Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | 2 Hours Ago

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-Sit for All Positions: QBs | RBs |WRs | TEs | Ks | DSTs

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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	Jordan Love	GB	vs. SF
11	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. TEN
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	at NYG
13	Brock Purdy	SF	at GB
14	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. PHI
15	Anthony Richardson	IND	vs. DET
16	Russell Wilson	PIT	at CLE
17	Sam Darnold	MIN	at CHI
18	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. ARI
19	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. MIN
20	Drake Maye	NE	at MIA
21	Jameis Winston	CLE	vs. PIT
22	Will Levis	TEN	at HOU
23	Cooper Rush	DAL	at WAS
24	Tommy DeVito	NYG	vs. TB
25	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. KC
26	Gardner Minshew	LV	vs. DEN

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	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at CAR
12	James Conner	ARI	at SEA
13	Rachaad White	TB	at NYG
14	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. DAL
15	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. DET
16	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. KC
17	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. TB
18	Najee Harris	PIT	at CLE
19	Bucky Irving	TB	at NYG
20	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	vs. BAL
21	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at MIA
22	Aaron Jones	MIN	at CHI
23	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. MIN
24	Javonte Williams	DEN	at LV
25	Tony Pollard	TEN	at HOU
26	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs. DAL
27	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. DEN
28	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at CLE
29	Nick Chubb	CLE	vs. PIT
30	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at WAS
31	Cam Akers	MIN	at CHI
32	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs. BAL
33	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. ARI
34	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	vs. KC
35	Kareem Hunt	KC	at CAR
36	Audric Estime	DEN	at LV
37	Trey Benson	ARI	at SEA
38	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. PIT
39	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	at LV
40	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. TB
41	Zamir White	LV	vs. DEN
42	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. SF
43	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. MIN
44	Julius Chestnut	TEN	at HOU
45	Ameer Abdullah	LV	vs. DEN
46	Emari Demercado	ARI	at SEA
47	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs. NE
48	Justice Hill	BAL	at LAC
49	Antonio Gibson	NE	at MIA
50	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs. NE
51	Jordan Mason	SF	at GB
52	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. PHI
53	Tyler Goodson	IND	vs. DET
54	Kenenth Gainwell	PHI	at LAR
55	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	vs. TEN
56	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at WAS
57	Sean Tucker	TB	at NYG
58	JaMycal Hasty	NE	at MIA
59	Trey Sermon	IND	vs. DET
60	Samaje Perine	KC	at CAR

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

Week 12 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

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

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

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	Wil Lutz	DEN	at LV
6	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. NE
7	Justin Tucker	BAL	at LAC
8	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs. DAL
9	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. ARI
10	Jake Elliott	PHI	at LAR
11	John Parker Romo	MIN	at CHI
12	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at WAS
13	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at NYG
14	Jake Moody	SF	at GB
15	Matt Gay	IND	vs. DET
16	Spencer Shrader	KC	at CAR
17	Chad Ryland	ARI	at SEA
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	Vikings	at CHI
3	Texans	vs. TEN
4	Steelers	at CLE
5	Commanders	vs. DAL
6	Chiefs	at CAR
7	Lions	at IND
8	Buccaneers	at NYG
9	Dolphins	vs. NE
10	Cardinals	at SEA
11	Bears	vs. MIN
12	Packers	vs. SF
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 2 Hours Ago

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.