Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings for Week 18 (QB, RB, WR, TE, DST) - Ray Davis, Jalen McMillan, Chase Brown, Tony Pollard, Jauan Jennings, Rico Dowdle

Nick Mariano's fantasy football playoff rankings for Week 18 at QB, RB, WR, TE, D/ST (2024). Set winning lineups with our Week 15 rankings for fantasy football.

Whether your fantasy league extends to Week 18 or you are looking to build DFS lineups for the final week of the regular season, be sure to use our half-PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 18 to double-check your key start-or-sit calls. It's time to take home your league's crown or finish the year with a high placement in DFS.

As always, we will update the rankings as the latest injury reports come out and if there are any expected changes in a player's role. Below you will see where Ray Davis, Jalen McMillan, Chase Brown, Tony Pollard, Jauan Jennings, and Rico Dowdle stand, among other key players.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 18 are assembled by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will find a summary of the recent important fantasy football injury news. There are always critical injuries to track, so check back until kickoff.

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Week 18 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

• 49ers Non-Committal On Brock Purdy's Status For Week 18
• Deshaun Watson Not Expected To Play A Meaningful Down For Browns Again
• Caleb Williams Expected To Play In Regular-Season Finale
• Chargers Non-Committal On Whether Justin Herbert, Starters Will Play In Week 18
• Tyler Huntley To Take More Reps Than Tua Tagovailoa This Week
• Jayden Daniels, Starters To Play Against Cowboys In Week 18
• Saints Not Ruling Derek Carr Out For Week 18
• Bryce Young, Other Starters Will Play For Panthers In Week 18
• Josh Allen Won't Play Much In Week 18
• Anthony Richardson's Week 18 Status Uncertain
• C.J. Stroud And Other Texans Starters Will Be A Full-Go Vs. Titans
• Mason Rudolph, Will Levis Will Both Play In Week 18
• Jets Reiterate Plans To Start Aaron Rodgers In Week 18
• Kenny Pickett Playing With Broken Ribs
• Tony Pollard Could Play In Week 18, Tyjae Spears Up In The Air
• Bengals "Hopeful" Chase Brown Can Play This Saturday
• Alvin Kamara's Week 18 Status To Be Determined By Medical Staff
• Kendre Miller In The Concussion Protocol
• Miles Sanders Not Ruled Out For Week 18
• Chuba Hubbard Won't Need Surgery On His Calf
• Ravens Say Justice Hill Will Play On Saturday
• Chiefs Expect Isiah Pacheco To Be Ready For Playoffs
• Joshua Palmer Unlikely To Be Placed On Injured Reserve
• Rashee Rice, Skyy Moore Not Expected To Return In Playoffs
• Dolphins Optimistic About Jaylen Waddle For Week 18
• Marquez Valdes-Scantling Fine After Aggravating Chest Injury
• Chris Olave Will Practice This Week, Still Trying To Return In Week 18
• Charlie Kolar Hopeful To Return In Week 18

Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 18 Playoffs

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Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately toward the bottom. Each position is ranked separately. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Bijan Robinson	RB
1	2	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB
1	3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
1	4	Bucky Irving	RB
2	5	Derrick Henry	RB
2	6	Josh Jacobs	RB
2	7	Justin Jefferson	WR
2	8	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
2	9	Jonathan Taylor	RB
2	10	Mike Evans	WR
2	11	De'Von Achane	RB
2	12	Nico Collins	WR
2	13	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR
2	14	Tee Higgins	WR
2	15	Zach Charbonnet	RB
2	16	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB
2	17	Breece Hall	RB
2	18	Malik Nabers	WR
2	19	Isaac Guerendo	RB
3	20	Aaron Jones	RB
3	21	Terry McLaurin	WR
3	22	Rico Dowdle	RB
3	23	D'Andre Swift	RB
3	24	Courtland Sutton	WR
3	25	George Pickens	WR
3	26	Drake London	WR
3	27	Jaylen Warren	RB
3	28	Ladd McConkey	WR
3	29	Ray Davis	RB
3	30	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR
3	31	Jordan Addison	WR
3	32	Brock Bowers	TE
3	33	Davante Adams	WR
3	34	Jauan Jennings	WR
3	35	Najee Harris	RB
3	36	DJ Moore	WR
3	37	Chase Brown	RB
3	38	Jameson Williams	WR
4	39	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
4	40	J.K. Dobbins	RB
4	41	Ameer Abdullah	RB
4	42	Sam LaPorta	TE
4	43	Trey McBride	TE
4	44	Tony Pollard	RB
4	45	Zay Flowers	WR
4	46	Tyreek Hill	WR
4	47	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR
4	48	Garrett Wilson	WR
4	49	Adam Thielen	WR
4	50	Jalen McMillan	WR
5	51	Puka Nacua	WR
5	52	DK Metcalf	WR
5	53	Calvin Ridley	WR
5	54	Keenan Allen	WR
5	55	Jakobi Meyers	WR
5	56	Jaleel McLaughlin	RB
5	57	Rachaad White	RB
5	58	Quentin Johnston	WR
5	59	Jayden Reed	WR
5	60	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR
5	61	Darnell Mooney	WR
5	62	Romeo Doubs	WR
5	63	Kyren Williams	RB
5	64	Michael Carter	RB
5	65	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB
5	66	Jonnu Smith	TE
5	67	Josh Downs	WR
5	68	George Kittle	TE
5	69	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB
5	70	Rome Odunze	WR
5	71	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
5	72	Raheem Blackshear	RB
5	73	Tank Bigsby	RB
6	74	Blake Corum	RB
6	75	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
6	76	Mark Andrews	TE
6	77	Xavier Worthy	WR
6	78	Chris Olave	WR
6	79	Jerry Jeudy	WR
6	80	Cooper Kupp	WR
6	81	Joe Mixon	RB
6	82	Kareem Hunt	RB
6	83	Jahan Dotson	WR
6	84	T.J. Hockenson	TE
6	85	Khalil Herbert	RB
6	86	Marquise Brown	WR
7	87	Jalen Nailor	WR
7	88	Zach Ertz	TE
7	89	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR
7	90	Rashod Bateman	WR
7	91	Tucker Kraft	TE
7	92	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR
7	93	Jerome Ford	RB
7	94	Brandin Cooks	WR
7	95	DeMario Douglas	WR
7	96	Cade Otton	TE
7	97	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
8	98	Jalen Coker	WR
8	99	Chig Okonkwo	TE
8	100	Jaylen Waddle	WR
8	101	Dontayvion Wicks	WR
8	102	Justice Hill	RB
8	103	Antonio Gibson	RB
8	104	Parker Washington	WR
8	105	Tim Patrick	WR
8	106	Pat Freiermuth	TE
8	107	Andrei Iosivas	WR
8	108	Jalen Tolbert	WR
8	109	Mike Gesicki	TE
8	110	Demarcus Robinson	WR
8	111	Javonte Williams	RB
8	112	Devaughn Vele	WR
8	113	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
8	114	Kimani Vidal	RB
8	115	Xavier Legette	WR
8	116	Jamison Crowder	WR
8	117	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
8	118	Keon Coleman	WR
8	119	Calvin Austin III	WR
8	120	John Metchie III	WR
8	121	Kyle Pitts	TE
9	122	Tyler Allgeier	RB
9	123	Mike Boone	RB
9	124	Hunter Henry	TE
9	125	Ty Johnson	RB
9	126	Mack Hollins	WR
9	127	Audric Estime	RB
9	128	Kayshon Boutte	WR
9	129	Michael Wilson	WR
9	130	Julius Chestnut	RB
9	131	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB
