FantasyPros Staff | Tue, Dec 24th 2024, 11:25pm EST

Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (2024)

Welcome to Week 17, friends. As always, we’re here to provide you with some fantasy football Quick Grades (or Start/Sit Grades, if you prefer) for the week.

We tapped into our consensus projections and rankings and Derek Brown’s weekly Primer to generate this week’s Quick Grades. See below for the results and accompanying notes.

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Week 17 Quarterback Start/Sit Grades

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Week 17
1	A+	Josh Allen	BUF	NYJ
2	A	Lamar Jackson	BAL	HOU
3	A	Jayden Daniels	WAS	ATL
4	A	Joe Burrow	CIN	DEN
5	A	Jalen Hurts	PHI	DAL
6	A	Baker Mayfield	TB	CAR
7	B+	Sam Darnold	MIN	GB
8	B	Jared Goff	DET	SF
9	B	Kyler Murray	ARI	LAR
10	B	Anthony Richardson	IND	NYG
11	B	Bo Nix	DEN	CIN
12	B-	Jordan Love	GB	MIN
13	B-	Brock Purdy	SF	DET
14	C+	Matthew Stafford	LAR	ARI
15	C	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	PIT
16	C	Justin Herbert	LAC	NE
17	C	Caleb Williams	CHI	SEA
18	C-	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	CLE
19	D+	Drake Maye	NE	LAC
20	D	C.J. Stroud	HOU	BAL
21	D	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	BUF
22	D-	Geno Smith	SEA	CHI
23	F	Mason Rudolph	TEN	JAC
24	F	Bryce Young	CAR	TB
25	F	Aidan O’Connell	LV	NO
26	F	Russell Wilson	PIT	KC
27	F	Cooper Rush	DAL	PHI
28	F	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	WAS
29	F	Mac Jones	JAC	TEN
30	F	Drew Lock	NYG	IND
31	F	Spencer Rattler	NO	LV
32	F	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	CLE	MIA
33	F	Tommy DeVito	NYG	IND
34	F	Carson Wentz	KC	PIT
35	F	Desmond Ridder	LV	NO
36	F	Sam Howell	SEA	CHI
37	F	Kirk Cousins	ATL	WAS
38	F	Jake Haener	NO	LV
39	F	Will Levis	TEN	JAC
40	F	Joe Flacco	IND	NYG
41	F	Jameis Winston	CLE	MIA
42	F	Kenny Pickett	PHI	DAL

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Week 17 Wide Receiver Start/Sit Grades

