Top 10 Fantasy WR Seasons of 2018
DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans had the number one fantasy wide receiver season of 2018, scoring 334 fantasy points across 16 games. Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs and Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers followed, each with 328 fantasy points. Hopkins sits alone at the top, and the tight clustering of the six names just behind him is what makes the 2018 board distinctive.
Who Had the Best Fantasy WR Season of 2018?
DeAndre Hopkins finished first among wide receivers in 2018 with 334 fantasy points for the Houston Texans, averaging 21 fantasy points per game. No other receiver in the top ten matched that per-game figure, and his best week of 39 tied Michael Thomas for the second-highest single week on the board. That combination of a leading total and a leading average makes his season the strongest all-around year a wide receiver posted in 2018.
The pursuit behind Hopkins was unusually tight. Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs and Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers each recorded 328 fantasy points, and Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons sat just behind them at 326. Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers closed the top five at 324, with Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints at 316. Six receivers finished within a band that spans from 316 to 334 fantasy points, which is the defining feature of this season's rankings.
The Full 2018 Wide Receiver Top 10 Table
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week |
| 1 | DeAndre Hopkins | Houston Texans | 16 | 334 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Tyreek Hill | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 328 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Davante Adams | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 328 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Julio Jones | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 326 | 20 | 31 |
| 5 | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 324 | 20 | 44 |
| 6 | Michael Thomas | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 316 | 20 | 39 |
| 7 | Adam Thielen | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 305 | 19 | 31 |
| 8 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 295 | 18 | 38 |
| 9 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 284 | 18 | 30 |
| 10 | Robert Woods | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 266 | 17 | 34 |
Every receiver in the table played 16 games, and the table above is the complete record of the season's ten best wide receiver fantasy totals. Note the tie at 328 fantasy points between Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams, with Hill listed second on the board.
Where Did the 2018 WR Board Break?
The sharpest separation on the 2018 board sits between sixth and tenth place. Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings held seventh at 305 fantasy points, but the totals step down from there: JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Pittsburgh Steelers at 295, Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 284, and Robert Woods of the Los Angeles Rams at 266. The drop from Thielen to Woods is the steepest slide anywhere in this top ten.
The best week column tells its own story. Tyreek Hill and Antonio Brown share the highest single week on the board at 44 fantasy points each, a figure neither Hopkins nor any other receiver matched. Hill pairing a 44-point week with a 328-point season is the most explosive combination of total and peak the 2018 wide receiver class produced, even though Hopkins claimed the top spot.
Two Steelers, One Top 10
The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team with two receivers in the 2018 top ten. Antonio Brown finished fifth at 324 fantasy points with a best week of 44, while JuJu Smith-Schuster finished eighth at 295 fantasy points with a best week of 38. The other eight spots belong to eight different teams: the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Los Angeles Rams.
The per-game column largely agrees with the total points column in 2018, with one notable disagreement at the bottom. Robert Woods averaged 17 fantasy points per game, a figure below every other name on the list, yet a best week of 34 shows his season contained a genuine spike rather than pure week-to-week consistency.
What Should Fantasy Managers Take From the 2018 WR Board?
The 2018 wide receiver class rewarded managers who drafted early at the position: the top six finishers all cleared 316 fantasy points and all averaged at least 20 fantasy points per game. Hopkins separated from that group on the strength of both his total and his average, which makes him the clear head of the class rather than a narrow winner.
For anyone studying historical boards, 2018 stands out as a year of congestion at the top and a real cliff at the bottom. Six receivers packed tightly together behind Hopkins, then a visible step down from Adam Thielen to Robert Woods. That shape, more than any single number, is the fingerprint of this season's wide receiver production.
Common questions
Who was the number one fantasy wide receiver in 2018?
- DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans, with 334 fantasy points over 16 games and an average of 21 fantasy points per game. He also posted a best week of 39, and no receiver in the top ten matched his per-game average.
How many fantasy points did Tyreek Hill score in 2018?
- Tyreek Hill scored 328 fantasy points for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018, finishing second among wide receivers. His best week of 44 fantasy points was the highest single week on the entire board, shared with Antonio Brown.
Which two wide receivers tied in the 2018 top 10?
- Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams each finished the 2018 season with 328 fantasy points, occupying second and third place. Both played 16 games and both averaged 20 fantasy points per game.
Did any team place two wide receivers in the 2018 top 10?
- Yes. The Pittsburgh Steelers had Antonio Brown fifth at 324 fantasy points and JuJu Smith-Schuster eighth at 295 fantasy points. No other team in the list placed more than one receiver.
What was the lowest fantasy point total in the 2018 WR top 10?
- Robert Woods of the Los Angeles Rams finished tenth with 266 fantasy points. He averaged 17 fantasy points per game, the lowest average on the board, though his best week of 34 matched up with the spike weeks of several higher finishers.