If you're a fantasy footballer and you're depressed that the season is over, a whole new season is about to kickoff.

The postseason is upon us, which means we have an entire new draft and season to look forward to. Sure, it's not the same as the regular season marathon. Instead of drafting, making trades and setting a lineup each week, you pick your players and then stick with them for as long as they last. It's a five-week sprint (including a bye week before the Super Bowl) that begins Saturday and ends when the confetti drops.

But whom should you draft?

This year, it might be harder than ever.

The San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens are the top seeds in their conferences, which means they're favored to go to the Super Bowl. But should you target their players?

Hard to say. While they are favored to play three games, one of advantages of having the top seed is you skip playing in the Wild Card playoff round, so those teams' players won't rack up any points this coming weekend. Perhaps drafting players from the second or third seeds, who will play on the opening weekend and still have a decent chance to get to the Super Bowl, is the better call. Any team, with the exception of the 49ers and Ravens, has a chance at playing four games, while two are guaranteed to play three games.

And what matters more, talent or opportunity?

Would you rather have Los Angeles Rams running back Kerwynn Williams, who will be playing on the road and isn't among the favorites to play multiple games, or a lesser light like Gus Edwards of the Ravens, who plays on a good team that might play two or three games? Can Williams do in a game or two what a lesser player can do in three or four games? That's what you have to figure out.

Obviously the rules your league play by could impact these rankings.

Our rules? We're starting one quarterback, one running back, two receivers, a flex, a tight end, a kicker and a defense. We go with fewer positions than the regular season because there are far fewer players to pick from.

Since there are no pickups or injury replacements, we draft team quarterbacks. It makes sense to do this, so a freak injury doesn't spoil your season, and this year, it's probably more important than ever with so many star signal-callers missing games.

Scoring? We'll go one one point per 10 yards for rushing and receiving, with a half point for receptions. Touchdowns are six points. For quarterbacks, we go one point for every 20 yards and four points for every passing score.

Kickers and defense, we'll use conventional scoring.

A few notes, please check injury reports. We didn't rank Sam LaPorta (Detroit tight end) because his availability looks bleak. We did rank A.J. Brown, but lowered him because of his injury. As always, check injury reports before drafting. And special thanks to Nick Italiano, who helped with the rankings.

NFL playoff Wild Card Round schedule

Saturday

Cleveland at Houston

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Line: Browns -1.5

Over/under 43

Network: NBC/Peacock

Miami at Kansas City

Time: 8 p.m.

Line: Chiefs -3.5

Over/under: 47.5

Network: Peacock

Sunday

Steelers at Bills

Time: 1 p.m.

Line: Bills -9

Over/under: 43

Network: CBS, Paramount Plus

Packers at Cowboys

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Line: Cowboys -7

Over/under: 47.5

Network: Fox

LA Rams at Detroit Lions

Time: 8 p.m.

Line: Lions -3.5

Over/under: 50.5

Network: NBC

Fantasy football 2024 rankings

Quarterback

1. Josh Allen (Buffalo)

2. Dak Prescott (Dallas)

3. Tua Tagovailoa (Miami)

4. Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City)

5. Lamar Jackson (Baltimore)

6. Brock Purdy (San Francisco)

7. Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay)

8. Matthew Stafford (Los Angeles)

9. Jared Goff (Detroit)

10. Joe Flacco (Cleveland)

11. CJ Stroud (Houston)

12. Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia)

13. Jordan Love (Green Bay)

14. Mason Rudolph (Pittsburgh)

Running backs

1. Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco)

2. Kryen Williams (LA Rams)

3. Isiah Pacheco (Kansas City)

4. Rachaad White (Tampa Bay)

5. James Cook (Buffalo)

6. Raheem Mostert (Miami)

7. De'Von Achne (Miami)

8. Tony Pollard (Dallas)

9. Justice Hill (Baltimore)

10. Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit)

11. Jerome Ford (Cleveland)

12. Najee Harris (Pittsburgh)

13. Gus Edwards (Baltimore)

14. David Montgomery (Detriot)

15. D'Andre Swift (Philadelphia)

16. Jaylen Warren (Pittsburgh)

17. Aaron Jones (Green Bay)

18. Devin Singletary (Houston)

19. Kareem Hunt (Cleveland)

20. Clyde Edwards-Helaire (Kansas City)

Wide receivers

1. CeeDee Lamb (Dallas)

2. Tyreek Hill (Miami)

3. Amon-R-St. Brown (Detroit)

4. Puka Nacua (LA Rams)

5. Mike Evans (Tampa Bay)

6. Deebo Samuel (San Francisco)

7. Cooper Kupp (LA Rams)

8. Brandon Aiyuk (San Francisco)

9. Stefon Diggs (Buffalo)

10. A.J. Brown (Philadelphia)

11. Amari Cooper (Cleveland)

12. Nico Collins (Houston)

13. Rashee Rice (Kansas City)

14. Jaylen Waddle (Miami)

15. Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay)

16. Zay Flowers (Baltimore)

17. DeVonta Smith (Philadelphia)

18. Gabe Davis (Buffalo)

19. Odell Beckham Jr. (Baltimore)

20. Brandin Cooks (Dallas)

21. Diontae Johnson (Pittsburgh)

22. Elijah Moore (Cleveland)

23. Jayden Reed (Green Bay)

24. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Kansas City)

25. Josh Reynolds (Detroit)

26. Noah Brown (Houston)

27. Demarcus Robinson (LA Rams)

28. George Pickens (Pittsburgh)

29. Romeo Doubs (Green Bay)

30. Cederick Wilson Jr. (Miami)

Tight ends

1. Travis Kelce (Kansas City)

2. David Njoku (Cleveland)

3. Jake Ferguson (Dallas)

4. George Kittle (San Francisco)

5. Isaiah Likely (Baltimore)

6. Tyler Higbee (LA Rams)

7. Dalton Kincaid (Buffalo)

8. Cade Otton (Tampa Bay)

9. Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia)

10. Dalton Schultz (Houston)

Kickers

1. Brandon Aubrey (Dallas)

2. Justin Tucker (Baltimore)

3. Harrison Butker (Kansas City)

4. Tyler Bass (Buffalo)

5. Jake Moody (San Francisco)

6. Jason Sanders (Miami)

7. Chase McLaughlin (Tampa Bay)

8. Riley Patterson (Cleveland)

9. Ka'imi Fairbairn (Houston)

10. Jake Elliott (Philadelphia)

Defense

1. Cleveland

2. Dallas

3. Baltimore

4. San Francisco

5. Buffalo

6. Tampa Bay

7. Kansas City

8. Miami

9. LA Rams

10. Houston

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Playoff fantasy football cheat sheet 2023: Postseason fantasy rankings