It’s Week 12 and fantasy football team owners are battling for a fantasy football playoff spot. A typical league these days has no team dominating every other team in their league. If anything, there’s two or three at the top and several others fighting to get in. For those fighting to stay on top of the fantasy football league standings, the Week 12 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups. Make sure to check your league’s waiver wire to get the best talented players on your roster.
Which NFC North quarterback may be playing in the playoffs in January but is the least paid? That and 31 other things we learned in Week 11.
This Week 12, pay attention to the injury status of, among others, players like Mitchell Trubisky, Tre’quan Smith, Austin Ekeler, Devin Funchess, and David Njoku. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.
QUARTERBACKS
1 D. Brees, Saints
2 A. Luck, Colts
3 M. Ryan, Falcons
4 C. Newton, Panthers
5 J. Winston, Buccaneers
6 B. Roethlisberger, Steelers
7 A. Rodgers, Packers
8 K. Cousins, Vikings
9 C. Wentz, Eagles
10 R. Wilson, Seahawks
11 T. Brady, Patriots
12 P. Rivers, Chargers
13 M. Trubisky*, Bears
14 D. Watson, Texans
15 E. Manning, Giants
16 B. Mayfield, Browns
17 A. Dalton, Bengals
18 L. Jackson, Ravens
19 N. Mullens, 49ers
20 D. Prescott, Cowboys
21 M. Stafford, Lions
22 B. Bortles, Jaguars
23 C. Keenum, Broncos
24 R. Tannehill, Dolphins
25 J. Rosen, Cardinals
RUNNING BACKS
1 S. Barkley, Giants
2 E. Elliott, Cowboys
3 M. Gordon, Chargers
4 A. Kamara, Saints
5 D. Johnson, Cardinals
6 N. Chubb, Browns
7 C. McCaffrey, Panthers
8 J. Conner, Steelers
9 A. Jones, Packers
10 L. Fournette, Jaguars
11 M. Ingram, Saints
12 M. Mack, Colts
13 J. Mixon, Bengals
14 P. Lindsay, Broncos
15 M. Breida, 49ers
16 D. Cook, Vikings
17 S. Michel, Patriots
18 J. Adams, Eagles
19 T. Coleman, Falcons
20 G. Edwards, Ravens
21 P. Barber, Buccaneers
22 J. White, Patriots
23 L. Miller, Texans
24 A. Peterson, Redskins
25 T. Cohen, Bears
26 C. Carson, Seahawks
27 J. Howard, Bears
28 L. McCoy, Bills
29 D. Lewis, Titans
30 I. Crowell, Jets
31 J. Richard, Raiders
32 D. Johnson, Browns
33 F. Gore, Dolphins
34 E. McGuire, Jets
35 D. Martin, Raiders
36 K. Drake, Dolphins
37 T. Riddick, Lions
38 TJ Yeldon, Jaguars
39 R. Freeman, Broncos
40 A. Ekeler, Chargers
41 D. Henry, Titans
42 L. Blount, Lions
43 I. Smith, Falcons
44 M. Davis, Seahawks
45 L. Murray, Vikings
46 R. Penny, Seahawks
47 A. Collins, Ravens
48 N. Hines, Colts
49 A. Blue, Texans
50 M. Murphy, Bills
WIDE RECEIVERS
1 M. Thomas, Saints
2 O. Beckham, Giants
3 J. Jones, Falcons
4 D. Hopkins, Texans
5 A. Brown, Steelers
6 TY Hilton, Colts
7 K. Allen, Chargers
8 D. Adams, Packers
9 A. Thielen, Vikings
10 A. Green, Bengals
