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