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RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings and fantasy football injury reports for Week 12 of the 2021 NFL season. Set your optimal fantasy lineups and win big.
Welcome RotoBallers to Week 12, and a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We are back with our early fantasy football rankings for Week 12. It's a great week for NFL games and fantasy football teams, as we get an early jump on Thanksgiving games and many fantasy managers are approaching crunch time for their teams and playoff runs.
This week there are again two teams on bye, and injury situations to deal with as always that will affect our fantasy football rankings. For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.
Since injuries play such a big role in the overall fantasy football landscape, below you will also find a quick-hit summary of the relevant fantasy injury reports for Week 12 and the latest player news. Be sure to check back often, and good luck in Week 12 RotoBallers!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
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Week 12 Fantasy Football Injury Report
- Mark Ingram II Ruled Out
- CeeDee Lamb Out Against The Raiders
- Allen Robinson II Officially Inactive On Thanksgiving
- Aaron Jones To Be A Game-Time Decision Sunday?
- Elijah Mitchell Favoring Broken Finger
- Jared Goff Active And Expected To Start
- Justin Fields Out, Dealing With Cracked Ribs
- Ezekiel Elliott Will Play On Thursday, Likely To Deal With Pain
- Mark Ingram II Has An "Uphill Battle" To Play Against Buffalo
- Buccaneers Hopeful Antonio Brown Can Return In Week 13
- Allen Lazard Trending Toward A Return
- Minkah Fitzpatrick Activated From COVID-19 List
- Kareem Hunt Optimistic He'll Play In Week 12
- Cordarrelle Patterson Will Practice Wednesday
- Antonio Brown Not At Practice Wednesday
- Alvin Kamara Officially Ruled Out
- Lamar Jackson Will Practice Wednesday
- Sterling Shepard Returns To Practice On Wednesday
- Marcus Johnson Goes On IR, Done For The Season
- Ray-Ray McCloud Goes On COVID-19 List
- Eric Ebron Expected To Miss Extended Time
- Damien Williams Ruled Out
- Kadarius Toney Not Seen At Practice Wednesday
- Steelers Defense Set To Get T.J. Watt, Others Back
- DeVante Parker, Will Fuller Up In The Air For Week 12
- Zach Wilson Will Start Against Texans
- Mike White, Joe Flacco Put On COVID-19 List
- Scotty Miller Activated From Injured Reserve
- Jared Goff Says He's A Game-Day Decision
Week 12 Rankings for Fantasy Football
You can also see our Week 12 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.
Last updated on Thursday 11/25 at 1:00 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 1 | 7 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 1 | 9 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 2 | 10 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 2 | 11 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 2 | 12 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 2 | 13 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 2 | 16 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 2 | 17 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 3 | 18 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 3 | 19 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 3 | 20 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 3 | 21 | James Robinson | RB |
| 3 | 22 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 3 | 24 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 3 | 27 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
| 3 | 30 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 3 | 31 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 32 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 3 | 34 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 35 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 36 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 3 | 37 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 4 | 39 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 4 | 40 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 4 | 42 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 4 | 44 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 4 | 46 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 4 | 51 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 5 | 52 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 5 | 53 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 5 | 54 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 5 | 58 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 5 | 62 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 5 | 64 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 5 | 65 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 5 | 66 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 5 | 67 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Alex Collins | RB |
| 5 | 71 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 5 | 72 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 5 | 73 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 6 | 79 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 6 | 80 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 83 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 84 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 86 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 87 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 6 | 88 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 7 | 89 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 7 | 90 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 7 | 92 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 93 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 7 | 95 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 7 | 96 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 7 | 97 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 7 | 99 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 7 | 100 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 7 | 101 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 7 | 102 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 7 | 105 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 7 | 107 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 7 | 108 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 7 | 109 | Deonte Harris | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 7 | 111 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 8 | 113 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 8 | 115 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 8 | 117 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 8 | 119 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 8 | 120 | David Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 121 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 8 | 122 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 8 | 123 | James Washington | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 8 | 125 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 8 | 126 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 8 | 127 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 8 | 129 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 8 | 130 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 8 | 131 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 132 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 9 | 133 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 9 | 135 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 9 | 137 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 9 | 140 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 9 | 143 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 9 | 145 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 9 | 146 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 147 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 9 | 149 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 9 | 150 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 9 | 151 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 9 | 152 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 9 | 153 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 10 | 154 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 10 | 155 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 10 | 156 | David Njoku | TE |
| 10 | 157 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 10 | 158 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 10 | 159 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 10 | 160 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 10 | 161 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 10 | 162 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 10 | 163 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 10 | 164 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 10 | 165 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 10 | 166 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 10 | 167 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 10 | 168 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 10 | 169 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 10 | 170 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 11 | 171 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 11 | 172 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 11 | 173 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 11 | 175 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 11 | 180 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 11 | 181 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB |
| 11 | 182 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 11 | 186 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 11 | 187 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 11 | 188 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 11 | 189 | Danny Amendola | WR |
| 11 | 190 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Eric Ebron | TE |
| 11 | 192 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
| 11 | 195 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 12 | 196 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 12 | 197 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 12 | 199 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 12 | 204 | Preston Williams | WR |
| 12 | 205 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 12 | 206 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 12 | 207 | Jaelon Darden | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Malik Turner | WR |
| 12 | 209 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 12 | 210 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 12 | 211 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 12 | 212 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 12 | 213 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 12 | 214 | John Bates | TE |
| 12 | 215 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 12 | 216 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 13 | 217 | Kenny Stills | WR |
| 13 | 218 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
| 13 | 219 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 220 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 221 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 13 | 222 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
| 13 | 223 | Collin Johnson | WR |
| 13 | 224 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 13 | 225 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 13 | 227 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 13 | 228 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 13 | 230 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 13 | 232 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 13 | 233 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 13 | 234 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 13 | 236 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 13 | 237 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 13 | 239 | Jermar Jefferson | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 13 | 243 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 244 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 13 | 245 | Patrick Laird | RB |
| 13 | 246 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 247 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 13 | 248 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 14 | 249 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 14 | 250 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
| 14 | 254 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
| 14 | 256 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 14 | 257 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 14 | 258 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 259 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
| 14 | 260 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 14 | 262 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 14 | 263 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
| 14 | 264 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 14 | 265 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 14 | 266 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 14 | 267 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 14 | 268 | Cam Newton | QB |
| 15 | 269 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 270 | Nick Boyle | TE |
| 15 | 271 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
| 15 | 272 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 15 | 273 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 15 | 275 | Tommy Sweeney | TE |
| 15 | 276 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 15 | 277 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
| 15 | 278 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
| 15 | 281 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Tyrod Taylor | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Joe Flacco | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Tim Boyle | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
| 15 | 296 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 297 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Trevor Siemian | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 300 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 301 | Nick Folk | K |
| 15 | 302 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 15 | 303 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 304 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 15 | 305 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 15 | 306 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
| 15 | 307 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 15 | 308 | Matt Gay | K |
| 15 | 309 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 15 | 310 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 15 | 311 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 15 | 312 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 313 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 314 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 315 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 16 | 316 | Austin Seibert | K |
| 16 | 317 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 16 | 318 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 319 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 16 | 320 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 321 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 322 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 323 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 324 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 325 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 16 | 326 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 16 | 327 | Joey Slye | K |
| 16 | 328 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 16 | 329 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 330 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 331 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 332 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 333 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 334 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 335 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 336 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 337 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 338 | Matthew Wright | K |
| 16 | 339 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 340 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 341 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 342 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 343 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 344 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
| 16 | 345 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 346 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 347 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 348 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 349 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 350 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 16 | 351 | Matt Ammendola | K |
| 16 | 352 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 353 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 354 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 355 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 356 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 357 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 358 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 359 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 16 | 360 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 361 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 362 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 363 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 364 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 365 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
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