Full-Playoffs Rankings (Divisional Round edition)

By Draft Sharks Staff 1:40pm EST 1/18/22

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Well, the Dallas Cowboys kept the Wild Card Round from adhering to the seeds.

So now we come to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs with the AFC's top 4 seeds alive and the 6th-seeded San Francisco 49ers joining seeds 1, 2 and 4 in the NFC.

This weekend's schedule goes:

#3 Cincinnati Bengals at #1 Tennessee Titans, Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET
#6 San Francisco 49ers at #1 Green Bay Packers, Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET
#4 Los Angeles Rams at #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday at 3 p.m. ET
#3 Buffalo Bills at #2 Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET

All the top seeds are favored in this round, with the current 2-point line in Bills-Chiefs the closest. We began the playoffs liking the chances of the Bills playing 4 games. And we're sticking with that even after Patrick Mahomes and crew brutalized the Steelers. Buffalo (arguably) looked even better in dismantling the rival Patriots, despite the frigid temps.

Below, you'll find updated rankings for full-playoff drafting. Of course, the key to winning most formats still operating is not to just follow ranks and select the "best" players. You'll want to stack even more than in regular-season tournaments, because winning matters. You'll also want to be flexible within each draft, in case your desired stack becomes impossible.

You don't need to abandon Mahomes, for example, just because Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce are off the board. But you'll want to try to secure players such as Byron Pringle and Demarcus Robinson -- perhaps even RB Jerick McKinnon after the way Sunday night's game went. And if you do draft Mahomes -- or another AFC QB -- stack some NFC teammates to try to maximize your Super Bowl exposure.

Of course, the specific strategies can differ by format. And the way you approach your team stacks can be affected by how many teams you're drafting. (The more entries you have, the more you can play around with team builds.)

Finally, if you're playing in a format such as the large-field Underdog tourneys, don't underestimate the importance of late sleepers. If you make it to the championship round of that competition, you'll likely be facing plenty of other lineups with the same star players you have. Stealing a TD from a late-rounder such as Packers WR Randall Cobb or Bills WR Emmanuel Sanders could be the difference.

Top 50 Overall

1. Davante Adams, WR, Packers
2. Stefon Diggs, WR, Bills
3. Aaron Jones, RB, Packers
4. Devin Singletary, RB, Bills
5. Joe Mixon, RB, Bengals
6. Josh Allen, QB, Bills
7. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers
8. Tyreek Hill, WR, Chiefs
9. Ja’Marr Chase, WR, Bengals
10. Tee Higgins, WR, Bengals
11. Travis Kelce, TE, Chiefs
12. Derrick Henry, RB, Titans
13. Leonard Fournette, RB, Bucs
14. Mike Evans, WR, Bucs
15. Cooper Kupp, WR, Rams
16. Rob Gronkowski, TE, Bucs
17. Joe Burrow, QB, Bengals
18. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs
19. Tom Brady, QB, Bucs
20. A.J. Dillon, RB, Packers
21. A.J. Brown, WR, Titans
22. Deebo Samuel, WR, 49ers
23. Gabriel Davis, WR, Bills
24. Sony Michel, RB, Rams
25. Dawson Knox, TE, Bills
26. Odell Beckham, WR, Rams
27. Allen Lazard, WR, Packers
28. Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, Packers
29. Jerick McKinnon, RB, Chiefs
30. Eli Mitchell, RB, 49ers
31. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Chiefs
32. Darrel Williams, RB, Chiefs
33. Matt Stafford, QB, Rams
34. Cole Beasley, WR, Bills
35. Van Jefferson, WR, Rams
36. Brandon Aiyuk, WR, 49ers
37. Tyler Boyd, WR, Bengals
38. Tyler Higbee, TE, Rams
39. George Kittle, TE, 49ers
40. Byron Pringle, WR, Chiefs
41. Mecole Hardman, WR, Chiefs
42. Julio Jones, WR, Titans
43. Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Bills
44. Randall Cobb, WR, Packers
45. Isaiah McKenzie, WR, Bills
46. Breshad Perriman, WR, Bucs
47. Tyler Johnson, WR, Bucs
48. Cyril Grayson, WR, Bucs
49. D’Onta Foreman, RB, Titans
50. Sony Michel, RB, Rams

QBs

1. Josh Allen, Bills
2. Aaron Rodgers, Packers
3. Joe Burrow, Bengals
4. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
5. Tom Brady, Bucs
6. Matt Stafford, Rams
7. Ryan Tannehill, Titans
8. Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers

RBs

1. Aaron Jones, Packers
2. Devin Singletary, Bills
3. Joe Mixon, Bengals
4. Derrick Henry, Titans
5. Leonard Fournette, Bucs
6. A.J. Dillon, Packers
7. Cam Akers, Rams
8. Jerick McKinnon, Chiefs
9. Eli Mitchell, 49ers
10. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs
11. Darrel Williams, Chiefs
12. D’Onta Foreman, Titans
13. Sony Michel, Rams
14. Zack Moss, Bills
15. Ronald Jones, Bucs
16. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Bucs
17. Le’Veon Bell, Bucs
18. Dontrell Hilliard, Titans
19. Samaje Perine, Bengals
20. JaMycal Hasty, 49ers
21. Darrell Henderson, Rams

WRs

1. Davante Adams, Packers
2. Stefon Diggs, Bills
3. Tyreek Hill, Chiefs
4. Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals
5. Tee Higgins, Bengals
6. Mike Evans, Bucs
7. Cooper Kupp, Rams
8. A.J. Brown, Titans
9. Deebo Samuel, 49ers
10. Gabriel Davis, Bills
11. Odell Beckham, Rams
12. Allen Lazard, Packers
13. Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Packers
14. Cole Beasley, Bills
15. Van Jefferson, Rams
16. Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers
17. Tyler Boyd, Bengals
18. Byron Pringle, Chiefs
19. Mecole Hardman, Chiefs
20. Julio Jones, Titans
21. Emmanuel Sanders, Bills
22. Randall Cobb, Packers
23. Isaiah McKenzie, Bills
24. Breshad Perriman, Bucs
25. Tyler Johnson, Bucs
26. Cyril Grayson, Bucs
27. Demarcus Robinson, Chiefs
28. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Titans
29. Jauan Jennings, 49ers

TEs

1. Travis Kelce, Chiefs
2. Rob Gronkowski, Bucs
3. Dawson Knox, Bills
4. Tyler Higbee, Rams
5. George Kittle, 49ers
6. C.J. Uzomah, Bengals
7. Josiah Deguara, Packers
8. Cameron Brate, Bucs
9. Anthony Firkser, Titans
10. Geoff Swaim, Titans

Ks

1. Tyler Bass, Bills
2. Mason Crosby, Packers
3. Evan McPherson, Bengals
4. Harrison Butker, Chiefs
5. Ryan Succop, Bucs
6. Matt Gay, Rams
7. Randy Bullock, Titans
8. Robbie Gould, 49ers

DSTs

1. Bills
2. Packers
3. Bengals
4. Chiefs
5. Bucs
6. Titans
7. Rams
8. 49ers