Super Bowl Fantasy Football Rankings: Every Offensive Skill Player Ranked

Let's continue our Super Bowl coverage by putting together fantasy football rankings for the big game.

We'll first break down the options by position, then rank all the offensive skill players at the end of the story.

Here are projections, matchups and some Super Bowl betting stories we have already done.

Check out fantasy football projections for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers and DSTs.

Quarterbacks

New England's Drake Maye and Seattle's Sam Darnold will lead their teams until battle.

Maye is banged up a bit going into the big game, but there's no way he misses the contest. He has been so-so in the playoffs, but he was a high-end fantasy quarterback in the regular season.

Darnold was more of a so-so fantasy QB this regular season, and he was underwhelming in the team's first playoff game too. Darnold delivered big in the NFC title game though.

The fantasy matchups are below average for each quarterback, but a touch easier for Maye.

All signs point to taking Maye over Darnold, but it's really a very close decision between the two, at least in my eyes. I've gone back and forth on this decision, and am settling on Darnold over Maye by a slight margin.

Running Backs

At running back, Seattle is powered by Kenneth Walker now. Zach Charbonnet used to split the backfield with him, but a season-ending injury has left Walker as the workhorse. George Holani is the top backup in Seattle now.

New England has turned to Rhamondre Stevenson as the leader in the backfield. Rookie TreVeyon Henderson is now the backfield, and is a distant No. 2 at that.

Stevenson played 60 of the team's 64 offensive snaps in the AFC title game. Henderson played the other four.

Walker was on the field for 42 of the team's 67 offensive plays in the NFC Championship Game. Holani logged 23 snaps.

The matchup is better for the Patriots' backs, but not by much. Both are bottom-five matchups overall.

I still am going with Walker as the top fantasy back for the Super Bowl. Stevenson is my easy pick for the No. 2 spot. Holani actually would be my third choice over Henderson, showing just how much the Pats' rookie has fallen in recent weeks.

Wide Receivers

Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the clear No. 1 fantasy wideout in the Super Bowl. Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed are a couple secondary options in Seattle, with Jake Bobo being worth mentioning as well.

In New England, Stefon Diggs has been the best wide receiver most of the season. Kayshon Boutte, Mack Hollins, Kyle Williams and DeMario Douglas are additional options, and all play at least a decent amount.

Both defenses are bottom-10 fantasy matchups on wide receivers. The Seattle wideouts have a slightly better outlook.

Smith-Njigba is definitely the best fantasy wide receiver in the Super Bowl, and he's in the running for the top overall fantasy spot. He's a must-start fantasy asset, and should be trusted in the biggest game of the year.

After that, I'd go with Diggs. He hasn't been very good in the postseason, but his experience should give you enough confidence in him to take him second. 

Give me Kupp in the third slot. He's delivered big in the big game before, and I think he keeps rolling this week, after a couple nice playoff performances.

I'd take Boutte next. He had arguably been the top New England wideout in the postseason until the AFC title game. He gets knocked down a few pegs after that showing though.

Shaheed is the fifth-best fantasy wideout in my eyes. He hasn't done much of late for Seattle, but is a big-play threat, and worthy of the fifth slot.

I'd then take Hollins. He only has played one postseason game, but he had a couple catches for 51 yards. That gives me enough confidence to try Hollins in this sixth slot.

Douglas, Bobo and Williams round out my wide receiver rankings. All are more lottery ticket plays, but all of them could be good for a couple grabs and a few fantasy points. 

Tight Ends

Hunter Henry is the top tight end for New England. Austin Hooper is the top backup.

AJ Barner is the lead tight end for Seattle. Eric Saubert and Nick Kallerup have also played some and are worth mentioning at least.

Seattle is a rare above-average fantasy matchup at the tight end spot, so Henry could be a good fantasy asset. He had a nice first playoff game, but hasn't done much since. 

Hooper has just one catch across four targets this postseason, but maybe he could surprise with a couple points in the very favorable matchup.

New England is just below average against tight ends, so Barner is also set up decently. He hasn't done much this postseason, but maybe the matchup could help him deliver a bit more.

Saubert doesn't have a target this postseason, so he's not a very good fantasy option. Kallerup has just one target on the season, so he's not really on the fantasy radar.

Henry is my top fantasy tight end in the big game - it might surprise you to see where I rank him overall. The same could be said for Barner, who will be my No. 2 fantasy TE.

Hooper is the third-best fantasy option, but just a lottery ticket play. Saubert and Kallerup are tight ends I'd avoid in fantasy/DFS contests - I just don't see either guy doing much in the big game.

Kickers

Jason Myers kicks for Seattle, while Andy Borregales is the New England kicker.

Myers was the better fantasy option all season, and I'd take him over Borregales for the big game. If you couldn't guess, I like the Seahawks to win this game, which is why I am taking their fantasy players first in most cases.

Myers made 85.4% of his field goals and all 48 of his extra points during the regular season. He is perfect on three field goals and nine extra points this postseason.

I see Seattle moving the ball enough to give Myers a handful of scoring chances. I like the kicker to convert his chances and score more fantasy points than Borregales as a result. 

Borregales made 84.4% of his field goals and 53 of his 55 extra points this regular season. In three playoff games, Borregales is 4-of-6 on his field goals and perfect on six extra point tries. Both his field goal misses came in a bad weather game in the AFC title game.

Borregales is still a pretty good fantasy asset for the big game. I think New England will score enough to help him score a handful of points, so don't be afraid to use the New England kicker.

Defenses/Special Teams

The Seahawks DST is also my choice over the Patriots DST. 

The Seattle defense allowed 17.2 points per game this season, which was the top mark in the NFL. The Seahawks have at least one takeaway in 15 of the 19 games they've played so far. Seattle has multiple takeaways in nine of those games.

The New England defense allowed just 18.8 points per game, which ranked fourth in the league. The Patriots have at least one takeaway in 16 of their 20 games. New England has multiple takeaways in seven games, including two of the postseason contests.

Seattle's defense has been great most of the season, and I'm trusting that unit to get the job done again in the Super Bowl. New England isn't a bad fantasy option, it's just that Seattle is better.

The Seahawks DST scored the most fantasy points this season, while the Patriots DST was sixth. Both are good options in the big game, but if I think Seattle wins, then its DST is the better option.

Offensive Fantasy Rankings

1. Sam Darnold

2. Drake Maye

3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

4. Kenneth Walker

5. Rhamondre Stevenson

6. Stefon Diggs

7. Hunter Henry

8. Cooper Kupp

9. Kayshon Boutte

10. AJ Barner

11. Rashid Shaheed

12. Mack Hollins

13. George Holani

14. TreVeyon Henderson

15. DeMario Douglas

16. Jake Bobo

17. Austin Hooper

18. Kyle Williams

19. Eric Saubert

20. Nick Kallerup