Week 12 fantasy football start-sit guide: Rankings, sleepers, and PPR tips

Injuries are beginning to make their mark on fantasy rosters, leaving managers scrambling to piece together a competitive lineup for the upcoming week. With every passing game, the stakes get higher, and the pressure mounts. How can you ensure that your fantasy team remains viable amidst this chaos? Even if your squad is missing key starters, a solid set of rankings can guide you toward success on the fantasy gridiron.

As we gear up for the 12th full Sunday of NFL football, fantasy managers need to be prepared. From positional rankings to identifying sleepers and potential busts, we have everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. Remember, our rankings will be updated regularly leading up to kickoff on Sunday, so be sure to check back often!

Week 12 Fantasy Roster Management Advice

These rankings are tailored for four-point passing touchdown leagues, and players who have already played are indicated in italics. Let’s dive into the rankings and see who you should consider for your roster this week!

Quarterback Rankings

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs DAL
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	at LAR
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at LAC
4	Kyler Murray	ARI	at SEA
5	Jared Goff	DET	at IND
6	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs BAL
7	Baker Mayfield	TB	at NYG
8	Bo Nix	DEN	at LV
9	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	at CAR	Up 1
10	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs NE	Up 1
11	Jordan Love	GB	vs SF	Up 2
12	Geno Smith	SEA	vs ARI	Up 2
13	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs TEN	Down 1
14	Anthony Richardson	IND	vs DET	Up 2
15	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs PHI	Down 1
16	Russell Wilson	PIT	at CLE	Down 1
17	Drake Maye	NE	at MIA
18	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs MIN	Up 1
19	Sam Darnold	MIN	at CHI	Up 1
20	Brandon Allen	SF	at GB	NR
21	Jameis Winston	CLE	vs PIT	Down 2
22	Will Levis	TEN	at HOU
23	Bryce Young	CAR	vs KC
24	Gardner Minshew	LV	vs DEN
25	Cooper Rush	DAL	at WAS
26	Tommy DeVito	NYG	vs TB

Italicized players have already played this week.

Running Back Rankings

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at GB
2	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at LAR
3	De’Von Achane	MIA	vs NE
4	Joe Mixon	HOU	vs TEN
5	Kenneth Walker Jr.	SEA	vs ARI
6	Derrick Henry	BAL	at LAC
7	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs DAL
8	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at IND
9	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at MIA
10	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs SF
11	David Montgomery	DET	at IND
12	James Conner	ARI	at SEA
13	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs DET
14	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs PHI
15	Kareem Hunt	KC	at CAR	Up 15
16	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs TB	Down 1
17	Aaron Jones	MIN	at CHI	Down 1
18	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs MIN	Down 1
19	Bucky Irving	TB	at NYG	Down 1
20	Tony Pollard	TEN	at HOU	Down 1
21	Javonte Williams	DEN	at LV	Down 1
22	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	vs BAL	Down 1
23	Nick Chubb	CLE	vs PIT	Down 1
24	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at WAS	Down 1
25	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs DAL	Down 1
26	Najee Harris	PIT	at CLE	Down 1
27	Rachaad White	TB	at NYG	Down 1
28	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at CLE	Down 1
29	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs KC	Down 1
30	Ameer Abdullah	LV	vs DEN
31	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs MIN
32	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs BAL
33	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs NE
34	Audric Estime	DEN	at LV
35	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs TB
36	Trey Benson	ARI	at SEA
37	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	vs KC
38	Cam Akers	MIN	at CHI
39	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs PIT
40	Sean Tucker	TB	at NYG
41	Dylan Laube	LV	vs DEN
42	Antonio Gibson	NE	at MIA
43	Jordan Mason	SF	at GB
44	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs ARI
45	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	at LAR
46	Trey Sermon	IND	vs DET
47	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs SF
48	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs NE
49	Samaje Perine	KC	at CAR
50	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	at CLE
51	Emari Demercado	ARI	at SEA
52	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs DAL
53	Blake Corum	LAR	vs PHI
54	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	at LV
55	Pierre Strong Jr.	CLE	vs PIT
56	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at WAS
57	Ty Chandler	MIN	at CHI
58	Hunter Leupke	DAL	at WAS
59	Dameon Pierce	HOU	vs TEN

Italicized players have already played this week.