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Week 17
1	A+	Justin Jefferson	MIN	GB
2	A+	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	DEN
3	A+	Nico Collins	HOU	BAL
4	A+	Puka Nacua	LAR	ARI
5	A+	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	SF
6	A+	Mike Evans	TB	CAR
7	A	A.J. Brown	PHI	DAL
8	A	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	PHI
9	A	Terry McLaurin	WAS	ATL
10	A	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	TEN
11	A	Davante Adams	NYJ	BUF
12	A	Tee Higgins	CIN	DEN
13	A	Tyreek Hill	MIA	CLE
14	A	Courtland Sutton	DEN	CIN
15	A-	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	CHI
16	A-	Ladd McConkey	LAC	NE
17	A-	Drake London	ATL	WAS
18	A-	Malik Nabers	NYG	IND
19	A-	Zay Flowers	BAL	HOU
20	B+	Cooper Kupp	LAR	ARI
21	B+	DJ Moore	CHI	SEA
22	B+	Jordan Addison	MIN	GB
23	B	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	BUF
24	B	Calvin Ridley	TEN	JAC
25	B	Jauan Jennings	SF	DET
26	B	Jakobi Meyers	LV	NO
27	B	Keenan Allen	CHI	SEA
28	B	Jameson Williams	DET	SF
29	B	Adam Thielen	CAR	TB
30	B	DK Metcalf	SEA	CHI
31	B-	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	DET
32	B-	Khalil Shakir	BUF	NYJ
33	B-	DeVonta Smith	PHI	DAL
34	B-	Darnell Mooney	ATL	WAS
35	C+	Jalen McMillan	TB	CAR
36	C+	George Pickens	PIT	KC
37	C+	Jayden Reed	GB	MIN
38	C+	Xavier Worthy	KC	PIT
39	C+	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	LAR
40	C	Josh Downs	IND	NYG
41	C	Rome Odunze	CHI	SEA
42	C	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	PIT
43	C	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	MIA
44	C	Romeo Doubs	GB	MIN
45	C	Christian Watson	GB	MIN
46	C	Marquise Brown	KC	PIT
47	C	Rashod Bateman	BAL	HOU
48	C	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	NYG
49	C	Amari Cooper	BUF	NYJ
50	C-	Calvin Austin III	PIT	KC
51	C-	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	TEN	JAC
52	C-	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	IND
53	C-	Quentin Johnston	LAC	NE
54	C-	DeMario Douglas	NE	LAC
55	C-	Tim Patrick	DET	SF
56	D+	Jalen Coker	CAR	TB
57	D+	Ray-Ray McCloud III	ATL	WAS
58	D+	Keon Coleman	BUF	NYJ
59	D	Malik Washington	MIA	CLE
60	D	Parker Washington	JAC	TEN
61	D	Joshua Palmer	LAC	NE
62	D	Michael Wilson	ARI	LAR
63	D	David Moore	CAR	TB
64	D	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	MIN
65	D	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	CIN
66	D	Elijah Moore	CLE	MIA
67	D	Kayshon Boutte	NE	LAC
68	D-	Devaughn Vele	DEN	CIN
69	D-	Brandin Cooks	DAL	PHI
70	D-	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	DEN
71	D-	Tre Tucker	LV	NO
72	D-	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	NO	LV
73	F	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	ARI
74	F	Kendrick Bourne	NE	LAC
75	F	Adonai Mitchell	IND	NYG
76	F	Cedric Tillman	CLE	MIA
77	F	Olamide Zaccheaus	WAS	ATL
78	F	Dyami Brown	WAS	ATL
79	F	Allen Lazard	NYJ	BUF
80	F	Tyler Lockett	SEA	CHI
81	F	Mike Williams	PIT	KC
82	F	John Metchie III	HOU	BAL
83	F	Sterling Shepard	TB	CAR
84	F	Ricky Pearsall	SF	DET
85	F	Robert Woods	HOU	BAL
86	F	Darius Slayton	NYG	IND
87	F	Mack Hollins	BUF	NYJ
88	F	Van Jefferson	PIT	KC
89	F	Troy Franklin	DEN	CIN
90	F	Tyler Boyd	TEN	JAC
91	F	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	PHI
92	F	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	BAL
93	F	Jalen Nailor	MIN	GB
94	F	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	PHI
95	F	Kevin Austin Jr.	NO	LV
96	F	Tutu Atwell	LAR	ARI
97	F	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	PIT
98	F	Jamison Crowder	WAS	ATL
99	F	Justin Watson	KC	PIT
100	F	Dante Pettis	NO	LV
101	F	Lil’Jordan Humphrey	DEN	CIN
102	F	Michael Woods II	CLE	MIA
103	F	Curtis Samuel	BUF	NYJ
104	F	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	NO	LV
105	F	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	ATL
106	F	Zay Jones	ARI	LAR
107	F	Devontez Walker	BAL	HOU
108	F	Greg Dortch	ARI	LAR
109	F	Derius Davis	LAC	NE
110	F	Tylan Wallace	BAL	HOU
111	F	Javon Baker	NE	LAC
112	F	DJ Chark Jr.	LAC	NE
113	F	Ja’Lynn Polk	NE	LAC
114	F	Scotty Miller	PIT	KC
115	F	Devin Duvernay	JAC	TEN
116	F	Anthony Gould	IND	NYG
117	F	Malik Heath	GB	MIN
118	F	Jahan Dotson	PHI	DAL
119	F	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	IND
120	F	Bo Melton	GB	MIN
121	F	River Cracraft	MIA	CLE
122	F	Ben Skowronek	PIT	KC
123	F	Johnny Wilson	PHI	DAL
124	F	Rakim Jarrett	TB	CAR
125	F	Trey Palmer	TB	CAR
126	F	Jacob Cowing	SF	DET
127	F	Collin Johnson	CHI	SEA
128	F	Tyler Johnson	LAR	ARI
129	F	Jonathan Mingo	DAL	PHI
130	F	Allen Robinson II	DET	SF
131	F	Ainias Smith	PHI	DAL
132	F	Brandon Powell	MIN	GB
133	F	Cody White	SEA	CHI
134	F	Jake Bobo	SEA	CHI
135	F	Justyn Ross	KC	PIT
136	F	Ryan Miller	TB	CAR
137	F	Trent Sherfield Sr.	MIN	GB
138	F	Jordan Whittington	LAR	ARI
139	F	Jamari Thrash	CLE	MIA
140	F	Jermaine Burton	CIN	DEN
141	F	Terrace Marshall Jr.	LV	NO
142	F	Xavier Gipson	NYJ	BUF
143	F	Chris Conley	SF	DET
144	F	Tim Jones	JAC	TEN
145	F	Deven Thompkins	CAR	TB
146	F	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	WAS
147	F	Tom Kennedy	DET	SF
148	F	Josh Reynolds	JAC	TEN
149	F	Bryce Oliver	TEN	JAC
150	F	Diontae Johnson	HOU	BAL

