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+	24.4
2	Drake Maye	NE	vs. MIA	4 out of 5 stars	A	23.6
3	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	A-	22.8
4	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A	22.1
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. CLE	2 out of 5 stars	A-	21.3
6	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. SEA	2 out of 5 stars	B+	20.5
7	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	B+	19.5
8	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B	18.6
9	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at PIT	4 out of 5 stars	B	17.8
10	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. LAC	1 out of 5 stars	B	17.1
11	Tyler Shough	NO	at ATL	3 out of 5 stars	B	16.5
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. CAR	3 out of 5 stars	B-	16.2
13	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. IND	3 out of 5 stars	C+	15.8
14	Sam Darnold	SEA	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	15.5
15	Jared Goff	DET	at CHI	5 out of 5 stars	C	15.3

Running Backs

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. SEA	1 out of 5 stars	A+	22.3
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	A+	22
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CHI	3 out of 5 stars	A	20.7
4	Derrick Henry	BAL	at PIT	2 out of 5 stars	A	19.4
5	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	A	18.3
6	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. ARI	4 out of 5 stars	A	17.8
7	De’Von Achane	MIA	at NE	2 out of 5 stars	A	17.5
8	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CLE	2 out of 5 stars	A	17.3
9	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. LAC	3 out of 5 stars	A-	16.4
10	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at HOU	3 out of 5 stars	A-	16
11	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. CAR	4 out of 5 stars	A-	15.2
12	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. MIA	4 out of 5 stars	B+	15
13	Breece Hall	NYJ	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	B+	14.9
14	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	B+	14.9
15	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	B+	13.2
16	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. KC	2 out of 5 stars	B	12.8
17	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. BAL	4 out of 5 stars	B	11.8
18	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. BAL	4 out of 5 stars	B	11.6
19	Malik Davis	DAL	at NYG	4 out of 5 stars	B-	11.6
20	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at TB	4 out of 5 stars	B-	11.5
21	Tony Pollard	TEN	at JAC	2 out of 5 stars	B-	11.4
22	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. MIA	4 out of 5 stars	C+	11.2
23	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. DAL	4 out of 5 stars	B-	11
24	Audric Estime	NO	at ATL	3 out of 5 stars	C+	11
25	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	10.8
26	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at SF	4 out of 5 stars	C	10.8
27	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. IND	2 out of 5 stars	C	10.7
28	James Cook III	BUF	vs. NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	B-	10.6
29	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	C	10.3
30	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at CIN	4 out of 5 stars	C	9.9

Wide Receivers

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A+	25.4
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at SF	3 out of 5 stars	A+	18.4
3	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	vs. CLE	4 out of 5 stars	A+	16.5
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	A+	15.9
5	George Pickens	DAL	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	A+	15.5
6	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CHI	4 out of 5 stars	A	14.6
7	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. IND	3 out of 5 stars	A	14.2
8	Mike Evans	TB	vs. CAR	2 out of 5 stars	A	14.1
9	Jameson Williams	DET	at CHI	4 out of 5 stars	A	14.1
10	Drake London	ATL	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	A	13.8
11	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	A	13.6
12	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. MIA	5 out of 5 stars	A	12.8
13	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. LAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	12.8
14	Michael Wilson	ARI	at LAR	3 out of 5 stars	A	12.4
15	Zay Flowers	BAL	at PIT	3 out of 5 stars	A	12.4
16	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	A	12.3
17	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at TB	2 out of 5 stars	A	12
18	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE	4 out of 5 stars	A-	11.5
19	Luther Burden III	CHI	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	A-	11.3
20	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	A-	11.1
21	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. SEA	2 out of 5 stars	B+	10.8
22	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at NE	4 out of 5 stars	B+	10.8
23	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at PHI	1 out of 5 stars	B	10.4
24	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B	10.3
25	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B	10.2
26	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.8
27	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	vs. CAR	2 out of 5 stars	B	9.7
28	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at HOU	2 out of 5 stars	B-	9.6
29	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at PHI	1 out of 5 stars	B-	9.5
30	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	B-	9.2
31	Ricky Pearsall	SF	vs. SEA	2 out of 5 stars	C+	9.1
32	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	9.1
33	Troy Franklin	DEN	vs. LAC	2 out of 5 stars	C+	8.9
34	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.8
35	Christian Watson	GB	at MIN	2 out of 5 stars	C+	8.6
36	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	C+	8.4
37	Jalen Coker	CAR	at TB	2 out of 5 stars	C+	8.4
38	Alec Pierce	IND	at HOU	2 out of 5 stars	C+	8
39	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	C	7.8
40	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	C	7.8

Tight Ends

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at LAR	2 out of 5 stars	A+	14.7
2	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	vs. NO	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.2
3	Juwan Johnson	NO	at ATL	2 out of 5 stars	A	11
4	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. MIA	3 out of 5 stars	A	10.7
5	George Kittle	SF	vs. SEA	3 out of 5 stars	A-	10.3
6	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. DET	2 out of 5 stars	B+	9.4
7	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.2
8	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. IND	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.2
9	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	B-	9
10	Tyler Warren	IND	at HOU	3 out of 5 stars	B	7.9
11	Travis Kelce	KC	at LV	4 out of 5 stars	C+	7.5
12	AJ Barner	SEA	at SF	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.5
13	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. ARI	4 out of 5 stars	C-	7.3
14	Mark Andrews	BAL	at PIT	3 out of 5 stars	D+	6.7
15	Darren Waller	MIA	at NE	4 out of 5 stars	D+	6.5

Flex Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB1	vs. SEA
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB2	vs. NO
3	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR1	vs. ARI
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR2	at SF
5	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB3	at CHI
6	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB4	at PIT
7	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB5	vs. TEN
8	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR3	vs. CLE
9	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB6	vs. ARI
10	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB7	at NE
11	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR4	at NYG
12	Chase Brown	CIN	RB8	vs. CLE
13	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB9	vs. LAC
14	George Pickens	DAL	WR5	at NYG
15	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB10	at HOU
16	Bucky Irving	TB	RB11	vs. CAR
17	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR6	at CHI
18	Nico Collins	HOU	WR7	vs. IND
19	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB12	vs. MIA
20	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB13	at BUF
21	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB14	vs. DET
22	Mike Evans	TB	WR8	vs. CAR
23	Jameson Williams	DET	WR9	at CHI
24	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	RB15	vs. GB
25	Drake London	ATL	WR10	vs. NO
26	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	at LAR
27	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR11	vs. DAL
28	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB16	vs. KC
29	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR12	vs. LAC
30	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB17	vs. BAL
31	Stefon Diggs	NE	WR13	vs. MIA
32	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB18	vs. BAL
33	Michael Wilson	ARI	WR14	at LAR
34	Malik Davis	DAL	RB19	at NYG
35	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR15	at PIT
36	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	WR16	vs. TEN
37	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR17	at TB
38	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR18	vs. CLE
39	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB20	at TB
40	Luther Burden III	CHI	WR19	vs. DET
41	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB21	at JAC
42	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR20	vs. GB
43	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TE2	vs. NO
44	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB22	vs. MIA
45	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR21	vs. SEA
46	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR22	at NE
47	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB23	vs. DAL
48	Audric Estime	NO	RB24	at ATL
49	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR23	at PHI
50	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB25	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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