11 M. Evans, Buccaneers
12 S. Diggs, Vikings
13 J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers
14 K. Golladay, Lions
15 J. Gordon, Patriots
16 T. Boyd, Bengals
17 D. Baldwin, Seahawks
18 T. Smith*, Saints
19 E. Sanders, Broncos
20 J. Edelman, Patriots
21 A. Cooper, Cowboys
22 T. Lockett, Seahawks
23 D. Moore, Panthers
24 A. Robinson, Bears
25 A. Jeffery, Eagles
26 L. Fitzgerald, Cardinals
27 C. Ridley, Falcons
28 J. Landry, Browns
29 K. Coutee, Texans
30 M. Valdes-Scandling, Packers
31 A. Miller, Bears
32 D. Jackson, Buccaneers
33 C. Kirk, Cardinals
34 D. Amendola*, Dolphins
35 C, Sutton, Broncos
36 M. Goodwin, 49ers
37 C. Godwin, Buccaneers
38 S. Shepard, Giants
39 G. Tate, Eagles
40 T. Williams, Chargers
41 C. Davis, Titans
42 M. Sanu, Falcons
43 T. Gabriel, Bears
44 Dede Westbrook, Jaguars
45 A. Humphries, Buccaneers
46 D. Parker, Dolphins
47 D. Funchess*, Panthers
48 B. Ellington, Lions
49 S. Moore, Seahawks
50 J. Brown, Ravens
TIGHT ENDS
1 G. Kittle, 49ers
2 Z. Ertz, Eagles
3 R. Gronkowski, Patriots
4 G. Olsen, Panthers
5 J. Cook, Raiders
6 V. McDonald, Steelers
7 J. Reed, Redskins
8 E. Ebron, Colts
9 A. Hooper, Falcons
10 C. Brate, Buccaneers
11 J. Doyle, Colts
12 E. Engram, Giants
13 T. Burton, Bears
14 D. Njoku*, Browns
15 C. Herndon, Jets
16 K. Rudolph, Vikings
17 CJ Uzomah, Bengals
18 J. Heuerman, Broncos
19 J. Smith, Titans
17 R. Seals-Jones, Cardinals
18 B. Watson, Saints
19 L. Kendricks, Packers
20 A. Gates, Chargers
21 J. James, Steelers
23 J. O’Shaughnessy, Jaguars
24 N. Boyle, Ravens
DEFENSES
1 Ravens (v. Raiders)
2 Jaguars (at Bills)
3 Texans (v. Titans)
4 Bears (at Lions)
5 Chargers (v. Cardinals)
6 Patriots (at Jets)
7 Steelers (at Broncos)
8 Vikings (v. Packers)
9 Cowboys (v. Redskins)
10 Panthers (v. Seahawks)
11 Redskins (at Cowboys)
12 49ers (at Buccaneers)
13 Bills (v. Jaguars)
14 Colts (v. Dolphins)
15 Eagles (v. Giants)
16 Titans (at Texans)
17 Seahawks (at Panthers)
18 Saints (v. Falcons)
19 Browns (at Bengals)
20 Bengals (v. Browns)
21 Broncos (v. Steelers)
22 Giants (at Eagles)
23 Packers (at Vikings)
24 Lions (v. Bears)
KICKERS
1 S. Gostkowski, Patriots
2 J. Tucker, Ravens
3 W. Lutz, Saints
4 A. Vinatieri, Colts
5 M. Bryant, Falcons
6 D. Bailey, Vikings
7 K. Fairbairn, Texans
8 J. Elliott, Eagles
9 M. Crosby, Packers
10 J. Lambo, Jaguars
11 C. Parkey, Bears
12 C. Boswell, Steelers
13 R/ Gould, 49ers
14 B. McManus, Broncos
15 M. Badgley, Chargers
16 B. Maher, Cowboys
17 R. Succop, Titans
18 A. Rosas, Giants
19 G. Gano, Panthers
20 C. Santos, Buccaneers
21 M. Prater, Lions
22 R. Bullock, Bengals
23 S. Janikowski, Seahawks
24 D. Hopkins, Redskins
25 S. Hauschka, Bills
“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.
Week 12 Waiver Wire Targets Report