Freddie Swain	WR
12	206	Zack Moss	RB
12	207	Marcedes Lewis	TE
12	208	Mack Hollins	WR
12	209	Denzel Mims	WR
12	210	Mo Alie-Cox	TE
12	211	Harrison Bryant	TE
12	212	Royce Freeman	RB
12	213	Joshua Kelley	RB
12	214	Jakeem Grant Sr.	WR
12	215	Brock Wright	TE
12	216	Jimmy Graham	TE
13	217	Khalil Herbert	RB
13	218	Hayden Hurst	TE
13	219	Anthony Firkser	TE
13	220	Kyle Rudolph	TE
13	221	Josh Gordon	WR
13	222	Geoff Swaim	TE
13	223	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR
13	224	Zach Gentry	TE
13	225	JaMycal Hasty	RB
13	226	Tajae Sharpe	WR
13	227	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
13	228	Kene Nwangwu	RB
13	229	Isaiah Ford	WR
13	230	Godwin Igwebuike	RB
13	231	Malik Turner	WR
13	232	Le'Veon Bell	RB
13	233	Durham Smythe	TE
13	234	Benny Snell Jr.	RB
13	235	Dyami Brown	WR
13	236	Chris Moore	WR
13	237	Qadree Ollison	RB
13	238	Jonathan Williams	RB
13	239	Tyler Kroft	TE
13	240	Damien Williams	RB
13	241	Nick Vannett	TE
13	242	Reggie Bonnafon	RB
13	243	Travis Homer	RB
13	244	Demetric Felton	WR
13	245	Greg Ward	WR
13	246	Eno Benjamin	RB
13	247	Ben Skowronek	WR
13	248	Ty Montgomery	RB
14	249	Jalen Richard	RB
14	250	Cam Akers	RB
14	251	Tommy Tremble	TE
14	252	J.J. Taylor	RB
14	253	Corey Clement	RB
14	254	David Johnson	RB
14	255	Jake Kumerow	WR
14	256	Ty Johnson	RB
14	257	Noah Gray	TE
14	258	Will Dissly	TE
14	259	Michael Burton	RB
14	260	James Proche II	WR
14	261	Larry Rountree III	RB
14	262	O.J. Howard	TE
14	263	Chris Evans	RB
14	264	Ian Thomas	TE
14	265	Stephen Anderson	TE
14	266	Juwan Johnson	WR
14	267	Matt Breida	RB
14	268	MyCole Pruitt	TE
15	269	Kylen Granson	TE
15	270	Tony Jones Jr.	RB
15	271	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR
15	272	Elijhaa Penny	RB
15	273	Kalen Ballage	RB
15	274	Andy Isabella	WR
15	275	Wendell Smallwood	RB
15	276	Tylan Wallace	WR
15	277	Salvon Ahmed	RB
15	278	C.J. Ham	RB
15	279	Pharoh Cooper	WR
15	280	Josh Allen	QB
15	281	Nathan Cottrell	RB
15	282	Aaron Rodgers	QB
15	283	Patrick Mahomes II	QB
15	284	Matthew Stafford	QB
15	285	Tom Brady	QB
15	286	Justin Herbert	QB
15	287	Jalen Hurts	QB
15	288	Shi Smith	WR
15	289	Dak Prescott	QB
15	290	Kyler Murray	QB
15	291	Taysom Hill	QB
15	292	Joe Burrow	QB
15	293	Dezmon Patmon	WR
15	294	Russell Wilson	QB
15	295	Pharaoh Brown	TE
15	296	Trey Lance	QB
15	297	Tyler Huntley	QB
15	298	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
15	299	Cody Hollister	WR
15	300	Justin Fields	QB
15	301	Ryan Tannehill	QB
15	302	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB
15	303	Racey McMath	WR
15	304	Davis Mills	QB
15	305	Trent Sherfield	WR
15	306	Mac Jones	QB
15	307	Derek Carr	QB
15	308	Keith Smith	RB
15	309	Zach Wilson	QB
15	310	Ben Roethlisberger	QB
15	311	Jonathan Ward	RB
15	312	Taylor Heinicke	QB
16	313	Carson Wentz	QB
16	314	Baker Mayfield	QB
16	315	Matt Ryan	QB
16	316	Mike Glennon	QB
16	317	Trevor Lawrence	QB
16	318	Drew Lock	QB
16	319	Sam Darnold	QB
16	320	Tim Boyle	QB
16	321	Cam Newton	QB
16	322	Sean Mannion	QB
16	323	Jared Goff	QB
16	324	Lamar Jackson	QB
16	325	Teddy Bridgewater	QB
16	326	Kyle Allen	QB
16	327	Nick Folk	K
16	328	Matt Gay	K
16	329	Jake Elliott	K
16	330	Justin Tucker	K
16	331	Ryan Succop	K
16	332	Greg Zuerlein	K
16	333	Tyler Bass	K
16	334	Evan McPherson	K
16	335	Harrison Butker	K
16	336	Matt Prater	K
16	337	Dustin Hopkins	K
16	338	New England Patriots	DST
16	339	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
16	340	Nick Foles	QB
16	341	Daniel Carlson	K
16	342	Robbie Gould	K
16	343	Michael Badgley	K
16	344	Buffalo Bills	DST
16	345	New Orleans Saints	DST
16	346	Mason Crosby	K
16	347	Ian Book	QB
16	348	Chicago Bears	DST
16	349	Josh Johnson	QB
16	350	Greg Joseph	K
16	351	Dallas Cowboys	DST
16	352	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
16	353	Indianapolis Colts	DST
16	354	Chris Boswell	K
16	355	Randy Bullock	K
16	356	Jason Sanders	K
16	357	Miami Dolphins	DST
16	358	Cairo Santos	K
16	359	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
16	360	San Francisco 49ers	DST
16	361	Brandon McManus	K
16	362	Los Angeles Rams	DST
16	363	Jason Myers	K
16	364	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
16	365	Brett Maher	K
16	366	Riley Patterson	K
16	367	Younghoe Koo	K
16	368	Cleveland Browns	DST
16	369	Seattle Seahawks	DST
16	370	New York Giants	DST
16	371	Denver Broncos	DST
16	372	Joey Slye	K
16	373	Chase McLaughlin	K
16	374	Lirim Hajrullahu	K
16	375	Graham Gano	K
16	376	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K
16	377	Tennessee Titans	DST
16	378	Green Bay Packers	DST
16	379	Eddy Pineiro	K
16	380	Matthew Wright	K
16	381	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
16	382	Arizona Cardinals	DST
16	383	Houston Texans	DST
16	384	Carolina Panthers	DST
16	385	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
16	386	Detroit Lions	DST
16	387	Minnesota Vikings	DST
16	388	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
16	389	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
16	390	Atlanta Falcons	DST
16	391	Washington Football Team	DST
16	392	Baltimore Ravens	DST
16	393	New York Jets	DST

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