The fantasy football playoffs are upon us (for most leagues) as we head into Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season. Each year, when we look back and reflect on our teams, there are always 1-2 players who helped you get to the postseason. Most of those players pop up pretty frequently on playoff rosters, your Jonathan Taylor’s and Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s of the world.

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Below we’re going over the top-10 players who are most commonly appearing on playoff rosters in Yahoo fantasy football leagues.

Here are the top-10 players who most commonly appear on playoff rosters in Yahoo Fantasy Football leagues.

Here are the top-10 players who most commonly appear on playoff rosters in Yahoo Fantasy Football leagues.

(Taylar Sievert)Top-10 players most commonly on playoff rosters1. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts (60.0% of Yahoo Fantasy playoff rosters)

Taylor was key in getting managers to the postseason but now you have to question if the Colts RB can get you a championship. From Weeks 2-10, Taylor had one of the best stretches of performances by a RB in fantasy football history, recording five games with at least three touchdowns. He topped out in Week 10 against the Falcons with over 48 fantasy points, going for nearly 300 total yards and three scores. Now, Indy is without QB Daniel Jones and Taylor’s value going into the playoffs has diminished significantly. Hopefully he can shake things off and be the RB1 we saw from earlier in the season.

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2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers (58.6%)

Many managers were worried about drafting CMC so high given his injury concerns going into 2025. Those who took that risk and took the Niners’ top back have been rewarded handsomely. McCaffrey has had a vintage season, entering Week 15 second in RB fantasy scoring at 286 points in half-PPR. In 13 games, he failed to reach double-digit fantasy points just once, one of the safest floor plays in the game.

3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seahawks (57.0%)

If we had to choose a fantasy MVP at the end of the regular season, many would vote for JSN given where he was drafted. Smith-Njigba ranks first in fantasy scoring among WRs and is fifth overall among flex options with 242.9 fantasy points entering Week 15. He went from a Pro Bowler in 2024 to arguably the best WR in the world in 2025. JSN has also made Seattle history, setting the record for most receiving yards in a season at 1,428 (with plenty of games left to add to that total).

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4. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Lions (55.0%)

Talk about volatility. Gibbs has produced a wide range of outcomes for fantasy managers this season. Fortunately, some of those ceiling games are 35.3, 36.7, 49.9 and 33.5 fantasy point totals. The 49.9-point game against the Giants in which Gibbs had 219 rushing yards, 11 catches and 45 receiving yards with three total TDs is the highest scoring game by anyone in the 2025 season. Gibbs was drafted as a top-five fantasy asset and he’s come through for managers.

5. De’Von Achane, RB, Dolphins (53.1%)

If CMC and Achane have shown us anything it’s that injury concerns in preseason need to be taken with a grain of salt. Like McCaffrey, managers were worried about drafting Achane in the late-first, early-second round back in August. Instead of hurting those rosters, Achane elevated them, mostly to the postseason. He ranks foruth in FLEX scoring in fantasy at 244.4 fantasy points entering Week 15 and has been arguably the most consistent player this season. Let’s hope this rib injury Achane sustained in Week 14 against the Jets doesn’t hold him back.

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6. George Pickens, WR, Cowboys (52.2%)

Pickens was brought in by Dallas via trade from Pittsburgh to complement CeeDee Lamb in the passing game. Nobody thought Pickens would surpass Lamb. The speedy wideout has been a top-3 fantasy asset at receiver this season, entering Week 15 third in receiving yards at 1,179 on the season. Injury absences by Lamb have helped Pickens elevate his game to true WR1 territory. He’s arguably the most valuable draft pick relative to ADP this season.

7. Puka Nacua, WR, Rams (51.4%)

A preseason back issue for QB Matthew Stafford suppressed Nacua’s ADP to the late-first, early-second range, which was a mistake. He should have been a lock for the first round. Stafford has turned back the clock and Nacua ranks second behind JSN in fantasy scoring (212.4) at the wide receiver position entering Week 15. All of that despite losing TD equity to teammate Davante Adams (14 TDs this season).

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8. Josh Allen, QB, Bills (51.3%)

It’s surprising to see Allen on this list because it feels like he’s had a down season by his standards. That “down season” still has the Bills signal-caller as far-and-away the QB1 in fantasy this season with 320 points. There have been plenty of low points but Allen has three games of 37+ fantasy points this season, and he’s been buoyed most weeks by his rushing TD upside. His near-40-point game in Week 14 likely helped a lot of you clinch playoff berths as well.

9. Michael Wilson, WR, Cardinals (50.4%)

One of these players is not like the others. Wilson is the only outlier on this list, a waiver-wire pickup late in the season who has paid major dividends for managers. With Marvin Harrison Jr. undergoing an emergency appendectomy before Week 11, Wilson was thrust into the spotlight as the top wideout for Arizona. Over the past four games, Wilson is the WR1 overall in fantasy scoring with 79.6 points in half-PPR. It’s unclear if Wilson can maintain his value through the fantasy postseason but he helped plenty managers get there.

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10. Bijan Robinson, RB, Falcons (50.1%)

We close out this list with the player we all thought would be at the top of it. Sure, Robinson hasn’t had a bad season but he also hasn’t lived up to the hype as the top-ranked back in preseason. Despite the highs and lows — many of which were out of his control — Robinson still ranks among the top five in RB scoring at 236.3 fantasy points going into Week 15. Unfortunately, the Falcons have nothing left to play for and injuries have stunted the offense a bit. But that’s just made Robinson even more important.