Fantasy Football: 6 players who could help win you a championship in Week 17

The Yahoo Fantasy team gives their predictions for which players may just help carry our rosters to a fantasy football league championship in Week 17.

An unheralded TE to the rescue

Find somebody who loves you like Mason Rudolph loves TE Chig Okonkwo.

With Rudolph stepping in for the Titans the past two weeks, Okonkwo has produced a 17-140-0 line on a whopping 21 targets. Jacksonville’s defense is unlikely to get in the way of this surging duo, and Okonkwo offers some goal-line equity, too — remember he had a 2-point conversion catch last week en route to a TE2 finish. Our game is about the numbers, not the names. I’ll start Okonkwo proactively in medium and deeper leagues. — Scott Pianowski

Perfect combo of strong player + good matchup

Don’t overthink it in Week 17. Lean into the players who got you here and prioritize good matchups. Courtland Sutton is the perfect combination of a strong player in a fantastic matchup. The Bengals’ defense has been the gift that keeps on giving, and Sutton is prepared to gift fantasy managers with a top-10 performance this weekend. Cincinnati’s defense has actually held up fairly well over the past couple of weeks, but it’s faced poor quarterback play from Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Will Levis. Bo Nix is more than prepared to deliver a strong performance, and Sutton is primed for a bounce-back after a poor showing in Week 16 with just 8 fantasy points. Sutton is the Broncos’ clear WR1 and has proven that in pass-friendly matchups, 20-plus-point performances come with ease. — Tera Roberts

Brian Thomas Jr. solidifies himself as an early-round pick next year with a monster close to the season

Jaguars rookie WR Brian Thomas Jr. has been great most of the season, but his play since the Jaguars’ Week 12 bye week has made him a borderline lock to be drafted in the second or third round of most leagues next year.

Thomas injured his ribs in Week 8 and was clearly hobbled by this injury the following two weeks. During this time,…

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Publish date : 2024-12-27 15:44:00

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