Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | Nov 24, 2024

De’Vone Achane (left), Jayden Daniels (center) and Puka Nacua (right) are all critical players in this week's player rankings. / De’Vone Achane: Jasen Vinlove-Imagn ImagesJayden Daniels: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn ImagesPuka Nacua: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

The first bye-mageddon of the season is this week, as the Bengals, Bills, Falcons, Jaguars, Jets, and Saints are all off. That’s going to make setting a starting lineup difficult, so it’s vital to have knowledge of the matchups and make the best possible fantasy decisions.

With that said, here’s my positional PPR player rankings for Week 12.

There are some major movers this week, including Justin Herbert (up), Chuba Hubbard (down), Jauan Jennings (up) and Will Dissly (down). For those who need help with tough calls between players with similar value or with nice Week 12 matchups, I’m here for you!

And when you're done reviewing the rankings, you still won't want to set your starting lineup without checking out my Start 'Em, Sit 'Em columns at every position:

Start Em, Sit Em for All Positions: QBs | RBs |WRs | TEs | Ks & DSTs

Also, don’t forget to subscribe to Fantasy Dirt for valuable fantasy advice five days a week!

Week 12 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

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

Week 12 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

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

Week 12 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at IND
2	A.J. Brown	PHI	at LAR
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at CHI
4	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. PHI
5	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. TEN
6	Cooper Kupp	LAR	vs. PHI
7	Malik Nabers	NYG	vs. TB
8	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. DAL
9	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at WAS
10	Mike Evans	TB	at NYG
11	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. NE
12	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. ARI
13	Zay Flowers	BAL	at LAC
14	George Pickens	PIT	at CLE
15	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. ARI
16	Jauan Jennings	SF	at GB
17	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at SEA
18	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at HOU
19	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. BAL
20	Josh Downs	IND	vs. DET
21	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at LV
22	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	at GB
23	Jameson Williams	DET	at IND
24	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. MIN
25	Jayden Reed	GB	at CHI
26	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. PIT
27	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	at CAR
28	Tank Dell	HOU	vs. TEN
29	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. BAL
30	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. DEN
31	Cedric Tillman	CLE	vs. PIT
32	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. DET
33	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. MIN
34	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. TB
35	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. SF
36	Xavier Worthy	KC	at CAR
37	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. MIN
38	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. ARI
39	Christian Watson	GB	vs. SF
40	Jordan Addison	MIN	at CHI
41	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at LAC
42	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. NE
43	DeMario Douglas	NE	at MIA
44	Josh Palmer	LAC	vs. BAL
45	Elijah Moore	CLE	vs. PIT
46	Alec Pierce	IND	vs. DET
47	Xavier Legette	CAR	vs. KC
48	Devaughn Vele	DEN	at LV
49	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	TEN	at HOU
50	Adam Thielen	CAR	vs. KC
51	Michael Wilson	ARI	at SEA
52	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at GB
53	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. TB
54	Noah Brown	WAS	vs. DAL
55	Kendrick Bourne	NE	at MIA
56	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	vs. PHI
57	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at WAS
58	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at MIA
59	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs. SF
60	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. DEN

Week 12 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Travis Kelce	KC	at CAR
2	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. DEN
3	Cade Otton	TB	at NYG
4	Trey McBride	ARI	at SEA
5	George Kittle	SF	at GB
6	David Njoku	CLE	vs. PIT
7	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CHI
8	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at LAR
9	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. NE
10	Will Dissly	LAC	vs. BAL
11	Mark Andrews	BAL	at LAC
12	Hunter Henry	NE	at MIA
13	Sam LaPorta	DET	at IND
14	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. SF
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. DAL
16	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. KC
17	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	at WAS
18	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. TEN
19	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. MIN
20	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. TB
21	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at CLE
22	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at LAC
23	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. ARI
24	Davis Allen	LAR	vs. PHI
25	Noah Gray	KC	at CAR
26	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at HOU
27	Austin Hooper	NE	at MIA
28	Adam Trautman	DEN	at LV
29	Johnny Mundt	MIN	at CHI
30	Darnell Washington	PIT	vs. CLE
31	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	at WAS
32	Lucas Krull	DEN	at LV

