Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 12 (QB, RB, WR, TE, DST): Brian Robinson Jr., Raheem Mostert, Nico Collins, Adam Thielen

Happy Thanksgiving RotoBallers! Week 12 has arrived, and the NFL kicks things off with a three-game slate on Thanksgiving and Friday's contest between the Dolphins and Jets. It's time to set those winning lineups with our fantasy football rankings for Week 12 of the fantasy football season.

There are no bye weeks in Week 12. Everyone should have their full roster available this week, so there could be tough decisions to make when setting your lineups. With only three weeks left in the fantasy football regular season, it's crunch time as fantasy football playoffs are around the corner. Let's see where key fantasy options such as Zach Charbonnet, Rachaad White, AJ Dillon, Marquise Brown, Jayden Reed, Christian Kirk, Zay Flowers, Taysom Hill, Dalton Schultz, Brian Robinson Jr., Raheem Mostert, Nico Collins, Jerome Ford, Adam Thielen, and Isaiah Likely rank, among others.  

Our fantasy football rankings for Week 12 are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news. There are always crucial injuries to track, so check back until kickoff.

Editor's Note: Our incredible team of writers won two writing awards and received 12 award nominations by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. A big congrats to our very own Byron Lindeque (Golf) and Jordan McAbee (NASCAR) for both winning Writer Of The Year awards! Be sure to follow RotoBaller's analysis and advice all year long, and win more. Win More With RotoBaller!

 

Week 12 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

• Emmanuel Wilson Goes On IR, James Robinson Added To Active Roster
• CeeDee Lamb Good To Go For Week 12 Thanksgiving Game
• Luke Musgrave Placed On Injured Reserve
• Dameon Pierce Back At Practice
• Antonio Gibson Questionable To Play Thanksgiving
• Bengals Not Expected To Alter Game Plan For Jake Browning
• Jaylen Warren, George Pickens Could Benefit From New Offense
• Lamar Jackson Showing Improved Leadership
• Darius Slayton Won't Practice Wednesday
• Kyren Williams Returning To Practice, Expected To Play In Week 12
• Aaron Rodgers Hopes To Practice In Two Weeks
• Justin Fields' Future Tenuous In Chicago
• Mack Hollins, Taylor Heinicke To Be Limited Wednesday
• Jeff Wilson Jr. Likely To Be Active Friday
• De'Von Achane Will Practice Wednesday
• Mac Jones Likely To Start In Week 12
• Aaron Jones Likely To Miss Against The Lions
• Treylon Burks Does Not Practice Tuesday
• Kenneth Walker III Doesn't Practice Tuesday
• Tyler Lockett Practices Fully On Tuesday
• DK Metcalf Misses Practice Tuesday
• Will Levis Not Present At Tuesday's Walkthrough
• Deshaun Watson Has Shoulder Surgery Tuesday
• Garrett Wilson Still Dealing With Elbow Injury
• Durham Smythe Listed As DNP Tuesday
• Tyreek Hill, Chase Claypool Limited At Practice
• Raheem Mostert, De'Von Achane Limited
• Geno Smith Feeling Better, But Status Unknown For TNF
• Jayden Reed Added To Injury Report, Dontayvion Wicks Still Missing
• Rico Dowdle Questionable For Thanksgiving Game
• Salvon Ahmed Goes On Injured Reserve
• Rams Waive Darrell Henderson Jr.
• Saints Put Michael Thomas On Injured Reserve
• Vikings Want To Keep Ty Chandler Involved
• Mark Andrews Undergoes Surgery
• Josh Downs Continues To Fight Through Knee Injury
• Kenny Pickett Remains Starting Quarterback
• Daniel Jones To Have ACL Repaired Wednesday
• Steelers Fire Offensive Coordinator Matt Canada

 

Week 12 Half-PPR Rankings Analysis

A new feature has been added to our weekly fantasy football rankings article. Below, you will find our fantasy football outlooks for key options in Week 12, which gives readers a matchup preview of that player and advice on whether you should start or avoid for the upcoming week. We provide outlooks for all 32 NFL teams, which can be found on our player profile pages and our fantasy football news desk.

