Week 18 Fantasy Football Rankings - Mike Evans, Sony Michel, Darren Waller, Justin Jefferson, D'Andre Swift, Amon-Ra St. Brown

It's Week 18 of the NFL season, and we are still here with you if your fantasy football league is still going. In this article below you see our team's early fantasy football rankings for Week 18. Make sure to check back all week long as these rankings get updated.

As we've seen for most of this NFL season, there are key injuries and COVID issues that will affect our Week 18 rankings. Below you will see a summary of the relevant fantasy football injuries and COVID updates so you can easily track the key players and set winning lineups.

For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.

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Week 18 Fantasy Football Injury Report

• Buccaneers Officially Release Antonio Brown
• Bears Place Justin Fields On COVID-19 List
• Diontae Johnson Placed On COVID-19 List
• Ronald Jones II In A Walking Boot
• Cam Akers Going Full Speed, Will Make Debut Sunday
• Bengals Non-Committal On Whether Ja'Marr Chase Will Play
• Davante Adams Doesn't Expect To Play Full Game In Week 18
• Darren Waller Practices, Expected To Return This Week
• Jimmy Garoppolo Doesn't Feel Good After Throwing
• Jerry Jeudy Activated From COVID-19 List
• Derrick Henry Officially Designated To Return From IR
• Joe Burrow Doesn't Plan To Play In Week 18
• Antonio Gibson 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
• Kyle Pitts Doesn't Practice Wednesday
• Antonio Brown To Have Ankle Surgery

 

Week 18 Rankings for Fantasy Football

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!

You can also see our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. Last updated on Thursday 1/6 at 1:30 pm ET:

