Welcome back folks, and Happy Thanksgiving! As we move into Week 12 of the fantasy football season, no more teams are on bye anymore. The next two weeks will be a deal-breaker for a lot of fantasy football owners out there, determining if they are going to make a glorious playoff run or not. Setting optimal lineup is critical.
First of all, make sure you are adding or streaming the right players off the waiver wire to fix any lineup issues, or beef up your rosters. Then make sure that you are using our staff ranks below to set your optimal lineups.
With that being said, here are our Week 12 fantasy football PPR rankings by three of our lead columnists, Bill Dubiel, Pierre Camus and Nick Mariano. Be sure to also read about other rankings analysis and lineup prep columns for this week. Good luck RotoBallers.
Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
1 | 2 | Todd Gurley | RB |
1 | 3 | Antonio Brown | WR |
1 | 4 | LeSean McCoy | RB |
1 | 5 | Mark Ingram | RB |
1 | 6 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
1 | 7 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
1 | 8 | Doug Baldwin | WR |
1 | 9 | Michael Thomas | WR |
1 | 10 | Melvin Gordon | RB |
1 | 11 | A.J. Green | WR |
1 | 12 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
1 | 13 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
1 | 14 | Adam Thielen | WR |
2 | 15 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
2 | 16 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
2 | 17 | Travis Kelce | TE |
2 | 18 | Julio Jones | WR |
2 | 19 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
2 | 20 | Zach Ertz | TE |
2 | 21 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 22 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
3 | 23 | Keenan Allen | WR |
3 | 24 | Lamar Miller | RB |
3 | 25 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR |
3 | 26 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
3 | 27 | Golden Tate | WR |
3 | 28 | DeMarco Murray | RB |
3 | 29 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
3 | 30 | Evan Engram | TE |
3 | 31 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
3 | 32 | Alshon Jeffery | WR |
3 | 33 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
3 | 34 | Jordan Howard | RB |
3 | 35 | Dez Bryant | WR |
4 | 36 | Devin Funchess | WR |
4 | 37 | Demaryius Thomas | WR |
4 | 38 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
4 | 39 | Michael Crabtree | WR |
4 | 40 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
4 | 41 | Delanie Walker | TE |
4 | 42 | Vernon Davis | TE |
4 | 43 | Davante Adams | WR |
4 | 44 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
4 | 45 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
4 | 46 | Robby Anderson | WR |
4 | 47 | Samaje Perine | RB |
4 | 48 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
4 | 49 | Amari Cooper | WR |
4 | 50 | Mohamed Sanu | WR |
5 | 51 | Dion Lewis | RB |
5 | 52 | Rishard Matthews | WR |
5 | 53 | Joe Mixon | RB |
5 | 54 | Jack Doyle | TE |
5 | 55 | Jeremy Maclin | WR |
5 | 56 | Orleans Darkwa | RB |
5 | 57 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
5 | 58 | Marvin Jones | WR |
5 | 59 | Jay Ajayi | RB |
5 | 60 | Duke Johnson | RB |
5 | 61 | Corey Coleman | WR |
5 | 62 | Greg Olsen | TE |
6 | 63 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
6 | 64 | DeVante Parker | WR |
6 | 65 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
6 | 66 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
6 | 67 | Doug Martin | RB |
6 | 68 | Alex Collins | RB |
6 | 69 | Alfred Morris | RB |
6 | 70 | Marqise Lee | WR |
6 | 71 | Jared Cook | TE |
6 | 72 | Corey Davis | WR |
6 | 73 | Bilal Powell | RB |
