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Week 18 RB Rankings: 2025 Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings

Week 18 RB Rankings: 2025 Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings

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By: Zach Thompson

The NFL regular season comes to a close this Sunday as the final playoff spots are decided and teams head into the postseason or the offseason. If your fantasy football league uses the last week of the regular season, get ready for a wilde ride determining who to start and who to sit as teams try to rest players for the playoffs and avoid injuries if possible. As you make your Week 18 fantasy football lineup decisions in the backfield, be sure to check out my top 30 RB rankings in this post.

These picks are based on the information we have on Monday, and values and outlooks will shift throughout the week, so be sure to stay tuned to DK Network throughout the week for breaking news as backfield timeshares shift and adjust.In Week 17, Derrick Henry (48.6 FPTS) had the biggest RB performance of the week on Saturday night in a win over the Packers that has his Ravens in a “win and get in” scenario against the Steelers on Sunday Night Football this week. Chase Brown (32.1 FPTS), Christian McCaffrey (31.1 FPTS), Zach Charbonnet (29.2 FPTS) and Rhamondre Stevneson (27.2 FPTS) all powered their teams to wins this week and gave their fantasy managers a huge boost as well.

For the last time this regular season, let’s run down the top 30 starting options at RB. For my rankings at all the positions for Week 18 as well as continuing coverage through the playoffs (and for other sports), make sure to check out my author page.

Looking ahead to Week 18, here are my top 30 RB Rankings:

  1. Christian McCaffrey (vs. SEA)
  2. Derrick Henry (at PIT)
  3. De’Von Achane (at NE)
  4. Chase Brown (vs. CLE)
  5. Bijan Robinson (vs. NO)
  6. Jonathan Taylor (at HOU)
  7. Jahmyr Gibbs (at CHI)
  8. James Cook III (vs. NYJ)
  9. Saquon Barkley (vs. WAS)
  10. Travis Etienne Jr. (vs. TEN)
  11. Bucky Irving (vs. CAR)
  12. Javonte Williams (at NYG) – if healthy
  13. RJ Harvey (vs. LAC)
  14. TreVeyon Henderson (vs. MIA)
  15. Kenneth Gainwell (vs. BAL)
  16. Tony Pollard (at JAC)
  17. Blake Corum (vs. ARI)
  18. Ashton Jeanty (vs. KC)
  19. Woody Marks (vs. IND)
  20. Omarion Hampton (at DEN)
  21. D’Andre Swift (vs. DET)
  22. Zach Charbonnet (at SF)
  23. Rhamondre Stevenson (vs. MIA)
  24. Breece Hall (at BUF)
  25. Jaylen Warren (Vs. BAL)
  26. Tyrone Tracy Jr. (vs. DAL)
  27. Rico Dowdle (at TB)
  28. Jacory Croskey-Merritt (at PHI)
  29. Audric Estime (at ATL)
  30. Kenneth Walker III (at SF)
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These rankings are based on news and information available as of Monday evening. Stay tuned to DraftKings Network throughout the week for ongoing coverage as matchups and situations develop.

Zach Thompson
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.
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