This article is part of our MLS Fantasy Rankings series.
The rankings below are based on Major League Soccer's official fantasy game and cover all games in Week 28. While they can be used for DFS purposes, they are done with a focus on the league's season-long game.
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Rank | Player | Matchup | Price | Notes |
1 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | LA at COL, v. SKC | 12.3 | With Galaxy pushing for the playoffs, this should be Zlatan's time to make some noise. |
2 | Valentin Castellanos | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 7.3 | Even with a weaker lineup on Wednesday, Taty's playing well and is a good way into the NYC attack. |
3 | Alexandru Mitrita | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 8.6 | |
4 | Jozy Altidore | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 10.2 | |
5 | Carlos Vela | LAFC at PHI | 15.0 | If he's not back for this match, there are Sunday forwards to move to that will do just fine too. |
6 | Mauro Manotas | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 9.1 | |
7 | Mason Toye | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 5.6 | Quick turnaround from U-23 camp and action on Monday. |
8 | Chris Wondolowski | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 7.9 | Conflicting word on whether or not RSL gets their U-23 defenders back. If they don't (which is what I initially heard) then Wondo makes a great choice. |
9 | Angelo Rodriguez | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 5.9 | |
10 | Josef Martinez | ATL v. CLB | 14.1 | Columbus usually play Atlanta tough, but Josef is a great single game week option. |
11 | Christian Ramirez | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 7.0 | Good player. Bad team. |
12 | Andre Shinyashiki | COL v. LA, at TOR | 6.3 | |
13 | Brian Fernandez | POR v. DC | 9.5 | |
14 | Maximiliano Urruti | MTL v. FCC | 6.5 | |
15 | Danny Hoesen | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 5.4 | |
16 | Raul Ruidiaz | SEA v. NYRB | 11.7 | |
17 | Patrick Mullins | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 4.7 | |
18 | Abu Danladi | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 4.4 | |
19 | Kacper Przybylko | PHI v. LAFC | 9.1 | |
20 | Diego Rossi | LAFC at PHI | 9.5 |
Midfielders | ||||
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Rank | Player | Matchup | Price | Notes |
1 | Alejandro Pozuelo | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 9.6 | Leap of faith here, but Pozuelo's talent should come through with a full complement of surrounding pieces now. |
2 | Cristian Pavon | LA at COL, v. SKC | 10.5 | |
3 | Magnus Eriksson | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 11.3 | RSL are reportedly missing as many as 8 regulars for this match. I'm not terribly concerned that both SJ matches are on the road. |
4 | Cristian Espinoza | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 10.8 | |
5 | Alexander Ring | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 9.1 | Probably won't have to play centerback on Wednesday but there's a chance he's in a more defensive position. |
6 | Jack Price | COL v. LA, at TOR | 8.4 | One yellow away from suspension. |
7 | Michael Bradley | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 9.6 | Solid bonus point contribution and now on more set pieces than before. |
8 | Nicolas Benezet | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 8.0 | More upside than Bradley. Could take advantage of an unusual NYCFC set up. |
9 | Damir Kreilach | RSL v. SJ, at MIN | 7.9 | |
10 | Sam Nicholson | COL v. LA, at TOR | 6.4 | |
11 | Marco Delgado | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 8.4 | |
12 | Jesus Medina | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 6.4 | Unfortunately, he's not likely to start both. |
13 | Memo Rodriguez | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 6.4 | |
14 | Jonathan Lewis | COL v. LA, at TOR | 7.9 | Slightly downgraded due to appearing to pickup a knock last match. |
15 | Favio Alvarez | LA at COL, v. SKC | 7.3 | |
16 | Keaton Parks | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 5.2 | |
17 | Thomas Chacon | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 7.1 | Set to earn his first official start for Minnesota. Could be an impact player straightaway. |
18 | Tomas Martinez | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 6.4 | |
19 | Erickson Yirson Gallardo | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 6.1 | |
20 | Osvaldo Alonso | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 7.3 | Ozzie may be forced back into action sooner than hoped with several Minnesota midfielders just returning from international duty. Jan Gregus in particular sounds unlikely to start Wednesday. |
