Week 18 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defense and Special Teams

Welcome to Week 18 of the fantasy football season!

While most fantasy championships have been decided, there are still plenty of folks who roll right through the end of the regular season. For those folks, here are my final player rankings for the 2023 season. As always. I’ve used a full-point PPR scoring system.

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Week 18 Defense/Special Teams Rankings

1. Cowboys, DAL (at WAS)
2. Buccaneers, TB (at CAR)
3. Eagles, PHI (at NYG)
4. Saints , NO (vs. ATL)
5. Jaguars, JAC (at TEN)
6. Patriots , NE (vs. NYJ)
7. Steelers, PIT (at BAL)
8. Jets, NYJ (at NE)
9. Lions, DET (vs. MIN)
10. Browns, CLE (at CIN)
11. Raiders, LV (vs. DEN)
12. Packers, GB (vs. CHI)
13. Bears, CHI (at GB)
14. Bengals, CIN (vs. CLE)
15. Colts, IND (vs. HOU)
16. Bills, BUF (at MIA)
17. Texans, HOU (at IND)
18. Chargers, LAC (vs. KC)
19. Seahawks, SEA (at ARI)
20. Chiefs, KC (at LAC)
21. Rams, LAR (at SF)
22. 49ers, SF (vs. LAR)
23. Cardinals, ARI (vs. SEA)
24. Falcons, ATL (at NO)
25. Broncos, DEN (vs. LV)
26. Ravens, BAL (vs. PIT)
27. Titans, TEN (vs. JAC)
28. Panthers, CAR (vs. TB)
29. Vikings, MIN (at DET)
30. Dolphins, MIA (vs. BUF)
31. Giants, NYG (vs. PHI)
32. Commanders, WAS (vs. DAL)

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Position-by-Position Rankings:

Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Flex (RB/WR/TE)
Kickers
Team Defenses