Fantasy matchups are rated on a 5-star scale with detailed notes from our experts.
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Player | Opp | Rating | Comment |
C. EdmondsTB - RB
| @Car | | Chase Edmonds topped 50 total yards for the second time in his last four games as the Buccaneers head into a Week 18 matchup against a Panthers defense that has allowed the third most fantasy points per game to opposing running backs. |
D. SingletaryNYG - RB
| Phi | | Devin Singletary has posted at least 63 scrimmage yards in seven of his last eight games after failing to reach that mark in any of his first eight games with the Texans, and he'll look to continue his second-half surge in Week 18 against a Colts defense that has allowed 2,416 scrimmage yards to running backs (third-most) and 15 rushing touchdowns to the position (fourth-most). |
@Car | | Rachaad White has gained only 81 rushing yards on 31 carries combined across his last two games, but Tampa Bay will head into an exploitable Week 18 matchup against a Carolina defense that has allowed the fourth-most rushing yards this season. | |
K. HerbertChi - RB
| @GB | | Khalil Herbert has rushed for over 100 yards and a score in back-to-back contests for the Bears, and in Week 18 he'll face a Packers defense that has allowed opposing RB groups to combine for 98.6 rushing yards per game, which ranks 23rd in the NFL this season. |
NYJ | | Ezekiel Elliott has seen at least 15 touches for the Patriots in all four games since Rhamondre Stevenson's season-ending ankle injury, and in Week 18, he'll get a Jets defense that has allowed 22.8 fantasy points per game to running backs this season, the seventh-highest total in the league. | |
Z. WhiteLV - RB
| Den | | Zamir White has erupted for 336 scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown in the last three games with Josh Jacobs sidelined, and he's likely to head the Raiders' backfield again in Week 18 against a Broncos defense that ranks last in the league in yards per carry allowed to RBs. |
K. WilliamsLAR - RB
| @SF | | Kyren Williams has scored in four of the last five games for the Rams and will face a San Francisco squad in Week 18 that may be resting several starters, as the Niners have locked up the No. 1 seed in the NFC. |
D. SwiftChi - RB
| @GB | | D'Andre Swift crossed the 1,000-yard rushing mark on the season last game for the Eagles and will face a lackluster Giants run defense in Week 18 allowing 132.4 yards per clash on the ground, which is 29th in the NFL. |
Sea | | James Conner scored twice last game for Arizona and will face a dismal Seattle run defense in Week 18 ranked in the bottom-five of the NFL in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns allowed this season. | |
J. FordCle - RB
| @Cin | | Jerome Ford topped 100 scrimmage yards last week for the first time since Week 10 while hauling in two receiving touchdowns, but with the Browns locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC, he could get rested in Week 18 against a Bengals defense allowing 4.60 yards per carry to running backs, 30th in the league. |
T. SpearsTen - RB
| Jax | | Tyjae Spears has reached 40 scrimmage yards in only four of Tennessee's last 10 games, but his pass catching skills out of the backfield should prove useful in Week 18 against a Jacksonville defense that has allowed the sixth-fewest rushing yards (1,131) to running backs but the second-most receiving yards (730) to the position. |
@Ari | | Kenneth Walker's status for the Seahawks for Week 18 is up in the air due to a shoulder injury; if he can take the field, Walker will take on a suspect Arizona run defense allowing the most rushing yards in the NFL this season. | |
Buf | | De'Von Achane has topped 50 total yards just twice in his last five outings for the Dolphins, but if Raheem Mostert (knee/ankle) is out again in Week 18, the rookie would likely get a bigger workload against a Bills defense that has allowed 18.5 fantasy points per game to running backs, which ranks in the middle of the pack. | |
B. HallNYJ - RB
| @NE | | Breece Hall has put up at least 125 total yards and a touchdown in each of his last two outings for the Jets, and in Week 18, he faces a Patriots defense that has allowed 17.7 fantasy points per game to running backs in 2023, which ranks in the middle of the pack. |
LAR | | Elijah Mitchell replaced an injured Christian McCaffrey with great effectiveness last game for San Francisco and is in line for an expanded role again in Week 18 versus a Rams defense allowing 105.7 yards per tilt on the ground, which is 12th in the NFL. | |
T. PollardTen - RB
| Jax | | Tony Pollard has fewer than 60 yards rushing in four-straight games for the Cowboys but will face a suspect Washington run defense in Week 18 allowing 126.5 yards per clash on the ground, which is 25th in the NFL. |