Defenders | ||||
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Rank | Player | Matchup | Price | Notes |
1 | Romain Metanire | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 8.8 | |
2 | Ike Opara | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 9.2 | |
3 | Anton Tinnerholm | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 8.8 | Without Maxi, Callens, and Chanot on Wednesday, NYCFC do not have as bright a defensive outlook as they could have this week. Still, Tinnerholm is a great combination of offensive and defensive fantasy output. |
4 | Auro | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 8.4 | |
5 | Michael Boxall | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 8.6 | |
6 | Omar Gonzalez | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 6.5 | |
7 | Wilfried Moimbe | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 6.0 | I'm not certain he starts both, hence a slightly deflated ranking. |
8 | Daniel Steres | LA at COL, v. SKC | 5.2 | With Jona dos Santos playing 90 minutes for Mexico on Tuesday, the Galaxy's defensive outlook is drastically reduced for a matchup at Colorado. |
9 | Keegan Rosenberry | COL v. LA, at TOR | 6.1 | Quietly leading the league in interceptions by a pretty solid margin. |
10 | Ronald Matarrita | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 5.7 | Apparently eligible to play despite some questions of when he served his suspension. |
11 | Lalas Abubakar | COL v. LA, at TOR | 6.0 | |
12 | Tommy Smith | COL v. LA, at TOR | 5.2 | |
13 | Hassani Dotson | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 6.5 | Returning from U-23 action on Monday. |
14 | Ben Sweat | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 4.5 | |
15 | Tommy Thompson | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 8.0 | |
16 | Florian Jungwirth | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 7.3 | |
17 | Chris Mavinga | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 5.1 | |
18 | Sam Vines | COL v. LA, at TOR | 4.8 | |
19 | Giancarlo Gonzalez | LA at COL, v. SKC | 4.8 | |
20 | Adam Lundqvist | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 6.1 |
Goalkeepers | ||||
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Rank | Player | Matchup | Price | Notes |
1 | Vito Mannone | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 8.3 | Houston and RSL are significantly weaker opposition than NYCFC's matches, so even though one of these games is on the road, I lean Minnesota defense ever so slightly. |
2 | Sean Johnson | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 6.9 | Only team with two home games, albeit against decent opposition. They are missing a few players so make sure Wednesday's lineups are acceptable. |
3 | Quentin Westberg | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 6.0 | |
4 | David Bingham | LA at COL, v. SKC | 7.2 | |
5 | Daniel Vega | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 5.6 | |
6 | Tim Howard | COL v. LA, at TOR | 5.6 | |
7 | Nick Rimando | RSL v. SJ, at MIN | 8.8 | Defensive outlook isn't looking great with Glad, Herrera and Lennon all set to miss the first match. (Edit: The status of those players is now uncertain. I'd rank Glad and Hererra borderline top10 defenders if playing tonight) |
8 | Joe Willis | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 5.1 | Houston's matchups are not bad at all, but unfortunately their team itself is. Maynor Figueroa and Aljaz Struna figure to miss the first leg of the DGW. |
9 | Maxime Crepeau | MTL v. FCC | 7.0 | |
10 | Brad Guzan | ATL v. CLB | 8.6 |
Value Rankings | ||||
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(forwards and midfielders under $7.5, defenders under $6.0; not ranked above) | ||||
Rank | Player | Matchup | Price | Notes |
1 | Gary Mackay-Steven | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 5.7 | |
2 | Ethan Finlay | MIN at HOU, v. RSL | 7.4 | |
3 | Nicolas Mezquida | COL v. LA, at TOR | 4.8 | |
4 | Carlos Uriel Antuna | LA at COL, v. SKC | 5.3 | |
5 | Jorgen Skjelvik | LA at COL, v. SKC | 4.9 | |
6 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 6.7 | |
7 | Eric Miller | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 4.0 | |
8 | Matias Vera | HOU v. MIN, at VAN | 6.4 | |
9 | Bojan Krkic | MTL v. FCC | 7.4 | |
10 | Hwang In-beom | VAN v. HOU | 6.9 |
Captain Rankings | ||||
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Rank | Player | Matchup | Price | Notes |
1 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | LA at COL, v. SKC | 12.3 | |
2 | Alejandro Pozuelo | TOR at NYC, v. COL | 9.6 | |
3 | Cristian Pavon | LA at COL, v. SKC | 10.5 | |
4 | Magnus Eriksson | SJ at RSL, at NYC | 11.3 | |
5 | Valentin Castellanos | NYC v. TOR, v. SJ | 7.3 |