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Waiver Wire Express - Week 18 Lightning Round

The Week 18 waiver wire pickups & adds lightning round for 2021 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Rhamondre Stevenson, Boston Scott, Ke'Shawn Vaughn & more.

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to those of you who are still rocking with us ahead of the regular season's final week. Many leagues wrap up in Week 17 but we don't forget about you who soldier on into the crazy week that approaches! Let's finish strong and bring home the title with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 18.

This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 18 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Rhamondre Stevenson
Boston Scott
Ke'Shawn Vaughn
Dare Ogunbowale
Chuba Hubbard
Jamaal Williams
Jaret Patterson
Rex Burkhead
Tevin Coleman
Le'Veon Bell
Ty Johnson
Jordan Howard
Mike Davis
Dontrell Hilliard
Derrick Gore
Justin Jackson
Ryquell Armstead

 

Week 18 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

DeVante Parker
Elijah Moore
K.J. Osborn
Marquez Callaway
Zay Jones
Braxton Berrios
Rashod Bateman
Cyril Grayson
Kendrick Bourne
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Laquon Treadwell
Antoine Wesley
Cedrick Wilson
Kristian Wilkerson
T.Y. Hilton

 

Week 18 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Pat Freiermuth
Gerald Everett
Foster Moreau
C.J. Uzomah
John Bates
Cameron Brate
Cole Kmet
Austin Hooper
Brevin Jordan

 

Week 18 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Taysom Hill
Trey Lance
Carson Wentz
Justin Fields
Mac Jones
Ben Roethlisberger
Tyler Huntley
Sam Darnold
Zach Wilson
Davis Mills



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