Wide Receiver Rankings

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at IND	Up 1
2	A.J. Brown	PHI	at LAR	Down 1
3	Nico Collins	HOU	vs TEN
4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at CHI
5	Mike Evans	TB	at NYG
6	Malik Nabers	NYG	vs TB	Up 1
7	Zay Flowers	BAL	at LAC	Up 1
8	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs NE	Up 7
9	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at HOU	Up 1
10	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at WAS	Up 7
11	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs DAL	Down 5
12	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs ARI
13	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at LV
14	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs PHI
15	George Pickens	PIT	at CLE	Down 4
16	Jauan Jennings	SF	at GB	Up 7
17	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs ARI	Up 8
18	Jayden Reed	GB	vs SF
19	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at SEA
20	Cooper Kupp	LAR	vs PHI	Up 1
21	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs BAL	Down 5
22	Jameson Williams	DET	at IND	Up 1
23	Josh Downs	IND	vs DET	Up 2
24	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	at GB	Down 16
25	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	at CAR	Up 1
26	Xavier Legette	CAR	vs KC	Up 1
27	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs SF	Up 1
28	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs BAL	Up 1
29	Cedric Tillman	CLE	vs PIT	Down 8
30	DJ Moore	CHI	vs MIN
31	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs NE
32	Jalen McMillan	TB	at NYG
33	DeMario Douglas	NE	at MIA
34	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs DET
35	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs MIN	Up 1
36	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs DEN	Up 1
37	Tank Dell	HOU	vs TEN	Up 1
38	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs PIT	Down 3
39	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs TB
40	Jordan Addison	MIN	at CHI
41	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at LAC
42	Christian Watson	GB	vs SF
43	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	TEN	at HOU
44	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	vs TB
45	Devaughn Vele	DEN	at LV	Up 2
46	Michael Wilson	ARI	at SEA	Down 1
47	Jalen Coker	CAR	vs KC	Down 1
48	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs MIN
49	Xavier Worthy	KC	at CAR
50	Mike Williams	PIT	at CLE
51	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at WAS
52	Adonai Mitchell	IND	vs DET	Up 1
53	Joshua Palmer	LAC	vs BAL	Up 1
54	Kendrick Bourne	NE	at MIA	Up 1
55	Sterling Shepard	TB	at NYG	Up 1
56	Alec Pierce	IND	vs DET	Up 1
57	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs ARI	Up 1
58	Lil’Jordan Humphrey	DEN	at LV	Up 1
59	Elijah Moore	CLE	vs PIT	Down 7
60	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs SF
61	John Metchie	HOU	vs TEN	Up 1
62	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at MIA	Up 1
63	Jalen Nailor	MIN	at CHI	Up 1
64	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at GB	Down 3
65	Diontae Johnson	BAL	at LAC
66	Juju Smith-Schuster	KC	at CAR
67	Noah Brown	WAS	vs DAL
68	Troy Franklin	DEN	at LV
69	DJ Turner	LV	vs DEN
70	KaVonte Turpin	DAL	at WAS
71	Tyler Boyd	TEN	at HOU
72	Zay Jones	ARI	at SEA
73	Malik Washington	MIA	vs NE
74	Tre Tucker	LV	vs DEN
75	Justin Watson	KC	at CAR
76	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	vs PHI	Up 1
77	Calvin Austin	PIT	at CLE	Up 1
78	Jahan Dotson	PHI	at LAR	Up 1
79	Ja’Lynn Polk	NE	at MIA	Up 1
80	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	at LV	Up 1
81	Olamide Zaccheaus	WAS	vs DAL	Up 1
82	Nelson Agholor	BAL	at LAC	Up 1
83	Van Jefferson	PIT	at CLE	Up 1
84	Odell Beckham Jr.	MIA	vs NE	Up 1
85	Kalif Raymond	DET	at IND	Up 1
86	Trey Palmer	TB	at NYG	Up 1
87	Greg Dortch	ARI	at SEA	Up 1
88	Jonathan Mingo	DAL	at WAS	Up 1
89	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	vs TB	Up 1
90	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	vs DAL	Up 1
91	Tutu Atwell	LAR	vs PHI	Up 1
92	Jake Bobo	SEA	vs ARI	Up 1

Italicized players have already played this week.