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Week 17 Running Back Start/Sit Grades

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Week 17
1	A+	Saquon Barkley	PHI	DAL
2	A+	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	SF
3	A	Bijan Robinson	ATL	WAS
4	A	Derrick Henry	BAL	HOU
5	A	De’Von Achane	MIA	CLE
6	A	Jonathan Taylor	IND	NYG
7	A	Chase Brown	CIN	DEN
8	A	Kyren Williams	LAR	ARI
9	A	Josh Jacobs	GB	MIN
10	A-	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	TB
11	A-	Bucky Irving	TB	CAR
12	A-	James Cook	BUF	NYJ
13	B+	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	GB
14	B+	Breece Hall	NYJ	BUF
15	B+	Joe Mixon	HOU	BAL
16	B+	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	CHI
17	B	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	ATL
18	B	Tony Pollard	TEN	JAC
19	B	Rico Dowdle	DAL	PHI
20	B	Rachaad White	TB	CAR
21	B	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	LAC
22	B-	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	IND
23	B-	Jerome Ford	CLE	MIA
24	B-	D’Andre Swift	CHI	SEA
25	C+	Tyjae Spears	TEN	JAC
26	C+	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	TEN
27	C+	Isiah Pacheco	KC	PIT
28	C+	Tank Bigsby	JAC	TEN
29	C	Javonte Williams	DEN	CIN
30	C	Gus Edwards	LAC	NE
31	C	Kendre Miller	NO	LV
32	C	Alexander Mattison	LV	NO
33	C	Patrick Taylor Jr.	SF	DET
34	C	Jaylen Warren	PIT	KC
35	C-	Ameer Abdullah	LV	NO
36	C-	Najee Harris	PIT	KC
37	C-	Kareem Hunt	KC	PIT
38	D+	Audric Estime	DEN	CIN
39	D+	Kimani Vidal	LAC	NE
40	D+	Trey Benson	ARI	LAR
41	D	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	WAS
42	D	Antonio Gibson	NE	LAC
43	D	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	DAL
44	D	Raheem Mostert	MIA	CLE
45	D	Ray Davis	BUF	NYJ
46	D	Devin Singletary	NYG	IND
47	D-	Ty Johnson	BUF	NYJ
48	D-	Craig Reynolds	DET	SF
49	F	Blake Corum	LAR	ARI
50	F	Michael Carter	ARI	LAR
51	F	Roschon Johnson	CHI	SEA
52	F	Cam Akers	MIN	GB
53	F	Braelon Allen	NYJ	BUF
54	F	DeeJay Dallas	ARI	LAR
55	F	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	BUF
56	F	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	ATL
57	F	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	KC
58	F	Samaje Perine	KC	PIT
59	F	Chris Brooks	GB	MIN
60	F	Pierre Strong Jr.	CLE	MIA
61	F	Emanuel Wilson	GB	MIN
62	F	Kenny McIntosh	SEA	CHI
63	F	Jamaal Williams	NO	LV
64	F	James Conner	ARI	LAR
65	F	D’Onta Foreman	CLE	MIA
66	F	Sean Tucker	TB	CAR
67	F	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	BAL
68	F	Khalil Herbert	CIN	DEN
69	F	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	ATL
70	F	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	CHI
71	F	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	PHI
72	F	Raheem Blackshear	CAR	TB
73	F	Jeff Wilson Jr.	MIA	CLE
74	F	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	NE
75	F	Trey Sermon	IND	NYG
76	F	Dameon Pierce	HOU	BAL
77	F	Rasheen Ali	BAL	HOU
78	F	Ke’Shawn Vaughn	SF	DET
79	F	Mike Boone	CAR	TB
80	F	Jordan Mims	NO	LV
81	F	Hassan Haskins	LAC	NE
82	F	Blake Watson	DEN	CIN
83	F	Jaylen Wright	MIA	CLE
84	F	Sione Vaki	DET	SF
85	F	Israel Abanikanda	SF	DET
86	F	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	DET
87	F	Justice Hill	BAL	HOU
88	F	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	HOU
89	F	Hunter Luepke	DAL	PHI
90	F	Michael Burton	DEN	CIN
91	F	Will Shipley	PHI	DAL
92	F	Alec Ingold	MIA	CLE
93	F	Patrick Ricard	BAL	HOU
94	F	Eric Gray	NYG	IND
95	F	Ty Chandler	MIN	GB
96	F	Carson Steele	KC	PIT
97	F	C.J. Ham	MIN	GB
98	F	Julius Chestnut	TEN	JAC
99	F	Tyler Goodson	IND	NYG
100	F	Tyreik McAllister	LV	NO
101	F	Dalvin Cook	DAL	PHI
102	F	Ronnie Rivers	LAR	ARI
103	F	Keilan Robinson	JAC	TEN
104	F	Adam Prentice	NO	LV
105	F	Dylan Laube	LV	NO
106	F	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	NO	LV
107	F	George Holani	SEA	CHI
108	F	Darrynton Evans	CHI	SEA