6 | 74 | Josh Doctson | WR |
6 | 75 | Latavius Murray | RB |
6 | 76 | Damien Williams | RB |
6 | 77 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
6 | 78 | Kenny Stills | WR |
6 | 79 | Jordy Nelson | WR |
6 | 80 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
7 | 81 | Dontrelle Inman | WR |
7 | 82 | Ted Ginn | WR |
7 | 83 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE |
7 | 84 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
7 | 85 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
7 | 86 | Jermaine Kearse | WR |
7 | 87 | Danny Woodhead | RB |
7 | 88 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
7 | 89 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
7 | 90 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
7 | 91 | Devontae Booker | RB |
7 | 92 | Marshawn Lynch | RB |
7 | 93 | Danny Amendola | WR |
7 | 94 | Frank Gore | RB |
7 | 95 | Isaiah Crowell | RB |
8 | 96 | Paul Richardson | WR |
8 | 97 | Jason Witten | TE |
8 | 98 | Theo Riddick | RB |
8 | 99 | James White | RB |
8 | 100 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
8 | 101 | Bruce Ellington | WR |
8 | 102 | C.J. Anderson | RB |
8 | 103 | Brandon LaFell | WR |
8 | 104 | Mike Wallace | WR |
8 | 105 | Charles Clay | TE |
8 | 106 | Terrance Williams | WR |
8 | 107 | Benjamin Watson | TE |
8 | 108 | Austin Hooper | TE |
8 | 109 | Randall Cobb | WR |
8 | 110 | Cameron Brate | TE |
9 | 111 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
9 | 112 | Mike Williams | WR |
9 | 113 | Hunter Henry | TE |
9 | 114 | Martavis Bryant | WR |
8 | 115 | Russell Shepard | WR |
8 | 116 | Tarik Cohen | RB |
9 | 117 | Elijah McGuire | RB |
9 | 118 | Chris Hogan | WR |
9 | 119 | Adam Humphries | WR |
9 | 120 | Derrick Henry | RB |
9 | 121 | Tyrell Williams | WR |
9 | 122 | Jonathan Stewart | RB |
9 | 123 | Eric Ebron | TE |
9 | 124 | Ryan Grant | WR |
9 | 125 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE |
9 | 126 | Corey Clement | RB |
9 | 127 | Jordan Matthews | WR |
9 | 128 | Zay Jones | WR |
9 | 129 | T.J. Yeldon | RB |
9 | 130 | Marlon Mack | RB |
10 | 131 | John Ross | WR |
10 | 132 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
10 | 133 | Eric Decker | WR |
10 | 134 | Rod Smith | RB |
10 | 135 | Deonte Thompson | WR |
10 | 136 | Robert Woods | WR |
10 | 137 | Julius Thomas | TE |
10 | 138 | Cole Beasley | WR |
10 | 139 | O.J. Howard | TE |
10 | 140 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
10 | 141 | Donte Moncrief | WR |
10 | 142 | Kendall Wright | WR |
10 | 143 | Jaron Brown | WR |
10 | 144 | Charcandrick West | RB |
10 | 145 | Aldrick Robinson | WR |
10 | 146 | Taylor Gabriel | WR |
10 | 147 | Charles Sims | RB |
11 | 148 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
11 | 149 | John Brown | WR |
11 | 150 | Jesse James | TE |
11 | 151 | Martellus Bennett | TE |
11 | 152 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
11 | 153 | LeGarrette Blount | RB |
11 | 154 | Jalen Richard | RB |
11 | 155 | Thomas Rawls | RB |
11 | 156 | Torrey Smith | WR |
11 | 157 | Seth Roberts | WR |
11 | 158 | Shane Vereen | RB |
11 | 159 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
11 | 160 | Travis Benjamin | WR |
11 | 161 | David Njoku | TE |
11 | 162 | Josh Bellamy | WR |
11 | 163 | Matt Breida | RB |
11 | 164 | J.J. Nelson | WR |
11 | 165 | Bennie Fowler | WR |
11 | 166 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
11 | 167 | Willie Snead | WR |
12 | 168 | Coby Fleener | TE |
12 | 169 | DeAndre Washington | RB |
12 | 170 | Jermaine Gresham | TE |
12 | 171 | Brandon Coleman | WR |
12 | 172 | Michael Floyd | WR |
12 | 173 | Kenny Britt | WR |
12 | 174 | Trent Taylor | WR |
