Updated 18 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tyreek Hill, Diontae Johnson, Brandin Cooks, Marquise Brown, DJ Moore

Week 18 of the NFL season has arrived -- and while most fantasy football leagues are over, some are still going and there is always DFS. Below you'll find out team's updated Week 18 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. We're here to help you set winning lineups as always, so let's see where key receivers like Tyreek Hill, Diontae Johnson, Brandin Cooks, Marquise Brown and DJ Moore rank this week, among others?

In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are many key injuries and COVID-19 situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Before we get to the updated WR rankings, below you will also find the relevant fantasy football injury updates for wide receivers. Good luck RotoBallers!

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Week 18 Injury Updates for Fantasy Football

• Tee Higgins Out For Week 18
• Steelers Activate Diontae Johnson From COVID-19 List
• Marquise Brown Will Play Against Steelers
• Darius Slayton Will Play In Week 18
• Kadarius Toney Ruled Out For Week 18
• Jets Put Braxton Berrios On Injured Reserve
• Buccaneers Officially Release Antonio Brown
• Bengals Non-Committal On Whether Ja'Marr Chase Will Play
• Davante Adams Expected To Play In Week 18
• Jerry Jeudy Activated From COVID-19 List
• Julio Jones Comes Off COVID-19 List
• Antonio Brown To Have Ankle Surgery

 

Week 18 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

Be sure to also check out our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Last updated on Sunday 1/9 at 12:00 pm ET:

WR Rank	Player Name	Pos	Overall Rank
1	Cooper Kupp	WR	1
2	Deebo Samuel	WR	4
3	A.J. Brown	WR	6
4	Stefon Diggs	WR	7
5	Justin Jefferson	WR	8
6	Tyreek Hill	WR	9
7	Keenan Allen	WR	13
8	Diontae Johnson	WR	14
9	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	17
10	Mike Evans	WR	19
11	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	20
12	CeeDee Lamb	WR	24
13	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	25
14	Brandin Cooks	WR	26
15	Hunter Renfrow	WR	27
16	D.K. Metcalf	WR	28
17	Tyler Lockett	WR	29
18	Chase Claypool	WR	33
19	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	38
20	Christian Kirk	WR	39
21	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	40
22	Jaylen Waddle	WR	41
23	Darnell Mooney	WR	43
24	Mike Williams	WR	45
25	Davante Adams	WR	46
26	Amari Cooper	WR	47
27	DJ Moore	WR	50
28	Marquise Brown	WR	54
29	Terry McLaurin	WR	56
30	Van Jefferson	WR	57
31	DeVonta Smith	WR	58
32	Tyler Boyd	WR	60
33	Rashod Bateman	WR	62
34	A.J. Green	WR	64
35	Gabriel Davis	WR	65
36	Russell Gage	WR	68
37	Jakobi Meyers	WR	69
38	K.J. Osborn	WR	70
39	Marquez Callaway	WR	71
40	DeVante Parker	WR	74
41	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR	75
42	Jarvis Landry	WR	78
43	Kendrick Bourne	WR	79
44	Cyril Grayson Jr.	WR	80
45	Cole Beasley	WR	81
46	Courtland Sutton	WR	84
47	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	85
48	Allen Lazard	WR	86
49	Zay Jones	WR	88
50	Jerry Jeudy	WR	89
51	Julio Jones	WR	90
52	Josh Reynolds	WR	93
53	T.Y. Hilton	WR	95
54	Laquon Treadwell	WR	97
55	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	100
56	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR	101
57	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	104
58	Allen Robinson II	WR	105
59	Jamison Crowder	WR	106
60	Tyler Johnson	WR	107
61	Joshua Palmer	WR	109
62	Antoine Wesley	WR	111
63	Kenny Golladay	WR	113
64	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR	114
65	Breshad Perriman	WR	115
66	Robby Anderson	WR	117
67	Nico Collins	WR	119
68	James Washington	WR	121
69	Mecole Hardman	WR	123
70	Byron Pringle	WR	124
71	Tim Patrick	WR	125
72	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	127
73	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	128
74	Isaiah McKenzie	WR	132
75	Quez Watkins	WR	134
76	Rondale Moore	WR	140
77	Keelan Cole Sr.	WR	141
78	Jalen Guyton	WR	143
79	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR	147
80	DeSean Jackson	WR	155
81	Jauan Jennings	WR	156
82	Demarcus Robinson	WR	157
83	Kristian Wilkerson	WR	161
84	Zach Pascal	WR	163
85	Bryan Edwards	WR	164
86	Kalif Raymond	WR	165
87	Chester Rogers	WR	166
88	Nelson Agholor	WR	167
89	Scotty Miller	WR	169
90	Malik Turner	WR	171
91	Darius Slayton	WR	174
92	Noah Brown	WR	175
93	Devin Duvernay	WR	178
94	Adam Humphries	WR	180
95	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	183
96	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	186
97	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	187
98	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	188
99	Jalen Reagor	WR	189
100	Sammy Watkins	WR	190
101	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	191
102	Marquise Goodwin	WR	192
103	Tavon Austin	WR	195
104	Damiere Byrd	WR	196
105	Ashton Dulin	WR	197
106	Juwann Winfree	WR	198
107	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	201
108	DeAndre Carter	WR	203
109	Freddie Swain	WR	205
110	Chris Conley	WR	212
111	Rashard Higgins	WR	213
112	Denzel Mims	WR	214
113	Amari Rodgers	WR	216
114	Pharoh Cooper	WR	219
115	Cam Sims	WR	223
116	Demetric Felton	WR	244

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