Biggest Single-Week Fantasy Performances of 2022
Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals delivered the biggest single-week fantasy performance of 2022 with 55 fantasy points in one game, the highest best week recorded that season. Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers followed at 49 fantasy points, and Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders posted a 48-point week. Mixon's outing stands alone as the week no fantasy manager who started him will forget.
What Was the Biggest Single-Week Fantasy Performance of 2022?
The 2022 season produced a clear leader in the single-week column. Joe Mixon's best week of 55 fantasy points tops the board, and no other player in the top ten came within single digits of it in that column. Mike Evans sits second on the week chart at 49 fantasy points, with Josh Jacobs third at 48. The table below lists the top ten seasons of 2022 with each player's best week, season total, and per-game mark.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | | 1 | Joe Mixon | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 240 | 15 | 55 | | 2 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 225 | 13 | 49 | | 3 | Josh Jacobs | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 328 | 19 | 48 | | 4 | Stefon Diggs | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 317 | 20 | 45 | | 5 | Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 212 | 12 | 43 | | 6 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 234 | 18 | 43 | | 7 | Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 341 | 20 | 42 | | 8 | Justin Fields | Chicago Bears | 17 | 294 | 17 | 41 | | 9 | Christian McCaffrey | Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 356 | 21 | 40 | | 10 | Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 259 | 15 | 40 |
How Did Mixon's 55-Point Week Compare to the Rest?
The gap between Joe Mixon's best week and the field is the defining feature of this leaderboard. His 55 fantasy points sit above Mike Evans at 49 and Josh Jacobs at 48, and the two receivers and running backs behind them fall off quickly: Stefon Diggs at 45, then a cluster at 43 with Alvin Kamara and Lamar Jackson. From Tyreek Hill at 42 down to Christian McCaffrey and Jaylen Waddle at 40, the bottom of the top ten sits on nearly the same line.
Which Positions Showed Up in the 2022 Best-Week Top Ten?
Running backs hold four of the ten spots on this list: Joe Mixon, Josh Jacobs, Alvin Kamara, and Christian McCaffrey. Wide receivers take four more through Mike Evans, Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, and Jaylen Waddle, and quarterbacks claim two with Lamar Jackson and Justin Fields. The top of the chart, though, belongs entirely to the running back and wide receiver positions, with the two quarterbacks both appearing in the lower half of the best-week column.
The Miami Dolphins stand out as the only team with two players on the list, since Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle both posted best weeks of 40 or better while each played 17 games. Christian McCaffrey is the only player credited with two teams for the 2022 season, the Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco 49ers, and his best week of 40 came alongside the highest season total on the board at 356 fantasy points.
What Do the Best Weeks Reveal Against the Season Totals?
The best-week ranking and the season-total ranking tell very different stories for 2022. Christian McCaffrey led the season in fantasy points with 356 and Tyreek Hill followed at 341, yet neither appears in the top three best weeks, both capped at 40 and 42 respectively. Joe Mixon, who owns the 55-point week, finished the season with 240 points, and Mike Evans, second in best week, posted 225, the second-lowest total on the list.
Per-game numbers sharpen that contrast. McCaffrey averaged 21 fantasy points per game and Stefon Diggs and Tyreek Hill both averaged 20, while Mixon averaged 15 and Evans 13. The 2022 lesson in these columns is that the biggest single week and the steadiest season production landed on different players, and a manager who chased the season-long leaders still missed the one afternoon that decided more fantasy matchups than any other.
Common questions
Who had the biggest single-week fantasy performance in 2022?
- Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals had the biggest single-week fantasy performance of 2022 with 55 fantasy points, the top best week among all players in the top ten that season.
Which wide receiver had the largest single-week fantasy score in 2022?
- Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led wide receivers with a best week of 49 fantasy points, ahead of Stefon Diggs at 45 and Tyreek Hill at 42.
Which quarterback posted the best single fantasy week of 2022?
- Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens had the best single week among quarterbacks with 43 fantasy points, ahead of Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears at 41.
How many players topped 45 fantasy points in a single week in 2022?
- Four players in the 2022 top ten posted a best week above 45 fantasy points: Joe Mixon at 55, Mike Evans at 49, Josh Jacobs at 48, and Stefon Diggs at 45.
Did any player combine the best week and the best season total in 2022?
- No. Joe Mixon owned the best single week at 55 points, while Christian McCaffrey owned the top season total at 356 points with a best week of 40.
Which team had two players with top single-week fantasy performances in 2022?
- The Miami Dolphins had two players on the 2022 list, Tyreek Hill with a best week of 42 and Jaylen Waddle with a best week of 40.