The Atlanta Falcons will face the Carolina Panthers 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 Drake London.
Is Drake London Playing in Week 18?
London was limited on Thursday before returning for a full practice on Friday with a knee injury. He carries no injury designation into the regular season finale and will play with the Atlanta Falcons still having a shot at the NFC South title.
We’ll continue to monitor the Falcons’ 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 Drake London in Week 18?
London’s ascent to fantasy stardom may have just needed Michael Penix Jr. to take over. We’ve seen him post bigger stat lines than last week (don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about 7-106-0), but the fully featured role that the Falcons have placed upon him and that the rookie is continuing to execute is what has me excited both for this weekend and moving forward.
Last week, he had two more catches than any two of his teammates had targets. That doesn’t happen by accident and Penix’s willingness to look his way on a variety of routes has me downright giddy.
- Week 16: 6.5 aDOT
- Week 17: 13.7 aDOT
London has a 33.9% on-field target share across Penix’s two starts and posted a 34.5% target share when first meeting with the Panthers in Week 6. I’d be more surprised if you told me this week that London finished outside of the top 20 receivers than inside the top five at the position.
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.
Drake London’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 18
As of Sunday, London is projected to score 18.1 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 4.5 receptions for 103.2 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Drake London’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)