Fantasy Football Week 17 Toolkit: Rankings, start/sit lineup advice, sleepers and more

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You’ll need help every week to make those tough fantasy football lineup decisions, especially now that we’re into the championship round of the playoffs. Luckily for you, the team at Yahoo has everything you need to prep for the week with updated rankings for Half-PPR and Full-PPR, as well as plenty of analysis via articles, video and audio. Below you’ll find a complete set of links to help you with all your fantasy football needs for the week.

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📈 Week 17 Rankings

Rankings from each Yahoo Fantasy analyst

• Justin Boone

• Joel Smyth

• Matt Harmon

• Scott Pianowski

• The Hub: All of our rankings, all in one place

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Consensus Half-PPR Rankings

• QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | D/ST | Kickers

Consensus PPR Rankings

• RB | WR | TE | FLEX

🧐 Week 17 Strategy

• Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Week 17 lineup advice

• Top storylines to define fantasy football in Week 17

• Roundtable: Week 17 bold predictions

• Players to watch from every game in Week 17

• Week 17 Fades: Proceed with caution on these players

• Matchups to exploit: Players in great spots, plus deep sleepers

• Week 17 sleepers: Overlooked lineup options

• Tale of the Take: Why these predictions will come true

• Week 17 Traffic Cop: More start/sit advice

• Trust Meter: Can you lean on these players in your playoff matchup?

• Snap Share Report: What you need to know before setting your lineup?

• Pianowski: Addition of Jakobi Meyers has helped elevate Trevor Lawrence

• Stock Report: Players running hot, cold going into championship week

• 10 overlooked stats from Week 16 that could be useful

• Top-10 players who helped managers advance to championship round

• Projection outliers: Who’ll exceed or fall short of expectations?

Week 17 Waiver Wire Targets 🎯

• Justin Boone’s top pickups column

• Streamers: Defense | Kicker

📚 Resources

• Injury tracker: Monitoring status updates for Week 17

• Pianowski: Tips to help you win your fantasy championship

🎧 Listen

• Week 17 Preview: Games and players who will win you your championship

• Christmas Day + Saturday Preview: Players to start/sit in your title game

• Fantasy Championship Trust Meter: Josh Allen + Trey McBride rebound?

• Week 16 Takeaways: Players that BOOMED + BUSTED

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▶️ Watch

• Why DJ Moore could BOOM for your lineup in Week 17

• Which players are being undervalued for championship weekend?

• Could Jaguars vs. Colts turn into a sneaky shootout for fantasy?

• Eagles vs. Bills: Will weather be cause for concern in Buffalo?

• How much can you trust Drake London vs. the Rams this week?

• Can managers trust Baker Mayfield, Bucs’ passing game in Week 17?

• Trevor Lawrence looks like a must-start in fantasy championships

• Is Ashton Jeanty matchup-proof after torching Houston defense?

• Should you be worried about Trey McBride in championship week?

• DK Metcalf Suspension Fallout: Is any Steelers receiver worth starting?

• Kenneth Gainwell looks like a league-winner going into Week 17

• Should you really consider benching Josh Jacobs this week?

• Will Kenneth Walker III keep it going for you in the title game?

• Can you comfortably roll out Zay Flowers in Week 17 vs. Packers?

• Here’s why George Pickens is a WR1 for your title matchup

• Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Tyrone Tracy Jr. good to go vs. Raiders?

• Can Nico Collins have a monster game for you in a huge spot?

• Is Omarion Hampton a risky play this week vs. the Texans?

• Here’s why Javonte Williams could help you win your title game

• Which Commanders’ skill position players will actually score points?

• Will Justin Jefferson pull off a Christmas miracle for managers?

• Waiver Wire: Top RBs to add for championship round