Week 17 Tight End Start/Sit Grades

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Week 17
1	A+	Brock Bowers	LV	NO
2	A	Trey McBride	ARI	LAR
3	A	George Kittle	SF	DET
4	B+	Jonnu Smith	MIA	CLE
5	B	Sam LaPorta	DET	SF
6	B	David Njoku	CLE	MIA
7	B	Travis Kelce	KC	PIT
8	B-	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	GB
9	C+	Mark Andrews	BAL	HOU
10	C	Dalton Schultz	HOU	BAL
11	C	Tucker Kraft	GB	MIN
12	C-	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	JAC
13	D+	Hunter Henry	NE	LAC
14	D+	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	KC
15	D+	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	NYJ
16	D	Jake Ferguson	DAL	PHI
17	D	Zach Ertz	WAS	ATL
18	D	Brenton Strange	JAC	TEN
19	D	Kyle Pitts	ATL	WAS
20	D	Stone Smartt	LAC	NE
21	D-	Noah Fant	SEA	CHI
22	D-	Isaiah Likely	BAL	HOU
23	F	Mike Gesicki	CIN	DEN
24	F	Noah Gray	KC	PIT
25	F	Juwan Johnson	NO	LV
26	F	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	BUF
27	F	Cole Kmet	CHI	SEA
28	F	Austin Hooper	NE	LAC
29	F	Payne Durham	TB	CAR
30	F	Dawson Knox	BUF	NYJ
31	F	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	DAL
32	F	Foster Moreau	NO	LV
33	F	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	IND
34	F	Tyler Higbee	LAR	ARI
35	F	Tommy Tremble	CAR	TB
36	F	Michael Mayer	LV	NO
37	F	Luke Farrell	JAC	TEN
38	F	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	TB
39	F	Jordan Akins	CLE	MIA
40	F	Lucas Krull	DEN	CIN
41	F	AJ Barner	SEA	CHI
42	F	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	BUF
43	F	Nate Adkins	DEN	CIN
44	F	Darnell Washington	PIT	KC
45	F	Hayden Hurst	LAC	NE
46	F	Drew Sample	CIN	DEN
47	F	Josh Whyle	TEN	JAC
48	F	Josh Oliver	MIN	GB
49	F	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	PHI
50	F	Colby Parkinson	LAR	ARI
51	F	Cam Grandy	CIN	DEN
52	F	Kylen Granson	IND	NYG
53	F	Brock Wright	DET	SF
54	F	Tucker Fisk	LAC	NE
55	F	Davis Allen	LAR	ARI
56	F	Adam Trautman	DEN	CIN
57	F	Nick Vannett	TEN	JAC
58	F	Kenny Yeboah	NYJ	BUF
59	F	Blake Whiteheart	CLE	MIA
60	F	Johnny Mundt	MIN	GB
61	F	Elijah Higgins	ARI	LAR
62	F	Julian Hill	MIA	CLE
63	F	Gerald Everett	CHI	SEA
64	F	Harrison Bryant	LV	NO
65	F	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	NYG
66	F	MyCole Pruitt	PIT	KC
67	F	Shane Zylstra	DET	SF
68	F	John Bates	WAS	ATL
69	F	Ko Kieft	TB	CAR
70	F	Drew Ogletree	IND	NYG
71	F	Irv Smith Jr.	HOU	BAL
72	F	Will Mallory	IND	NYG
73	F	Ben Sinnott	WAS	ATL
74	F	Dallin Holker	NO	LV
75	F	Charlie Woerner	ATL	WAS
76	F	Pharaoh Brown	SEA	CHI
77	F	Eric Saubert	SF	DET
78	F	Hunter Long	LAR	ARI
79	F	Durham Smythe	MIA	CLE
80	F	Tip Reiman	ARI	LAR
81	F	Chris Manhertz	NYG	IND
82	F	Josiah Deguara	JAC	TEN
83	F	Ben Sims	GB	MIN
84	F	Quintin Morris	BUF	NYJ
85	F	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	PHI
86	F	C.J. Uzomah	PHI	DAL
87	F	Greg Dulcich	NYG	IND
88	F	Jordan Matthews	CAR	TB
89	F	Ross Dwelley	ATL	WAS
90	F	Marcedes Lewis	CHI	SEA
91	F	Princeton Fant	DAL	PHI
92	F	Jake Tonges	SF	DET
93	F	John FitzPatrick	GB	MIN
94	F	Connor Heyward	PIT	KC
95	F	Parker Hesse	DET	SEA
96	F	Brady Russell	SEA	DET