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Cooper Kupp	WR
1	2	Jonathan Taylor	RB
1	3	Austin Ekeler	RB
1	4	Alvin Kamara	RB
1	5	Deebo Samuel	WR
1	6	Stefon Diggs	WR
1	7	A.J. Brown	WR
1	8	David Montgomery	RB
1	9	Najee Harris	RB
2	10	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
2	11	Justin Jefferson	WR
2	12	Josh Jacobs	RB
2	13	Tyreek Hill	WR
2	14	Diontae Johnson	WR
2	15	Keenan Allen	WR
2	16	Elijah Mitchell	RB
2	17	Devin Singletary	RB
3	18	Dalvin Cook	RB
3	19	Travis Kelce	TE
3	20	Tee Higgins	WR
3	21	Mark Andrews	TE
3	22	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
3	23	Mike Evans	WR
3	24	CeeDee Lamb	WR
3	25	Nick Chubb	RB
3	26	Hunter Renfrow	WR
3	27	Rashaad Penny	RB
3	28	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
3	29	D'Onta Foreman	RB
3	30	D.K. Metcalf	WR
3	31	Brandin Cooks	WR
3	32	Tyler Lockett	WR
3	33	Darrel Williams	RB
3	34	George Kittle	TE
3	35	Sony Michel	RB
3	36	Christian Kirk	WR
3	37	D'Andre Swift	RB
4	38	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR
4	39	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
4	40	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
4	41	Jaylen Waddle	WR
4	42	Zach Ertz	TE
4	43	Darnell Mooney	WR
4	44	Brandon Aiyuk	WR
4	45	Mike Williams	WR
4	46	Dalton Schultz	TE
4	47	Amari Cooper	WR
4	48	Darren Waller	TE
4	49	Rob Gronkowski	TE
4	50	AJ Dillon	RB
4	51	Chase Edmonds	RB
5	52	Javonte Williams	RB
5	53	Davante Adams	WR
5	54	Melvin Gordon III	RB
5	55	DJ Moore	WR
5	56	Dawson Knox	TE
5	57	Damien Harris	RB
5	58	Chase Claypool	WR
5	59	Marquise Brown	WR
5	60	Van Jefferson	WR
5	61	Saquon Barkley	RB
5	62	Terry McLaurin	WR
5	63	Samaje Perine	RB
5	64	James Conner	RB
5	65	Devonta Freeman	RB
5	66	Rashod Bateman	WR
5	67	Tyler Boyd	WR
5	68	Aaron Jones	RB
5	69	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB
5	70	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
5	71	Braxton Berrios	WR
5	72	DeVonta Smith	WR
5	73	Tony Pollard	RB
5	74	Gabriel Davis	WR
6	75	Dare Ogunbowale	RB
6	76	Russell Gage	WR
6	77	Jaret Patterson	RB
6	78	K.J. Osborn	WR
6	79	Rex Burkhead	RB
6	80	Marquez Callaway	WR
6	81	Jakobi Meyers	WR
6	82	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
6	83	DeVante Parker	WR
6	84	Kendrick Bourne	WR
6	85	Jarvis Landry	WR
6	86	Allen Lazard	WR
6	87	A.J. Green	WR
6	88	Mike Davis	RB
7	89	Kyle Pitts	TE
7	90	Cole Beasley	WR
7	91	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB
7	92	Jamaal Williams	RB
7	93	Cole Kmet	TE
7	94	Cyril Grayson Jr.	WR
7	95	Courtland Sutton	WR
7	96	Chuba Hubbard	RB
7	97	Julio Jones	WR
7	98	Antonio Gibson	RB
7	99	Jerry Jeudy	WR
7	100	Zay Jones	WR
7	101	Josh Reynolds	WR
7	102	Devontae Booker	RB
7	103	Mike Gesicki	TE
7	104	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
7	105	T.Y. Hilton	WR
7	106	Noah Fant	TE
7	107	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR
7	108	Hunter Henry	TE
7	109	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
7	110	Laquon Treadwell	WR
7	111	Pat Freiermuth	TE
8	112	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR
8	113	Allen Robinson II	WR
8	114	Boston Scott	RB
8	115	Ty Johnson	RB
8	116	Dallas Goedert	TE
8	117	Tyler Higbee	TE
8	118	Tyler Johnson	WR
8	119	Joshua Palmer	WR
8	120	Antoine Wesley	WR
8	121	Kenny Golladay	WR
8	122	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
8	123	Nyheim Hines	RB
8	124	Breshad Perriman	WR
8	125	Robby Anderson	WR
8	126	Gerald Everett	TE
8	127	Nico Collins	WR
8	128	Kareem Hunt	RB
8	129	Jordan Howard	RB
8	130	Latavius Murray	RB
8	131	Mecole Hardman	WR
8	132	Dontrell Hilliard	RB
9	133	Tim Patrick	WR
9	134	Tevin Coleman	RB
9	135	Byron Pringle	WR
9	136	Austin Walter	RB
9	137	Jamison Crowder	WR
9	138	Ronald Jones II	RB
9	139	Tyler Conklin	TE
9	140	Kadarius Toney	WR
9	141	Michael Carter	RB
9	142	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR
9	143	Emmanuel Sanders	WR
9	144	Le'Veon Bell	RB
9	145	Evan Engram	TE
9	146	Alexander Mattison	RB
9	147	Quez Watkins	WR
9	148	Elijah Moore	WR
9	149	Derrick Gore	RB
9	150	C.J. Uzomah	TE
9	151	Mark Ingram II	RB
9	152	Isaiah McKenzie	WR
9	153	Rondale Moore	WR
10	154	Justin Jackson	RB
10	155	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
10	156	Jalen Guyton	WR
10	157	Cameron Brate	TE
10	158	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE
10	159	Brevin Jordan	TE
10	160	Demarcus Robinson	WR
10	161	Kristian Wilkerson	WR
10	162	DeSean Jackson	WR
10	163	Jauan Jennings	WR
10	164	John Bates	TE
10	165	Jeremy McNichols	RB
10	166	Phillip Lindsay	RB
10	167	Ameer Abdullah	RB
10	168	Keelan Cole Sr.	WR
10	169	Jared Cook	TE
10	170	Cam Akers	RB
11	171	Nelson Agholor	WR
11	172	Kalif Raymond	WR
11	173	Adam Humphries	WR
11	174	David Njoku	TE
11	175	Scotty Miller	WR
11	176	Noah Brown	WR
11	177	Malik Turner	WR
11	178	Jonathan Williams	RB
11	179	Sammy Watkins	WR
11	180	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
11	181	Bryan Edwards	WR
11	182	Zack Moss	RB
11	183	Tre'Quan Smith	WR
11	184	Zach Pascal	WR
11	185	Tavon Austin	WR