Tight End Rankings

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Travis Kelce	KC	at CAR
2	Trey McBride	ARI	at SEA
3	Brock Bowers	LV	vs DEN
4	George Kittle	SF	at GB
5	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CHI
6	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at LAR	Up 7
7	Hunter Henry	NE	at MIA	Down 1
8	Cade Otton	TB	at NYG	Down 1
9	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs NE	Down 1
10	Will Dissly	LAC	vs BAL	Down 1
11	Sam LaPorta	DET	at IND	Down 1
12	David Njoku	CLE	vs PIT	Down 1
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	at LAC	Down 1
14	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	at WAS	Up 5
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs DAL	Down 1
16	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs KC	Down 1
17	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at CLE	Down 1
18	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs TEN	Down 1
19	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs TB	Down 1
20	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs SF
21	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at LAC
22	Adam Trautman	DEN	at LV
23	Austin Hooper	NE	at MIA
24	Noah Fant	SEA	vs ARI
25	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs MIN
26	Davis Allen	LAR	vs PHI
27	Darnell Washington	PIT	at CLE
28	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at HOU
29	Hayden Hurst	LAC	vs BAL
30	Noah Gray	KC	at CAR
31	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	vs DET
32	Michael Mayer	LV	vs DEN
33	Lucas Krull	DEN	at LV
34	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs PHI
35	Josh Oliver	MIN	at CHI
36	Kylen Granson	IND	vs DET
37	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at LAR
38	Elijah Higgins	ARI	at SEA
39	Gerald Everett	CHI	vs MIN
40	Ben Sinnott	WAS	vs DAL

Italicized players have already played this week.

Defense Rankings

RANK	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	at CLE
2	Kansas City Chiefs	at CAR
3	Denver Broncos	at LV
4	Houston Texans	vs TEN	Up 1
5	Minnesota Vikings	at CHI	Down 1
6	Cleveland Browns	vs PIT	Up 3
7	Philadelphia Eagles	at LAR
8	Detroit Lions	at IND	Down 2
9	Miami Dolphins	vs NE	Down 1
10	Washington Commanders	vs DAL
11	Chicago Bears	vs MIN
12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	at NYG
13	Green Bay Packers	vs SF	Up 2
14	Los Angeles Chargers	vs BAL
15	San Francisco 49ers	at GB	Down 2
16	New England Patriots	at MIA
17	Arizona Cardinals	at SEA
18	Baltimore Ravens	at LAC
19	Las Vegas Raiders	vs DEN
20	Tennessee Titans	at HOU
21	New York Giants	vs TB
22	Los Angeles Rams	vs PHI
23	Dallas Cowboys	at WAS
24	Seattle Seahawks	vs ARI
25	Carolina Panthers	vs KC
26	Indianapolis Colts	vs DET

Italicized teams have already played this week.

Kicker Rankings

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs TEN
2	Jake Bates	DET	at IND
3	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs BAL	Up 2
4	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at NYG	Up 2
5	Jake Moody	SF	at GB	Down 1
6	Brandon McManus	GB	vs SF	Up 1
7	Chris Boswell	PIT	at CLE	Down 4
8	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at WAS	Up 2
9	Chad Ryland	ARI	at SEA	Up 2
10	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs NE	Down 1
11	Justin Tucker	BAL	at LAC	Down 3
12	Spencer Shrader	KC	at CAR
13	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs PHI
14	Jason Myers	SEA	vs ARI
15	Jake Elliott	PHI	at LAR	Up 3
16	Matt Gay	IND	vs DET	Down 1
17	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs MIN	Down 1
18	Wil Lutz	DEN	at LV	Down 1
19	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs DAL	Up 2
20	Graham Gano	NYG	vs TB
21	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs DEN	Down 2
22	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	vs PIT
23	John Parker Romo	MIN	at CHI
24	Joey Slye	NE	at MIA
25	Nick Folk	TEN	at HOU
26	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	vs KC

Italicized players have already played this week.

With the right strategy and a keen eye on the rankings, you can navigate through these injury-riddled waters. Remember to stay engaged with your lineup and adapt as necessary. The fantasy football season is a marathon, not a sprint, and every decision counts. So, gear up and get ready for an exciting week of NFL action!

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