Week 18 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

Baker Mayfield (left), Derrick Henry (center) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (right) are important players to check in this week's player rankings.
Baker Mayfield (left), Derrick Henry (center) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (right) are important players to check in this week's player rankings. / Derrick Henry: Mitch Stringer-Imagn ImagesBaker Mayfield: Mike Carlson/Getty ImagesAmon-Ra St. Brown: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images

The final week of the regular season is upon us!

To all of you who are playing in their fantasy leagues this week, first … why? Second, you need to know which teams are playing for postseason berths and seeding, which teams will rest their starters, and which teams are just playing out the final week of the slate.

This all makes ranking players for this week very difficult.

So, let’s look at each conference … in the AFC, the Chiefs, Bill and Texans are locked into their playoff seeds and could (and likely will) rest their starters. The Ravens will clinch the NFC North and the No. 3 seed with a win over the Browns on Saturday afternoon. If they do win, the Steelers would then have nothing to play for later that night against the Bengals. They would be a Wild Card team with no chance to win their division in that scenario.

The Chargers have earned a postseason berth, while the Bengals, Broncos, and Dolphins can still earn a berth. So, you’re pretty safe playing these teams in your fantasy leagues.

Every other team in the conference is just playing out the schedule.

In the NFC, the Lions, Eagles, and Rams have clinched a playoff berth, but the Lions and Vikings are playing for the No. 1 seed in the NFC on Sunday night. The Eagles and Rams will rest their starters. The Buccaneers are playing for the NFC South title and a home game in the playoffs. The Commanders and Packers have both clinched playoff berths, so there’s a chance they could rest some starters. The Falcons can also still earn a postseason berth.

Every other team in the conference is just playing out the schedule.

When you're done reviewing these PPR rankings, you still won't want to set your starting lineup without checking out my Start Em, Sit Em columns at every position!

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Week 18 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Lamar Jackson

BAL

vs. CLE

2

Jayden Daniels

WAS

at DAL

3

Joe Burrow

CIN

at PIT

4

Baker Mayfield

TB

vs. NO

5

Sam Darnold

MIN

at DET

6

Jared Goff

DET

vs. MIN

7

Bo Nix

DEN

vs. KC

8

Justin Herbert

LAC

at LV

9

Kyler Murray

ARI

vs. SF

10

Russell Wilson

PIT

vs. CIN

11

Geno Smith

SEA

at LAR

12

Jordan Love

GB

vs. CHI

13

Joe Flacco

IND

vs. JAC

14

Bryce Young

CAR

at ATL

15

Carson Wentz

KC

at PIT

16

Caleb Williams

CHI

vs. GB

17

Josh Dobbs

SF

at ARI

18

Michael Penix Jr.

ATL

vs. CAR

19

Drake Maye

NE

vs. BUF

20

Aaron Rodgers

NYJ

vs. MIA

21

Mac Jones

JAC

at IND

22

Tyler Huntley

MIA

at NYJ

23

Jimmy Garoppolo

LAR

vs. SEA

24

Drew Lock

NYG

at PHI

25

C.J. Stroud

HOU

at TEN

26

Aidan O'Connell

LV

vs. LAC

27

Mitchell Trubisky

BUF

at NE

28

Will Levis

TEN

vs. HOU

29

Tanner McKee

PHI

vs. NYG

30

Trey Lance

DAL

vs. WAS

31

Bailey Zappe

CLE

at BAL

32

Spencer Rattler

NO

at TB

Week18 Fantasy Running Backs Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Bijan Robinson

ATL

vs. CAR

2

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET

vs. MIN

3

Derrick Henry

BAL

vs. CLE

4

Bucky Irving

TB

vs. NO

5

Josh Jacobs

GB

vs. CHI

6

Jonathan Taylor

IND

vs. JAC

7

Zach Charbonnet

SEA

at LAR

8

Aaron Jones

MIN

at DET

9

J.K. Dobbins

LAC

at LV

10

De'Von Achane

MIA

at NYJ

11

Rico Dowdle

DAL

vs. WAS

12

Brian Robinson Jr.

