Week 12 Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Gobble, Gobble, as Saquon Barkley, Nick Chubb, and Joe Mixon get a leg up

Jim Saranteas @thefantasygreek
11/27/2018 3:01PM ET

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.

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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.

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