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	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	A+	22
2	Drake Maye	NE	vs. MIA	4 out of 5 stars	A	21
3	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	A-	20.3
4	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	B+	19.7
5	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. SEA	2 out of 5 stars	A-	19.2
6	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. CLE	2 out of 5 stars	B+	18.7
7	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B	18.3
8	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	B	18
9	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at PIT	4 out of 5 stars	B	17.7
10	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. LAC	1 out of 5 stars	B	17.4
11	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. IND	3 out of 5 stars	B-	17.1
12	Tyler Shough	NO	at ATL	3 out of 5 stars	C	16.8
13	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. CAR	3 out of 5 stars	C+	16.5
14	Sam Darnold	SEA	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	16.2
15	Jared Goff	DET	at CHI	5 out of 5 stars	C	16

Running Backs

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. SEA	1 out of 5 stars	A+	19.9
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	A+	19.2
3	Derrick Henry	BAL	at PIT	2 out of 5 stars	A	18.6
4	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CHI	3 out of 5 stars	A	18.5
5	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	A	15.5
6	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CLE	2 out of 5 stars	A	14.9
7	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. ARI	4 out of 5 stars	A	14.9
8	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. LAC	3 out of 5 stars	A	14.8
9	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. CAR	4 out of 5 stars	A	14.7
10	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at HOU	3 out of 5 stars	A-	13.9
11	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. KC	2 out of 5 stars	A-	13.4
12	James Cook III	BUF	vs. NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	A-	13.3
13	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. MIA	4 out of 5 stars	A-	13.2
14	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	B+	12.3
15	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. BAL	4 out of 5 stars	B	12.3
16	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. DAL	4 out of 5 stars	B+	12.2
17	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at TB	4 out of 5 stars	B	11.8
18	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. BAL	4 out of 5 stars	B	11.7
19	Tony Pollard	TEN	at JAC	2 out of 5 stars	B	11.1
20	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. IND	2 out of 5 stars	B	10.9
21	Tank Bigsby	PHI	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	B-	10.6
22	Jaydon Blue	DAL	at NYG	4 out of 5 stars	C+	10.6
23	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. MIA	4 out of 5 stars	B-	10.5
24	Audric Estime	NO	at ATL	3 out of 5 stars	B-	10.2
25	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	10.1
26	Jordan Mason	MIN	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	C+	10
27	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	10
28	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at CIN	4 out of 5 stars	C	9.8
29	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at NE	2 out of 5 stars	C	9.7
30	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	C	9.5

Wide Receivers

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at SF	3 out of 5 stars	A+	17.9
2	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A+	17.8
3	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	vs. CLE	4 out of 5 stars	A+	16.1
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	A+	15.5
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CHI	4 out of 5 stars	A+	14.4
6	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. IND	3 out of 5 stars	A+	14.3
7	George Pickens	DAL	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	A	13.3
8	Michael Wilson	ARI	at LAR	3 out of 5 stars	A	12.4
9	Mike Evans	TB	vs. CAR	2 out of 5 stars	A	12.3
10	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. LAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	12
11	Drake London	ATL	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.9
12	Zay Flowers	BAL	at PIT	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.4
13	Jameson Williams	DET	at CHI	4 out of 5 stars	A	11.4
14	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	A	11.1
15	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. MIA	5 out of 5 stars	A	10.9
16	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at TB	2 out of 5 stars	A	10.8
17	Luther Burden III	CHI	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	A	10.7
18	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	A-	10.6
19	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE	4 out of 5 stars	A-	10.6
20	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. SEA	2 out of 5 stars	A-	10.4
21	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B+	10.2
22	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at PHI	1 out of 5 stars	B+	9.8
23	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B+	9.8
24	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at NE	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.6
25	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.3
26	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	vs. CAR	2 out of 5 stars	B	9.1
27	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B	9
28	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at PHI	1 out of 5 stars	B	8.9
29	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	B-	8.8
30	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	B-	8.3
31	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	B-	7.9
32	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	C+	7.8
33	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at HOU	2 out of 5 stars	C+	7.8
34	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	C+	7.8
35	Chimere Dike	TEN	at JAC	2 out of 5 stars	C+	7.7
36	Jalen Coker	CAR	at TB	2 out of 5 stars	C+	7.6
37	Kevin Austin Jr.	NO	at ATL	4 out of 5 stars	C+	7.5
38	Alec Pierce	IND	at HOU	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.3
39	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.3
40	Troy Franklin	DEN	vs. LAC	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.2

Tight Ends

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at LAR	2 out of 5 stars	A+	14.5
2	George Kittle	SF	vs. SEA	3 out of 5 stars	A	12.1
3	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	A	9.9
4	Juwan Johnson	NO	at ATL	2 out of 5 stars	A	9.1
5	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. MIA	3 out of 5 stars	A-	9
6	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. DET	2 out of 5 stars	B+	8.9
7	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B	8.9
8	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. IND	4 out of 5 stars	B-	8.5
9	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8
10	Travis Kelce	KC	at LV	4 out of 5 stars	C+	7.8
11	AJ Barner	SEA	at SF	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.8
12	Tyler Warren	IND	at HOU	3 out of 5 stars	C	7.6
13	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at JAC	3 out of 5 stars	C-	7.3
14	Mark Andrews	BAL	at PIT	3 out of 5 stars	C-	7
15	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. ARI	4 out of 5 stars	D+	6.8

Flex Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB1	vs. SEA
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB2	vs. NO
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR1	at SF
4	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB3	at PIT
5	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR2	vs. ARI
6	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB4	at CHI
7	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR3	vs. CLE
8	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB5	vs. TEN
9	Chase Brown	CIN	RB6	vs. CLE
10	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB7	vs. ARI
11	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR4	at NYG
12	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB8	vs. LAC
13	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR5	at CHI
14	Nico Collins	HOU	WR6	vs. IND
15	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	at LAR
16	Bucky Irving	TB	RB9	vs. CAR
17	George Pickens	DAL	WR7	at NYG
18	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB10	at HOU
19	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB11	vs. KC
20	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB12	vs. MIA
21	James Cook III	BUF	RB13	vs. NYJ
22	Michael Wilson	ARI	WR8	at LAR
23	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB14	vs. DET
24	Mike Evans	TB	WR9	vs. CAR
25	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB15	vs. BAL
26	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR10	vs. LAC
27	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB16	vs. DAL
28	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB17	at TB
29	Drake London	ATL	WR11	vs. NO
30	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB18	vs. BAL
31	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR12	at PIT
32	Jameson Williams	DET	WR13	at CHI
33	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB19	at JAC
34	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	WR14	vs. TEN
35	Stefon Diggs	NE	WR15	vs. MIA
36	Woody Marks	HOU	RB20	vs. IND
37	Tank Bigsby	PHI	RB21	vs. WAS
38	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR16	at TB
39	George Kittle	SF	TE2	vs. SEA
40	Luther Burden III	CHI	WR17	vs. DET
41	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR18	vs. GB
42	Jaydon Blue	DAL	RB22	at NYG
43	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB23	vs. MIA
44	Audric Estime	NO	RB24	at ATL
45	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR19	vs. CLE
46	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB25	at SF
47	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR20	vs. SEA
48	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB26	vs. GB
49	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TE3	vs. NO
50	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB27	at SF

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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