WAS

at DAL

13

Isaac Guerendo

SF

at ARI

14

Tony Pollard

TEN

vs. HOU

15

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

NYG

at PHI

16

Blake Corum

LAR

vs. SEA

17

Kenneth Gainwell

PHI

vs. NYG

18

Breece Hall

NYJ

vs. MIA

19

Najee Harris

PIT

vs. CIN

20

D'Andre Swift

CHI

at GB

21

Alexander Mattison

LV

vs. LAC

22

Travis Etienne Jr.

JAC

at IND

23

Michael Carter

ARI

vs. SF

24

Miles Sanders

CAR

at ATL

25

Ty Johnson

BUF

at NE

26

Jaylen Warren

PIT

vs. CIN

27

Dameon Pierce

HOU

at TEN

28

Rachaad White

TB

vs. NO

29

D'Onta Foreman

CLE

at BAL

30

Ray Davis

BUF

at NE

31

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

NO

at TB

32

Javonte Williams

DEN

vs. KC

33

Carson Steele

KC

at DEN

34

Antonio Gibson

NE

vs. BUF

35

Tank Bigsby

JAC

at IND

36

Rhamondre Stevenson

NE

vs. BUF

37

Khalil Herbert

CIN

at PIT

38

Jaleel McLaughlin

DEN

vs. KC

39

Chris Rodriguez

WAS

at DAL

40

Jamaal Williams

NO

at TB

41

Tyrion Davis-Price

PHI

vs. NYG

42

Samaje Perine

KC

at DEN

43

Audric Estime

DEN

vs. KC

44

Tyler Allgeier

ATL

vs. CAR

45

Devin Singletary

NYG

at PHI

46

Julius Chestnut

TEN

vs. HOU

47

Raheem Mostert

MIA

at NYJ

48

Kimani Vidal

LAC

at LV

49

DeeJay Dallas

ARI

vs. SF

50

Raheem Blackshear

CAR

at ATL

51

Roschon Johnson

CHI

at GB

52

Cam Akers

MIN

at DET

53

Braelon Allen

NYJ

vs. MIA

54

Jeremy McNichols

WAS

at DAL

55

Kenny McIntosh

SEA

at LAR

56

Dare Ogunbowale

HOU

at TEN

57

Chris Collier

LV

vs. LAC

58

Patrick Taylor Jr.

SF

at ARI

59

Keaton Mitchell

BAL

vs. CLE

60

Jacob Kibodi

CLE

at BAL

Week 18 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Ja'Marr Chase

CIN

at PIT

2

Justin Jefferson

MIN

at DET

3

Amon-Ra St. Brown

DET

vs. MIN

4

Mike Evans

TB

vs. NO

5

Brian Thomas Jr.

JAC

at IND

6

Malik Nabers

NYG

at PHI

7

Tee Higgins

CIN

at PIT

8

Drake London

ATL

vs. CAR

9

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA

at LAR

10

Ladd McConkey

LAC

at LV

11

Courtland Sutton

DEN

vs. KC

12

Jordan Addison

MIN

at DET

13

George Pickens

PIT

vs. CIN

14

Davante Adams

NYJ

vs. MIA

15

Terry McLaurin

WAS

at DAL

16

DJ Moore

CHI

at ATL

17

Jakobi Meyers

LV

vs. LAC

18

Michael Pittman Jr.

IND

vs. JAC

19

Jameson Williams

DET

vs. MIN

20

Adam Thielen

CAR

at ATL

21

Tyreek Hill

MIA

at NYJ

22

Zay Flowers

BAL

vs. CLE

23

Keenan Allen

CHI

at GB

24

Garrett Wilson

NYJ

vs. MIA

25

Jalen McMillan

TB

vs. NO

26

Jauan Jennings

SF

at ARI

27

Calvin Ridley

TEN

vs. HOU

28

Josh Downs

IND

vs. JAC

29

Marvin Harrison Jr.

