The Week 18 Hero Will Be ...

Week 18 is always pure chaos, but this one feels even more out of control than previous years.

Sure, there are important games on the line that will determine playoff berths and specific seeds, but there are also a ton of teams that have either been eliminated or have nothing to play for.

Depending on your outlook, this is either dizzying or a welcomed challenge (s/o Waz for spearheading our Week 18 ranks, btw).

Below are a handful of candidates who are positioned to be the Week 18 hero who randomly pops up for a monster game.

Jaylen Wright - De’Von Achane is out, and the Patriots rush defense has been leaky of late. Wright has been the clear No. 2 behind Achane in recent weeks and should see 15+ touches in this spot. With 4.38 speed, he could easily make some noise today.

Eagles WRs - Philly is resting all of their starters today, which means we are going to get Tanner McKee throwing to Jahan Dotson, Darius Cooper and Grant Calcaterra. That might sound gross, but 1) McKee finished as QB14 in last year’s Week 18 game, and 2) the Commanders give up the seventh-largest boost to opposing WRs. We like Dotson the most of the bunch, fwiw.

Darius Slayton - No Wan’Dale Robinson, which means the veteran deep ball specialist is going to get all of the targets he can handle vs. a paper-thin Cowboys secondary. Giddy up.

Jaydon Blue - Well, the moment we’ve all been waiting for, when we drafted Blue this summer, thinking he’d be the exciting rookie who would take over the Dallas backfield in swift order, is finally here. No Javonte Williams, no Malik Davis. Sure, we could see a little Hunter Luepke, but you have to imagine the ‘Boys want to see what their rookie can do before heading into the offseason.

For more Week 18 angles, don’t miss our comprehensive piece on contract incentives for individual players.