Week 18 Fantasy Football Player Rankings For Every Position and Top 100 Flex Rankings

Welcome to Week 18 and the fantasy football championship (for those of you who are bold enough to make this your final week). Let’s talk about the challenges ahead.

The NFL slate doesn’t include a Thursday night game; instead, it features two games on Saturday. The Carolina Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. ET with the winner taking the NFC South title (unless the Falcons win on Sunday, in which case the Panthers win the division even with a loss) and the No. 4 seed in the conference. At 8 p.m. ET, the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks in a battle for the NFC West championship and the No. 1 seed in that conference. Obviously, these games are huge.

The difficulty in playing in Week 18, of course, is the number of players who won’t play. We already know that Justin Herbert and some other Chargers starters won’t play this week, and the Packers are likely to rest players too since they are locked into the No. 7 seed in the NFC. Other teams will do the same, and some of those players won’t be known until Sunday. Again, this is the challenge of playing in the NFL’s final week.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy player rankings, including my top 100 flex rankings, for Week 18 of the NFL season! Be sure to check back daily for updates!

Week 18 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Drake Maye	NE	vs. MIA
2	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. TEN
3	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. CLE
4	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYG
5	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. DET
6	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. DAL
7	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. LAC
8	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. SEA
9	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. ARI
10	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at PIT
11	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	at LAR
12	Sam Darnold	SEA	at SF
13	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. CAR
14	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. IND
15	Jared Goff	DET	at CHI
16	Tyler Shough	NO	at ATL
17	Bryce Young	CAR	at TB
18	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	vs. GB
19	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. NO
20	Mitchell Trubisky	BUF	vs. NYJ
21	Tanner McKee	PHI	vs. WAS
22	Cam Ward	TEN	at JAC
23	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs. BAL
24	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	at CIN
25	Josh Johnson	WAS	at PHI
26	Quinn Ewers	MIA	at NE
27	Trey Lance	LAC	at DEN
28	Clayton Tune	GB	at MIN
29	Kenny Pickett	LV	vs. KC
30	Chris Oladokun	KC	at LV
31	Riley Leonard	IND	at HOU
32	Brady Cook	NYJ	at BUF

Week 18 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. SEA
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. NO
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CHI
4	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CLE
5	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN
6	Derrick Henry	BAL	at PIT
7	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at HOU
8	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. KC
9	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. LAC
10	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. ARI
11	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. MIA
12	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. BAL
13	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. BAL
14	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. CAR
15	Tank Bigsby	PHI	vs. WAS
16	Jordan Mason	MIN	vs. GB
17	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET
18	Audric Estime	NO	at ATL
19	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at TB
20	Breece Hall	NYJ	at BUF
21	Jaydon Blue	DAL	at NYG
22	James Cook	BUF	vs. NYJ
23	Tony Pollard	TEN	at JAC
24	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. DAL
25	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. MIA
26	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. IND
27	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at NE
28	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at CIN
29	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at SF
30	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. DET
31	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at SF
32	Michael Carter	ARI	at LAR
33	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at PHI
34	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at MIN
35	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at LV
36	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at JAC
37	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. ARI
38	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. NO
39	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	at PHI
40	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at TB
41	Kareem Hunt	KC	at LV
42	David Montgomery	DET	at CHI
43	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. DAL
44	Will Shipley	PHI	vs. WAS
45	Kimani Vidal	LAC	at DEN
46	Emari Demercado	ARI	at LAR
47	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NYJ
48	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	at PIT
49	Chris Brooks	GB	at MIN
50	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NYJ
51	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. CLE
52	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at NE
53	Rachaad White	TB	vs. CAR
54	Raheim Sanders	CLE	at CIN
55	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs. LAC
56	Sean Tucker	TB	vs. CAR
57	Jawhar Jordan	HOU	vs. IND
58	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. IND
59	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs. SEA
60	Hunter Luepke	DAL	at NYG

