Charlie and the Sun God

Week 18 • Fancy Football IX

Crowning the king

Charlie Weller earned the crown with 158.2, riding a perfectly balanced build and a monster tight end spot. The anchors: Amon-Ra St. Brown (27.9), Colston Loveland (25.1), and a trio of mid-range hits in Parker Washington (19.7), Chase Brown (19.0), and Zach Charbonnet (18.7). Even with a dud from the Ravens D/ST (4.0) and a quiet chalk play in Luther Burden III (7.5), Charlie’s slate-proof core—and steady QB line from Caleb Williams (17.6)—was enough to top the field.

The near-miss crew

Bryan Daley (151.9) pushed late thanks to a huge day from Tyrone Tracy Jr. (31.9), plus strong contributions from Trevor Lawrence (23.3), Michael Wilson (20.9), and Colston Loveland (25.1). Jack Gagnon (142.1) surged on the back of a slate-breaker from Zay Flowers (32.8) and steady Lamar Jackson (21.4), but a zero from A.J. Brown held back a true ceiling outcome.

Chalk talk and land mines

• The biggest heartbreaker was Nico Collins posting a zero for 18.9% of entries, dragging down a swath of lineups across the board.
• Another chalk stumble: Luther Burden III at 37.8% only put up 7.5—impressive that Charlie still won while carrying him.
• Popular stacks paid off: Trevor Lawrence (23.3) backed a batch of top-10 finishes, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba (14.4) did just enough at heavy exposure.
• Thin-rostered smash: Rhamondre Stevenson (38.3) was the slate’s sledgehammer at only 5.4%—Casey and Ed both had him, but other misses (hello, Dak Prescott at 1.7 and CeeDee Lamb at 1.4) kept them from climbing.
• DST roulette: The Bills (5.0) were the chalky letdown, while singletons like the Broncos (21.0) and Raiders (18.0) popped—sadly wasted on bottom-half finishes.

Position pulses

• Wideouts led the headlines: Amon-Ra St. Brown (27.9), Zay Flowers (32.8), Puka Nacua (26.0), and Michael Wilson (20.9) all swung contests.
• Tight end was a difference-maker again: Colston Loveland (25.1) was near must-have, and Brenton Strange (17.2) added solid leverage.
• At RB, it was spread scoring: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (31.9) and Rhamondre Stevenson (38.3) headlined, while mid-tier hits like Chase Brown (19.0), Zach Charbonnet (18.7), and Kenneth Walker III (17.3) kept lineups afloat.

League ripples

Charlie’s win extends his streak to three straight top-half finishes to close the regular season. Ben Weller quietly stretched his heater to a sixth straight top-half week, while season leader Eric Wilde stumbled, reminding everyone that Week 18’s rest-and-rotation chaos can flip a slate in a heartbeat.

Congrats to the king—Charlie blended ceiling and survivability on a week where avoiding the land mines was half the battle.