Brian Robinson Jr., RB, Washington Commanders
Week 12 Overall Half-PPR Rankings: 45
Week 12 Running Back Half-PPR Rankings: 25

Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. could be in for another solid performance in Week 12. On Thanksgiving, the Commanders will take on the Dallas Cowboys. While the Cowboys are a challenging opponent, the second-year back might have another elite workload waiting for him.

Fellow running back Antonio Gibson (toe) has been limited throughout the week and is considered a game-time decision. Without Gibson in the lineup, Robinson has been taking over the passing down role while holding onto his usual majority share of the rushing workload. With the possibility for more heavy volume, Robinson should be in starting consideration as a mid-level RB2 with upside in Week 12.

David Montgomery, RB, Detroit Lions
Week 12 Overall Half-PPR Rankings: 16
Week 12 Running Back Half-PPR Rankings: 10

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has rushed 24 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns since his Week 10 return from a rib injury. Even with rookie Jahmyr Gibbs flashing, the former Chicago Bear has remained a stud fantasy running back. That said, he should continue to be trusted against the Green Bay Packers, who have surrendered the 11th-most fantasy points per game to running backs.

Although Montgomery's workload seems to have taken a hit, he still earns goal-line carries in one of the best offenses in the NFL and has been an efficient runner. Start him to begin the week on Thanksgiving.

Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ers
Week 12 Overall Half-PPR Rankings: 26
Week 12 Wide Receiver Half-PPR Rankings: 9

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will go to Seattle for a Week 12 Thanksgiving night matchup with the Seahawks. Last week versus Tampa Bay, the 25-year-old exploded for 156 yards, catching five of six targets, including a 76-yard touchdown. It was his second consecutive game with a TD. Aiyuk doesn't tend to get as many targets as other teams' top producers but has made up for it with 19.3 yards per reception, good for second in the NFL to Houston's Noah Brown, who only has 21 receptions on the year to Aiyuk's 43.

Seattle's pass defense has been precisely mediocre in 2023, ranking 16th in the league in standard points allowed to fantasy wide receivers. Aiyuk will look to stay on a roll as a back-end WR1 on Thanksgiving night.

Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders
Week 12 Overall Half-PPR Rankings: 60
Week 12 Wide Receiver Half-PPR Rankings: 28

While putting up disappointing numbers for the past two weeks, Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin has the tall task of taking on one of the best defenses in the NFL. In a Week 12 Thanksgiving matchup, the Commanders will face the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas is allowing the second-fewest fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers, making this a questionable matchup for McLaurin.

So, while the fifth-year receiver may be aiming to bounce back, this will be a tough game to do so. McLaurin is still a starting option, but just temper expectations. Consider him a low-end WR2 against Dallas.

George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers
Week 12 Overall Half-PPR Rankings: 57
Week 12 Tight End Half PPR Rankings: 3

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle will take on the Seattle Seahawks in a Thanksgiving night matchup in the Pacific Northwest. Kittle, 30, is no stranger to the Seahawks, as Thursday will be his 12th career matchup against the team. He's been hot versus Seattle, scoring four touchdowns in the past two regular-season games, although he only had two receptions in their playoff matchup last year. Kittle has also been on fire recently, posting fantasy half-PPR totals of 19.4, 19.1, and 18.9 in the past three games.

His streakiness shouldn't be forgotten, though, as he had fewer than five half-PPR points in four of the first six games of 2023, and Seattle has allowed the 11th-fewest fantasy points to tight ends. Fantasy managers should start Kittle as a boom/bust TE1 this week.

Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 12

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings

Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).

 

