Fantasy Football Rankings Breakdown, Week 12
Week 12 brings us a very fun week to do the Fantasy Football Rankings as it is the last week of byes and there’s only two teams missing, but the ranks look weird without them.
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams are both on bye, which means some teams in your league could be staring a loss right in the face this week. It might only be two teams but that’s two top five quarterbacks, two top five running backs, three top 15ish wide receivers and the top tight end. That’s an awful lot of points to be on the sidelines this week, but we’ll jump into the Fantasy Football Rankings and leftovers from the big Thanksgiving day of football!
Fantasy Football Rankings – Quarterback
1. Andrew Luck, vs Miami Dolphins
2. Kirk Cousins, vs Green Bay Packers – He wasn’t very good last week but this spot is a full 180 turnaround
3. Cam Newton, vs Seattle Seahawks
4. Ben Roethlisberger, at Denver Broncos – Big Ben is having a monster season and the Broncos defense isn’t as good as they used to be
5. Carson Wentz, vs New York Giants
6. Aaron Rodgers, at Minnesota Vikings – The hate against Mike McCarthy grows by the week outside the organization
7. Deshaun Watson, vs Tennessee Titans
8. Tom Brady, at New York Jets – His string of average play has to end this week…right?
9. Jameis Winston, vs San Francisco 49ers – He’ll either throw for 400 and 3 or be benched at the half
10. Baker Mayfield, at Cincinnati Bengals
11. Russell Wilson, at Carolina Panthers
12. Lamar Jackson, vs Oakland Raiders – Let’s see what happens if he doesn’t run 27 times this week(hint – he shouldn’t)
13. Philip Rivers, vs Arizona Cardinals
14. Eli Manning, at Philadelphia Eagles
15. Nick Mullens, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – If the Bucs can’t handle a third string quarterback…
16. Andy Dalton, vs Cleveland Browns – I liked him a lot more if A.J. Green was healthy
17. Marcus Mariota, at Houston Texans
18. Case Keenum, vs Pittsburgh Steelers
19. Josh Rosen, at Los Angeles Chargers
20. Blake Bortles, at Buffalo Bills
Fantasy Football Rankings Running Back
1. Melvin Gordon, vs Arizona Cardinals – Gordon now looks as if he could miss. If he does, Austin Ekeler becomes a top-15 back in his stead. It’s still weird not typing Todd Gurley in this spot.
2. Saquon Barkley, at Philadelphia Eagles – It’s not the best spot because Philly is still feeling the wound from when Barkley ripped them up earlier this year
3. James Conner, at Denver Broncos
4. David Johnson, at Los Angeles Chargers
5. Nick Chubb, at Cincinnati Bengals – It might be an old one, but for the Rick and Morty fans out there – Wubba Lubba Chubb Chubb!
6. Joe Mixon, vs Cleveland Browns
7. Christian McCaffrey, vs Seattle Seahawks
8. Matt Breida, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Fresh of 20 touches before the bye week
9. Marlon Mack, vs Miami Dolphins
10. Leonard Fournette, at Buffalo Bills – 29 and 30 touches since he’s been back
11. Sony Michel, at New York Jets
12. Aaron Jones, at Minnesota Vikings
13. Dalvin Cook, vs Green Bay Packers – It’s good to see Cook Finally healthy
14. Gus Edwards, vs Oakland Raiders – This makes me nervous but Alex Collins really hasn’t done enough and Baltimore is fighting for a playoff berth
15. Chris Carson, at Carolina Panthers
16. James White, at New York Jets – How much can we expect from White if the Patriots romp?
17. Phillip Lindsay, vs Pittsburgh Steelers – In a time share in a tough matchup, Lindsay might need some passing work to get some points this week
18. Dion Lewis, at Houston Texans
19. Josh Adams, vs New York Giants – This could be the breakout party for Adams
20. Duke Johnson, at Cincinnati Bengals
21. LeSean McCoy, vs Jacksonville Jaguars
22. Kenyan Drake, at Indianapolis Colts – The Colts struggle guarding backs in the passing game so if Adam Gase actually lets him touch the ball, there are points to be scored