ARI

vs. SF

30

DK Metcalf

SEA

at LAR

31

Jerry Jeudy

CLE

at BAL

32

Marvin Mims Jr.

DEN

vs. KC

33

Darnell Mooney

ATL

vs. CAR

34

Jayden Reed

GB

vs. CHI

35

Wan'Dale Robinson

NYG

at PHI

36

Chris Olave

NO

at TB

37

Quentin Johnston

LAC

at LV

38

Ricky Pearsall

SF

at ARI

39

Jaylen Waddle

MIA

at NYJ

40

Brandin Cooks

DAL

vs. WAS

41

Jalen Coker

CAR

at ATL

42

Jordan Whittington

LAR

vs. SEA

43

Romeo Doubs

GB

vs. CHI

44

Rome Odunze

CHI

at GB

45

Olamide Zaccheaus

WAS

at DAL

46

DeMario Douglas

NE

vs. BUF

47

Tyler Johnson

LAR

vs. SEA

48

KaVontae Turpin

DAL

vs. WAS

49

JuJu Smith-Schuster

KC

at DEN

50

Nico Collins

HOU

vs. HOU

51

Tutu Atwell

LAR

vs. SEA

52

Jalen Tolbert

DAL

vs. WAS

53

Michael Wilson

ARI

vs. SF

54

Dontayvion Wicks

GB

vs. CHI

55

Kayshon Boutte

NE

vs. BUF

56

Rashod Bateman

BAL

vs. CLE

57

Nick Westbrook-Ihkine

TEN

at IND

58

Xavier Legette

CAR

at ATL

59

Johnny Wilson

PHI

vs. NYG

60

Ray-Ray McCloud

ATL

vs. CAR

Week 18 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Brock Bowers

LV

vs. LAC

2

Trey McBride

ARI

vs. SF

3

George Kittle

SF

at ARI

4

Sam LaPorta

DET

vs. MIN

5

Mark Andrews

BAL

vs. CLE

6

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

at DET

7

Jonnu Smith

MIA

at NYJ

8

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

vs. CLE

9

Zach Ertz

WAS

at DAL

10

Chigoziem Okonkwo

TEN

vs. HOU

11

Tucker Kraft

GB

vs. CHI

12

Jake Ferguson

DAL

vs. WAS

13

Isaiah Likely

BAL

vs. CLE

14

Mike Gesicki

CIN

at PIT

15

Austin Hooper

NE

vs. BUF

16

Kyle Pitts

ATL

vs. CAR

17

Brenton Strange

JAC

at IND

18

Juwan Johnson

NO

at TB

19

Will Dissly

LAC

at LV

20

Noah Fant

SEA

at LAR

21

Tyler Conklin

NYJ

vs. MIA

22

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

at NE

23

Peyton Hendershot

KC

at DEN

24

Foster Moreau

NO

at TB

25

Cade Stover

HOU

at TEN

26

Cole Kmet

CHI

at GB

27

Grant Calcaterra

PHI

vs. NYG

28

Kylen Granson

IND

vs. JAC

29

Jordan Akins

CLE

at BAL

30

Ja'Tavion Sanders

CAR

at ATL

31

Payne Durham

TB

vs. NO

32

Daniel Bellinger

NYG

at PHI

Week 18 Fantasy Flex Rankings

Rk

Player

Position

Team

Opponent

1

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

CIN

