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Matt's wide receiver (WR) fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em picks for Week 13 of 2025. His WR lineups advice for Week 13 fantasy football start/sit decisions.
Week 12 brought some interesting names to the fantasy forefront as Parker Washington, John Metchie III, Khalil Shakir, and Greg Dortch were top-12 fantasy options, as well as the return of A.J. Brown and DJ Moore to the Club Top 12.
This weekend, one thing we all can be thankful for is the fact that all 32 teams are in action, giving fantasy managers a full complement of options at their disposal as they fill out their lineups in an attempt to gain an edge on playoff seeding.
Here are the RotoBaller Week 13 starts and sits at the wide receiver position.
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Week 13 Starts - Fantasy Football Booms
Stefon Diggs - WR, New England Patriots vs New York Giants
Last week, it was the Hunter Henry show as the matchup for the tight end against the Bengals' defense was too good for Drake Maye to pass up. Entering Week 13, the matchup for Maye and his receivers may prove to be too good to ignore against the Giants' secondary. While the Giants have been better in recent weeks, this is the same defensive unit that has allowed 36.48 fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers this season.
Since Week 9, Stefon Diggs has averaged a respectable 13.6 fantasy points despite a four-point performance last week against the lowly Bengals. Before last week's disappointing performance, Diggs had been targeted 19 times in the previous two contests, hauling in 14 of those passes for 151 receiving yards and a touchdown. From Weeks 8 through 10, Diggs had been the recipient of a touchdown pass in three straight contests.
After being virtually ignored last week, expect Diggs to get preferential treatment this week in a matchup that Maye and the Patriots can exploit early and often. Just two weeks ago, Diggs recorded nine receptions for 105 yards against the Jets. Considering Diggs' need to be involved, we expect to see a more defined game plan for Week 13's production than we did last week.
Michael Wilson - WR, Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marvin Harrison Jr., who? In the last two games, Greg Dortch has averaged 17.7 fantasy points per game, and he hasn't even been the most fantasy-influential Cardinal. That distinction belongs to Michael Wilson, who has been targeted an unfathomable 33 times in two games, resulting in 25 receptions, 303 receiving yards, and an average of 27.7 fantasy points per game.
Brissett to Michael Wilson!
JAXvsAZ on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/CqOLlo5LVP
— NFL (@NFL) November 24, 2025
Even if Harrison were to return this week, the connection between Wilson and Jacoby Brissett is undeniable. Over the last two games, Wilson has earned a 32.3% target per route run rate (fifth-highest) and a 29.2% target share. If Brissett is going to go out there and attempt 53 passes per game like he has the last two weeks, Wilson is going to find himself on the receiving end more often than not.
This week, Brissett and Wilson take the show on the road to Tampa Bay to face a Buccaneers team that has been allowing 39.93 fantasy points per game to opposing receivers over the last four weeks. Last week, Puka Nacua would go on to turn seven receptions into 97 yards while his running mate, Davante Adams, caught five passes for 62 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
There is plenty of opportunity to go around this week. Wilson is a smash start, while Dortch could find himself as a solid slex if Harrison were to miss another game. If Harrison suits up, consider him a WR2 with upside.
Wan'Dale Robinson- WR, New York Giants at New England Patriots
Let's go back to the Giants-Patriots game and turn our attention to the other sideline. While you and your family are eating some turkey legs, Jameis Winston and company will be looking to eat some W's and perhaps a crab leg or two. If not for a complete defensive collapse last week, the Giants would have beaten the Lions. That loss certainly wasn't on the Giants' offense.
GETTING TRICKY!!!
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/r9TA0hlw6m
— New York Giants (@Giants) November 23, 2025
In that contest against the Lions, Robinson was a man possessed, converting 14 targets into nine receptions, 156 receiving yards, a touchdown, and 30.6 fantasy points. With that performance, Robinson now finds himself as the WR20 this season, averaging 13.6 fantasy points per game. Here's the fun part: since Week 6, Robinson's 107.7 fantasy points are the fourth-most among wide receivers, while the 15.4 fantasy points per game over that period have him as a viable WR2 with WR1 upside, with three games this season with 20-plus fantasy points in PPR scoring.