Hou | | Jonathan Taylor has scored a touchdown or topped 90 rushing yards in each of his last seven appearances -- hitting both benchmarks in the same game twice -- and the star Colts running back should play a pivotal role in a win-and-in Week 18 game against a Texans defense that has allowed the fourth-fewest rushing yards to RBs (1,088) but is tied for the 12th-most rushing TDs (10) allowed to the position. | |
@Ari | | Zach Charbonnet carried the ball only twice last game for Seattle but could see an expanded role in Week 18 if Kenneth Walker is sidelined due to a shoulder injury against an extremely suspect Arizona run defense allowing the most rushing yards in the NFL this season. | |
Buf | | Raheem Mostert has scored in all but four games for the Dolphins this season, and if he can go in Week 18 after missing the previous game due to knee and ankle injuries, he would face a Bills defense that has allowed 18.5 fantasy points per game to running backs, which ranks in the middle of the pack. | |
@LAC | | Isiah Pacheco is coming off his most productive performance of the season, including his second receiving touchdown, and if Kansas City doesn't rest its starters in Week 18 after clinching its eighth straight AFC West title, he could post big numbers against a Chargers defense that ranks 30th in both catches and receiving yards allowed to RBs. | |
@GB | | Roschon Johnson has split snaps with Khalil Herbert each of the last two weeks for the Bears, but Johnson has seen just 22 touches compared to his Herbert's 41 touches during that span, and in Week 18 they'll travel to face a Packers defense that has allowed opposing RB groups to combine for 98.6 rushing yards per game, which ranks 23rd in the NFL this season. | |
S. BarkleyPhi - RB
| @NYG | | Saquon Barkley posted his second-lowest rushing yardage total of the season last game for the Giants and will face an Eagles run defense in Week 18 allowing 103.1 rushing yards per tilt, which is 11th in the league. |
@Ten | | Travis Etienne will face a Titans defense that's allowing just 3.9 yards per carry in Week 18, and Jacksonville's workhorse running back failed to crack 50 rushing yards in four consecutive games prior to breaking out with 102 yards and two touchdowns on the ground last week against the porous Panthers run defense. | |
NYJ | | Kevin Harris totaled a career-best 69 total yards his last time out for the Patriots, and in Week 18, he'll get a Jets defense that has allowed 22.8 fantasy points per game to running backs this season, the seventh-highest total in the league. | |
@Bal | | Najee Harris is coming off his best performance of the season, and with the Steelers still alive for a wild-card berth, he should see a heavy workload in Week 18 against a Ravens defense that has allowed the second-fewest rushing touchdowns to running backs (four) but could be resting multiple players. | |
J. CookBuf - RB
| @Mia | | James Cook has been held to 70 yards or fewer in his last two outings for the Bills, and in Week 18, he'll take on a Dolphins defense that has given up 17.7 fantasy points per game to running backs this season, which ranks in the middle of the pack. |
@NE | | Israel Abanikanda has seen at least six touches in three straight outings for the Jets, and in Week 18, he faces a Patriots defense that has allowed 17.7 fantasy points per game to running backs in 2023, which ranks in the middle of the pack. | |
@Bal | | Jaylen Warren is coming off his most productive game since Week 11, and with the Steelers still alive for a wild-card berth, he should have a big role in Week 18 against a Ravens defense that has allowed the second-fewest rushing touchdowns to running backs (four) but could be resting multiple players. | |
Min | | Jahmyr Gibbs has scored 10 total TDs across the last 10 games, averaging 73.6 rush yards and 24.6 receiving yards during that span, but it's unclear how many snaps he'll log for the playoff-bound Lions in Week 18 against a Vikings defense that has allowed opposing RBs to gain 3.8 yards per carry, which ranks seventh in the NFL. | |
B. RobinsonAtl - RB
| @NO | | Bijan Robinson has rushed for at least 70 yards in each of Atlanta's last two games heading into a Week 18 matchup against a Saints defense that has allowed the 12th-most rushing yards to opposing running backs this season. |
J. HillBal - RB
| Pit | | Justice Hill topped 100 scrimmage yards last week for the first time in his career despite seeing only eight touches, and if the Ravens elect to rest veterans in Week 18, he could get a bigger workload against a Steelers defense that ranks 22nd in rushing yards allowed to RBs. |
T. ChandlerMin - RB
| @Det | | Ty Chandler led the Vikings' backfield in snaps and carries for the fourth consecutive contest, but in Week 18 he'll face a Lions defense that has allowed the least fantasy points to opposing RBs this season and held Chandler to just 17 rushing yards two weeks ago. |
Min | | David Montgomery has scored a rushing TD in six of the last eight games, averaging 73.8 rush yards during that span, but it's unclear how many snaps he'll log for the playoff-bound Lions in Week 18 against a Vikings defense that has allowed opposing RBs to gain 3.8 yards per carry, which ranks seventh in the NFL. | |