at PIT

2

Bijan Robinson

RB

ATL

vs. CAR

3

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

DET

vs. MIN

4

Justin Jefferson

WR

MIN

at DET

5

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

DET

vs. MIN

6

Derrick Henry

RB

BAL

vs. CLE

7

Mike Evans

WR

TB

vs. NO

8

Bucky Irving

RB

TB

vs. NO

9

Josh Jacobs

RB

GB

vs. CHI

10

Jonathan Taylor

RB

IND

vs. JAC

11

Zach Charbonnet

RB

SEA

at LAR

12

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR

JAC

at IND

13

Malik Nabers

WR

NYG

at PHI

14

Tee Higgins

WR

CIN

at PIT

15

Drake London

WR

ATL

vs. CAR

16

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

SEA

at LAR

17

Ladd McConkey

WR

LAC

at LV

18

Aaron Jones

RB

MIN

at DET

19

Brock Bowers

TE

LV

vs. LAC

20

Courtland Sutton

WR

DEN

vs. KC

21

Jordan Addison

WR

MIN

at DET

22

Trey McBride

TE

ARI

vs. SF

23

George Pickens

WR

PIT

vs. CIN

24

J.K. Dobbins

RB

LAC

at LV

25

De'Von Achane

RB

MIA

at NYJ

26

Rico Dowdle

RB

DAL

vs. WAS

27

Davante Adams

WR

NYJ

vs. MIA

28

Terry McLaurin

WR

WAS

at DAL

29

DJ Moore

WR

CHI

at ATL

30

Brian Robinson Jr.

RB

WAS

at DAL

31

Jakobi Meyers

WR

LV

vs. LAC

32

Isaac Guerendo

RB

SF

at ARI

33

Tony Pollard

RB

TEN

vs. HOU

34

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB

NYG

at PHI

35

Michael Pittman Jr.

WR

IND

vs. JAC

36

Jameson Williams

WR

DET

vs. MIN

37

Adam Thielen

WR

CAR

at ATL

38

Tyreek Hill

WR

MIA

at NYJ

39

Zay Flowers

WR

BAL

vs. CLE

40

Keenan Allen

WR

CHI

at GB

41

Garrett Wilson

WR

NYJ

vs. MIA

42

Jalen McMillan

WR

TB

vs. NO

43

George Kittle

TE

SF

at ARI

44

Blake Corum

RB

LAR

vs. SEA

45

Sam LaPorta

TE

DET

vs. MIN

46

Jauan Jennings

WR

SF

at ARI

47

Calvin Ridley

WR

TEN

vs. HOU

48

Josh Downs

WR

IND

vs. JAC

49

Kenneth Gainwell

RB

PHI

vs. NYG

50

Breece Hall

RB

NYJ

vs. MIA

51

Najee Harris

RB

PIT

vs. CIN

52

Mark Andrews

TE

BAL

vs. CLE

53

D'Andre Swift

RB

CHI

at GB

54

T.J. Hockenson

TE

MIN

at DET

55

Alexander Mattison

RB

LV

vs. LAC

56

Travis Etienne Jr.

RB

JAC

at IND

57

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR

ARI

vs. SF

58

DK Metcalf

WR

SEA

at LAR

59

Jerry Jeudy

WR

CLE

at BAL

60

Marvin Mims Jr.

