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Updated Week 18 PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Davante Adams, Dalvin Cook, Darrel Williams, Tee Higgins, Cordarrelle Patterson

Dalvin Cook - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Our updated Week 18 fantasy football rankings for PPR scoring. Set your winning lineups with our Week 18 rankings for fantasy football and the 2021 NFL season.

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 MarianoPierre Camus and Brandon Murchison. Good luck RotoBallers!

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!

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Week 18 Injury Updates for Fantasy Football

 

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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