Week 12 Fantasy Flex Rankings

Rk	Player	Position	Team	Opponent
1	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	at LAR
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at IND
3	Joe Mixon	RB	HOU	vs. TEN
4	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	at LAR
5	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at LAC
6	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	at GB
7	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at CHI
8	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	vs. PHI
9	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	vs. NE
10	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	vs. TEN
11	Kenneth Walker	RB	SEA	vs. ARI
12	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at IND
13	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	vs. PHI
14	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	vs. TB
15	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	at CAR
16	David Montgomery	RB	DET	at IND
17	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. DAL
18	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at WAS
19	Mike Evans	WR	TB	at NYG
20	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	vs. SF
21	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. PHI
22	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	at CAR
23	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	vs. NE
24	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	vs. DEN
25	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	vs. ARI
26	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at LAC
27	George Pickens	WR	PIT	at CLE
28	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. ARI
29	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	at GB
30	James Conner	RB	ARI	at SEA
31	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. DAL
32	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. DET
33	Rachaad White	RB	TB	at NYG
34	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	at MIA
35	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at SEA
36	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	vs. TB
37	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at HOU
38	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	vs. KC
39	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. BAL
40	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	at CLE
41	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	at NYG
42	Cade Otton	TE	TB	at NYG
43	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. DET
44	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	at LV
45	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at SEA
46	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	at GB
47	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at IND
48	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at HOU
49	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	at CHI
50	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. MIN
51	J.K. Dobbins	RB	LAC	vs. BAL
52	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. MIN
53	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	at CHI
54	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	vs. PIT
55	George Kittle	TE	SF	at GB
56	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	at LV
57	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	KC	at CAR
58	David Njoku	TE	CLE	vs. PIT
59	Tank Dell	WR	HOU	vs. TEN
60	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	vs. BAL
61	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at CHI
62	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	vs. DEN
63	Cedric Tillman	WR	CLE	vs. PIT
64	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. DET
65	Austin Ekeler	RB	WAS	vs. DAL
66	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE	vs. PIT
67	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	at LAR
68	Jonnu Smith	TE	MIA	vs. NE
69	Will Dissly	TE	LAC	vs. BAL
70	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	at LAC
71	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. MIN
72	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	vs. TB
73	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	vs. SF
74	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	at CAR
75	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	vs. MIN
76	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	at MIA
77	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA	vs. ARI
78	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	at WAS
79	Ameer Abdullah	RB	LV	vs. DEN
80	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	at CLE
81	Christian Watson	WR	GB	vs. SF
82	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at CHI
83	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	at LAC
84	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	at IND
85	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	vs. NE
86	DeMario Douglas	WR	NE	at MIA
87	Josh Palmer	WR	LAC	vs. BAL
88	Elijah Moore	WR	CLE	vs. PIT
89	Alec Pierce	WR	IND	vs. DET
90	Xavier Legette	WR	CAR	vs. KC
91	Cam Akers	RB	MIN	at CHI
92	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	vs. SF
93	Gus Edwards	RB	LAC	vs. BAL
94	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	vs. ARI
95	Rocshon Johnson	RB	CHI	vs. MIN
96	Zach Ertz	TE	WAS	vs. DAL
97	Jonathon Brooks	RB	CAR	vs. KC
98	Dylan Laube	RB	LV	vs. DEN
99	Audric Estime	RB	DEN	at LV
100	Devaughn Vele	WR	DEN	at LV

Week 12 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

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

Week 12 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Broncos	at LV
2	Commanders	vs. DAL
3	Vikings	at CHI
4	Texans	vs. TEN
5	Steelers	at CLE
6	Chiefs	at CAR
7	Lions	at IND
8	Buccaneers	at NYG
9	Dolphins	vs. NE
10	Cardinals	at SEA
11	Packers	vs. SF
12	Bears	vs. MIN
13	49ers	at GB
14	Eagles	at LAR
15	Rams	vs. PHI
16	Giants	vs. TB
17	Browns	vs. PIT
18	Seahawks	vs. ARI
19	Patriots	at MIA
20	Titans	at HOU
21	Raiders	vs. DEN
22	Chargers	vs. BAL
23	Ravens	at LAC
24	Colts	vs. DET
25	Cowboys	at WAS
26	Panthers	vs. KC

Published Nov 20, 2024|Modified Nov 24, 2024

MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.