WR

DEN

vs. KC

61

Darnell Mooney

WR

ATL

vs. CAR

62

Jonnu Smith

TE

MIA

at NYJ

63

Jayden Reed

WR

GB

vs. CHI

64

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR

NYG

at PHI

65

Chris Olave

WR

NO

at TB

66

Miles Sanders

RB

CAR

at ATL

67

Ty Johnson

RB

BUF

at NE

68

Jaylen Warren

RB

PIT

vs. CIN

69

Dameon Pierce

RB

HOU

at TEN

70

Michael Carter

RB

ARI

vs. SF

71

Rachaad White

RB

TB

vs. NO

72

Quentin Johnston

WR

LAC

at LV

73

Ricky Pearsall

WR

SF

at ARI

74

Jaylen Waddle

WR

MIA

at NYJ

75

Brandin Cooks

WR

DAL

vs. WAS

76

Jalen Coker

WR

CAR

at ATL

77

Jordan Whittington

WR

LAR

vs. SEA

78

Romeo Doubs

WR

GB

vs. CHI

79

Rome Odunze

WR

CHI

at GB

80

Olamide Zaccheaus

WR

WAS

at DAL

81

D'Onta Foreman

RB

CLE

at BAL

82

DeMario Douglas

WR

NE

vs. BUF

83

Pat Freiermuth

TE

PIT

vs. CLE

84

Zach Ertz

TE

WAS

at DAL

85

Tyler Johnson

WR

LAR

vs. SEA

86

KaVontae Turpin

WR

DAL

vs. WAS

87

JuJu Smith-Schuster

WR

KC

at DEN

88

Chigoziem Okonkwo

TE

TEN

vs. HOU

89

Ray Davis

RB

BUF

at NE

90

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

RB

NO

at TB

91

Nico Collins

WR

HOU

at TEN

92

Javonte Williams

RB

DEN

vs. KC

93

Carson Steele

RB

KC

at DEN

94

Antonio Gibson

RB

NE

vs. BUF

95

Tank Bigsby

RB

JAC

at IND

96

Tucker Kraft

TE

GB

vs. CHI

97

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB

NE

vs. BUF

98

Khalil Herbert

RB

CIN

at PIT

99

Jaleel McLaughlin

RB

DEN

vs. KC

100

Tutu Atwell

WR

LAR

vs. SEA

Week 18 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Jason Sanders

MIA

at NYJ

2

Cameron Dicker

LAC

at LV

3

Chase McLaughlin

TB

vs. NO

4

Will Reichard

MIN

at DET

5

Chris Boswell

PIT

vs. CIN

6

Brandon Aubrey

DAL

vs. WAS

7

Jake Bates

DET

vs. MIN

8

Brandon McManus

GB

vs. CHI

9

Wil Lutz

DEN

vs. KC

10

Riley Patterson

ATL

vs. CAR

11

Chad Ryland

ARI

vs. SF

12

Justin Tucker

BAL

vs. CLE

13

Matt Gay

IND

vs. JAC

14

Cade York

CIN

at PIT

15

Eddy Piniero

CAR

at ATL

16

Ka'imi Fairbairn

HOU

at TEN

17

Zane Gonzalez

WAS

at DAL

18

Daniel Carlson

LV

vs. LAC

19

Jason Myers

SEA

at LAR

20

Harrison Butker

KC

at DEN

21

Jake Elliott

PHI

vs. NYG

22

Jake Moody

SF

at ARI

23

Tyler Bass

BUF

at NE

24

Joshua Karty

LAR

vs. SEA

25

Blake Grupe

NO

at TB

26

Cairo Santos

CHI

vs. GB

27

Matthew Wright

TEN

vs. HOU

28

Cam Little

JAC

at IND

29

Greg Joseph

NYJ

vs. MIA

30

Graham Gano

NYG

at PHI

31

Dustin Hopkins

CLE

at PIT

32

Joey Slye

NE

at BUF

Week 18 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk

Team

Opponent

1

Ravens

vs. CLE

2

Buccaneers

vs. NO

3

Chargers

at LV

4

Broncos

vs. KC

5

Texans

at TEN

6

Packers

vs. CHI

7

Bills

at NE

8

Dolphins

at NYJ

9

Eagles

vs. NYG

10

Colts

vs. JAC

11

Seahawks

at LAR

12

Jaguars

at IND

13

Titans

vs. HOU

14

Falcons

vs. CAR

15

Commanders

at DAL

16

Cardinals

vs. SF

17

Bengals

at PIT

18

Giants

at PHI

19

Rams

vs. SEA

20

Jets

vs. MIA

21

49ers

at ARI

22

Patriots

vs. BUF

23

Cowboys

vs. WAS

24

Steelers

vs. CIN

25

Chiefs

at DEN

26

Raiders

vs. LAC

27

Bears

vs. GB

28

Vikings

at DET

29

Lions

vs. MIN

30

Panthers

at ATL

31

Saints

at TB

32

Browns

at BAL


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.