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Christian McCaffrey	RB
1	2	Tyreek Hill	WR
1	3	CeeDee Lamb	WR
1	4	Alvin Kamara	RB
1	5	A.J. Brown	WR
1	6	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
1	7	Stefon Diggs	WR
1	8	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB
2	9	Austin Ekeler	RB
2	10	Jonathan Taylor	RB
2	11	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB
2	12	Keenan Allen	WR
2	13	Derrick Henry	RB
2	14	D'Andre Swift	RB
2	15	Tony Pollard	RB
2	16	David Montgomery	RB
2	17	Saquon Barkley	RB
2	18	Josh Jacobs	RB
2	19	Rachaad White	RB
2	20	Travis Kelce	TE
2	21	Breece Hall	RB
2	22	Isiah Pacheco	RB
3	23	Mike Evans	WR
3	24	Raheem Mostert	RB
3	25	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
3	26	Brandon Aiyuk	WR
3	27	Bijan Robinson	RB
3	28	Joe Mixon	RB
3	29	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
3	30	Tank Dell	WR
3	31	Davante Adams	WR
3	32	James Conner	RB
3	33	Gus Edwards	RB
3	34	Puka Nacua	WR
3	35	DJ Moore	WR
3	36	Chris Olave	WR
3	37	Javonte Williams	RB
4	38	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
4	39	Zach Charbonnet	RB
4	40	DeVonta Smith	WR
4	41	Jaylen Waddle	WR
4	42	Cooper Kupp	WR
4	43	Adam Thielen	WR
4	44	Kyren Williams	RB
4	45	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB
4	46	Christian Kirk	WR
5	47	Nico Collins	WR
5	48	Jaylen Warren	RB
5	49	T.J. Hockenson	TE
5	50	Deebo Samuel	WR
5	51	DK Metcalf	WR
5	52	Calvin Ridley	WR
5	53	Jerome Ford	RB
5	54	Devin Singletary	RB
5	55	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
5	56	Zay Flowers	WR
5	57	George Kittle	TE
5	58	Garrett Wilson	WR
5	59	AJ Dillon	RB
5	60	Terry McLaurin	WR
5	61	Alexander Mattison	RB
5	62	Marquise Brown	WR
5	63	Dalton Kincaid	TE
5	64	James Cook	RB
5	65	Tyler Lockett	WR
5	66	Chris Godwin	WR
5	67	Najee Harris	RB
5	68	Chuba Hubbard	RB
5	69	Courtland Sutton	WR
5	70	Diontae Johnson	WR
5	71	Khalil Herbert	RB
5	72	Trey McBride	TE
5	73	Amari Cooper	WR
5	74	Jordan Addison	WR
6	75	Josh Downs	WR
6	76	Rashee Rice	WR
6	77	Drake London	WR
6	78	Sam LaPorta	TE
6	79	Evan Engram	TE
6	80	Dalton Schultz	TE
6	81	Rashid Shaheed	WR
6	82	Jayden Reed	WR
6	83	Demario Douglas	WR
6	84	George Pickens	WR
6	85	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR
6	86	Keaton Mitchell	RB
6	87	Brandin Cooks	WR
7	88	Gabe Davis	WR
7	89	Jake Ferguson	TE
7	90	Ty Chandler	RB
7	91	Jerry Jeudy	WR
7	92	Logan Thomas	TE
7	93	Jahan Dotson	WR
7	94	Romeo Doubs	WR
7	95	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
7	96	Kareem Hunt	RB
7	97	Taysom Hill	TE
7	98	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR
7	99	Jakobi Meyers	WR
7	100	Tyler Allgeier	RB
7	101	Isaiah Likely	TE
7	102	Christian Watson	WR
7	103	Rondale Moore	WR
7	104	Tutu Atwell	WR
7	105	Khalil Shakir	WR
8	106	Tyjae Spears	RB
8	107	Cole Kmet	TE
8	108	Noah Brown	WR
8	109	Miles Sanders	RB
8	110	Michael Wilson	WR
8	111	Tyler Boyd	WR
8	112	Zay Jones	WR
8	113	Elijah Moore	WR
8	114	Curtis Samuel	WR
8	115	Robert Woods	WR
8	116	Rashod Bateman	WR
8	117	Rico Dowdle	RB
8	118	Jonathan Mingo	WR
8	119	Jerick McKinnon	RB
8	120	Darnell Mooney	WR
8	121	Quentin Johnston	WR
8	122	David Njoku	TE
9	123	Jameson Williams	WR
9	124	Kyle Pitts	TE
9	125	Latavius Murray	RB
9	126	K.J. Osborn	WR
9	127	Cade Otton	TE
9	128	Justin Watson	WR
9	129	Royce Freeman	RB
9	130	Treylon Burks	WR
9	131	Jalen Guyton	WR
9	132	Jonnu Smith	TE
9	133	Michael Gallup	WR
9	134	Josh Reynolds	WR
9	135	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR
