2025-2026 NFL Week 18: Data Summary

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!