23. Peyton Barber, vs San Francisco 49ers
24. Lamar Miller, vs Tennessee Titans
25. Jalen Richard, at Baltimore Ravens
Fantasy Football Rankings Wide Receiver
1. Odell Beckham, at Philadelphia Eagles
2. Antonio Brown, at Denver Broncos – The last time AB wasn’t in the end zone was Week 2. Business has been boomin’.
3. Adam Thielen, vs Green Bay Packers
4. DeAndre Hopkins, vs Tennessee Titans – I’m excited to watch Hopkins in primetime
5. Davante Adams, at Minnesota Vikings – Adams is a rock in every form of the word
6. Stefon Diggs, vs Green Bay Packers – Thielen and Diggs have been like peanut butter and jelly all year, the perfect combo
7. Keenan Allen, vs Arizona Cardinals
8. Julian Edelman, at New York Jets
9. Mike Evans, vs San Francisco 49ers
10. T.Y. Hilton, vs Miami Dolphins – Xavien Howard is a very good corner but Hilton can get his this week
11. Jarvis Landry, at Cincinnati Bengals – Keep in mind how many receivers are on bye or played already before telling me off for having Landry so high
12. JuJu Smith-Schuster, at Denver Broncos – Draws one of, if not the toughest assignment in the slot
13. Tyler Boyd, vs Cleveland Browns
14. Josh Gordon, at New York Jets
15. Emmanuel Sanders, vs Pittsburgh Steelers – Good old-fashioned revenge or not a good enough offense to make it happen?
16. Alshon Jeffery, vs New York Giants – He’s due a trip to the end zone
17. Keke Coutee, vs Tennessee Titans
18. Doug Baldwin, at Carolina Panthers
19. Corey Davis, at Houston Texans – The target share is just too large to ignore
20. Larry Fitzgerald, at Los Angeles Chargers
21. Sterling Shepard, at Philadelphia Eagles
22. Tyler Lockett, at Carolina Panthers – He makes one or two big plays a week
23. D.J. Moore, vs Seattle Seahawks – He could be the number one receiver if Devin Funchess is out
24. Courtland Sutton, vs Pittsburgh Steelers
25. DeSean Jackson, vs San Francisco 49ers
26. Marques Valdes-Scantling, at Minnesota Vikings
27. Willie Snead, vs Oakland Raiders
28. Golden Tate, vs New York Giants
29. Danny Amendola, at Indianapolis Colts
30. John Brown, vs Oakland Raiders – Maybe the use a play action and throw a bomb downfield
Fantasy Football Rankings Tight End
Note – Since we already have had eight teams play or out for the week, I’m only going to cover 12 tight ends in this space. If you’re still struggling with a choice, tweet me @bucn4life anytime over the weekend or ask away Sunday morning. I’ll be doing my normal hour of answering any questions with the @fantasyCPR tag to help you with any final lineup tweaks Sunday at 11, running through at least 12. I’ll try to answer anything after that for the last-minute tinkering that needs done!
1. Zach Ertz, vs New York Giants – I would be shocked if Ertz was a non-factor two weeks in a row
2. George Kittle, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Kittle is quietly having a big year on an offense on the third string quarterback, second/third running back and is missing a starting receiver. He’s really good.
3. Greg Olsen, vs Seattle Seahawks – He’s staying healthy and running a massive amount of routes
4. Rob Gronkowski, at New York Jets – He’s eventually going to make me look dumb for not having him higher but it’s been such a disappointing season
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5. Jack Doyle, vs Miami Dolphins – The offense is rolling and Andrew Luck is throwing for boatloads of touchdowns
6. Vance McDonald, at Denver Broncos – He could get a lot more work if JuJu gets cancelled out this week
7. C.J. Uzomah, vs Cleveland Browns – A.J. Green is likely out again so Uzomah has the opportunity
8. David Njoku, at Cincinnati Bengals – He’s practiced the past couple days, limiting the concern of the questionable tag
9. Cameron Brate, vs San Francisco 49ers – Maybe I’m low on him with no O.J. Howard but the Tampa offense still has plenty of mouths to feed and a revolving door at quarterback
10. Eric Ebron, vs Miami Dolphins – He didn’t get a single target last week so he’s likely to troll again this week
11. Evan Engram, at Philadelphia Eagles – Engram is very talented but is no better than third in line any given week
12. Jonnu Smith, at Houston Texans – He’s gradually coming on and people were excited about him when he was drafted last year
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