NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Picks for Every Game (Week 18)

The NFL Week 18 DFS main slate has 13 games, and it’s challenging to navigate. The following players should be my preliminary player pool. However, the suggestions will likely feature wholesale changes after teams announce the week’s final injury reports, more beat reporters indicate how teams will approach their regular-season finales and practice-squad player call-ups are announced.

Updated on 1/4 at 2:11 a.m. ET.

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NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Week 18

Sunday Main Slate

ATL vs. NO

• Core Plays: Bijan Robinson, Juwan Johnson
• GPP Only: Kevin Austin

CIN vs. CLE

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: Ja’Marr Chase, Chase Brown, Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins

HOU vs. IND

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: Nico Collins

JAC vs. TEN

• Core Plays: Trevor Lawrence, Parker Washington
• GPP Only: Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr., Brenton Strange, Chimere Dike

MIN vs. GB

• Core Plays: Jordan Mason
• GPP Only: None

NYG vs. DAL

• Core Plays: Darius Slayton, Jaydon Blue
• GPP Only: Jaxson Dart, George Pickens

BUF vs. NYJ

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: Ray Davis

CHI vs. DET

• Core Plays: Caleb Williams, D’Andre Swift, Luther Burden, Colston Loveland
• GPP Only: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa

DEN vs. LAC

• Core Plays: RJ Harvey
• GPP Only: Courtland Sutton

LAR vs. ARI

• Core Plays: Treay McBride, Michael Wilson
• GPP Only: Puka Nacua, Xavier Smith

LV vs. KC

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: None

NE vs. MIA

• Core Plays: Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs
• GPP Only: TreVeyon Henderson, Jaylen Wright, Greg Dulcich

PHI vs. WAS

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: Darius Cooper

Sunday Main Slate Core Plays

QB

• Trevor Lawrence
• Caleb Williams
• Drake Maye

RB

• Bijan Robinson
• Jordan Mason
• Jaydon Blue
• D’Andre Swift
• RJ Harvey

WR

• Parker Washington
• Darius Slayton
• Luther Burden
• Michael Wilson
• Stefon Diggs

TE

• Juwan Johnson
• Trey McBride
• Colston Loveland

Sunday Night Football

PIT vs. BAL

• Top shelf captains: Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: Aaron Rodgers, Jaylen Warren, Kenneth Gainwell
• Flex only: Adam Thielen, Chris Boswell, Pat Freiermuth, Jonnu Smith, Calvin Austin, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Connor Heyward, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews, Tyler Loop, Isaiah Likely, Keaton Mitchell, Charlie Kolar

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