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Fantasy Football Rankings: Most Accurate Experts (Week 18)

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Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 18

Quarterbacks

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Drake Maye NE vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars A+ 26.6
2 Trevor Lawrence JAC vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars A 25.7
3 Matthew Stafford LAR vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars A 24.6
4 Dak Prescott DAL at NYG 3 out of 5 stars A 23.8
5 Joe Burrow CIN vs. CLE 2 out of 5 stars A 22.8
6 Brock Purdy SF vs. SEA 2 out of 5 stars B+ 21.9
7 Jalen Hurts PHI vs. WAS 5 out of 5 stars B+ 21.2
8 Caleb Williams CHI vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars B 20.1
9 Lamar Jackson BAL at PIT 4 out of 5 stars C+ 19.1
10 Tyler Shough NO at ATL 3 out of 5 stars B- 18.3
11 Baker Mayfield TB vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars B- 17.6
12 Jaxson Dart NYG vs. DAL 5 out of 5 stars B- 16.8
13 Bo Nix DEN vs. LAC 1 out of 5 stars C+ 16.4
14 Sam Darnold SEA at SF 4 out of 5 stars C 16
15 C.J. Stroud HOU vs. IND 3 out of 5 stars C 15.6

Running Backs

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Christian McCaffrey SF vs. SEA 1 out of 5 stars A+ 24.5
2 Bijan Robinson ATL vs. NO 3 out of 5 stars A+ 23.5
3 Derrick Henry BAL at PIT 2 out of 5 stars A 22.9
4 Saquon Barkley PHI vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars A 22.7
5 Jahmyr Gibbs DET at CHI 3 out of 5 stars A 22.5
6 Kyren Williams LAR vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars A 20.2
7 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars A 19
8 De’Von Achane MIA at NE 2 out of 5 stars A 18.7
9 Chase Brown CIN vs. CLE 2 out of 5 stars A 18.6
10 RJ Harvey DEN vs. LAC 3 out of 5 stars A- 17.4
11 Jonathan Taylor IND at HOU 3 out of 5 stars A- 17.2
12 Bucky Irving TB vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars A- 16.5
13 Malik Davis DAL at NYG 4 out of 5 stars B+ 16.4
14 TreVeyon Henderson NE vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars B 15.2
15 D’Andre Swift CHI vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars B+ 15
16 Breece Hall NYJ at BUF 4 out of 5 stars B+ 13
17 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars B 12.7
18 Jaylen Warren PIT vs. BAL 4 out of 5 stars B 12.7
19 Ashton Jeanty LV vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars B 12.6
20 Tony Pollard TEN at JAC 2 out of 5 stars B 11.9
21 Kenneth Gainwell PIT vs. BAL 4 out of 5 stars B- 11.1
22 Rhamondre Stevenson NE vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars B- 11
23 Kenneth Walker III SEA at SF 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.9
24 Blake Corum LAR vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.9
25 Audric Estime NO at ATL 3 out of 5 stars C+ 10.7
26 Rico Dowdle CAR at TB 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.6
27 Zach Charbonnet SEA at SF 4 out of 5 stars C 10.5
28 Kyle Monangai CHI vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars C 10.2
29 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG vs. DAL 4 out of 5 stars C 10
30 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS at PHI 4 out of 5 stars C 10

Wide Receivers

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Puka Nacua LAR vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars A+ 29.5
2 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA at SF 3 out of 5 stars A+ 22.9
3 Ja’Marr Chase CIN vs. CLE 4 out of 5 stars A+ 19.2
4 CeeDee Lamb DAL at NYG 3 out of 5 stars A+ 18
5 Chris Olave NO at ATL 4 out of 5 stars A+ 16.9
6 George Pickens DAL at NYG 3 out of 5 stars A+ 15.1
7 Nico Collins HOU vs. IND 3 out of 5 stars A 14.9
8 Mike Evans TB vs. CAR 2 out of 5 stars A 14.6
9 Jameson Williams DET at CHI 4 out of 5 stars A 14.3
10 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET at CHI 4 out of 5 stars A 14.1
11 A.J. Brown PHI vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars A 14.1
12 Stefon Diggs NE vs. MIA 5 out of 5 stars A 14
13 Drake London ATL vs. NO 3 out of 5 stars A 13.3
14 Tee Higgins CIN vs. CLE 4 out of 5 stars A 13.3
15 Zay Flowers BAL at PIT 3 out of 5 stars A- 13.2
16 Tetairoa McMillan CAR at TB 2 out of 5 stars A 12.7
17 Courtland Sutton DEN vs. LAC 2 out of 5 stars A 12.2
18 Jakobi Meyers JAC vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars A- 11.8
19 Michael Wilson ARI at LAR 3 out of 5 stars A- 11.7
20 Wan’Dale Robinson NYG vs. DAL 5 out of 5 stars A- 11.7
21 Jauan Jennings SF vs. SEA 2 out of 5 stars A- 11.7
22 Justin Jefferson MIN vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars B+ 11.6
23 Jaylen Waddle MIA at NE 4 out of 5 stars B+ 11.2
24 Luther Burden III CHI vs. DET 4 out of 5 stars B+ 10.9
25 Terry McLaurin WAS at PHI 1 out of 5 stars B 10.5
26 DeVonta Smith PHI vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars B 10.3
27 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars B 10.2
28 Chris Godwin Jr. TB vs. CAR 2 out of 5 stars B 9.9
29 DJ Moore CHI vs. DET 4 out of 5 stars B 9.7
30 Parker Washington JAC vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars B- 9.1
31 Ladd McConkey LAC at DEN 2 out of 5 stars B- 9.1
32 Michael Pittman Jr. IND at HOU 2 out of 5 stars C+ 9
33 Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS at PHI 1 out of 5 stars B- 8.9
34 Adonai Mitchell NYJ at BUF 4 out of 5 stars C+ 8.8
35 Tre Tucker LV vs. KC 3 out of 5 stars C+ 8.6
36 Troy Franklin DEN vs. LAC 2 out of 5 stars C+ 8.2
37 Christian Watson GB at MIN 2 out of 5 stars C+ 7.9
38 Ricky Pearsall SF vs. SEA 2 out of 5 stars C 7.9
39 Jordan Addison MIN vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars C 7.6
40 Khalil Shakir BUF vs. NYJ 4 out of 5 stars C 7.5

