Jahmyr Gibbs appeared on more championship rosters in 2024 than any other player in fantasy football, according to FantasyPros My Playbook data.
The Lions’ second-year running back was on 19% of My Playbook championship rosters, making his case for MVP of the fantasy season. No other player appeared on more than 17%.
A look at the most frequently rostered players on fantasy football championship teams is informative. Some of the players near the top of the list were terrific for all or most of the season. Others kicked it into high gear for the fantasy football playoffs.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the top 20 most frequent championship contributors. Here are the 2024 fantasy football league winners.
Fantasy Football League Winners
Jahmyr Gibbs (RB – DET) (19%)
Gibbs put teams on his back in the fantasy playoffs. In Weeks 15, 16 and 17, he scored 25.9, 23.4 and 24.3 fantasy points in half-point PPR formats. Gibbs put wind in the sails of playoff teams.
And it’s not as if Gibbs was a slacker in the fantasy regular season. He averaged 16.9 half-point PPR fantasy points a game through Week 14, tying him with Bijan Robinson for RB4 in that category. Gibbs was consistent, too. There was only one game all season in which Gibbs failed to score double-digit (0.5 PPR) points, and he just barely missed that week with 9.4 points.
Jayden Daniels (QB – WAS) (17%)
It’s easy to see why Daniels provided championship fuel. His average draft position was QB12, according to FantasyPros ADP data, and he finished QB5 in fantasy points per game with 21.5. He provided immense bang for the buck.
Daniels also had a terrific run in Weeks 15-17, producing 23.8, 36.4 and 32.8 fantasy points.
Saquon Barkley (RB – PHI) (17%)
No surprise that Barkley was a chief driver of championship teams in a season where he threatened Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record. Barkley finished with 2,005 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns.
This percentage might have been higher if Barkley hadn’t produced one of his lowest point totals of the season in Week 15, a playoff week. He had 8.4 half-point PPR fantasy points In Week 15, rushing for 65 yards and no touchdowns against the Steelers. But Barkley rebounded with 27.0 and 17.9 fantasy points in Weeks 16 and 17.
Tee Higgins (WR – CIN) (17%)
After missing five regular-season games due to injury, Higgins erupted in the fantasy playoffs, even outscoring Bengals teammate Ja’Marr Chase (the top-scoring fantasy receiver) in those weeks.
Higgins scored 17.3 half-point PPR fantasy points in Week 15, 15.8 points in Week 16, then won championship games almost singlehandedly in Week 17 with a three-touchdown, 32.6-point performance.
Brian Thomas Jr. (RB – WAS) (17%)
The rookie receiver from LSU had an ADP of WR46, and what a spectacular bargain that turned out to be. Thomas finished with 87 catches for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 14.1 (0.5 PPR) fantasy points per game.
Thomas went berserk in Weeks 15-17, scoring 27.5, 23.7 and 20.4 fantasy points.
Jalen McMillan (WR – TB) (16%)
McMillan’s appearance on this list underscores the importance of having your players click in the fantasy playoffs.
A waiver pickup in most leagues, McMillan scored 49.7 half-point PPR fantasy points from Week 1 to Week 15, averaging 5.5 fantasy points per game. In Weeks 15-17, McMillan scored 16.0, 14.2 and 20.5 fantasy points.
Lamar Jackson (QB – BAL) (16%)
It’s interesting that Jackson was on 16% of championship rosters while Josh Allen was on only 9% of championship rosters.
Why? Well, Jackson scored 36.1, 21.5 and 29.4 fantasy points in the three playoff weeks. Allen racked up 41.3 fantasy points in Week 15 to help his teams reach the semifinals, but his 12.2-point performance in Week 16 probably tripped up a lot of his fantasy teams.
Miami Dolphins (16%)
It’s worth mentioning the Dolphins’ defense simply because it sticks out like a sore thumb on this list.
Most likely, the Dolphins were only on championship teams for one week. They were a popular defensive streaming option in Week 17 thanks to a matchup with the hapless Browns, and the Miami D came through with 12 points that week.
Malik Nabers (WR – NYG) (15%)
It was a good year to draft rookie receivers from LSU. Despite the Giants’ QB woes, Nabers finished WR7 in fantasy scoring, and he scored a season-high 32.6 half-point PPR fantasy points in Week 17, championship week.
Jonathan Taylor (RB – IND) (15%)
For much of the season, Taylor was considered a fantasy disappointment. He missed three games due to injury and was RB19 in half-point PPR fantasy points per game through Week 15.
But Taylor was a monster in Weeks 16 and 17, with 343 rushing yards and five touchdowns over those two weeks. He scored 39.8 fantasy points in Week 16 and 26.6 fantasy points in Week 17.
Ja’Marr Chase (WR – CIN) (15%)
Chase was merely good in the fantasy playoffs, averaging 16.0 half-point PPR fantasy points in Weeks 15-17. But if you had Chase on your team all season, he probably helped you make the playoffs with his league-high 127 receptions, 1,708 yards and 17 TD catches.
Bucky Irving (RB – TB) (15%)
One of the few waiver gems of 2024, Irving caught fire over the second half of the regular season and averaged 16.7 half-point PPR points in the fantasy playoffs.
Derrick Henry (RB – BAL) (14%)
Of course King Henry makes this list after a season in which he ran for 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Trey McBride (TE – ARI) (14%)
There were four “right answers” at tight end in 2024: Trey McBride, Brock Bowers, George Kittle and — surprise! — Jonnu Smith. McBride and Bowers were both on 14% of championship rosters, Kittle 13%, and Smith 12%.
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