9	132	Dameon Pierce	RB
9	133	Noah Gray	TE
9	134	Alec Pierce	WR
9	135	Khalil Shakir	WR
9	136	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
9	137	Amari Cooper	WR
9	138	Ricky Pearsall	WR
9	139	Isaiah Likely	TE
9	140	D'Onta Foreman	RB
9	141	Jake Ferguson	TE
9	142	Juwan Johnson	TE
10	143	Ray-Ray McCloud III	WR
10	144	Dalton Schultz	TE
10	145	Cam Akers	RB
10	146	Grant Calcaterra	TE
10	147	Alexander Mattison	RB
10	148	Darius Slayton	WR
10	149	Tutu Atwell	WR
10	150	Tre Tucker	WR
10	151	Braelon Allen	RB
10	152	Justin Watson	WR
10	153	Curtis Samuel	WR
10	154	Malik Washington	WR
10	155	Devin Singletary	RB
10	156	Raheem Mostert	RB
10	157	Noah Fant	TE
10	158	Elijah Moore	WR
10	159	Tyler Conklin	TE
11	160	Samaje Perine	RB
11	161	Dalton Kincaid	TE
11	162	KaVontae Turpin	WR
11	163	Carson Steele	RB
11	164	Cole Kmet	TE
11	165	Mike Williams	WR
11	166	Kendrick Bourne	WR
11	167	David Moore	WR
11	168	Johnny Wilson	WR
11	169	Troy Franklin	WR
11	170	Foster Moreau	TE
11	171	Brenton Strange	TE
11	172	Adonai Mitchell	WR
11	173	Austin Hooper	TE
11	174	Will Dissly	TE
11	175	Allen Lazard	WR
11	176	Craig Reynolds	RB
11	177	Tyler Lockett	WR
11	178	Jeremy McNichols	RB
11	179	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB
11	180	Jordan Akins	TE
11	181	Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE
11	182	Robert Woods	WR
11	183	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB
12	184	Kevin Austin Jr.	WR
12	185	Van Jefferson	WR
12	186	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR
12	187	Emanuel Wilson	RB
12	188	Greg Dortch	WR
12	189	Luke McCaffrey	WR
12	190	DJ Chark Jr.	WR
12	191	Tyler Boyd	WR
12	192	Will Shipley	RB
12	193	Dante Pettis	WR
12	194	Kalif Raymond	WR
12	195	Sean Tucker	RB
12	196	Dawson Knox	TE
12	197	Payne Durham	TE
12	198	Xavier Hutchinson	WR
12	199	Daniel Bellinger	TE
12	200	Michael Mayer	TE
12	201	Roschon Johnson	RB
12	202	Kenny McIntosh	RB
12	203	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB
12	204	Stone Smartt	TE
12	205	Ryan Miller	WR
12	206	AJ Barner	TE
12	207	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
13	208	Tyrell Shavers	WR
13	209	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR
13	210	Adam Trautman	TE
13	211	Michael Woods II	WR
13	212	Ainias Smith	WR
13	213	Devin Duvernay	WR
13	214	Tyler Johnson	WR
13	215	Brock Wright	TE
13	216	Chris Brooks	RB
13	217	Dare Ogunbowale	RB
13	218	Cade Stover	TE
13	219	Tylan Wallace	WR
13	220	Josh Reynolds	WR
13	221	Jermar Jefferson	RB
13	222	Colby Parkinson	TE
13	223	Ryan Flournoy	WR
13	224	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
13	225	Hassan Haskins	RB
14	226	Darnell Washington	TE
14	227	Trey Sermon	RB
14	228	Davis Allen	TE
14	229	Trey Palmer	WR
14	230	Jamaal Williams	RB
14	231	Luke Schoonmaker	TE
14	232	Kylen Granson	TE
15	233	Devin Culp	TE
15	234	Rasheen Ali	RB
15	235	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB
15	236	Elijah Higgins	TE
15	237	Jeremy Ruckert	TE
15	238	Drew Ogletree	TE
15	239	Isaiah Davis	RB
15	240	DeeJay Dallas	RB
15	241	Jordan Mims	RB
15	242	Jaylen Wright	RB
15	243	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
15	244	Johnny Mundt	TE
15	245	Alec Ingold	RB
15	246	Michael Burton	RB
15	247	Lucas Krull	TE
15	248	Tyler Goodson	RB
15	249	Eric Gray	RB
15	250	Luke Musgrave	TE
15	251	KhaDarel Hodge	WR
15	252	Ty Chandler	RB
15	253	Durham Smythe	TE
15	254	Sione Vaki	RB
15	255	C.J. Ham	RB
15	256	Blake Whiteheart	TE
15	257	Hunter Luepke	RB
15	258	Ben Sinnott	TE
16	259	Nick Vannett	TE
16	260	Chris Manhertz	TE
16	261	John Bates	TE
16	262	Josh Oliver	TE
16	263	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB
16	264	Nate Adkins	WR
16	265	Josh Whyle	TE
16	266	Charlie Woerner	TE
16	267	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
16	268	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
16	269	Patrick Ricard	RB
16	270	Diontae Johnson	WR
16	271	Joshua Kelley	RB