Week 17 Defense / Special Teams Start/Sit Grades

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Week 17
1	A+	New York Jets	NYJ	DEN
2	A	San Francisco 49ers	SF	NE
3	A	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	NYG
4	A	Tennessee Titans	TEN	MIA
5	A	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	IND
6	B+	Miami Dolphins	MIA	TEN
7	B+	Cleveland Browns	CLE	LV
8	B	Green Bay Packers	GB	MIN
9	B	Houston Texans	HOU	JAC
10	B	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	LAC
11	B-	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	GB
12	B-	Chicago Bears	CHI	LAR
13	C+	Indianapolis Colts	IND	PIT
14	C+	New Orleans Saints	NO	ATL
15	C	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	CLE
16	C	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	CHI
17	C-	Detroit Lions	DET	SEA
18	D+	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	CAR
19	D+	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	TB
20	D	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	DET
21	D	Buffalo Bills	BUF	BAL
22	D-	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	PHI
23	D-	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	BUF
24	F	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	WAS
25	F	New York Giants	NYG	DAL
26	F	New England Patriots	NE	SF
27	F	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	KC
28	F	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	HOU
29	F	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	NO
30	F	Denver Broncos	DEN	NYJ
31	F	Carolina Panthers	CAR	CIN
32	F	Washington Commanders	WAS	ARI

Week 17 Kicker Start/Sit Grades

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Week 17
1	A+	Indianapolis Colts	IND	NYG
2	A	Miami Dolphins	MIA	CLE
3	A	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	NO
4	A	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	DAL
5	A	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	CHI
6	A-	Detroit Lions	DET	SF
7	B+	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	TEN
8	B	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	GB
9	B	Buffalo Bills	BUF	NYJ
10	B	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	CAR
11	B-	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	NE
12	C+	Green Bay Packers	GB	MIN
13	C	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	HOU
14	C	Denver Broncos	DEN	CIN
15	C	Tennessee Titans	TEN	JAC
16	C	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	KC
17	C	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	PIT
18	C-	New Orleans Saints	NO	LV
19	D+	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	DEN
20	D	Chicago Bears	CHI	SEA
21	D	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	ARI
22	D	Washington Commanders	WAS	ATL
23	D-	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	LAR
24	F	Cleveland Browns	CLE	MIA
25	F	New York Jets	NYJ	BUF
26	F	New York Giants	NYG	IND
27	F	New England Patriots	NE	LAC
28	F	San Francisco 49ers	SF	DET
29	F	Houston Texans	HOU	BAL
30	F	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	WAS
31	F	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	PHI
32	F	Carolina Panthers	CAR	TB

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