Fantasy Football Thanksgiving Rankings 2025: Turkey Day draft cheat sheet with Top 50 players originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The NFL has loaded up your plate with three exciting games, each packed with plenty of fantasy implications.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn Thanksgiving Day, you and your family will enjoy two divisional games: the Detroit Lions playing the Green Bay Packers at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Cincinnati Bengals in primetime at 8:20 p.m. ET.
The game sandwiched in between the other two may be the highlight of the day. The Kansas City Chiefs will travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys. Both these teams are fighting for a playoff spot, and there are significant fantasy options.
If you're looking to play a mini-fantasy game with your relatives, we have an easy cheat sheet below.
Let's base this on default point-per-reception (PPR) scoring. More on that below.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith all that being said, let's dig into The Sporting News' top 50 fantasy football players on Thanksgiving Day.
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Fantasy Thanksgiving Player Rankings 2025
For these fantasy rankings, assume scoring for leagues that award half a point for every reception, plus 1 point for every 10 receiving yards, and 6 points for every touchdown.
Rk
Player Name
TM
POS
OPP
1
Rashee Rice
KC
WR1
@DAL
2
Ja'Marr Chase
CIN
WR2
@BAL
3
Jahmyr Gibbs
DET
RB1
GB
4
CeeDee Lamb
DAL
WR3
KC
5
Derrick Henry
BAL
RB2
CIN
6
George Pickens
DAL
WR4
KC
7
Amon-Ra St. Brown
DET
WR5
GB
8
Javonte Williams
DAL
RB3
KC
9
Chase Brown
CIN
RB4
@BAL
10
Josh Jacobs
GB
RB5
@DET
11
Lamar Jackson
BAL
QB1
CIN
12
Jake Ferguson
DAL
TE1
KC
13
Jameson Williams
DET
WR6
GB
14
Patrick Mahomes
KC
QB2
@DAL
15
Dak Prescott
DAL
QB3
KC
16
Zay Flowers
BAL
WR7
CIN
17
Joe Burrow
CIN
QB4
@BAL
18
David Montgomery
DET
RB6
GB
19
Travis Kelce
KC
TE2
@DAL
20
Emanuel Wilson
GB
RB7
@DET
21
Xavier Worthy
KC
WR8
@DAL
22
Jordan Love
GB
QB5
@DET
23
Jared Goff
DET
QB6
GB
24
Mark Andrews
BAL
TE3
CIN
25
Isiah Pacheco
KC
RB8
@DAL
26
Kareem Hunt
KC
RB9
@DAL
27
JuJu Smith-Schuster
KC
WR9
@DAL
28
Brandon Aubrey
DAL
K1
KC
29
Christian Watson
GB
WR10
@DET
30
Hollywood Brown
KC
WR11
@DAL
31
Romeo Doubs
GB
WR12
@DET
32
Andrei Iosivas
CIN
WR13
@BAL
33
Harrison Butker
KC
K2
@DAL
34
Matthew Golden
GB
WR14
@DET
35
Luke Musgrave
GB
TE4
@DET
36
Jake Bates
DET
K3
GB
37
Green Bay Packers
GB
D/ST1
@DET
38
Rashod Bateman
BAL
WR15
CIN
39
Brock Wright
DET
TE5
GB
40
Evan McPherson
CIN
K4
@BAL
41
Detroit Lions
DET
D/ST2
GB
42
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
D/ST3
@DAL
43
Brandon McManus
GB
K5
@DET
44
Tyler Loop
BAL
K6
CIN
45
Baltimore Ravens
BAL
D/ST4
CIN
46
Justice Hill
BAL
RB10
CIN
47
Matthew Golden
GB
WR16
@DET
48
Noah Fant
CIN
TE6
@BAL
49
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
D/ST5
KC
50
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
D/ST6
@BAL
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Fantasy Thanksgiving QB Predictions
Lamar Jackson has struggled significantly over the past two weeks from a fantasy perspective. However, it's a perfect opportunity to bounce back against a divisional opponent on primetime. The Bengals' defense has allowed the third-most fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter a red-hot start to the season, Patrick Mahomes has come back down to earth in fantasy football. However, Mahomes' managers will be thankful that he faces the Dallas Cowboys on Turkey Day. Dallas allows the most FPPG to QBs.
Joe Burrow will make his return after being out since Week 2. It'll be a tough matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, but more than likely, you're starting Burrow if you've held him this long.
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Fantasy Thanksgiving RB Predictions
It's hard not to place Jahmyr Gibbs as the RB1 after his Week 12 performance. The first time the Packers faced the Lions, Detroit's offense was held in check. However, the Packers' defense has not looked nearly as terrifying as it did at the beginning of the season.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDerrick Henry is going to feast against this Cincinnati run defense. The Bengals have allowed the most FPPG to opposing RBs (32.2). This should be a prime Henry performance.
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Fantasy Thanksgiving WR Predictions
Rashee Rice is not just going to be the top player on Thanksgiving, but possibly the top overall player of the week. Rice is coming off his best game of the season, and now gets to face the Dallas secondary, which allows 39.1 FPPG to WRs.
The Bengals roster is the most murky heading into Thursday. Tee Higgins may miss this game with a concussion, which would make other Bengals WRs prominent options. We'll keep this updated with all the news surrounding Cincinnati.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUpdate: Tee Higgins has been ruled out for Week 13. This makes Andrei Iosivas another fascinating start on Thanksgiving against Baltimore.
Also, the Packers may activate Jayden Reed (shoulder) from injured reserve, which would make him a highly sought-after pick in the middle rounds of Thanksgiving fantasy drafts.
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Fantasy Thanksgiving TE Predictions
Mark Andrews could find himself as the TE1 by the end of Thanksgiving. The Bengals allow the most FPPG to the TE position.
Outside of Andrews getting a favorable matchup, there's nothing else too noteworthy surrounding the TE position. If you have Travis Kelce and Jake Ferguson, play them like you would anyway.
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Fantasy Thanksgiving D/ST Predictions
There is not one defense anyone should be itching to start on Turkey Day.
The Ravens could handle the Bengals, but Ja'Marr Chase can ruin a defense's day in one play. There are too many dynamic offenses to start one of these defensive units comfortably.
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