Week 18 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. ARI
2	Ja'Maar Chase	CIN	vs. CLE
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at SF
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at NYG
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CHI
6	George Pickens	DAL	at NYG
7	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. IND
8	Michael Wilson	ARI	at LAR
9	Mike Evans	TB	vs. CAR
10	Drake London	ATL	vs. NO
11	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. MIA
12	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. LAC
13	Jameson Williams	DET	at CHI
14	Zay Flowers	BAL	at PIT
15	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	vs. TEN
16	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE
17	Luther Burden III	CHI	vs. DET
18	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at TB
19	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. TEN
20	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. SEA
21	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at PHI
22	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. GB
23	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET
24	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN
25	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. DAL
26	Chris Godwin	TB	vs. CAR
27	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at PHI
28	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN
29	Chimere Dike	TEN	at JAC
30	Cooper Kupp	SEA	at SF
31	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. KC
32	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at HOU
33	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	at JAC
34	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs. WAS
35	Hollywood Brown	KC	at LV
36	Rasheed Shaheed	SEA	at SF
37	Malik Washington	MIA	at NE
38	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at DEN
39	Jalen Coker	CAR	at TB
40	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. GB
41	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	at BUF
42	Kevin Austin Jr.	NO	at ATL
43	Darius Cooper	PHI	vs. WAS
44	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs. IND
45	Kayshon Boutte	NE	vs. MIA
46	Emeka Egbuka	TB	vs. CAR
47	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NYJ
48	Isaiah Hodgins	NYG	vs. DAL
49	Treylon Burks	WAS	at PHI
50	Pat Bryant	DEN	vs. LAC
51	Matthew Golden	GB	at MIN
52	Josh Downs	IND	at HOU
53	John Metchie II	NYJ	at BUF
54	Adam Thielen	PIT	vs. BAL
55	Dante Pettis	NO	at ATL
56	Issac TeSlaa	DET	at CHI
57	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. NO
58	Konta Mumpfield	LAR	vs. ARI
59	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	PIT	vs. BAL
60	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	at LV

Week 18 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at LAR
2	George Kittle	SF	vs. SEA
3	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	vs. NO
4	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. MIA
5	Juwan Johnson	NO	at ATL
6	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. DET
7	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. TEN
8	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. IND
9	AJ Barner	SEA	at SF
10	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. KC
11	Travis Kelce	KC	at LV
12	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYG
13	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at JAC
14	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. ARI
15	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. BAL
16	Mark Andrews	BAL	at PIT
17	Taysom Hill	NO	at ATL
18	Cade Otton	TB	vs. CAR
19	Greg Dulcich	MIA	at NE
20	Tyler Warren	IND	at HOU
21	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs. WAS
22	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. CLE
23	Josh Oliver	MIN	vs. GB
24	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. NYJ
25	Evan Engram	DEN	vs. LAC
26	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. BAL
27	Davis Allen	LAR	vs. AI
28	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	at DEN
29	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs. DAL
30	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at PIT
31	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. DET
32	Elijah Higgins	ARI	at LAR