Against New England, Robinson is in a prime position to repeat last week's performance. With as good as New England has been on the offensive side of the ball, the Giants will need to execute a similar plan on offense as they did last week, which lends itself to Robinson being heavily involved. It also doesn't hurt that the Patriots have allowed 31.72 fantasy points per game (14th-most) this season, making this a quality opportunity for fantasy production.
Week 13 Sits - Potential Fantasy Football Busts
Justin Jefferson - WR, Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for the Minnesota Vikings, fantasy managers, and Justin Jefferson. The Vikings have gone from Carson Wentz to J.J. McCarthy to McCarthy donning a Zach Wilson mask to potentially Max Brosmer this week as McCarthy enters the NFL's concussion protocol.
Despite 57 targets over the last six weeks, Jefferson has only been able to muster 57.6 receiving yards per game, failing to surpass 80 receiving yards in any of those six contests. Since Week 7, Jefferson's 11.9 fantasy points per game have him as a WR3 at best, with little upside.
Expect much of the same this week as Jefferson heads to the Pacific Northwest to face a Seattle team that, over the last four weeks, has held opposing receivers to 22.90 fantasy points per game. There is hope, it's not much, but Chimere Dike, despite just 44 yards on five receptions last week, did manage to find the endzone. Then again, Jefferson would much rather have Cam Ward throwing him the ball than Brosmer.
Ricky Pearsall - WR, San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns
Arguably the toughest matchup on the docket this week features the wide receivers of the San Francisco 49ers as they try their luck against the secondary of the Cleveland Browns. Going back to Week 5, the Browns have been the most challenging fantasy matchup for opposing receivers, having allowed an average of 23.8 fantasy points per game over the seven-game sample.
More recently, the Browns have locked opposing receivers down even more, limiting fantasy production at the position to 20.7 fantasy points over their previous four contests, the lowest in the NFL. In those four games, Cleveland has allowed 28 receptions on 49 targets for 422 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 28 receptions are also the fewest since Week 8.
Last week against the Carolina Panthers, Ricky Pearsall was a non-factor, catching two of the four targets he saw for six yards. Look, the Panthers' defense has been tough on opposing receivers (28.3 fantasy points per game), but not quite at the Browns' level.
Pearsall's four targets were fourth on the team behind George Kittle (10), Christian McCaffrey (seven), and Jauan Jennings (seven), with all four plus Demarcus Robinson all topping Pearsall when it came to receiving yardage. While Pearsall has the potential to bust off a big play on any snap, being behind the third or even fourth option in an offense facing one of the stingiest defenses in the NFL is one of those risks that does not outweigh the reward.
Jameson Williams - WR, Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers
Nothing is more disappointing than a dry turkey on Thanksgiving, well, almost nothing. Jameson Williams' Week 12 performance would be right up there. How do you go from three straight 16-plus fantasy performances, with 14 receptions on 20 targets, to just three targets, zero receptions, and zero fantasy points when your team scores 30 points? Make it make sense!
We thought we were past this. Back in Week 7, a similar situation occurred: Williams had no receptions on two targets, then Dan Campbell took over play-calling, and it looked like order was restored in the fantasy universe for a receiver many had pegged as a sleeper pick to finish in the top 12. With so much variance in Williams' boom/bust spectrum, it's hard to trust him unless the matchup is tilted in his favor or you have contingency plans in place to navigate the risk.
Week 13 is a week fantasy managers should look to fade the Lions receiver, as the Green Bay Packers have been sold this season in defending opposing receivers, allowing 27.68 fantasy points per game on the season and 25.65 per game over the last four weeks. With Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs as the top two options in the passing game, there likely isn't enough to go around the dinner table for thirds, let alone feed Williams this week.
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