NFL fantasy football divisional playoffs: Quarterback rankings

Fantasy Football leagues for the NFL playoffs follow a unique structure. In traditional formats, fantasy teams will lose players from their rosters as NFL teams are eliminated from the playoffs. This makes it absolutely necessary to draft players on teams that advance in the NFL Playoffs. Failure to do so will leave fantasy rosters depleted.

Another format for postseason leagues follows more of a DFS model. Managers have the opportunity to create a new lineup each week using all of the available players still remaining in the NFL Playoffs. No matter the format of a fantasy league, quarterbacks have always been some of the most important players. This is because they consistently score the most fantasy points.

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As the NFL playoffs have shifted from the wild card round to the divisional round, so too have the postseason Fantasy Football leagues. Only eight starting quarterbacks will be available this week. This includes six quarterbacks from winning teams in the wild-card round. They will join Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts from the two bye-week teams, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

It should come as no surprise that all eight remaining quarterbacks in Fantasy Football played at an elite level during the 2022 NFL season. While they are arguably the most important players in Fantasy Football, they are without question the most important in real-life football. Their performances directly impact a team's overall success every week.

While all eight remaining quarterbacks can turn in a massive fantasy performance, some have a better chance than others. This is based on their direct matchup within the game with their opponents, as well as their recent individual output during the 2022 NFL season. The following rankings could help fantasy managers sort through their crucial quarterback position this week.

NFL divisional playoffs: fantasy football QB rankings

Here are the complete rankings for all eight projected starting quarterbacks in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs for the 2022 Fantasy Football season:

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers
Daniel Jones, New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys

About the author

Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Adam takes a lot of pride in his work, which naturally culminates into insightful content for his readers, performance analysis being his forte. When not writing about football, Adam spends a time on his podcast.

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