2025-2026 NFL Wildcard Weekend: Data Summary

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Hello everyone!

Wildcard Weekend is over and we are on to the Divisional Round!

Before that though, here is the utilization data for Wildcard Weekend including the most picked players by position, the most played cards, and the most popular combos. These are not in terms of points but in terms of popularity of picks. Without further ado, here are the stats for the players by position.

Players by Position

QB RB WR TE K DEF
Josh Allen Christian McCaffrey Puka Nacua George Kittle Ka’imi Fairbairn HOU D/ST
Matthew Stafford James Cook Nico Collins Colston Loveland Cam Little LAR D/ST
Trevor Lawrence Travis Etienne Jr. Christian Watson Dallas Goedert Harrison Mevis NE D/ST
Drake Maye Saquon Barkley Davante Adams Dalton Kincaid Cameron Dicker PHI D/ST
Jalen Hurts Josh Jacobs AJ Brown Hunter Henry Andy Borregales PIT D/ST

Looking at SmashCards, here are the top 10 played cards last week.

Top 10 SmashCards

SmashCard
Golden Arm
12th Man
A Seabird’s Confidence
Extra Credit
Run CMC
Divided Loyalties
Moneyball Capologist
Mr. Relevant
Starting RB
Starting WR

Let’s take a look at the top played combos.

Top Played Combos

Player Card Points
Christian McCaffrey Run CMC 0 pts
Matt Stafford Golden Arm 12 pts
Josh Allen Golden Arm 4 pts
Puka Nacua A Seabird’s Confidence 3 pts
Puka Nacua Starting WR 12.3 pts
Josh Allen 12th Man 9 pts
Josh Allen Mr. Relevant 30 pts
Drake Maye Golden Arm 4 pts
Puka Nacua Book Club 12 pts
Christian McCaffrey Chess Piece 12 pts

And now, we’re on to the Divisional Round! Set your lineups before games start and good luck!

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