2025-2026 NFL Week 18: Data Summary

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Hello everyone!

We are officially done with the 2025-2026 Regular Season! It’s been an intense 18 weeks and a lot at stake in the final weekend. But now, playoffs are set and we are about to enter Wildcard Weekend!

Before that though, here is the utilization data for Week 18 including the most picked players by position, the most played cards, and the most popular combos. These are not in terms of points but in terms of popularity of picks. Without further ado, here are the stats for the players by position.

Players by Position

QB RB WR TE K DEF
Trevor Lawrence Bijan Robinson Puka Nacua Trey McBride Brandon Aubrey HOU D/ST
Drake Maye Derrick Henry Jaxon Smith-Njigba Brenton Strange Cam Little DEN D/ST
Brock Purdy Christian McCaffrey Michael Wilson Juwan Johnson Ka’imi Fairbairn MIN D/ST
Jaxson Dart Travis Etienne Jr. Ja’Marr Chase Colston Loveland Harrison Mevis JAX D/ST
Lamar Jackson Jahmyr Gibbs CeeDee Lamb Hunter Henry Eddy Pineiro BUF D/ST

Looking at SmashCards, here are the top 10 played cards last week.

Top 10 SmashCards

SmashCard
12th Man
Golden Arm
A Seabird’s Confidence
Run CMC
Extra Credit
Divided Loyalties
Special Teams Ace
Hellacious Halfbacks
Moneyball Capologist
Mr. Relevant

Let’s take a look at the top played combos.

Top Played Combos

Player Card Points
Bijan Robinson Run CMC 0 pts
Chimere Dike Special Teams Ace 5.8 pts
Christian McCaffrey Run CMC 0 pts
Trevor Lawrence Golden Arm 12 pts
KaVontae Turpin Special Teams Ace 43 pts
Trevor Lawrence 12th Man 9 pts
Derrick Henry Bruising Bellcow 20 pts
Brandon Aubrey Extra Credit 4 pts
Trevor Lawrence Mr. Relevant 0 pts
Bijan Robinson Unstoppable Freight Train 0 pts

And now, we’re on to the playoffs! Set your lineups before games start and good luck!

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