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Week 18 Fantasy Football Projections and Waiver Wire Options: Ricky Pearsall, Chuba Hubbard, C.J. Stroud and More

Taking a look at week 18 fantasy football projections to identify some possible waiver wire options.

Morgan Rode Dec 30th 8:09 AM EST.

Dec 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (1) celebrates in the first half against the Chicago Bears at Levi's Stadium. Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
Dec 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (1) celebrates in the first half against the Chicago Bears at Levi's Stadium. Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

There's just one week remaining in the NFL regular season. For those of you playing fantasy football in week 18, here is the weekly projections article, where we can identify some possible waiver wire/streamers to pick up.

We will include players rostered in less than 90% of leagues. We'll break things down by position.

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Wide Receivers

Kansas City's Xavier Worthy is projected for 13 PPR points in week 18 against the Raiders. He's owned in 86% of fantasy leagues right now.

Cleveland's Jerry Jeudy is set for 12 PPR points, but in a tough test against the Bengals. Jeudy is rostered in 63% of leagues.

Tampa Bay's Chris Godwin is among a big group of wide receivers projected for 11 points. He will be taking on the Panthers, and is owned in 81% of leagues right now.

Buffalo's Khalil Shakir is set for 11 PPR points against the Jets in week 18. He is rostered in about 87% of leagues right now.

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Minnesota's Jordan Addison is another player projected for 11 PPR points in week 18. He is owned in 84% of leagues and will be facing the Packers.

Green Bay's Jayden Reed is set for 11 fantasy points in the same contest. He's rostered in just 59% of leagues, and the matchup against the Vikings is a tough one.

Indianapolis' Josh Downs is among the wideouts projected for 10 PPR points. He's owned in 46% of leagues today.

San Francisco's Ricky Pearsall is set for 10 PPR points against the Seahawks, which is a tougher test. He's sitting at 65% rostered.

Atlanta's Darnell Mooney is also projected for 10 PPR points in a test against the Saints. Mooney is owned in 51% of leagues. 

Green Bay's Matthew Golden is down to 35% rostered, but is still set for 10 fantasy points against a tough Vikings' defense.

Chicago's Rome Odunze has fallen to 87% owned after missing several games in a row. He's set for 10 PPR points in a good matchup against the Lions if he's able to play in week 18.

Buffalo's Keon Coleman, Houston's Christian Kirk, Seattle's Cooper Kupp, Denver's Marvin Mims and Los Angeles Chargers' Quentin Johnston are all set for nine PPR points in week 18.  

Coleman is taking on the Jets (if he's active) and is rostered in 32% of leagues. Kirk is owned in 12% of leagues and has a favorable matchup against the Colts. 

Kupp sits at 46% rostered and will face the Niners in week 18. Mims has the Chargers and is owned in only 11% of leagues. Johnston is rostered in 77% of leagues and will face the Broncos.

Running Backs

New Orleans' Alvin Kamara is down to 86% rostered after also missing some time. If he plays in week 18 against the Falcons, he's projected for 14 PPR points.

Carolina's Chuba Hubbard is set for 13 fantasy points against the Buccaneers. He's owned in 72% of leagues.

Kansas City's Isiah Pacheco is projected for 10 PPR points against the Raiders in week 18. He is currently rostered in 64% of leagues.

Quarterbacks

Houston's C.J. Stroud is projected for 18 fantasy points in week 18 against the Colts. He is currently owned in 58% of fantasy leagues.

Chicago's Caleb Williams is sitting at 87% owned and he's projected for 17 fantasy points in a battle against the Lions.

Minnesota's J.J. McCarthy is set for 17 points against the Packers. He's rostered in 32% of leagues.

Tennessee's Cameron Ward is projected for 16 fantasy points in a test against the Jaguars. He is only owned in 9% of fantasy leagues.

Tight Ends

Minnesota's T.J. Hockenson is one of two fantasy tight ends projected for over 10 PPR points who is also rostered in 90% of leagues or less. Hockenson is owned in 61% of leagues and is projected for 11 PPR points against the Packers.

Cleveland's David Njoku is set for 10 points in a fantastic matchup against the Bengals. He's only rostered in 34% of leagues today.

Both Hockenson and Njoku are banged up going into the final week of the regular season though.

Denver's Evan Engram is among the tight ends set for nine PPR points. He has a tough test against the Chargers in week 18 and is rostered in 33% of leagues. Baltimore's Mark Andrews is set for nine PPR points in a favorable matchup against the Steelers. Andrews is owned in 80% of leagues.

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