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Week 18 DraftKings Fantasy Football Playoffs Rankings Cheat Sheet

Week 18 DraftKings Fantasy Football Playoffs Rankings Cheat Sheet

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By: Zach Thompson

The NFL has a massive 13-game NFL DFS main slate to close out the regular season this Sunday. Six of those games kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET with seven games in the later wave at 4:25 p.m. ET. It should be a great way to close out the regular season with some great fantasy football contests available on the final main DraftKings slate of this regular season.

The fantasy football rankings in this post are based on what we know coming into the week on Monday, so stay tuned to DK Network for more news throughout the week to see if your lineup should be adjusted at all. Lots is sure to change this week as teams set their plans headed into the postseason or the offseason.

These player rankings are based solely on total output, independent of the players’ salaries. They do not account for value, ownership, ceiling or correlation, which should all be factors in assembling your final roster. They are, however, a great starting point as you start to look ahead or as you compare specific options in a particular position.

To catch up on the top lineup from the Week 17 contest, check out my breakdown of the winning lineup. You can also find full rankings for the week at each position on my author page. The rankings on this page do not include any players from the primetime matchups, which are on separate slates. Each of the position-specific rankings includes all the players for the entire week.

Be sure to set your lineup for all Week 18 contests, highlighted by the NFL $2.25M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st]. 

Top 15 QB

  1. Josh Allen (vs. NYJ), $7,000
  2. Joe Burrow (vs. CLE), $6,700
  3. Drake Maye (vs. MIA), $7,100
  4. Trevor Lawrence (vs. TEN), $6,400
  5. Jalen Hurts (vs. WAS), $6,500
  6. Dak Prescott (at NYG), $6,800
  7. Malik Willis (at MIN), $5,000
  8. Jaxson Dart (vs. DAL), $5,700
  9. Bo Nix (vs. LAC), $6,200
  10. Matthew Stafford (vs. ARI), $6,900
  11. Tyler Shough (at ATL), $5,300
  12. Jacoby Brissett (at LAR), $5,600
  13. C.J. Stroud (vs. IND), $5,400
  14. Caleb Williams (vs. DET), $5,900
  15. Jared Goff (at CHI), $6,100

Top 30 RB

  1. De’Von Achane (at NE), $8,200
  2. Chase Brown (vs. CLE), $7,600
  3. Bijan Robinson (vs. NO), $8,700
  4. Jonathan Taylor (at HOU), $7,800
  5. Jahmyr Gibbs (at CHI), $8,000
  6. James Cook III (vs. NYJ), $7,900
  7. Saquon Barkley (vs. WAS), $7,200
  8. Travis Etienne Jr. (vs. TEN), $7,100
  9. Javonte Williams (at NYG), $6,300 – if healthy
  10. RJ Harvey (vs. LAC), $6,800
  11. TreVeyon Henderson (vs. MIA), $6,100
  12. Tony Pollard (at JAC), $5,400
  13. Blake Corum (vs. ARI), $5,700
  14. Ashton Jeanty (vs. KC), $6,400
  15. Woody Marks (vs. IND), $5,800
  16. Omarion Hampton (at DEN), $6,600
  17. D’Andre Swift (vs. DET), $5,900
  18. Rhamondre Stevenson (vs. MIA), $5,600
  19. Breece Hall (at BUF), $6,200
  20. Tyrone Tracy Jr. (vs. DAL), $5,500
  21. Jacory Croskey-Merritt (at PHI), $5,300
  22. Audric Estime (at ATL), $5,000
  23. Kyren Williams (vs. ARI), $6,700
  24. Aaron Jones Sr. (vs. GB), $6,000
  25. Devin Singletary (vs. DAL), $5,000
  26. Kyle Monangai (vs. DET), $5,400
  27. Michael Carter (at LAR), $5,100
  28. Tyjae Spears (at JAC), $4,900
  29. Jawhar Jordan (vs. IND), $4,300
  30. Isiah Pacheco (at LV), $5,200

Top 30 WR

  1. Ja’Marr Chase (vs. CLE), $8,500
  2. CeeDee Lamb (at NYG), $7,300
  3. Puka Nacua (vs. ARI), $9,000
  4. Chris Olave (at ATL), $7,400
  5. Amon-Ra St. Brown (at CHI), $7,700
  6. A.J. Brown (vs. WAS), $6,800
  7. George Pickens (at NYG), $7,200
  8. Michael Wilson (at LAR), $6,600
  9. Drake London (vs. NO), $6,900
  10. Nico Collins (vs. IND), $7,000
  11. Luther Burden III (vs. DET), $5,300
  12. DeVonta Smith (vs. WAS), $5,800
  13. Tee Higgins (vs. CLE), $6,000
  14. Christian Watson (at MIN), $5,200
  15. Wan’Dale Robinson (vs. DAL), $6,100
  16. Courtland Sutton (vs. LAC), $5,900
  17. Stefon Diggs (vs. MIA), $6,300
  18. Justin Jefferson (vs. GB), $5,800
  19. Terry McLaurin (at PHI), $5,700
  20. Adonai Mitchell (at BUF), $4,200
  21. Jameson Williams (at CHI), $6,700
  22. Quentin Johnston (at DEN), $5,400
  23. Jakobi Meyers (vs. TEN), $5,600
  24. Brian Thomas Jr. (vs. TEN), $5,300
  25. Troy Franklin (vs. LAC), $4,900
  26. Deebo Samuel Sr. (at PHI), $5,000
  27. Romeo Doubs (at MIN), $4,700
  28. Parker Washington (vs. TEN), $5,100
  29. Michael Pittman Jr. (at HOU), $4,700
  30. Tre Tucker ( vs. KC), $4,000

Top 15 TE

  1. Trey McBride (at LAR), $7,500
  2. Kyle Pitts Sr. (vs. NO), $5,500
  3. Michael Mayer (vs. KC), $3,500
  4. Harold Fannin Jr. (at CIN), $5,000 – if healthy
  5. Jake Ferguson (at NYG), $4,300
  6. Juwan Johnson (at ATL), $4,200
  7. Tyler Warren (at HOU), $4,400
  8. Hunter Henry (vs. MIA), $4,500
  9. Brenton Strange (vs. TEN), $3,800
  10. Dalton Schultz (vs. IND), $3,800
  11. Dallas Goedert (vs. WAS), $4,000
  12. Travis Kelce (at LV), $4,700
  13. Theo Johnson (vs. DAL), $3,400 – if healthy
  14. Oronde Gadsden II (at DEN), $3,700
  15. Greg Dulcich (at NE), $2,600

Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
Disclaimer

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is z.thompson) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.