11	186	Myles Gaskin	RB
11	187	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR
11	188	Damiere Byrd	WR
11	189	DeeJay Dallas	RB
11	190	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR
11	191	Jalen Reagor	WR
11	192	Foster Moreau	TE
11	193	Darius Slayton	WR
11	194	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR
11	195	Jack Doyle	TE
12	196	Austin Hooper	TE
12	197	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
12	198	Peyton Barber	RB
12	199	Craig Reynolds	RB
12	200	Dan Arnold	TE
12	201	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR
12	202	DeAndre Carter	WR
12	203	Jonnu Smith	TE
12	204	Khalil Herbert	RB
12	205	Josiah Deguara	TE
12	206	Jimmy Graham	TE
12	207	Chris Conley	WR
12	208	Brandon Bolden	RB
12	209	Rashard Higgins	WR
12	210	Adam Trautman	TE
12	211	Anthony Firkser	TE
12	212	James Washington	WR
12	213	Ashton Dulin	WR
12	214	Tyler Kroft	TE
12	215	Pharoh Cooper	WR
12	216	Hayden Hurst	TE
13	217	Geoff Swaim	TE
13	218	Curtis Samuel	WR
13	219	O.J. Howard	TE
13	220	Cam Sims	WR
13	221	Mo Alie-Cox	TE
13	222	Will Dissly	TE
13	223	Stephen Anderson	TE
13	224	Durham Smythe	TE
13	225	Ian Thomas	TE
13	226	JaMycal Hasty	RB
13	227	Alex Collins	RB
13	228	Ryquell Armstead	RB
13	229	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
13	230	Royce Freeman	RB
13	231	Michael Burton	RB
13	232	David Johnson	RB
13	233	Pharaoh Brown	TE
13	234	Damien Williams	RB
13	235	Marcedes Lewis	TE
13	236	Eno Benjamin	RB
13	237	Kene Nwangwu	RB
13	238	Ricky Seals-Jones	TE
13	239	Wendell Smallwood	RB
13	240	Darrell Daniels	TE
13	241	Joshua Kelley	RB
13	242	Benny Snell Jr.	RB
13	243	Jalen Richard	RB
13	244	Wayne Gallman Jr.	RB
13	245	Travis Homer	RB
13	246	Reggie Bonnafon	RB
13	247	Demetric Felton	WR
13	248	Jeremy Sprinkle	TE
14	249	Adam Shaheen	TE
14	250	Corey Clement	RB
14	251	Ty Montgomery	RB
14	252	Jake Funk	RB
14	253	Nick Vannett	TE
14	254	Keith Smith	RB
14	255	Elijhaa Penny	RB
14	256	Godwin Igwebuike	RB
14	257	Blake Bell	TE
14	258	Nick Boyle	TE
14	259	Deon Jackson	RB
14	260	Jakob Johnson	RB
14	261	Jesse James	TE
14	262	Patrick Mahomes II	QB
14	263	Josh Allen	QB
14	264	Justin Herbert	QB
14	265	Kyle Rudolph	TE
14	266	Nathan Cottrell	RB
14	267	Kyler Murray	QB
14	268	Matthew Stafford	QB
15	269	Tom Brady	QB
15	270	Dak Prescott	QB
15	271	Taysom Hill	QB
15	272	Jalen Hurts	QB
15	273	Ryan Tannehill	QB
15	274	Trey Lance	QB
15	275	Russell Wilson	QB
15	276	Derek Carr	QB
15	277	Lamar Jackson	QB
15	278	Carson Wentz	QB
15	279	Aaron Rodgers	QB
15	280	Kirk Cousins	QB
15	281	Ben Roethlisberger	QB
15	282	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
15	283	Mac Jones	QB
15	284	Andy Dalton	QB
15	285	Davis Mills	QB
15	286	Jared Goff	QB
15	287	Matt Ryan	QB
15	288	Taylor Heinicke	QB
15	289	Jordan Love	QB
15	290	Brandon Allen	QB
15	291	Sam Darnold	QB
15	292	Trevor Lawrence	QB
15	293	Zach Wilson	QB
15	294	Baker Mayfield	QB
15	295	Drew Lock	QB
15	296	Tyler Huntley	QB
15	297	Justin Fields	QB
15	298	Jake Fromm	QB
15	299	Buffalo Bills	DST
15	300	Nick Folk	K
15	301	Indianapolis Colts	DST
15	302	New England Patriots	DST
15	303	Harrison Butker	K
15	304	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
15	305	Randy Bullock	K
15	306	Washington Football Team	DST
15	307	Michael Badgley	K
15	308	Matt Gay	K
15	309	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
15	310	Justin Tucker	K
15	311	Dustin Hopkins	K
15	312	Tennessee Titans	DST
16	313	New Orleans Saints	DST
16	314	Dallas Cowboys	DST
16	315	Matt Prater	K
16	316	Tyler Bass	K
16	317	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
16	318	Daniel Carlson	K
16	319	Greg Zuerlein	K
16	320	Arizona Cardinals	DST
16	321	Ryan Succop	K
16	322	Green Bay Packers	DST
16	323	Chris Boswell	K
16	324	Minnesota Vikings	DST
16	325	Los Angeles Rams	DST
16	326	Robbie Gould	K
16	327	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
16	328	Evan McPherson	K
16	329	Baltimore Ravens	DST
16	330	Jake Elliott	K
16	331	Brett Maher	K
16	332	Chicago Bears	DST
16	333	Mason Crosby	K
16	334	New York Giants	DST
16	335	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
16	336	Joey Slye	K
16	337	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
16	338	Greg Joseph	K
16	339	San Francisco 49ers	DST
16	340	Jason Myers	K
16	341	Cairo Santos	K
16	342	Younghoe Koo	K
16	343	Riley Patterson	K
16	344	Houston Texans	DST
16	345	Cleveland Browns	DST
16	346	Miami Dolphins	DST
16	347	Detroit Lions	DST
16	348	Jason Sanders	K
16	349	Carolina Panthers	DST
16	350	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
16	351	Brandon McManus	K
16	352	Matt Ammendola	K
16	353	Atlanta Falcons	DST
16	354	Chase McLaughlin	K
16	355	Seattle Seahawks	DST
16	356	Graham Gano	K
16	357	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K
16	358	Denver Broncos	DST
16	359	Lirim Hajrullahu	K
16	360	Matthew Wright	K
16	361	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
16	362	New York Jets	DST
16	363	Eddy Pineiro	K

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