Week 18 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | 4 Hours Ago

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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1. Week 18 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
2. Week18 Fantasy Running Backs 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 Rankings

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	Cooper Rush	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	Chase Brown	CIN	at PIT
9	Aaron Jones	MIN	at DET
10	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	at LV
11	De'Von Achane	MIA	at NYJ
12	Rico Dowdle	DAL	vs. WAS
13	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	at DAL
14	Isaac Guerendo	SF	at ARI
15	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. HOU
16	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at PHI
17	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. SEA
18	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	vs. NYG
19	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. MIA
20	Najee Harris	PIT	vs. CIN
21	D'Andre Swift	CHI	at GB
22	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. LAC
23	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at IND
24	Michael Carter	ARI	vs. SF
25	Miles Sanders	CAR	at ATL
26	Ty Johnson	BUF	at NE
27	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. CIN
28	Dameon Pierce	HOU	at TEN
29	Rachaad White	TB	vs. NO
30	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at BAL
31	Ray Davis	BUF	at NE
32	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	NO	at TB
33	Javonte Williams	DEN	vs. KC
34	Carson Steele	KC	at DEN
35	Antonio Gibson	NE	vs. BUF
36	Tank Bigsby	JAC	at IND
37	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. BUF
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	John Kelly	CLE	at BAL
54	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. MIA
55	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	at DAL
56	Kenny McIntosh	SEA	at LAR
57	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	at TEN
58	Chris Collier	LV	vs. LAC
59	Patrick Taylor Jr.	SF	at ARI
60	Craig Reynolds	DET	vs. MIN

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	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. BUF
13	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. WAS
14	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. CLE
15	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at PIT
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	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. BUF
25	Foster Moreau	NO	at TB
26	Cade Stover	HOU	at TEN
27	Cole Kmet	CHI	at GB
28	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs. NYG
29	Kylen Granson	IND	vs. JAC
30	Jordan Akins	CLE	at BAL
31	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	at ATL
32	Payne Durham	TB	vs. NO

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	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	at PIT
13	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	at IND
14	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	at PHI
15	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	at PIT
16	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. CAR
17	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	at LAR
18	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	at LV
19	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	at DET
20	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	vs. LAC
21	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. KC
22	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at DET
23	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	vs. SF
24	George Pickens	WR	PIT	vs. CIN
25	J.K. Dobbins	RB	LAC	at LV
26	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	at NYJ
27	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	vs. WAS
28	Davante Adams	WR	NYJ	vs. MIA
29	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	at DAL
30	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	at ATL
31	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	at DAL
32	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	vs. LAC
33	Isaac Guerendo	RB	SF	at ARI
34	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	vs. HOU
35	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	at PHI
36	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. JAC
37	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	vs. MIN
38	Adam Thielen	WR	CAR	at ATL
39	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	at NYJ
40	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	vs. CLE
41	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	at GB
42	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	vs. MIA
43	Jalen McMillan	WR	TB	vs. NO
44	George Kittle	TE	SF	at ARI
45	Blake Corum	RB	LAR	vs. SEA
46	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	vs. MIN
47	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	at ARI
48	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	vs. HOU
49	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. JAC
50	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PHI	vs. NYG
51	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	vs. MIA
52	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	vs. CIN
53	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	vs. CLE
54	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	at GB
55	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at DET
56	Alexander Mattison	RB	LV	vs. LAC
57	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	at IND
58	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	vs. SF
59	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	at LAR
60	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	at BAL
61	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	DEN	vs. KC
62	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	vs. CAR
63	Jonnu Smith	TE	MIA	at NYJ
64	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	vs. CHI
65	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at PHI
66	Chris Olave	WR	NO	at TB
67	Miles Sanders	RB	CAR	at ATL
68	Ty Johnson	RB	BUF	at NE
69	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	vs. CIN
70	Dameon Pierce	RB	HOU	at TEN
71	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	vs. SF
72	Rachaad White	RB	TB	vs. NO
73	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	at LV
74	Ricky Pearsall	WR	SF	at ARI
75	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	at NYJ
76	Brandin Cooks	WR	DAL	vs. WAS
77	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	at ATL
78	Jordan Whittington	WR	LAR	vs. SEA
79	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	vs. CHI
80	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	at GB
81	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	WAS	at DAL
82	D'Onta Foreman	RB	CLE	at BAL
83	DeMario Douglas	WR	NE	vs. BUF
84	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	vs. CLE
85	Zach Ertz	TE	WAS	at DAL
86	Tyler Johnson	WR	LAR	vs. SEA
87	KaVontae Turpin	WR	DAL	vs. WAS
88	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	KC	at DEN
89	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	TEN	vs. HOU
90	Ray Davis	RB	BUF	at NE
91	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	NO	at TB
92	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	at TEN
93	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	vs. KC
94	Carson Steele	RB	KC	at DEN
95	Antonio Gibson	RB	NE	vs. BUF
96	Tank Bigsby	RB	JAC	at IND
97	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	vs. CHI
98	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. BUF
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	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs. SF
11	Tyler Bass	BUF	at NE
12	Riley Patterson	ATL	vs. CAR
13	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. CLE
14	Matt Gay	IND	vs. JAC
15	Cade York	CIN	at PIT
16	Eddy Piniero	CAR	at ATL
17	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at TEN
18	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	at DAL
19	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. LAC
20	Jason Myers	SEA	at LAR
21	Harrison Butker	KC	at DEN
22	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. NYG
23	Jake Moody	SF	at ARI
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