The Indianapolis Colts will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Michael Pittman.
Is Michael Pittman Playing in Week 18?
Michael Pittman Jr. has been dealing with a back injury for most of the season. He remains on the practice report but participated in full. He will play this week.
We’ll continue to monitor the Colts’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Michael Pittman in Week 18?
A rising Flacco lifts all boats; that’s what I always say.
Michael Pittman Jr. was the target of Joe Flacco’s first pass last week and ended up posting his first 100-yard game since September. Hell, it was just his second effort with 65+ receiving yards over that stretch in what has largely been a lost season for a player who was selected in the first round of most drafts this past summer.
The Colts have been eliminated, but with Anthony Richardson banged up, this projects to be the Flacco show again, and I’m basically treating him like Jameis Winston these days in that I ramp up the expectancy of all receivers in a major way when he is under center.
Pittman is far from a safe play (he’s owed $18,000,000 next season, so I wouldn’t blame Indianapolis for wanting to get out of 2024 without an injury), but he has posted over 11 expected PPR points in five of his last six and the usage was encouraging last week.
I’m prioritizing risky receivers on motivated teams over him (Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed, for example), but when it comes to experienced receivers on finished teams, give me Pittman over DK Metcalf (at LAR) or Adam Thielen (at ATL).
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 18 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Michael Pittman’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 18
As of Sunday, Pittman is projected to score 12.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 5.2 receptions for 56.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Michael Pittman’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)