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The final week of the 2025 NFL regular season is here, and if your fantasy football teams are still fighting for championships in Week 18, ClutchPoints’ Week 18 waiver wire pickups can help you take home the trophy.
With teams sitting their star players with playoff berths locked up, while others are sitting their stars to enhance their 2026 draft odds, figuring out your best roster for championship week is tough. So don’t be surprised when some of the options in the following list are names new to the waiver wire pickup list.
The following list includes players rostered on 50 percent or more of ESPN rosters, as this week’s list focuses on plug-in options in a make-or-break week.
1. RB Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams
34.7% Rostered
An ankle injury sidelined Blake Corum early in the Rams’ Monday Night Football matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, although he looked to have been able to come back if needed. His low yardage total shouldn’t concern you heading into Week 18, but keep an eye on injury reports moving forward.
Before his ankle injury, Corum recorded four-straight games with a touchdown, and facing a below-average defense in the Cardinals would give him a good rebound opportunity.
2. RB Malik Davis, Dallas Cowboys
1.2% Rostered
A Javonte Williams injury suffered in Week 17 opens the door for rookie running back Malik Davis to step into the starter’s role in Week 18. While Williams has yet to be ruled out for the final week, with Dallas not having anything to play for, it makes sense for Davis to assume the lead-back role.
Davis has seen his workload increase over the second half of the season, as Williams has been injured on and off. A 20-carry performance against the Washington Commanders last week paints an optimistic picture of his potential role against the New York Giants this upcoming week, which would immediately vault him into the RB2 conversation.
3. RB Emanuel Wilson, Green Bay Packers
35.2% Rostered
A playoff berth is already locked up for the Green Bay Packers, and with no potential seeding to gain, it seems likely that they would sit most of their starters on offense. With Green Bay likely to look to rest Josh Jacobs, the RB1 role would shift to Emanuel Wilson, who has looked good stepping in for the injured Jacobs earlier this year.
A Week 18 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings bodes well for Wilson and the running game, as his spot start back in Week 12 against MIN produced 107 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. If Jacobs is ruled out, you can confidently lock Wilson in as your RB2.
4. QB Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints
36.4% Rostered
While not the only rookie quarterback in the Week 18 waiver wire pickups, Tyler Shough has been one of the most impressive rookie QBs this year. In a lost year for the New Orleans Saints, Shough has taken a strong hold...
