Fantasy Football Playoff Primer (Wide Receivers)
The fantasy football playoffs are quickly approaching and it's time to start planning for your championship run. If you've been reading Astronaut content this year, congratulations, you're on your way to greatness. This article will breakdown everything that you need to get the edge over your competition. As the end of the fantasy regular season approaches, individual weekly matchups become less important and it's critical to take the time to look ahead and prepare yourself for what's to come.
How do I use this information to win my league's championship?
At this point of the season, there is no one-size-fits all strategy. We crunched hundreds of data-points to put together these reports. Ultimately, you should be targeting assets strong playoff matchups and then prepare to pivot for weaker games. Opponents are labeled in green, yellow, and red based on their difficulty. If your trade deadline hasn't passed, this is an excellent opportunity to capitalize on current value by exchanging it for future performance. Look to trade a player who is playing well now but has a difficult playoff schedule for a player with easier matchups down the stretch.
This article uses half-point PPR and 4-point passing TD scoring for any reference to rankings.
Tyreek Hill
Last 4 weeks: 28.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 13th
Opponents: MIA NO ATL
Adam Thielen
Last 4 weeks: 21.4 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 21st
Opponents: TB CHI NO
Justin Jefferson
Last 4 weeks: 19.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 21st
Opponents: TB CHI NO
Davante Adams
Last 4 weeks: 19.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 5th
Opponents: DET CAR TEN
Cole Beasley
Last 4 weeks: 18.1 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 27th
Opponents: PIT DEN NE
Brandon Aiyuk
Last 4 weeks: 17.1 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 16th
Opponents: WAS DAL ARI
Diontae Johnson
Last 4 weeks: 15.9 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 23rd
Opponents: BUF CIN IND
Corey Davis
Last 4 weeks: 15.3 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 8th
Opponents: JAX DET GB
Amari Cooper
Last 4 weeks: 15.0 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 18th
Opponents: CIN SF PHI
Deebo Samuel
Last 4 weeks: 14.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 16th
Opponents: WAS DAL ARI
Mike Evans
Last 4 weeks: 16.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 1st
Opponents: MIN ATL DET
Keenan Allen
Last 4 weeks: 14.8 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 12th
Opponents: ATL LV DEN
DJ Moore
Last 4 weeks: 14.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 30th
Opponents: DEN GB WAS
Robert Woods
Last 4 weeks: 14.1 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 3rd
Opponents: NE NYJ SEA
Marvin Jones Jr
Last 4 weeks: 14.0 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 7th
Opponents: GB TEN TB
Stefon Diggs
Last 4 weeks: 14.0 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 27th
Opponents: PIT DEN NE
Allen Robinson
Last 4 weeks: 13.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 2nd
Opponents: HOU MIN JAX
Chris Godwin
Last 4 weeks: 13.6 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 1st
Opponents: MIN ATL DET
DeAndre Hopkins
Last 4 weeks: 13.3 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 20th
Opponents: NYG PHI SF
Calvin Ridley
Last 4 weeks: 12.9 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 24th
Opponents: LAC TB KC
DK Metcalf
Last 4 weeks: 12.3 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 31st
Opponents: NYJ WAS LAR
AJ Brown
Last 4 weeks: 12.3 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 8th
Opponents: JAX DET GB
Jarvis Landry
Last 4 weeks: 12.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 19th
Opponents: BAL NYG NYJ
TY Hilton
Last 4 weeks: 12.1 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 15th
Opponents: LV HOU PIT
Chase Claypool
Last 4 weeks: 11.6 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 23rd
Opponents: BUF CIN IND
Tee Higgins
Last 4 weeks: 11.0 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 10th
Opponents: DAL PIT HOU
Cooper Kupp
Last 4 weeks: 11.0 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 3rd
Opponents: NE NYJ SEA
Juju Smith Schuster
Last 4 weeks: 10.5 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 23rd
Opponents: BUF CIN IND
Keke Coutee
Last 4 weeks: 10.3 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 26th
Opponents: CHI IND CIN
Tim Patrick
Last 4 weeks: 10.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 29th
Opponents: CAR BUF LAC
Michael Thomas
Last 4 weeks: 10.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 17th
Opponents: PHI KC MIN
DeVante Parker
Last 4 weeks: 10.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 25th
Opponents: KC NE LV
Curtis Samuel
Last 4 weeks: 10.1 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 30th
Opponents: DEN GB WAS
Terry McLaurin
Last 4 weeks: 9.9 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 4th
Opponents: SF SEA CAR
Tyler Lockett
Last 4 weeks: 9.9 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 31st
Opponents: NYJ WAS LAR
Robby Anderson
Last 4 weeks: 9.9 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 30th
Opponents: DEN GB WAS
Laviska Shenault
Last 4 weeks: 9.8 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 22nd
Opponents: TEN BAL CHI
Brandin Cooks
Last 4 weeks: 9.4 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 26th
Opponents: CHI IND CIN
Tyler Boyd
Last 4 weeks: 9.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 10th
Opponents: DAL PIT HOU
Rishard Higgins
Last 4 weeks: 8.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 19th
Opponents: BAL NYG NYJ
Julio Jones
Last 4 weeks: 8.7 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 24th
Opponents: LAC TB KC
Jamison Crowder
Last 4 weeks: 8.6 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 9th
Opponents: SEA LAR CLE
Nelson Agholor
Last 4 weeks: 8.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 28th
Opponents: IND MIA LAC
Marquise Brown
Last 4 weeks: 7.8 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 6th
Opponents: CLE JAX NYG
Sterling Shepard
Last 4 weeks: 7.6 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 14th
Opponents: ARI CLE BAL
Jakobi Meyers
Last 4 weeks: 7.2 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 32nd
Opponents: LAR MIA BUF
Antonio Brown
Last 4 weeks: 7.3 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 1st
Opponents: MIN ATL DET
Henry Ruggs III
Last 4 weeks: 6.9 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 28th
Opponents: IND MIA LAC
Allen Lazard
Last 4 weeks: 6.5 fantasy PPG
Playoff Schedule Rank: 5th
Opponents: DET CAR TEN
Kenny Golladay
Last 4 weeks: N/A
Playoff Schedule Rank: 7th
Opponents: GB TEN TB