Week 18 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK	Player	Pos	TM	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	vs. SEA
2	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	vs. NO
3	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	vs. ARI
4	Ja'Maar Chase	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	at SF
6	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at CHI
7	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. CLE
8	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	vs. TEN
9	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at NYG
10	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at CHI
11	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at PIT
12	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	at HOU
13	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at LAR
14	George Pickens	WR	DAL	at NYG
15	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	vs. KC
16	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	vs. IND
17	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	at LAR
18	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	vs. LAC
19	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. ARI
20	George Kittle	TE	SF	vs. SEA
21	Mike Evans	WR	TB	vs. CAR
22	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. NO
23	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	vs. MIA
24	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	vs. MIA
25	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. LAC
26	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at CHI
27	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	vs. BAL
28	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PIT	vs. BAL
29	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at PIT
30	Jakobi Meyers	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
31	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
32	Luther Burden III	WR	CHI	vs. DET
33	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	at TB
34	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	vs. CAR
35	Tank Bigsby	RB	PHI	vs. WAS
36	Jordan Mason	RB	MIN	vs. GB
37	Kyle Pitts Sr.	TE	ATL	vs. NO
38	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. DET
39	Audric Estime	RB	NO	at ATL
40	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	at TB
41	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	at BUF
42	Jaydon Blue	RB	DAL	at NYG
43	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. NYJ
44	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at JAC
45	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	vs. DAL
46	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	vs. MIA
47	Parker Washington	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
48	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	vs. SEA
49	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	at PHI
50	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	vs. GB
51	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. DET
52	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
53	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG	vs. DAL
54	Chris Godwin	WR	TB	vs. CAR
55	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. MIA
56	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO	at ATL
57	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	WAS	at PHI
58	Colston Loveland	TE	CHI	vs. DET
59	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	vs. IND
60	Jaylen Wright	RB	MIA	at NE
61	Dylan Sampson	RB	CLE	at CIN
62	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	at CIN
63	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	at SF
64	Brenton Strange	TE	JAC	vs. TEN
65	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	vs. IND
66	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	vs. DET
67	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	at SF
68	AJ Barner	TE	SEA	at SF
69	Michael Mayer	TE	LV	vs. KC
70	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	at LV
71	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	at LAR
72	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	WAS	at PHI
73	Emanuel Wilson	RB	GB	at MIN
74	Chimere Dike	WR	TEN	at JAC
75	Cooper Kupp	WR	SEA	at SF
76	Tre Tucker	WR	LV	vs. KC
77	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	at LV
78	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at JAC
79	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at NYG
80	Blake Corum	RB	LAR	vs. ARI
81	Chig Okonkwo	TE	TEN	at JAC
82	Colby Parkinson	TE	LAR	vs. ARI
83	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	at HOU
84	Tyler Allgeier	RB	ATL	vs. NO
85	Chris Rodrgiuez Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. DAL
86	Elic Ayomanor	WR	TEN	at JAC
87	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at TB
88	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	at LV
89	Jahan Dotson	WR	PHI	vs. WAS
90	David Montgomery	RB	DET	at CHI
91	Hollywood Brown	WR	KC	at LV
92	Rashid Shaheed	WR	SEA	at SF
93	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	vs. BAL
94	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	at PIT
95	Devin Singletary	RB	NYG	vs. DAL
96	Malik Washington	WR	MIA	at NE
97	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	at DEN
98	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	at TB
99	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	vs. GB
100	Adonai Mitchell	WR	NYJ	at BUF

Week 18 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at NYG
2	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. IND
3	Jason Myers	SEA	at SF
4	Will Reichard	MIN	vs. GB
5	Harrison Mevis	LAR	vs. ARI
6	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. DET
7	Cam Little	JAC	vs. TEN
8	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. CAR
9	Eddy Piniero	SF	vs. SEA
10	Charlie Smyth	NO	at ATL
11	Michael Badgley	BUF	vs. NYJ
12	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. BAL
13	Zane Gonzalez	ATL	vs. NO
14	Andy Borregales	NE	vs. MIA
15	Jake Bates	DET	at CHI
16	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. CLE
17	Tyler Loop	BAL	at PIT
18	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at DEN
19	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. WAS
20	Harrison Butker	KC	at LV
21	Ben Sauls	NYG	vs. DAL
22	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	at TB
23	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. LAC
24	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. KC
25	Riley Patterson	MIA	at NE
26	Andre Szmyt	CLE	at CIN
27	Joey Slye	TEN	at JAC
28	Chad Ryland	ARI	at LAR
29	Blake Grupe	IND	at HOU
30	Jake Moody	WAS	at PHI
31	Brandon McManus	GB	at MIN
32	Nick Folk	NYJ	at BUF

Week 18 Fantasy Defense/DST Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Texans	HOU	vs. IND
2	Bills	BUF	vs. NYJ
3	Broncos	DEN	vs. LAC
4	Patriots	NE	vs. MIA
5	Eagles	PHI	vs. WAS
6	Vikings	MIN	vs. GB
7	Jaguars	JAC	vs. TEN
8	Rams	LAR	vs. ARI
9	Bengals	CIN	vs. CLE
10	Chiefs	KC	at LV
11	Falcons	ATL	vs. NO
12	Buccaneers	TB	vs. CAR
13	Seahawks	SEA	at SF
14	Ravens	BAL	at PIT
15	Bears	CHI	vs. DET
16	Steelers	PIT	vs. BAL
17	Panthers	CAR	at TB
18	Commanders	WAS	at PHI
19	Raiders	LV	vs. KC
20	Cowboys	DAL	at NYG
21	Saints	NO	at ATL
22	Dolphins	MIA	at NE
23	Packers	GB	at MIN
24	Colts	IND	at HOU
25	Titans	TEN	at JAC
26	Browns	CLE	at CIN
27	49ers	SF	vs. SEA
28	Giants	NYG	vs. DAL
29	Chargers	LAC	at DEN
30	Lions	DET	at CHI
31	Cardinals	ARI	at LAR
32	Jets	NYJ	at BUF