Week 18 Fantasy Football Rankings and Position-by-Position Outlook for Season Finales

Kristopher KnoxDec 30, 2025

The penultimate week of the 2025 NFL season has ended, and the calendar is about to turn to 2026. For managers in most season-long fantasy leagues, this means that it's time to look ahead to next season.

Some larger leagues, however, will wrap their championship matchups in Week 18.

For those still playing meaningful fantasy football—whether in season-long leagues or DFS games—let's run through some early point-per-reception (PPR) rankings for this year's final regular-season games.

Quarterback

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Falcons QB Kirk Cousins

1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

2. Drake Maye, New England Patriots

3. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

4. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants

5. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

6. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

7. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

8. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

9. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

10. Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals

11. Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

12. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

Sleeper: Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons

Despite being eliminated from playoff contention in early December, the Atlanta Falcons have looked like one of the top teams in football over the last few weeks. Quarterback Kirk Cousins has also been a viable fantasy option during that stretch.

Cousins, of course, gets to throw to the likes of Drake London, Kyle Pitts, and Bijan Robinson. Yet, he's only rostered in 14 percent of Yahoo and seven percent of ESPN leagues.

Atlanta has nothing to play for in Week 18, though it clearly isn't about to quit on the little bit of football that remains. Cousins should come through again, even against an underrated New Orleans Saints defense.

Running Back

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Giants RB Devin Singletary

1. Chase Brown, Cincinnati Bengals

2. De'Von Achane, Miami Dolphins

3. Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

4. Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

5. James Cook, Buffalo Bills

6. Travis Etienne Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

7. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

8. RJ Harvey, Denver Broncos

9. Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts

10. TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots

11. Tony Pollard, Tennessee Titans

12. Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas Raiders

13. Woody Marks, Houston Texans

14. D'Andre Swift, Chicago Bears

15. Breece Hall, New York Jets

Sleeper: Devin Singletary, New York Giants

Neither the Dallas Cowboys nor the New York Giants have anything to play for in Week 18. However, they'll face off in a divisional grudge match that should see both teams going all out.

Giants running back Devin Singletary has been nothing more than a matchup-based streamer this season, but he should have a reasonable floor against an inconsistent Dallas defense.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. led New York's backfield in carries in Week 17, but Singletary saw more of the receiving work and finished with 17.0 fantasy points. He's rostered in only 23 percent of Yahoo leagues and 30 percent of ESPN leagues.

Wide Receiver

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Buccaneers WR Jalen McMillan

1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks

2. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

3. Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams

4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions

5. Drake London, Atlanta Falcons

6. Nico Collins, Houston Texans

7. Michael Wilson, Arizona Cardinals

8. Wan'Dale Robinson, New York Giants

9. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals

10. George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys

11. Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers

12. Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears

13. Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

14. Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots

15. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings

16. Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders

17. A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles

18. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

19. Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions

20. Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers

Sleeper: Jalen McMillan, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will battle the Carolina Panthers on Saturday in a game that may decide the NFC South. Expect the slumping Buccaneers to throw everything they can against their division rivals.

That may include a heavy dose of wide receiver Jalen McMillan, who had his 2025 breakout game on Sunday. Against the Miami Dolphins, he caught seven passes for 114 yards.

The Panthers haven't been particularly friendly to WRs, surrendering just 22.7 points to opposing receiver groups this season. However, McMillan may again see the volume needed to thrive. He's still available in over 95 percent of Yahoo and ESPN leagues.

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Tight End

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Seahawks TE AJ Barner

1. Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals

2. Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

3. Jake Tonges, San Francisco 49ers

4. Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys

5. Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts

6. Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars

7. Oronde Gadsden II, Los Angeles Chargers

8. Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints

9. Michael Mayer, Las Vegas Raiders

10. Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

11. Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens

12. Hunter Henry, New England Patriots

13. Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears

14. Theo Johnson, New York Giants

15. Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans

Sleeper: AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks tight end AJ Barner has been a serviceable streamer this season, though he's largely been touchdown dependent. The good news is that he's found the end zone in back-to-back games and topped 13 fantasy points in each of those contests.

The Seahawks may need Barner to find the end zone a time or two on Saturday against the San Francisco 49ers. The winner of that game will secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

While the 49ers have boasted one of the league's most explosive offenses, they've struggled defensively. They've surrendered an average of 12.4 fantasy points to opposing tight ends this season. Barner is rostered in 18 percent of Yahoo leagues and 32 percent of ESPN leagues.