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

Michael Fabiano | 18 Hours Ago

Week 18 Fantasy Player Rankings / Sports Illustrate

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 Player Rankings

1. Week 18 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
2. Week 18 Fantasy Running Back Rankings
3. Week 18 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings
4. Week 18 Fantasy Tight End Rankings
5. Week 18 Fantasy Flex Rankings
6. Week 18 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
7. Week 18 Fantasy Defense/DST Rankings

Week 18 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NYJ
2	Drake Maye	NE	vs. MIA
3	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. TEN
4	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. WAS
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. CLE
6	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. ARI
7	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYG
8	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. DET
9	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. DAL
10	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at PIT
11	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. LAC
12	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. SEA
13	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. CAR
14	Tyler Shough	NO	at ATL
15	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	at LAR
16	Sam Darnold	SEA	at SF
17	Jared Goff	DET	at CHI
18	Bryce Young	CAR	at TB
19	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. IND
20	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. NO
21	Malik Willis	GB	at MIN
22	Cam Ward	TEN	at JAC
23	Geno Smith	LV	vs. KC
24	Quinn Ewers	MIA	at NE
25	Trey Lance	LAC	at DEN
26	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs. BAL
27	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	at CIN
28	Philip Rivers	IND	at HOU
29	Josh Johnson	WAS	at PHI
30	Max Brosmer	MIN	vs. GB
31	Chris Oladokun	KC	at LV
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	James Cook	BUF	vs. NYJ
4	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CHI
5	De'Von Achane	MIA	at NE
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at HOU
7	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. WAS
8	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CLE
9	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN
10	Derrick Henry	BAL	at PIT
11	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. LAC
12	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. ARI
13	Omarion Hampton	LAC	at DEN
14	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. BAL
15	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. KC
16	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. MIA
17	Javonte Williams	DAL	at NYG
18	Breece Hall	NYJ	at BUF
19	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET
20	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. CAR
21	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. DAL
22	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	vs. GB
23	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. BAL
24	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. MIA
25	Josh Jacobs	GB	at MIN
26	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at TB
27	Tony Pollard	TEN	at JAC
28	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. ARI
29	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at CIN
30	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at PHI
31	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at SF
32	Michael Carter	ARI	at LAR
33	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at SF
34	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at LV
35	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. IND
36	Audric Estime	NO	at ATL
37	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. DET
38	Malik Davis	DAL	at NYG
39	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	at PHI
40	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at JAC
41	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at MIN
42	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. NO
43	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at TB
44	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. DAL
45	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. CLE
46	David Montgomery	DET	at CHI
47	Rachaad White	TB	vs. CAR
48	Kareem Hunt	KC	at LV
49	Kimani Vidal	LAC	at DEN
50	Raheim Sanders	CLE	at CIN
51	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at NE
52	Sean Tucker	TB	vs. CAR
53	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	at PIT
54	Jawhar Jordan	HOU	vs. IND
55	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs. SEA
56	Emari Demercado	ARI	at LAR
57	Evan Hull	NO	at ATL
58	LeQuint Allen	JAC	vs. TEN
59	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NYJ
60	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs. LAC

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	Chris Olave	NO	at ATL
7	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. WAS
8	George Pickens	DAL	at NYG
9	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. IND
10	Michael Wilson	ARI	at LAR
11	Drake London	ATL	vs. NO
12	Mike Evans	TB	vs. CAR
13	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. MIA
14	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. DAL
15	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. LAC
16	Jameson Williams	DET	at CHI
17	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE
18	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at TB
19	Devonta Smith	PHI	vs. WAS
20	Luther Burden III	CHI	vs. DET
21	Zay Flowers	BAL	at PIT
22	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	vs. TEN
23	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. SEA
24	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at PHI
25	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at NE
26	Chris Godwin	TB	vs. CAR
27	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET
28	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at PHI
29	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at DEN
30	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. TEN
31	Ricky Pearsall	SF	vs. SEA
32	Quentin Johnston	LAC	at DEN
33	Christian Watson	GB	at MIN
34	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. GB
35	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at HOU
36	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN
37	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NYJ
38	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at LAR
39	Keenan Allen	LAC	at DEN
40	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. KC
41	Emeka Egbuka	TB	vs. CAR
42	Rasheed Shaheed	SEA	at SF
43	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN
44	Romeo Doubs	GB	at MIN
45	Xavier Worthy	KC	at LV
46	Jayden Reed	GB	at MIN
47	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs. IND
48	Alec Pierce	IND	at HOU
49	Troy Franklin	DEN	vs. LAC
50	Cooper Kupp	SEA	at SF
51	Josh Downs	IND	at HOU
52	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. GB
53	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. DAL
54	Chimere Dike	TEN	at JAC
55	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	at BUF
56	Jalen Coker	CAR	at TB
57	Kyle Williams	NE	vs. MIA
58	Adam Thielen	PIT	vs. BAL
59	John Metchie II	NYJ	at BUF
60	Efton Chism III	NE	vs. MIA

