Week 13 fantasy football start-sit guide: Key rankings and sleeper picks for PPR leagues

Injuries are starting to take their toll on fantasy rosters. Managers are being forced to hit the waiver wire and explore the depths of their bench in order to put together a lineup this week. Even if your team is missing some starters, a strong set of rankings will set you up for success on the fantasy gridiron.

Week 13 Fantasy Roster Management Advice

As you prepare for the 13th full Sunday of NFL football, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. We have everything from positional rankings to sleepers and busts. Be sure to check back in often as our rankings will be updated regularly until kickoff on Sunday.

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These rankings are for four-point passing TD leagues, and players who have already played are in italics. The key to navigating this week lies in understanding who to start and who to sit. With so many injuries, it’s crucial to keep an eye on the latest updates to make informed decisions.

Quarterback Rankings

Let’s dive into the quarterback rankings for Week 13, where the stakes are high and every point counts. Here’s how the top players stack up:

RANK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPPONENT CHANGE
1 Josh Allen BUF vs SF
2 Jalen Hurts PHI at BAL
3 Joe Burrow CIN vs PIT
4 Lamar Jackson BAL vs PHI
5 Justin Herbert LAC at ATL
6 Baker Mayfield TB at CAR
7 Jayden Daniels WAS vs TEN
8 Patrick Mahomes II KC vs LV
9 Matthew Stafford LAR at NO
10 Bo Nix DEN vs CLE
11 Tua Tagovailoa MIA at GB
12 Kyler Murray ARI at MIN
13 Brock Purdy SF at BUF N/R
14 C.J. Stroud HOU at JAC Down 1
15 Anthony Richardson IND at NE Down 1
16 Jordan Love GB vs MIA Down 1
17 Jared Goff DET vs CHI Down 1
18 Russell Wilson PIT at CIN Down 1
19 Drake Maye NE vs IND Down 1
20 Bryce Young CAR vs TB Down 1
21 Geno Smith SEA at NYJ Down 1
22 Sam Darnold MIN vs ARI Down 1
23 Kirk Cousins ATL vs LAC Down 1
24 Caleb Williams CHI at DET Down 1
25 Will Levis TEN at WAS Down 1
26 Derek Carr NO vs LAR Down 1
27 Jameis Winston CLE at DEN Down 1
28 Aaron Rodgers NYJ vs SEA Down 1
29 Cooper Rush DAL vs NYG Down 1
30 Aidan O’Connell LV at KC Down 1
31 Drew Lock NYG at DAL Down 1
32 Mac Jones JAC vs HOU Down 1

Italicized players have already played this week.

Running Back Rankings

Now, let’s shift our focus to the running backs. This position can make or break your fantasy week, so it’s essential to choose wisely. Here’s how the top running backs are ranked:

RANK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPPONENT CHANGE
1 Joe Mixon HOU at JAC
2 Saquon Barkley PHI at BAL
3 Josh Jacobs GB vs MIA Up 1
4 De’Von Achane MIA at GB Up 3
5 Bijan Robinson ATL vs LAC
6 Kyren Williams LAR at NO
7 Jahmyr Gibbs DET vs CHI Up 3
8 Alvin Kamara NO vs LAR Up 4
9 Jonathan Taylor IND at NE Down 1
10 Derrick Henry BAL vs PHI Up 3
11 James Cook BUF vs SF Up 3
12 Christian McCaffrey SF at BUF Down 1
13 Kenneth Walker Jr. SEA at NYJ Down 10
14 Breece Hall NYJ vs SEA Down 5
15 Tony Pollard TEN at WAS
16 David Montgomery DET vs CHI
17 Bucky Irving TB at CAR Up 1
18 Aaron Jones MIN vs ARI Up 1
19 Chuba Hubbard CAR vs TB Up 2
20 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG at DAL Down 3
21 Chase Brown CIN vs PIT Up 1
22 Rico Dowdle DAL vs NYG Up 2
23 Rhamondre Stevenson NE vs IND
24 Nick Chubb CLE at DEN Up 1
25 Isiah Pacheco KC vs LV N/R
26 James Conner ARI at MIN
27 D’Andre Swift CHI at DET
28 Najee Harris PIT at CIN Up 2
29 Rachaad White TB at CAR Up 2
30 Jaylen Warren PIT at CIN Up 2
31 Brian Robinson Jr. WAS vs TEN Down 3
32 Gus Edwards LAC at ATL Up 5
33 Kareem Hunt KC vs LV Down 13
34 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC vs HOU Down 1
35 Javonte Williams DEN vs CLE Down 1
36 Tank Bigsby JAC vs HOU Down 1
37 Tyler Allgeier ATL vs LAC Down 1
38 Roschon Johnson CHI at DET
39 Jeremy McNichols WAS vs TEN Up 1
40 Braelon Allen NYJ vs SEA Down 1
41 Ameer Abdullah LV at KC Down 1
42 Hassan Haskins LAC at ATL N/R
43 Cam Akers MIN vs ARI Down 1
44 Trey Benson ARI at MIN Down 1
45 Antonio Gibson NE vs IND Down 1
46 Justice Hill BAL vs PHI N/R
47 Zach Charbonnet SEA at NYJ Down 2
48 Jerome Ford CLE at DEN Down 2
49 Blake Corum LAR at NO Down 2
50 Audric Estime DEN vs CLE Down 2
51 Ray Davis BUF vs SF Down 2
52 Devin Singletary NYG at DAL Down 2
53 Kenneth Gainwell PHI at BAL Down 2
54 Jonathon Brooks CAR vs TB Down 2
55 Kimani Vidal LAC at ATL N/R
56 D’Ernest Johnson JAC vs HOU Down 1
57 Emanuel Wilson GB vs MIA Down 1
58 Khalil Herbert CIN vs PIT Down 1
59 Emari Demercado ARI at MIN Down 1
60 Jaleel McLaughlin DEN vs CLE Down 1
61 Jaylen Wright MIA at GB Down 1
62 Sean Tucker TB at CAR Down 1
63 Ty Johnson BUF vs SF Down 1
64 Jordan Mason SF at BUF Down 1
65 Chris Rodriguez Jr. WAS vs TEN N/R
66 Dylan Laube LV at KC Down 2
67 Samaje Perine KC vs LV Down 2
68 Cordarrelle Patterson PIT at CIN Down 2
69 Trey Sermon IND at NE Down 2
70 Trayveon Williams CIN vs PIT Down 2
71 Raheem Mostert MIA at GB Down 2
72 Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs NYG Down 2
73 Dameon Pierce HOU at JAC Down 2
74 Ty Chandler MIN vs ARI Down 2
75 Pierre Strong Jr. CLE at DEN Down 2
76 Hunter Leupke DAL vs NYG Down 2

Italicized players have already played this week.

Wide Receiver Rankings

Next up, we have the wide receivers. These players can be game-changers, and picking the right ones can lead your team to victory. Here’s how they rank for this week:

RANK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPPONENT CHANGE
1 A.J. Brown PHI at BAL
2 Nico Collins HOU at JAC
3 Ja’Marr Chase CIN vs PIT
4 Justin Jefferson MIN vs ARI
5 Puka Nacua LAR at NO
6 Mike Evans TB at CAR
7 CeeDee Lamb DAL vs NYG
8 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET vs CHI
9 Cooper Kupp LAR at NO
10 Calvin Ridley TEN at WAS
11 Tyreek Hill MIA at GB
12 George Pickens PIT at CIN
13 Courtland Sutton DEN vs CLE
14 Drake London ATL vs LAC
15 Ladd McConkey LAC at ATL
16 Garrett Wilson NYJ vs SEA
17 Terry McLaurin WAS vs TEN
18 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC vs HOU
19 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA at NYJ
20 Tee Higgins CIN vs PIT
21 Jaylen Waddle MIA at GB
22 DK Metcalf SEA at NYJ
23 Jayden Reed GB vs MIA
24 Malik Nabers NYG at DAL
25 Zay Flowers BAL vs PHI Up 1
26 Khalil Shakir BUF vs SF Up 1
27 DJ Moore CHI at DET Up 1
28 DeAndre Hopkins KC vs LV Up 1
29 Jauan Jennings SF at BUF Up 1
30 Tank Dell HOU at JAC Up 1
31 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI at MIN Up 1
32 Michael Pittman Jr. IND at NE N/R
33 Jordan Addison MIN vs ARI
34 Xavier Legette CAR vs TB
35 Keenan Allen CHI at DET
36 Jakobi Meyers LV at KC
37 Darnell Mooney ATL vs LAC Up 3
38 Amari Cooper BUF vs SF Down 1
39 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine TEN at WAS Down 1
40 Devaughn Vele DEN vs CLE Down 1
41 DeMario Douglas NE vs IND
42 Quentin Johnston LAC at ATL Down 7
43 Jerry Jeudy CLE at DEN Down 1
44 Jameson Williams DET vs CHI Down 1
45 Deebo Samuel Sr. SF at BUF Down 1
46 Marquez Valdes-Scantling NO vs LAR
47 Christian Watson GB vs MIA Down 1
48 Davante Adams NYJ vs SEA Down 1
49 Xavier Worthy KC vs LV Down 1
50 Adam Thielen CAR vs TB Down 1
51 Wan’Dale Robinson NYG at DAL Down 1
52 Rome Odunze CHI at DET Down 1
53 Kendrick Bourne NE vs IND Down 1
54 Dontayvion Wicks GB vs MIA Down 1
55 Alec Pierce IND at NE Down 1
56 Rashod Bateman BAL vs PHI Down 1
57 Jalen Tolbert DAL vs NYG Down 1
58 Jalen McMillan TB at CAR Down 1
59 Noah Brown WAS vs TEN Down 1
60 David Moore CAR vs TB Down 1
61 Jalen Nailor MIN vs ARI Down 1
62 Michael Wilson ARI at MIN Down 1
63 Curtis Samuel BUF vs SF Down 1
64 Joshua Palmer LAC at ATL Down 1
65 Elijah Moore CLE at DEN Down 1
66 John Metchie HOU at JAC Down 1
67 Calvin Austin PIT at CIN Down 1
68 Kayshon Boutte NE vs IND Down 1
69 Lil’Jordan Humphrey DEN vs CLE Down 1
70 Tyler Lockett SEA at NYJ Down 1
71 Ray-Ray McCloud ATL vs LAC Down 1
72 Demarcus Robinson LAR at NO Down 1
73 Mike Williams PIT at CIN Down 1
74 Tyler Boyd TEN at WAS Down 1
75 KaVonte Turpin DAL vs NYG Down 1
76 Sterling Shepard TB at CAR Down 1
77 Darius Slayton NYG at DAL Down 1
78 Ricky Pearsall SF at BUF Down 1
79 Adonai Mitchell IND at NE Down 1
80 DJ Turner LV at KC Down 1
81 Parker Washington JAC vs HOU Down 1
82 Mack Hollins BUF vs SF Down 1
83 Olamide Zaccheaus WAS vs TEN Down 1
84 Marvin Mims Jr. DEN vs CLE Down 1
85 Tre Tucker LV at KC Down 1
86 Troy Franklin DEN vs CLE Down 1
87 Juju Smith-Schuster KC vs LV Down 1
88 Jahan Dotson PHI at BAL Down 1
89 Devin Duvernay JAC vs HOU Down 1
90 Justin Watson KC vs LV Down 1
91 Andrei Iosivas CIN vs PIT Down 1
92 Tutu Atwell LAR at NO Down 1
93 Zay Jones ARI at MIN Down 1
94 Jermaine Burton CIN vs PIT Down 1
95 Mason Tipton NO vs LAR Down 1
96 Malik Washington MIA at GB Down 1
97 Diontae Johnson BAL vs PHI Down 1
98 Malachi Corley NYJ vs SEA Down 1

Italicized players have already played this week.