9	136	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
9	137	Roschon Johnson	RB
9	138	Samaje Perine	RB
9	139	Darius Slayton	WR
9	140	Hunter Henry	TE
9	141	DJ Chark Jr.	WR
9	142	Trey Palmer	WR
9	143	Pat Freiermuth	TE
10	144	Dameon Pierce	RB
10	145	Tyler Conklin	TE
10	146	Michael Mayer	TE
10	147	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
10	148	Jalin Hyatt	WR
10	149	Tyler Higbee	TE
10	150	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE
10	151	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
10	152	Gerald Everett	TE
10	153	Nelson Agholor	WR
10	154	Jaleel McLaughlin	RB
10	155	Allen Lazard	WR
10	156	Zack Moss	RB
10	157	A.T. Perry	WR
10	158	DeVante Parker	WR
10	159	Kyle Philips	WR
11	160	Jalen Tolbert	WR
11	161	Greg Dortch	WR
11	162	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR
11	163	Juwan Johnson	TE
11	164	D'Onta Foreman	RB
11	165	Brandon Powell	WR
11	166	Hunter Renfrow	WR
11	167	Donald Parham Jr.	TE
11	168	Trenton Irwin	WR
11	169	Tanner Hudson	TE
11	170	Skyy Moore	WR
11	171	Elijah Mitchell	RB
11	172	Antonio Gibson	RB
11	173	Joshua Kelley	RB
11	174	Tommy Tremble	TE
11	175	Justice Hill	RB
11	176	Kalif Raymond	WR
11	177	Tucker Kraft	TE
11	178	Kadarius Toney	WR
11	179	Chase Edmonds	RB
11	180	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR
11	181	Cedric Tillman	WR
11	182	Daniel Bellinger	TE
11	183	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
11	184	Alec Pierce	WR
11	185	Jamaal Williams	RB
12	186	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
12	187	Dalvin Cook	RB
12	188	Chris Moore	WR
12	189	Derius Davis	WR
12	190	Tyler Scott	WR
12	191	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
12	192	Matt Breida	RB
12	193	Jauan Jennings	WR
12	194	Allen Robinson II	WR
12	195	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB
12	196	Kylen Granson	TE
12	197	Noah Fant	TE
12	198	Noah Gray	TE
12	199	Mack Hollins	WR
12	200	Xavier Gipson	WR
12	201	Mike Gesicki	TE
12	202	Jack Stoll	TE
12	203	KaVontae Turpin	WR
12	204	Austin Trammell	WR
12	205	Dyami Brown	WR
13	206	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
13	207	Josh Oliver	TE
13	208	Isaiah Hodgins	WR
13	209	Tank Bigsby	RB
13	210	Jake Bobo	WR
13	211	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB
13	212	Isaiah McKenzie	WR
13	213	Adam Trautman	TE
13	214	Irv Smith Jr.	TE
13	215	DeeJay Dallas	RB
13	216	Trayveon Williams	RB
13	217	River Cracraft	WR
13	218	Colby Parkinson	TE
13	219	Stone Smartt	TE
13	220	Ameer Abdullah	RB
13	221	Tre Tucker	WR
13	222	Demarcus Robinson	WR
13	223	Mecole Hardman Jr.	WR
13	224	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
13	225	Julio Jones	WR
13	226	Jeremy Ruckert	TE
13	227	Kendre Miller	RB
13	228	Charlie Kolar	TE
13	229	John Bates	TE
13	230	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB
13	231	John Metchie III	WR
13	232	Zamir White	RB
13	233	KhaDarel Hodge	WR
13	234	Alec Ingold	RB
13	235	Byron Pringle	WR
13	236	Van Jefferson	WR
13	237	Durham Smythe	TE
14	238	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR
14	239	Jamison Crowder	WR
14	240	Parris Campbell	WR
14	241	Raheem Blackshear	RB
14	242	Calvin Austin III	WR
14	243	Deven Thompkins	WR
14	244	Sterling Shepard	WR
14	245	Brock Wright	TE
14	246	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR
14	247	Deonte Harty	WR
14	248	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB
14	249	Tyquan Thornton	WR
14	250	Israel Abanikanda	RB
14	251	Mike Strachan	RB
14	252	Rakim Jarrett	WR
14	253	Scott Miller	WR
14	254	Mike Boone	RB
