Sam Howell - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Two-Quarterback Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: No team in the NFL is throwing the football as much as the Washington Commanders, who average an NFL-high 40.2 pass attempts per game. That's translated into some big numbers for quarterback Sam Howell, who currently leads the NFL in completions, attempts, and […]

Tank Dell - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: The Houston Texans wide receiver continued his sterling rookie campaign in Week 11. Tank Dell torched the Arizona Cardinals for 149 yards and a score on eight catches. The undersized dynamo has now scored four TDs in Houston's last three games while also topping […]

Brock Purdy - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB1 ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been playing some really good football lately. Last week against the Buccaneers, he was 21-for-25 for 333 yards and three touchdowns in the 27-14 win. It was the second game in a row that Purdy has thrown […]

Geno Smith - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Two-Quarterback Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith is dealing with a tricep contusion, but the Seahawks expect Smith to play on Thursday when the team takes on the San Francisco 49ers. He is officially listed as questionable. Smith hasn't been as good as he was […]

Jordan Love - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Two-Quarterback Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is coming off of his best game of the season, throwing for 322 yards on 27-for-40 passing with two touchdowns in a 23-20 win over the Chargers. It was the first time this season that Love had […]

Tucker Kraft (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With news breaking that Green Bay tight end Luke Musgrave will be placed on Injured Reserve after suffering a lacerated kidney in Week 11, rookie Tucker Kraft is in line to be the Packers' new starting tight end. this play alone gives me […]

AJ Dillon - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon faced challenges last week against the Chargers, managing just 2.07 yards per carry on 14 attempts. With Aaron Jones (knee) likely to miss the team's Thanksgiving game, Dillon is set to take on the primary back role. […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has recorded at least five catches and 50 yards in every game he's played this year, boasting five 100-yard games and two instances of 10 or more catches. He stands out as the primary option in the passing […]

Christian McCaffrey - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: At this point, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is in his own tier at running back. He's found the end zone at least once in all but one game this season and has only failed to hit 100 scrimmage yards three times all […]

DK Metcalf - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2023)

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: The Seattle Seahawks offense has struggled with consistency in 2023, especially at the quarterback position, and wide receiver DK Metcalf has seen his numbers drop as a result. The 2020 second-round pick is the WR28 in half-PPR formats and only has two receiving touchdowns […]

Chuba Hubbard (RB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 62% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite consistently outplaying big-money free agent acquisition Miles Sanders, Hubbard has failed to impress the Carolina organization enough to earn a true lead role in the Panthers backfield. Sanders' workload spiked in a Week 11 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, leaving Hubbard with […]

Tyler Allgeier (RB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Arthur Smith’s deployment of his resources has become a surging source of frustration for many fantasy managers. That includes Smith’s penchant for involving Tyler Allgeier, which routinely impacts the workload of Bijan Robinson. Tyler Allgeier is the goal line back pic.twitter.com/JsaE10Q0ku — PFF […]

Tutu Atwell (WR, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In four games without Cooper Kupp to begin the season, Tutu Atwell compiled 22 receptions on 35 targets for 270 yards and one touchdown. Kupp returned in Week 5, which led to Atwell falling off the fantasy radar. Kupp suffered an ankle […]

Elijah Mitchell (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Elijah Mitchell’s involvement as San Francisco’s RB2 has risen steadily, following his reemergence from a knee injury in Week 6. Mitchell averaged six snaps per game from Weeks 6-8 before securing a season-high 17 in Week 10. That has solidified his status as the […]

Josh Downs (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Downs was a popular waiver add back in Weeks 5 through 8, but his stock dropped a little because of a knee injury that limited him and then a Week 11 bye. The rookie is still an electric player when healthy and […]

A.J. Dillon (RB, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 67% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A.J. Dillon appears positioned to operate with a significant workload when Green Bay visits Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. That has vaulted him among this week’s top options from the waiver wire. Aaron Jones sustained a knee injury that sidelined him from Green Bay’s Week […]

Brandin Cooks (WR, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Brandin Cooks has not been consistent this year, as he's seen four or fewer targets in seven of his nine games. However, his Week 10 boom performance against the New York Giants is enough reason to be optimistic about his fantasy outlook […]

Jahmyr Gibbs - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: Last week, the return of David Montgomery was expected to eat into rookie Jahmyr Gibbs' touches. It did, to an extent, as Gibbs had just eight carries, ending a streak of three consecutive games with double-digit carries. Still, Gibbs managed to score a rushing touchdown […]

Romeo Doubs (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Though ten games this season, Romeo Doubs has 38 receptions for 396 yards and seven touchdowns. The second-year wideout has been a touchdown machine and is the clear target leader for Green Bay. He has 14 more targets than any other Packers […]

Tony Pollard - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys backup running back Rico Dowdle has seen some increased usage over the last two games, but so far that hasn't had a huge impact on starting running back Tony Pollard. Pollard enters this Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Washington Commanders with five consecutive […]

Zach Charbonnet - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: Last week against the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Zach Charbonnet saw new career highs in both carries and targets. He finished the 17-16 loss with 15 carries for 47 yards while also catching all six of his targets for another […]

Rico Dowdle - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: This just seems to be the way things go for the Dallas Cowboys. It happened with Ezekiel Elliott, as everyone kept saying "wow, Tony Pollard might be better than him" and it's happening again with Pollard, with a growing contingent of voices advocating for […]

George Kittle - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: From Week 7 through today, George Kittle is averaging the most PPR fantasy points per game among tight ends. He's officially on a heater. George Kittle through Week 11 (among TEs): #1 in Yards per Reception #1 in Yards per Route Run #2 in Touchdowns […]

David Montgomery - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery finished Week 11 with 12 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown. Despite playing just 40% of the snaps, the former Bear finished tied with the same number of touches as Jahmyr Gibbs (14). With more rushing attempts and […]

Brandon Aiyuk - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1/WR2 ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is coming off his season-high in yardage, posting five catches for 156 yards and a touchdown in Week 11. This marked his fourth game with 100 yards this season, and he has scored a touchdown in each of […]

CeeDee Lamb - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 8+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1 ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is arguably the top fantasy wide receiver heading into Thursday's game against the Washington Commanders. The Commanders have been one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL this season, allowing the third-most fantasy points per game to […]

Jameson Williams - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team PPR Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR5 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams continues to frustrate fantasy managers with his uneven production. The second-year receiver has displayed some big-play ability this season but just hasn't produced consistently enough to be a reliable fantasy option. Take last week against the Bears […]

Zach Charbonnet (RB, SEA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With Kenneth Walker III potentially missing extended time with an oblique injury, Zach Charbonnet becomes the top option and a must-add on the waiver wire. The rookie running back has been efficient at times and now is in line for a massive workload. […]

Leonard Fournette (RB, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Buffalo Bills running back Leonard Fournette is yet to play a snap for the Bills but could be thrust into a role based on the performance of other backs on the team. This Bills team needs a goal-line rusher and Fournette […]