The Green Bay Packers will face the Chicago Bears 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 RB Josh Jacobs.
Is Josh Jacobs Playing in Week 18?
Jacobs was limited at practice on Wednesday and Thursday with a wrist injury. He is fine to play this week but indicated he does not expect a full workload. If the Commanders win, the Green Bay Packers can’t move from the No. 7 seed. It is highly unlikely the starters play a full game.
We’ll continue to monitor the Packers’ 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 Josh Jacobs in Week 18?
Jacobs has a rushing score in seven straight games, tying Paul Hornung’s franchise record. If the Packers have their way, he will break that record in a big way on Sunday. This game certainly won’t be the featured NFC North battle of the week, but the difference between being the sixth and the seventh seed is significant, so I think we see what we’ve seen from the Packers all season long – a lot of Jacobs early and often.
Through 17 weeks, Jacobs is the only player with 80+ first-quarter carries … he has 102. He racked up 134 yards and a touchdown on 22 touches in the first meeting with the Bears and is coming off of a Week 17 effort in which he gained yardage on a season-best 94.1% of his carries.
Jacobs is a real threat to break the DFS main slate, and you should feel great about having redraft exposure if you still have games to play on that end.
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.
Josh Jacobs’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 18
As of Sunday, Jacobs is projected to score 18.8 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 20.7 rushing attempts for 89.2 yards and 0.6 touchdowns. It also includes 3.4 receptions for 24.7 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Josh Jacobs’ 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 RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) James Cook | BUF (at KC)
3) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
4) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. BUF)
5) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Austin Ekeler | WAS (at PHI)
7) Ray Davis | BUF (at KC)
8) Ty Johnson | BUF (at KC)
9) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. BUF)
10) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. WAS)
11) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (at PHI)
12) Will Shipley | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Carson Steele | KC (vs. BUF)
14) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (at KC)
15) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
