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Week 18 WR Rankings: 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

Week 18 WR Rankings: 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

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By: Zach Thompson

In Week 18, the NFL kicks off the New Year with the final week of the regular season. It’s another massive week of action with plenty on the line as all 32 teams are taking the field to wrap up their regular season. If you’re fantasy league uses week 18, you can start your plans for this week by checking out my top 30 Week 18 WR rankings below. Lots will change as the week goes on, but this can be a great place to start setting your plans and your backup plans in place for a strong finish to the season. 

With Monday’s results still pending, Luther Burden III (30.8 FPTS) had the best week of all WR in Week 17 so far. Chris Olave (28.9 FPTS), Chris Godwin Jr. (26.8 FPTS) and Christian Watson (25.3 FPTS) were joined by Wan’Dale Robinson (25.3 FPTS), Stefon Diggs (25.1 FPTS) and Ja’Marr Chase (25 FPTS) as the only other receivers on the board with at least 25 fantasy points.

Looking ahead at Week 18, for the last time this regular season, let’s run down the top 30 starting options at WR. 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.

With all 32 NFL teams taking the field this week, plenty of options are available all across the spectrum, but who is doing what could shift as teams prepare for the postseason and offseason. These rankings are based on the info we have on Monday, so stay tuned to DK Network as things shift throughout the week to as things shake out. 

Coming into the week, here are my top 30 WR rankings for Week 18:

  1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (at SF)
  2. Ja’Marr Chase (vs. CLE)
  3. CeeDee Lamb (at NYG)
  4. Puka Nacua (vs. ARI)
  5. Chris Olave (at ATL)
  6. Amon-Ra St. Brown (at CHI)
  7. A.J. Brown (vs. WAS)
  8. George Pickens (at NYG)
  9. Michael Wilson (at LAR)
  10. Mike Evans (vs. CAR)
  11. Drake London (vs. NO)
  12. Nico Collins (vs. IND)
  13. Luther Burden III (vs. DET)
  14. DeVonta Smith (vs. WAS)
  15. Tee Higgins (vs. CLE)
  16. Ricky Pearsall (vs. SEA)
  17. Christian Watson (at MIN)
  18. Wan’Dale Robinson (vs. DAL)
  19. Courtland Sutton (vs. LAC)
  20. Stefon Diggs (vs. MIA)
  21. Jauan Jennings (vs. SEA)
  22. Zay Flowers (at PIT)
  23. Tetairoa McMillan (at TB)
  24. Justin Jefferson (vs. GB)
  25. Terry McLaurin (at PHI)
  26. Chris Godwin Jr. (vs. CAR)
  27. Adonai Mitchell (at BUF)
  28. Jameson Williams (at CHI)
  29. Quentin Johnston (at DEN)
  30. Jalen McMillan (vs. CAR)
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These rankings are based on news and information available as of Monday afternoon. 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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