Tight End Rankings

Don’t overlook the tight ends! They can be the unsung heroes of your fantasy team. Here’s how they rank for Week 13:

RANK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPPONENT CHANGE
1 Travis Kelce KC vs LV
2 Brock Bowers LV at KC
3 Trey McBride ARI at MIN
4 George Kittle SF at BUF
5 Cade Otton TB at CAR
6 Dallas Goedert PHI at BAL
7 T.J. Hockenson MIN vs ARI
8 Jonnu Smith MIA at GB
9 Evan Engram JAC vs HOU
10 Hunter Henry NE vs IND
11 Will Dissly LAC at ATL
12 Taysom Hill NO vs LAR
13 Pat Freiermuth PIT at CIN
14 David Njoku CLE at DEN
15 Kyle Pitts ATL vs LAC
16 Zach Ertz WAS vs TEN
17 Dawson Knox BUF vs SF
18 Dalton Schultz HOU at JAC
19 Sam LaPorta DET vs CHI
20 Tucker Kraft GB vs MIA
21 Mark Andrews BAL vs PHI
22 Luke Schoonmaker DAL vs NYG
23 Noah Fant SEA at NYJ N/R
24 Cole Kmet CHI at DET Down 1
25 Noah Gray KC vs LV Down 1
26 Juwan Johnson NO vs LAR Down 1
27 Mike Gesicki CIN vs PIT Down 1
28 Theo Johnson NYG at DAL Down 1
29 Tyler Conklin NYJ vs SEA Down 1
30 Austin Hooper NE vs IND Down 1
31 Adam Trautman DEN vs CLE Down 1
32 Chigoziem Okonkwo TEN at WAS Down 1
33 Isaiah Likely BAL vs PHI Down 1
34 Darnell Washington PIT at CIN Down 1
35 Davis Allen LAR at NO Down 1
36 Michael Mayer LV at KC Down 1
37 Foster Moreau NO vs LAR Down 1
38 Colby Parkinson LAR at NO Down 1
39 Tanner Hudson CIN vs PIT Down 1
40 Mo Alie-Cox IND at NE Down 1
41 Lucas Krull DEN vs CLE Down 1
42 Grant Calcaterra PHI at BAL Down 1
43 Brenton Strange JAC vs HOU Down 1
44 Josh Oliver MIN vs ARI Down 1
45 Kylen Granson IND at NE Down 1
46 Ben Sinnott WAS vs TEN Down 1
47 Elijah Higgins ARI at MIN Down 1
48 Gerald Everett CHI at DET Down 1

Italicized players have already played this week.

Kicker Rankings

Finally, let’s not forget about the kickers! They might not get the glory, but they can be the difference in close matchups. Here’s how they rank this week:

RANK PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT CHANGE
1 Chris Boswell PIT at CIN
2 Cameron Dicker LAC at ATL
3 Ka’imi Fairbairn HOU at JAC
4 Jake Bates DET vs CHI
5 Chase McLaughlin TB at CAR
6 Brandon Aubrey DAL vs NYG
7 Younghoe Koo ATL vs LAC
8 Tyler Bass BUF vs SF
9 Joshua Karty LAR at NO
10 Justin Tucker BAL vs PHI
11 Jake Moody SF at BUF
12 Brandon McManus GB vs MIA
13 Jason Myers SEA at NYJ
14 Chad Ryland ARI at MIN
15 Jason Sanders MIA at GB
16 Jake Elliott PHI at BAL
17 Zane Gonzalez WAS vs TEN
18 Graham Gano NYG at DAL
19 Evan McPherson CIN vs PIT
20 Spencer Shrader KC vs LV
21 Matt Gay IND at NE
22 Wil Lutz DEN vs CLE
23 Daniel Carlson LV at KC
24 Cairo Santos CHI at DET
25 Blake Grupe NO vs LAR
26 Anders Carlson NYJ vs SEA
27 John Parker Romo MIN vs ARI
28 Dustin Hopkins CLE at DEN
29 Nick Folk TEN at WAS
30 Joey Slye NE vs IND
31 Cam Little JAC vs HOU
32 Eddy Pineiro CAR vs TB

Italicized players have already played this week.

With injuries impacting lineups across the league, the importance of strategic roster management cannot be overstated. Stay informed, make those tough decisions, and remember, every point counts in the race for fantasy glory!

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