16	272	Charlie Kolar	TE
16	273	Brandon Powell	WR
16	274	Israel Abanikanda	RB
16	275	Jake Bobo	WR
16	276	Adam Prentice	RB
16	277	Devontez Walker	WR
16	278	MyCole Pruitt	TE
17	279	Zay Jones	WR
17	280	Jermaine Burton	WR
17	281	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR
17	282	Malik Heath	WR
17	283	Nelson Agholor	WR
17	284	Eric Saubert	TE
17	285	Gerald Everett	TE
17	286	Jacob Cowing	WR
17	287	Xavier Gipson	WR
17	288	Dylan Laube	RB
17	289	River Cracraft	WR
17	290	Luke Farrell	TE
17	291	Malachi Corley	WR
17	292	Pharaoh Brown	TE
17	293	Jonathan Mingo	WR
17	294	Connor Heyward	TE
17	295	Kenny Yeboah	TE
17	296	Ben Skowronek	WR
17	297	Jalen Brooks	WR
17	298	Jalen Virgil	WR
17	299	Jalin Hyatt	WR
17	300	Jamari Thrash	WR
17	301	Javon Baker	WR
17	302	Rakim Jarrett	WR
17	303	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR
17	304	Julian Hill	TE
17	305	Greg Dulcich	TE
17	306	Ko Kieft	TE
18	307	Lamar Jackson	QB
18	308	Baker Mayfield	QB
18	309	Jayden Daniels	QB
18	310	Joe Burrow	QB
18	311	Sam Darnold	QB
18	312	Jared Goff	QB
18	313	Bo Nix	QB
18	314	Justin Herbert	QB
18	315	Jordan Love	QB
18	316	Russell Wilson	QB
18	317	Joshua Dobbs	QB
18	318	Michael Penix Jr.	QB
18	319	Kyler Murray	QB
18	320	Joe Flacco	QB
18	321	Bryce Young	QB
18	322	Caleb Williams	QB
18	323	Drake Maye	QB
18	324	C.J. Stroud	QB
18	325	Aaron Rodgers	QB
18	326	Matthew Stafford	QB
18	327	Geno Smith	QB
18	328	Cooper Rush	QB
18	329	Aidan O'Connell	QB
18	330	Mac Jones	QB
18	331	Kenny Pickett	QB
18	332	Mitchell Trubisky	QB
18	333	Mason Rudolph	QB
18	334	Drew Lock	QB
18	335	Tyler Huntley	QB
18	336	Carson Wentz	QB
18	337	Spencer Rattler	QB
18	338	Josh Allen	QB
18	339	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	QB
18	340	Will Levis	QB
18	341	Brandon Allen	QB
18	342	Derek Carr	QB
18	343	Tanner McKee	QB
18	344	Tyrod Taylor	QB
18	345	Davis Mills	QB
18	346	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
18	347	Jacoby Brissett	QB
19	348	Baltimore Ravens	DST
19	349	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
19	350	Denver Broncos	DST
19	351	Green Bay Packers	DST
19	352	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
19	353	Atlanta Falcons	DST
19	354	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
19	355	Miami Dolphins	DST
19	356	Washington Commanders	DST
19	357	Buffalo Bills	DST
19	358	San Francisco 49ers	DST
19	359	Seattle Seahawks	DST
19	360	Minnesota Vikings	DST
19	361	Tennessee Titans	DST
19	362	Detroit Lions	DST
19	363	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
19	364	Los Angeles Rams	DST
19	365	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
19	366	Houston Texans	DST
19	367	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
19	368	Indianapolis Colts	DST
19	369	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
19	370	New York Jets	DST
19	371	New England Patriots	DST
19	372	Arizona Cardinals	DST
19	373	New Orleans Saints	DST
19	374	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
19	375	Dallas Cowboys	DST
19	376	New York Giants	DST
19	377	Carolina Panthers	DST
19	378	Chicago Bears	DST
19	379	Cleveland Browns	DST
20	380	Justin Tucker	K
20	381	Chase McLaughlin	K
20	382	Jake Bates	K
20	383	Will Reichard	K
20	384	Cameron Dicker	K
20	385	Wil Lutz	K
20	386	Chris Boswell	K
20	387	Zane Gonzalez	K
20	388	Brandon McManus	K
20	389	Riley Patterson	K
20	390	Cade York	K
20	391	Matt Gay	K
20	392	Brandon Aubrey	K
20	393	Tyler Bass	K
20	394	Jake Moody	K
20	395	Jason Sanders	K
20	396	Joshua Karty	K
20	397	Jason Myers	K
20	398	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K
20	399	Harrison Butker	K
20	400	Jake Elliott	K
20	401	Eddy Pineiro	K
20	402	Chad Ryland	K
20	403	Cam Little	K
20	404	Blake Grupe	K
20	405	Nick Folk	K
20	406	Daniel Carlson	K
20	407	Joey Slye	K
20	408	Graham Gano	K
20	409	Greg Joseph	K
20	410	Cairo Santos	K
20	411	Dustin Hopkins	K

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