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It's Week 18 of the NFL season, and we are still here with you if your fantasy football league is still going. In this article below you see our team's early fantasy football rankings for Week 18. Make sure to check back all week long as these rankings get updated.
As we've seen for most of this NFL season, there are key injuries and COVID issues that will affect our Week 18 rankings. Below you will see a summary of the relevant fantasy football injuries and COVID updates so you can easily track the key players and set winning lineups.
For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.
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Week 18 Fantasy Football Injury Report
- Buccaneers Officially Release Antonio Brown
- Bears Place Justin Fields On COVID-19 List
- Diontae Johnson Placed On COVID-19 List
- Ronald Jones II In A Walking Boot
- Cam Akers Going Full Speed, Will Make Debut Sunday
- Bengals Non-Committal On Whether Ja'Marr Chase Will Play
- Davante Adams Doesn't Expect To Play Full Game In Week 18
- Darren Waller Practices, Expected To Return This Week
- Jimmy Garoppolo Doesn't Feel Good After Throwing
- Jerry Jeudy Activated From COVID-19 List
- Derrick Henry Officially Designated To Return From IR
- Joe Burrow Doesn't Plan To Play In Week 18
- Antonio Gibson Activated From COVID-19 List
- Kirk Cousins Will Start On Sunday Against The Bears
- Joe Mixon Placed On COVID-19 List, Out For Week 18
- Baker Mayfield Won't Play In Week 18
- Boston Scott, Jordan Howard Land On COVID-19 List
- Julio Jones Comes Off COVID-19 List
- Kyle Pitts Doesn't Practice Wednesday
- Antonio Brown To Have Ankle Surgery
Week 18 Rankings for Fantasy Football
A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
You can also see our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. Last updated on Thursday 1/6 at 1:30 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 7 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 1 | 8 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 1 | 9 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 10 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 2 | 12 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 2 | 16 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 3 | 18 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 3 | 19 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 3 | 20 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 3 | 22 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 24 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 3 | 26 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 3 | 28 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 29 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 3 | 30 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 3 | 34 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 35 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 3 | 36 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 3 | 37 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 4 | 40 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 4 | 41 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 4 | 43 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 4 | 47 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 4 | 49 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 4 | 50 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 4 | 51 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 53 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 5 | 55 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 5 | 57 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 5 | 58 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 5 | 62 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 5 | 64 | James Conner | RB |
| 5 | 65 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 5 | 66 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 5 | 67 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 5 | 69 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 5 | 70 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 5 | 71 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 5 | 72 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 5 | 74 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 6 | 76 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 6 | 78 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 6 | 80 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 83 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 6 | 84 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 6 | 87 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 6 | 88 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 7 | 89 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 7 | 90 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
| 7 | 92 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 93 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 7 | 94 | Cyril Grayson Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 95 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 7 | 97 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 7 | 99 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 7 | 101 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 7 | 102 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 7 | 103 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 7 | 105 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 7 | 107 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 7 | 109 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
| 7 | 111 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 8 | 112 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 8 | 113 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 8 | 115 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 116 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 8 | 117 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 8 | 118 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 8 | 120 | Antoine Wesley | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 8 | 122 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 8 | 123 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 8 | 124 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 8 | 125 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 8 | 126 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 8 | 127 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 8 | 129 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 8 | 130 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 8 | 131 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 8 | 132 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 9 | 133 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 9 | 135 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Austin Walter | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 9 | 138 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 9 | 139 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 9 | 142 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
| 9 | 145 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 146 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 9 | 147 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 9 | 149 | Derrick Gore | RB |
| 9 | 150 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 9 | 151 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 9 | 152 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 9 | 153 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 10 | 155 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 10 | 158 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 10 | 159 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 10 | 160 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 10 | 161 | Kristian Wilkerson | WR |
| 10 | 162 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 10 | 163 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 10 | 164 | John Bates | TE |
| 10 | 165 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 10 | 166 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 10 | 167 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 10 | 168 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 10 | 169 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 10 | 170 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 11 | 171 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 11 | 172 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 11 | 173 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 11 | 174 | David Njoku | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Malik Turner | WR |
| 11 | 178 | Jonathan Williams | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 11 | 183 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Tavon Austin | WR |
| 11 | 186 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 11 | 187 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 11 | 188 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 11 | 189 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 11 | 190 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 11 | 193 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 11 | 194 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 11 | 195 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 12 | 196 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 12 | 197 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 12 | 198 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 12 | 199 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 12 | 202 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 12 | 204 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 12 | 205 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 12 | 206 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 12 | 207 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 12 | 209 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 12 | 210 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 12 | 211 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 12 | 212 | James Washington | WR |
| 12 | 213 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
| 12 | 214 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 12 | 215 | Pharoh Cooper | WR |
| 12 | 216 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 13 | 217 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 13 | 218 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 13 | 219 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 13 | 220 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 13 | 221 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 13 | 222 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 13 | 223 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
| 13 | 224 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 225 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 226 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 13 | 227 | Alex Collins | RB |
| 13 | 228 | Ryquell Armstead | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 230 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Michael Burton | RB |
| 13 | 232 | David Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 233 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 13 | 234 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 13 | 236 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Kene Nwangwu | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 13 | 239 | Wendell Smallwood | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Darrell Daniels | TE |
| 13 | 241 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 243 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 245 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 13 | 246 | Reggie Bonnafon | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 13 | 248 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE |
| 14 | 249 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
| 14 | 250 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Jake Funk | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 14 | 254 | Keith Smith | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 14 | 256 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 14 | 258 | Nick Boyle | TE |
| 14 | 259 | Deon Jackson | RB |
| 14 | 260 | Jakob Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Jesse James | TE |
| 14 | 262 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 14 | 263 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 264 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 14 | 265 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 14 | 266 | Nathan Cottrell | RB |
| 14 | 267 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 14 | 268 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 269 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 15 | 270 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 271 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 272 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 277 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Brandon Allen | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Drew Lock | QB |
| 15 | 296 | Tyler Huntley | QB |
| 15 | 297 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Jake Fromm | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 300 | Nick Folk | K |
| 15 | 301 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 15 | 302 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 15 | 303 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 15 | 304 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 15 | 305 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 15 | 306 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 15 | 307 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 15 | 308 | Matt Gay | K |
| 15 | 309 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 15 | 310 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 15 | 311 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 15 | 312 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 313 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 314 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 16 | 315 | Matt Prater | K |
| 16 | 316 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 317 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 318 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 319 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 320 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 321 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 322 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 323 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 324 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 325 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 326 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 327 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 328 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 16 | 329 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 330 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 331 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 332 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 333 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 334 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 335 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 336 | Joey Slye | K |
| 16 | 337 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 338 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 16 | 339 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 16 | 340 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 341 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 342 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 343 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 344 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 345 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 346 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 347 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 348 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 349 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 350 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 351 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 352 | Matt Ammendola | K |
| 16 | 353 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 354 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 355 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 356 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 357 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 358 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 359 | Lirim Hajrullahu | K |
| 16 | 360 | Matthew Wright | K |
| 16 | 361 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 362 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 363 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
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