Tight Ends

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Trey McBride ARI at LAR 2 out of 5 stars A+ 11.7
2 Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL vs. NO 3 out of 5 stars A 11
3 Hunter Henry NE vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars A- 10.5
4 Juwan Johnson NO at ATL 2 out of 5 stars B+ 10.5
5 Colston Loveland CHI vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars B 10.4
6 Dallas Goedert PHI vs. WAS 5 out of 5 stars B- 10.2
7 Brenton Strange JAC vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars B 10.2
8 Dalton Schultz HOU vs. IND 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10
9 Tyler Warren IND at HOU 3 out of 5 stars C+ 9.9
10 Michael Mayer LV vs. KC 3 out of 5 stars C 9.7
11 Travis Kelce KC at LV 4 out of 5 stars C 9.3
12 AJ Barner SEA at SF 2 out of 5 stars C 8.1
13 Colby Parkinson LAR vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars C- 8
14 Jake Ferguson DAL at NYG 2 out of 5 stars C- 7.6
15 Oronde Gadsden II LAC at DEN 3 out of 5 stars D+ 6.3

Flex Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM POS OPP
1 Christian McCaffrey SF RB1 vs. SEA
2 Puka Nacua LAR WR1 vs. ARI
3 Bijan Robinson ATL RB2 vs. NO
4 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR2 at SF
5 Derrick Henry BAL RB3 at PIT
6 Saquon Barkley PHI RB4 vs. WAS
7 Ja’Marr Chase CIN WR3 vs. CLE
8 Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB5 at CHI
9 Kyren Williams LAR RB6 vs. ARI
10 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC RB7 vs. TEN
11 De’Von Achane MIA RB8 at NE
12 Chase Brown CIN RB9 vs. CLE
13 RJ Harvey DEN RB10 vs. LAC
14 CeeDee Lamb DAL WR4 at NYG
15 Jonathan Taylor IND RB11 at HOU
16 Chris Olave NO WR5 at ATL
17 Bucky Irving TB RB12 vs. CAR
18 George Pickens DAL WR6 at NYG
19 Nico Collins HOU WR7 vs. IND
20 Malik Davis DAL RB13 at NYG
21 Mike Evans TB WR8 vs. CAR
22 Jameson Williams DET WR9 at CHI
23 TreVeyon Henderson NE RB14 vs. MIA
24 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR10 at CHI
25 A.J. Brown PHI WR11 vs. WAS
26 Breece Hall NYJ RB15 at BUF
27 Stefon Diggs NE WR12 vs. MIA
28 D’Andre Swift CHI RB16 vs. DET
29 Drake London ATL WR13 vs. NO
30 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN RB17 vs. GB
31 Tee Higgins CIN WR14 vs. CLE
32 Trey McBride ARI TE1 at LAR
33 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR15 at TB
34 Zay Flowers BAL WR16 at PIT
35 Jaylen Warren PIT RB18 vs. BAL
36 Courtland Sutton DEN WR17 vs. LAC
37 Jakobi Meyers JAC WR18 vs. TEN
38 Ashton Jeanty LV RB19 vs. KC
39 Tony Pollard TEN RB20 at JAC
40 Michael Wilson ARI WR19 at LAR
41 Kenneth Gainwell PIT RB21 vs. BAL
42 Rhamondre Stevenson NE RB22 vs. MIA
43 Wan’Dale Robinson NYG WR20 vs. DAL
44 Jauan Jennings SF WR21 vs. SEA
45 Justin Jefferson MIN WR22 vs. GB
46 Blake Corum LAR RB23 vs. ARI
47 Jaylen Waddle MIA WR23 at NE
48 Audric Estime NO RB24 at ATL
49 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB25 at SF
50 Luther Burden III CHI WR24 vs. DET

What is Fantasy Football?

Fantasy football is a game that allows you to act as a virtual general manager for a football team. In fantasy football, you select and manage a team of real NFL players. The players on your team earn points for your team based on their real-life performance in games each week. These points are then totaled and compared to your opponent’s team each week to determine the winner.

At the beginning of the season, you participate in a draft with other fantasy football players. During the draft, you take turns selecting players from the NFL to add to your team. The goal is to build the best team possible with the players you select.

During the season, you can make trades with other players, pick up new players from the free agent pool, and even drop players from your team who aren’t performing well. You can also make strategic decisions each week about which players to start in your lineup.

Overall, fantasy football is a fun and exciting way to get more involved in the NFL season. It allows you to put your knowledge of the game to the test and compete with others to see who can build the best team. And with the right strategy and a bit of luck, you could be the one taking home the championship trophy at the end of the season!

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