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Welcome back RotoBallers -- we've arrived at Week 18 of the NFL season. Below you can find our team's updated Week 18 fantasy football rankings for PPR leagues. Some fantasy football leagues are still going, and there are plenty of DFS contests as well, so let's take a look at some key players. Where do Davante Adams, Dalvin Cook, Darrel Williams, Tee Higgins and Cordarrelle Patterson rank, 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. These Week 18 fantasy football rankings are brought to you by three of our NFL team leads - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison. Good luck RotoBallers!
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Week 18 Injury Updates for Fantasy Football
- Tee Higgins Out For Week 18
- Aaron Jones Will Not Play This Week
- Kareem Hunt Inactive Again
- Steelers Activate Diontae Johnson From COVID-19 List
- Tony Pollard Ruled Out For Saturday's Game
- Chase Edmonds Will Not Play Sunday
- Packers Plan To Start Aaron Rodgers Against Lions
- Lamar Jackson Ruled Out For Week 18
- Tyler Huntley Will Start Sunday Against Steelers
- Ronald Jones II Will Miss Week 18 Matchup
- Miles Sanders Officially Ruled Out For Saturday
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire Officially Ruled Out
- Darren Waller Questionable For Week 18
- Marquise Brown Will Play Against Steelers
- Darius Slayton Will Play In Week 18
- No Injury Designation For Antonio Gibson
- Joe Burrow Officially Out Against Browns
- Kadarius Toney Ruled Out For Week 18
- Jets Put Braxton Berrios On Injured Reserve
- Elijah Mitchell Good To Go For Week 18
- Jimmy Garoppolo Expected To Start
- Buccaneers Officially Release Antonio Brown
- Bears Place Justin Fields On COVID-19 List
- Cam Akers Will Make Debut Sunday But Limited
- Derrick Henry Will Not Play In Week 18
- Bengals Non-Committal On Whether Ja'Marr Chase Will Play
- Davante Adams Doesn't Expect To Play Full Game In Week 18
- Jerry Jeudy 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
- Antonio Brown To Have Ankle Surgery
Week 18 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
Be sure to also check out our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 1/9 at 12:00 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 1 | 5 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 1 | 6 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 1 | 7 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 9 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 11 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 2 | 13 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 2 | 17 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 3 | 18 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 3 | 19 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 3 | 22 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 3 | 24 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 3 | 28 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 3 | 29 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 30 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 31 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 3 | 32 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 3 | 33 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 3 | 35 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 3 | 36 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 3 | 37 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 4 | 43 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 4 | 45 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 48 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 49 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 4 | 50 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 4 | 51 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 5 | 53 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 5 | 54 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 5 | 56 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 5 | 58 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 5 | 60 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 5 | 62 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 5 | 64 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 5 | 66 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 67 | James Conner | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 5 | 70 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 5 | 71 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 5 | 72 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 5 | 73 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 5 | 74 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
| 6 | 77 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 6 | 78 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Cyril Grayson Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 83 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 6 | 87 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 6 | 88 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 7 | 90 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 7 | 92 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 7 | 93 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 7 | 95 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 7 | 97 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 7 | 99 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 7 | 100 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 7 | 101 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 102 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 103 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 7 | 105 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 7 | 107 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 7 | 109 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 7 | 111 | Antoine Wesley | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 8 | 113 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 8 | 117 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 8 | 119 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 8 | 120 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 8 | 121 | James Washington | WR |
| 8 | 122 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 123 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 8 | 125 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 8 | 126 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 8 | 127 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 8 | 130 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 8 | 131 | John Bates | TE |
| 8 | 132 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 9 | 133 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 9 | 134 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 9 | 136 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Austin Walter | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 139 | Derrick Gore | RB |
| 9 | 140 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 9 | 142 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 9 | 143 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 9 | 145 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 9 | 146 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
| 9 | 147 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 9 | 149 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 9 | 150 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 9 | 151 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 9 | 152 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 9 | 153 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 10 | 154 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 10 | 155 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 10 | 158 | David Njoku | TE |
| 10 | 159 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 10 | 160 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 10 | 161 | Kristian Wilkerson | WR |
| 10 | 162 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 10 | 163 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 10 | 164 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 10 | 165 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 10 | 166 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 10 | 167 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 10 | 168 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 10 | 169 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 10 | 170 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 11 | 171 | Malik Turner | WR |
| 11 | 172 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB |
| 11 | 173 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 11 | 174 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 11 | 175 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 11 | 177 | Jonathan Williams | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 11 | 179 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 11 | 180 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 11 | 182 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 11 | 183 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 11 | 185 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 11 | 186 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 11 | 187 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 11 | 188 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 11 | 190 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 11 | 194 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 11 | 195 | Tavon Austin | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Juwann Winfree | WR |
| 12 | 199 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 12 | 203 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 12 | 204 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 12 | 205 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 12 | 206 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 12 | 207 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 12 | 208 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 12 | 209 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 12 | 210 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 12 | 211 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 12 | 212 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 12 | 213 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 12 | 214 | Denzel Mims | WR |
| 12 | 215 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 12 | 216 | Amari Rodgers | WR |
| 13 | 217 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 13 | 218 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Pharoh Cooper | WR |
| 13 | 220 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 13 | 221 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 13 | 222 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 13 | 223 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 13 | 224 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 225 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
| 13 | 226 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 13 | 227 | Ryquell Armstead | RB |
| 13 | 228 | David Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Michael Burton | RB |
| 13 | 230 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 231 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 13 | 232 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 13 | 233 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 234 | Kene Nwangwu | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Wendell Smallwood | RB |
| 13 | 236 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 13 | 237 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Reggie Bonnafon | RB |
| 13 | 239 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 13 | 243 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 13 | 245 | Darrell Daniels | TE |
| 13 | 246 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE |
| 13 | 247 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Jake Funk | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
| 14 | 250 | Keith Smith | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 14 | 254 | Kerrith Whyte Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Deon Jackson | RB |
| 14 | 256 | Jakob Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 14 | 258 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 259 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 14 | 260 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 14 | 261 | Nick Boyle | TE |
| 14 | 262 | Jesse James | TE |
| 14 | 263 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 14 | 264 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 14 | 265 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 14 | 266 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 14 | 267 | Nathan Cottrell | RB |
| 14 | 268 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 269 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 270 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 271 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 272 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Tyler Huntley | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 15 | 277 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Brandon Allen | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Gardner Minshew | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Case Keenum | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Drew Lock | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 296 | Jake Fromm | QB |
| 15 | 297 | Cam Newton | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Tim Boyle | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
| 15 | 300 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 301 | Nick Folk | K |
| 15 | 302 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 15 | 303 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 15 | 304 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 15 | 305 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 15 | 306 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 15 | 307 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 15 | 308 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 15 | 309 | Matt Gay | K |
| 15 | 310 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 15 | 311 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 15 | 312 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 15 | 313 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 314 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 315 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 16 | 316 | Matt Prater | K |
| 16 | 317 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 318 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 319 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 320 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 321 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 322 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 323 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 324 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 325 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 326 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 327 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 328 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 329 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 16 | 330 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 331 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 332 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 333 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 334 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 335 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 336 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 337 | Joey Slye | K |
| 16 | 338 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 339 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 16 | 340 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 16 | 341 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 342 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 343 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 344 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 345 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 346 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 347 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 348 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 349 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 350 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 351 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 352 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 353 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 354 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 355 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 356 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 357 | Matt Ammendola | K |
| 16 | 358 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 359 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 360 | Lirim Hajrullahu | K |
| 16 | 361 | Matthew Wright | K |
| 16 | 362 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 363 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 364 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
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