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Fantasy football rankings help league players at every stage of the NFL season.
Between draft player rankings, weekly inseason player ranking reports, and season-long or offseason categories like rookies and dynasty league rankings, fantasy managers should refer to many different types of ranking notes.
We at The Sporting News have created this fantasy football player rankings hub, centralizing all of our offerings to guide you through each chapter on the journey to (hopefully) a fantasy league championship.
Use the above chapter links above to jump to your desired sections.
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Fantasy Football 2025 Draft Rankings
Last updated: Aug. 29, 2025
Fantasy 2025 PPR Draft Cheat Sheet: Top 300 Players
Fantasy 2025 QB Draft Player Rankings
Fantasy 2025 PPR Draft Player Rankings (RB/WR/TE)
Fantasy 2025 Non-PPR Draft Cheat Sheet: Top 300 Players
Fantasy 2025 Non-PPR Draft Player Rankings (RB/WR/TE)
Fantasy 2025 Defense & Kicker Rankings
Week 1 Fantasy Rankings
QB Fantasy Week 1 Rankings
Updated Sept. 4
PPR Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings
These point-per-reception (PPR) rankings outline which players to start and bench in fantasy leagues that reward one point or one-half point for each catch, regardless of position.
Updated Sept. 4
Non-PPR, Standard Fantasy Week 1 Rankings
For fantasy players in leagues that do not reward any points for a catch, click for your weekly fantasy rankings:
Updated Sept. 4
Defense & Kicker Fantasy Week 1 Rankings
Updated Sept. 4
In contrast to the point-per-reception rankings, these standard, non-PPR player rankings detail the start ‘em, sit ‘em plans for fantasy formats that do not award any points for a catch.
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Fantasy Football Rest-of-Season Player Rankings 2025
The first editions will be published during Week 3 of the 2025 fantasy league season.
Fantasy Football Dynasty Player Rankings 2025
Coming soon!
- Fantasy Dynasty Player Rankings: Top 300
Fantasy Football Rookie Player Rankings 2025 (Archived)
Last updated: Aug. 2025
Everything you need to know about fantasy football rankings
How are weekly fantasy football rankings created?
Weekly fantasy rankings rely significantly on the team matchups every weekend.
You may see some players who were drafted in the middle rounds be ranked near or ahead of much more talented, highly regarded star names due to favorable circumstances that allow many fantasy points to a particular position.
Team news, depth charts, in-game positional matchup advantages and disadvantages, positive or negative game scripts, Vegas sportsbook odds and spreads, and more NFL data are implemented into ranking players each week.
How do PPR fantasy rankings differ from non-PPR and half-PPR rankings?
PPR rankings often give a boost to players who earn more targets. Simply put, the more opportunities seen, the more chances to accrue easy points with catches, even if it’s on midrange routes that don’t go double-digit yards.
This is how the likes of Julian Edelman and Wes Welker made a living with Tom Brady’s New England Patriots. In similar ways, a possession, chain-moving type of receiver often will get a boost in PPR fantasy games.
Target count potential is a reliable tiebreaker to use when deciding on which players to play in a PPR game.
On the flip side, non-PPR games (and half-PPRs, to a degree) reward players who can maximize every target downfield.
Deep burners and field-stretchers like the Kansas City Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy and the Detroit Lions’ Jameson Williams see their values nudge upward in leagues that aren’t full PPR because they’re likelier to gain their production on chunk plays. They don't need to rely on volume.
How often are fantasy football rankings updated?
Weekly inseason fantasy rankings: typical update schedule
For Weeks 1-17 (and, to a lesser degree, Week 18 and the NFL playoffs, which may have standalone fantasy contests), we at The Sporting News aim to keep the following schedule:
- First weekly rankings release: Sunday night
- Key updates for injuries, depth chart movement, transactions: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after inactives
- After final NFL injury reports: Friday, Saturday
- Sundays: following the release of morning inactives, afternoon inactives, and Sunday Night Football inactives.
Preseason fantasy draft rankings: typical update schedule
In the months and weeks leading up to the regular season, draft rankings will be updated on-demand when news, injuries, or other roster decisions dictate necessary.
We strive to keep fantasy rankings updated on-demand and heading into major draft weekends, including the final two weekends and August and September around the United States' Labor Day weekend holiday.
Dynasty fantasy rankings: typical update schedule
- Offseason: Many fantasy rankings for the following season get an initial release after the Super Bowl.
- NFL free agency: The big player movement will prompt a new update, determined by landing spots, future opportunity expectations, and more circumstances with new teams.
- NFL Draft: After the seven rounds are all selected and undrafted free-agent signings (UDFAs) are locked in, the best time to have a true first edition would be in early May, heading into the fantasy offseason.
- Preseason: Several updates before the first regular-season kickoff.
- Inseason: Monthly, at minimum, and on-demand when injuries, trades, releases, depth chart movement, and more long-term NFL roster implications occur.
How are superflex and 2QB rankings different from typical fantasy player rankings?
Superflex and two-quarterback (2QB) leagues allow you to play up to or a required pair of QBs. Superflex stands for a flex spot that allows you to play a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, or tight end (commonly listed as QB/RB/WR/TE).
Quarterbacks score many more points -- or at least have much higher upside for points -- every week, and incorporating more QBs into fantasy lineups drastically alters the player pool and positional advantages.
What sites allow you to sync your fantasy football draft to their rankings for free?
Among the leading fantasy league service sites that allow you to connect The Sporting News' fantasy rankings to your app software are:
- FantasyPros
- Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
- ESPN Fantasy
- CBS Fantasy Sports
These services can put your lineup questions into proper context by incorporating our fantasy rankings into their systems.