If you’re playing fantasy football this NFL season, you’re hoping for a great game from your best players every week. That gets you thinking about the record for most fantasy points in a game. What’s the most fantasy points scored by a single player? Let’s take a look at the NFL player with the most fantasy points in a single game for the Standard and PPR Leagues. Also, don’t forget to visit 4for4 for all things fantasy football!

Most Fantasy Points by a Player – Standard Score

When it comes to standard scoring, players can earn points for passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, and touchdowns. Here’s a quick look at the top performances by players in a standard scoring league. The top three performances belong to running backs.

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Clinton Portis (RB): 55.4 fantasy points

Portis had a monster game with 218 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a dominant performance against the Kansas City Chiefs in December 2003. He also added 36 receiving yards to earn the most fantasy points ever in a standard-scoring fantasy football league.

Alvin Kamara (RB): 53.2 fantasy points

Alvin Kamara had one of the best Christmases in sports history as the running back had six rushing touchdowns and 155 yards against the Vikings in 2020. He added 17 receiving yards and delivered one of the best non-PPR performances ever.

Shaun Alexander (RB): 53.1 fantasy points

On September 29, 2022, Shaun Alexander scored five touchdowns in the first half against the Vikings. Alexander had an incredible game with 139 rushing yards, 92 receiving yards, four rushing touchdowns, and one receiving touchdown.

Here are some more of the best NFL fantasy performances in standard scoring leagues. The list is dominated by wide receivers and running backs who were able to rack up a lot of total yards and touchdowns.

Most Fantasy points in a game as quarterback

When it comes to the quarterback position, Michael Vick holds the single-game record for fantasy points. On November 15, 2010, Vick had 49.32 fantasy points against Washington. Vick had six total touchdowns in the game, one of the best performances by an NFL player.

Vick finished the game throwing for 333 yards with four touchdowns and running for 80 yards with two rushing touchdowns, the best QB performance in a single fantasy football game ever.

Other great performances by QBs in NFL games include Mark Rypien in 1991 with 48.08 points and Peyton Manning in 2013 with 46.28 points. Manning is near the top of the list for most points scored in a single game thanks to seven passing touchdowns. That is a tie for an NFL single-game record.

Most Fantasy Points By A Player – PPR Scoring

In a PPR scoring league, players earn standard scoring points for yards and touchdowns, as well as one point per reception. Let’s take a look at some of the best PPR performances ever. It’s no surprise that the greatest receiver of all time, Jerry Rice, tops this list. He scored the most fantasy points in a single game in the 1990 and 1995 seasons.

Jerry Rice had one of the greatest fantasy football performances ever on October 14, 1990. Rice had 65.5 points on 225 yards receiving and five touchdowns. The five touchdowns were an NFL record for a receiver. Rice finished as the all-time leader among wide receivers in receiving yards and touchdowns for the 1990 season.

Rice had 299 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns in his 61.9 point game, which was another top performance in NFL history.

Read more: What is PPR Fantasy Football Scoring?

Who scored the most Fantasy Football points on defense?

Kickers and defense can be useful in your fantasy football games. Normally your offensive players are the most important factor in your winnings each week, but there have been some insane defensive performances that have carried teams.

One of the best fantasy games ever for a defense came in 1989 when the Cleveland Browns dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the matchup, the Browns had five fumble recoveries, three interceptions, six sacks, and three defensive touchdowns. That equated to 50 points in a single game for the defense.