14	255	Ty Johnson	RB
14	256	Kenny McIntosh	RB
14	257	Boston Scott	RB
14	258	Leonard Fournette	RB
14	259	Keaontay Ingram	RB
14	260	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB
15	261	Michael Carter	RB
15	262	Jordan Mason	RB
15	263	Craig Reynolds	RB
15	264	Hunter Luepke	RB
15	265	Ty Montgomery II	RB
15	266	Khari Blasingame	RB
15	267	Patrick Ricard	RB
15	268	Kene Nwangwu	RB
15	269	Tony Jones Jr.	RB
15	270	C.J. Ham	RB
15	271	Deuce Vaughn	RB
15	272	Jashaun Corbin	RB
15	273	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB
15	274	Dare Ogunbowale	RB
15	275	Derrick Gore	RB
15	276	Sean Tucker	RB
15	277	Myles Gaskin	RB
15	278	Reggie Gilliam	RB/TE
15	279	Jalen Hurts	QB
15	280	Josh Allen	QB
15	281	Lamar Jackson	QB
15	282	Patrick Mahomes II	QB
15	283	Dak Prescott	QB
15	284	C.J. Stroud	QB
15	285	Kyler Murray	QB
15	286	Justin Fields	QB
15	287	Brock Purdy	QB
15	288	Jared Goff	QB
15	289	Trevor Lawrence	QB
15	290	Joshua Dobbs	QB
15	291	Justin Herbert	QB
15	292	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
15	293	Sam Howell	QB
15	294	Baker Mayfield	QB
15	295	Gardner Minshew	QB
15	296	Jordan Love	QB
15	297	Matthew Stafford	QB
15	298	Derek Carr	QB
15	299	Geno Smith	QB
15	300	Russell Wilson	QB
15	301	Will Levis	QB
15	302	Desmond Ridder	QB
15	303	Bryce Young	QB
15	304	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	QB
15	305	Kenny Pickett	QB
15	306	Mac Jones	QB
15	307	Jake Browning	QB
15	308	Aidan O'Connell	QB
15	309	Tommy Devito	QB
15	310	Tim Boyle	QB
15	311	Jameis Winston	QB
15	312	Bailey Zappe	QB
15	313	Miami Dolphins	DST
15	314	Dallas Cowboys	DST
15	315	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
15	316	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
15	317	San Francisco 49ers	DST
15	318	Cleveland Browns	DST
15	319	New England Patriots	DST
15	320	Detroit Lions	DST
15	321	New York Giants	DST
15	322	Tennessee Titans	DST
15	323	Baltimore Ravens	DST
15	324	Denver Broncos	DST
15	325	Minnesota Vikings	DST
15	326	New Orleans Saints	DST
16	327	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
16	328	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
16	329	Indianapolis Colts	DST
16	330	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
16	331	Houston Texans	DST
16	332	Carolina Panthers	DST
16	333	Buffalo Bills	DST
16	334	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
16	335	New York Jets	DST
16	336	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
16	337	Los Angeles Rams	DST
16	338	Arizona Cardinals	DST
16	339	Seattle Seahawks	DST
16	340	Atlanta Falcons	DST
17	341	Chicago Bears	DST
17	342	Washington Commanders	DST
17	343	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
17	344	Green Bay Packers	DST
17	345	Brandon Aubrey	K
17	346	Justin Tucker	K
17	347	Harrison Butker	K
17	348	Jake Moody	K
17	349	Jake Elliott	K
17	350	Riley Patterson	K
17	351	Brandon McManus	K
17	352	Blake Grupe	K
17	353	Jason Sanders	K
17	354	Matt Prater	K
18	355	Younghoe Koo	K
18	356	Tyler Bass	K
18	357	Cameron Dicker	K
18	358	Matt Gay	K
18	359	Greg Joseph	K
18	360	Dustin Hopkins	K
18	361	Jason Myers	K
18	362	Nick Folk	K
18	363	Matt Ammendola	K
18	364	Wil Lutz	K
18	365	Cairo Santos	K
18	366	Evan McPherson	K
18	367	Chase McLaughlin	K
18	368	Lucas Havrisik	K
18	369	Anders Carlson	K
18	370	Chris Boswell	K
18	371	Joey Slye	K
18	372	Daniel Carlson	K
18	373	Eddy Pineiro	K
18	374	Chad Ryland	K
18	375	Randy Bullock	K
18	376	Greg Zuerlein	K

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