Week 18 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at LAR
2	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	vs. NO
3	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. MIA
4	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	at CIN
5	Juwan Johnson	NO	at ATL
6	Jake Tonges	SF	vs. SEA
7	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. WAS
8	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. DET
9	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. KC
10	AJ Barner	SEA	at SF
11	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. ARI
12	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. IND
13	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	at DEN
14	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYG
15	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. TEN
16	Tyler Warren	IND	at HOU
17	Travis Kelce	KC	at LV
18	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NYJ
19	Mark Andrews	BAL	at PIT
20	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at JAC
21	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. BAL
22	Darren Waller	MIA	at NE
23	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. DAL
24	Taysom Hill	NO	at ATL
25	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. BAL
26	Evan Engram	DEN	vs. LAC
27	Cade Otton	TB	vs. CAR
28	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. CLE
29	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. GB
30	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at PIT
31	Luke Musgrave	GB	at MIN
32	Gunner Helm	TEN	at JAC

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	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. NYJ
5	Ja'Maar Chase	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
6	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	at SF
7	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at CHI
8	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	at NE
9	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	at HOU
10	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at NYG
11	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at CHI
12	Chris Olave	WR	NO	at ATL
13	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at LAR
14	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	vs. WAS
15	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. CLE
16	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	vs. TEN
17	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	vs. WAS
18	George Pickens	WR	DAL	at NYG
19	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at PIT
20	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	vs. LAC
21	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	vs. IND
22	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	at LAR
23	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. ARI
24	Omarion Hampton	RB	LAC	at DEN
25	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	vs. BAL
26	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	vs. KC
27	Kyle Pitts Sr.	TE	ATL	vs. NO
28	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	vs. MIA
29	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	at NYG
30	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. NO
31	Mike Evans	WR	TB	vs. CAR
32	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	vs. MIA
33	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	vs. DAL
34	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. LAC
35	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at CHI
36	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	at BUF
37	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. DET
38	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
39	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	at TB
40	Devonta Smith	WR	PHI	vs. WAS
41	Luther Burden III	WR	CHI	vs. DET
42	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at PIT
43	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	vs. CAR
44	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	vs. DAL
45	Aaron Jones Sr.	RB	MIN	vs. GB
46	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PIT	vs. BAL
47	Jakobi Meyers	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
48	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	vs. MIA
49	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	CLE	at CIN
50	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	vs. SEA
51	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. MIA
52	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	at MIN
53	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	at PHI
54	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	at NE
55	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	at TB
56	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO	at ATL
57	Jake Tonges	TE	SF	vs. SEA
58	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at JAC
59	Chris Godwin	WR	TB	vs. CAR
60	Blake Corum	RB	LAR	vs. ARI
61	Dylan Sampson	RB	CLE	at CIN
62	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. DET
63	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	WAS	at PHI
64	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	vs. WAS
65	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	at DEN
66	Colston Loveland	TE	CHI	vs. DET
67	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	WAS	at PHI
68	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	at SF
69	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	at LAR
70	Parker Washington	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
71	Michael Mayer	TE	LV	vs. KC
72	Ricky Pearsall	WR	SF	vs. SEA
73	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	at SF
74	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	at DEN
75	Christian Watson	WR	GB	at MIN
76	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	vs. GB
77	AJ Barner	TE	SEA	at SF
78	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	at HOU
79	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
80	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. NYJ
81	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	at LV
82	Colby Parkinson	TE	LAR	vs. ARI
83	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	vs. IND
84	Audric Estime	RB	NO	at ATL
85	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	vs. DET
86	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	vs. IND
87	Malik Davis	RB	DAL	at NYG
88	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	WAS	at PHI
89	Oronde Gadsden	TE	LAC	at DEN
90	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at LAR
91	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	at DEN
92	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at JAC
93	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at NYG
94	Brenton Strange	TE	JAC	vs. TEN
95	Tyler Warren	TE	IND	at HOU
96	Emanuel Wilson	RB	GB	at MIN
97	Tre Tucker	WR	LV	vs. KC
98	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	vs. CAR
99	Tyler Allgeier	RB	ATL	vs. NO
100	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at TB

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	Harrison Mevis	LAR	vs. ARI
5	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. DET
6	Cam Little	JAC	vs. TEN
7	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. CAR
8	Tyler Loop	BAL	at PIT
9	Will Reichard	MIN	vs. GB
10	Eddy Piniero	SF	vs. SEA
11	Charlie Smyth	NO	at ATL
12	Michael Badgley	BUF	vs. NYJ
13	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. BAL
14	Jake Bates	DET	at CHI
15	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at DEN
16	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. WAS
17	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. CLE
18	Brandon McManus	GB	at MIN
19	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. KC
20	Harrison Butker	KC	at LV
21	Zane Gonzalez	ATL	vs. NO
22	Ben Sauls	NYG	vs. DAL
23	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	at TB
24	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. LAC
25	Nick Folk	NYJ	at BUF
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	Andy Borregales	NE	vs. MIA
31	Riley Patterson	MIA	at NE
32	Jake Moody	WAS	at PHI

Week 18 Fantasy Defense/DST Rankings

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