G. EdwardsLAC - RB
| KC | | Gus Edwards scored a touchdown for the third straight game last week, but with the Ravens having already locked up the top seed in the AFC and a first-round bye in the playoffs, he could get some rest in Week 18 against a Steelers defense that ranks 22nd in rushing yards allowed to RBs. |
C. BrownCin - RB
| Cle | | Chase Brown has averaged just over eight touches per game over the last five weeks, but with the Bengals having nothing to play for in Week 18, the rookie could see a much larger workload against a Browns defense that ranks ninth in rushing yards allowed. |
Dal | | Brian Robinson rushed for just 44 yards last game for Washington in his return from injury but will face a Dallas run defense in Week 18 allowing 116.3 yards per clash on the ground, which is 20th in the NFL. | |
D. HenryBal - RB
| Pit | | Derrick Henry has exceeded 42 rushing yards in only three of Tennessee's last eight games, and while he has seven rushing touchdowns over that span, Henry's floor will be low in Week 18 against a Jaguars defense that has allowed the sixth-fewest rushing yards (1,131) and sixth-fewest rushing TDs (seven) to running backs. |
@LV | | Javonte Williams failed to reach 60 scrimmage yards for a third straight game last week, and with the Broncos eliminated from the playoffs, he could cede more touches to rookie Jaleel McLaughlin in Week 18 against a Raiders defense that ranks 25th in rushing yards allowed to RBs. | |
A. JonesMin - RB
| @Det | | Aaron Jones has rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back contests for the Packers, logging 20-plus carries in each, but in Week 18 he gets a Bears defense that allows opposing RBs to average 3.6 yards per carry this season, which ranks fourth in the NFL. |
R. DowdleDal - RB
| @Was | | Rico Dowdle missed the last game for the Cowboys due to an ankle injury; if he can suit up for the regular season finale versus Washington, Dowdle would face a suspect run defense in Week 18 allowing 126.5 yards per clash on the ground, which is 25th in the NFL. |
D. PierceHou - RB
| @Ind | | Dameon Pierce has just 19 touches over Houston's last four games as the backup to Devin Singletary, so Pierce is unlikely to see enough volume to capitalize on a Week 18 matchup with a Colts defense that has allowed the third-most scrimmage yards and fourth-most rushing touchdowns to running backs. |
K. HuntCle - RB
| @Cin | | Kareem Hunt has found the end zone in three of the last four games, and if the Browns elect to rest their starters in Week 18, he could see a bigger workload against a Bengals defense that's allowing 4.60 yards per carry to running backs, 30th in the league. |
J. MixonHou - RB
| @Ind | | Joe Mixon scored his fifth touchdown in five games last week while seeing another heavy workload, but with the Bengals having nothing to play for in Week 18, he could cede touches to rookie Chase Brown against a Browns defense that ranks ninth in rushing yards allowed. |
@LAC | | Clyde Edwards-Helaire missed last week's game due to an illness, but assuming he's recovered in Week 18, he could see a significant workload if Kansas City rests its starters against a Chargers defense that ranks 30th in both catches and receiving yards allowed to RBs. | |
K. GainwellPhi - RB
| @NYG | | Kenneth Gainwell is averaging just 5.4 touches per game since Philadelphia's bye, making him a risky play even against a lackluster Giants run defense in Week 18 allowing 132.4 yards per clash on the ground, which is 29th in the NFL. |
Sea | | Michael Carter rushed for a season-high 61 yards last game for Arizona and will face a dismal Seattle run defense in Week 18 ranked in the bottom-five of the NFL in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns allowed this season. | |
A. EkelerWas - RB
| Dal | | Austin Ekeler hasn't gotten into the end zone in the past three games, and even if the Chargers don't rest veterans like him in Week 18, he's unlikely to end the season on a high note against a Kansas City defense that's allowed only six rushing TDs to running backs all year, fifth in the league. |
A. DillonGB - RB
| Chi | | AJ Dillon gained just 27 rushing yards on seven carries before exiting the Packers' last contest with a stinger, and if he suits up in Week 18, he'll face a Bears defense that allows opposing RBs to average 3.6 yards per carry this season, which ranks fourth in the NFL. |
@Mia | | Latavius Murray has topped 45 yards only once this season for the Bills, and in Week 18, he'll take on a Dolphins defense that has given up 17.7 fantasy points per game to running backs this season, which ranks in the middle of the pack. | |
@LV | | Jaleel McLaughlin has seen double-digit touches in each of the last two games, and with the Broncos eliminated from postseason contention, the rookie running back figures to see a solid workload again in Week 18 against a Raiders defense that ranks 25th in rushing yards allowed to RBs. |