12 | 175 | George Kittle | TE |
12 | 176 | Tavon Austin | WR |
12 | 177 | Gerald Everett | TE |
12 | 178 | Benny Cunningham | RB |
12 | 179 | Chris Godwin | WR |
12 | 180 | Brice Butler | WR |
12 | 181 | Andre Holmes | WR |
12 | 182 | Jamaal Charles | RB |
12 | 183 | Antonio Gates | TE |
12 | 184 | Eddie Lacy | RB |
12 | 185 | Taywan Taylor | WR |
12 | 186 | Ed Dickson | TE |
13 | 187 | Wayne Gallman | RB |
13 | 188 | Andre Ellington | RB |
13 | 189 | Javorius Allen | RB |
13 | 190 | Lance Dunbar | RB |
13 | 191 | Chris Ivory | RB |
13 | 192 | Zach Zenner | RB |
13 | 193 | Alfred Blue | RB |
13 | 194 | Russell Wilson | QB |
13 | 195 | Tom Brady | QB |
13 | 196 | Carson Wentz | QB |
13 | 197 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
13 | 198 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
14 | 199 | Cam Newton | QB |
14 | 200 | Alex Smith | QB |
14 | 201 | Matt Ryan | QB |
14 | 202 | Jared Goff | QB |
14 | 203 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
14 | 204 | Drew Brees | QB |
14 | 205 | Dak Prescott | QB |
14 | 206 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
14 | 207 | Philip Rivers | QB |
14 | 208 | Andy Dalton | QB |
14 | 209 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
14 | 210 | Case Keenum | QB |
14 | 211 | Tyrod Taylor | QB |
14 | 212 | Derek Carr | QB |
15 | 213 | Josh McCown | QB |
15 | 214 | Joe Flacco | QB |
15 | 215 | Blake Bortles | QB |
15 | 216 | Paxton Lynch | QB |
15 | 217 | Matt Moore | QB |
15 | 218 | Eli Manning | QB |
15 | 219 | Jay Cutler | QB |
15 | 220 | Tom Savage | QB |
15 | 221 | DeShone Kizer | QB |
15 | 222 | Mitch Trubisky | QB |
15 | 223 | Brock Osweiler | QB |
16 | 224 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
16 | 225 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
16 | 226 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
16 | 227 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
16 | 228 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
16 | 229 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
16 | 230 | New England Patriots | DST |
16 | 231 | Stephen Gostkowski | K |
16 | 232 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
16 | 233 | Steven Hauschka | K |
16 | 234 | Matt Bryant | K |
17 | 235 | Harrison Butker | K |
17 | 236 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
17 | 237 | Phil Dawson | K |
17 | 238 | Justin Tucker | K |
17 | 239 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
17 | 240 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
17 | 241 | Washington Redskins | DST |
17 | 242 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
17 | 243 | Chris Boswell | K |
17 | 244 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
17 | 245 | Houston Texans | DST |
17 | 246 | Jake Elliott | K |
17 | 247 | Chandler Catanzaro | K |
17 | 248 | Robbie Gould | K |
17 | 249 | Wil Lutz | K |
17 | 250 | Detroit Lions | DST |
18 | 251 | Cody Parkey | K |
18 | 252 | Los Angeles Chargers | DEF |
18 | 253 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
18 | 254 | Cairo Santos | K |
18 | 255 | Ryan Succop | K |
18 | 256 | Randy Bullock | K |
18 | 257 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
18 | 258 | Blair Walsh | K |
18 | 259 | Matt Prater | K |
18 | 260 | Kai Forbath | K |
18 | 261 | Denver Broncos | DST |
18 | 262 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
18 | 263 | Mason Crosby | K |
18 | 264 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
18 | 265 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
18 | 266 | Nick Novak | K |
18 | 267 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
18 | 268 | Graham Gano | K |
18 | 269 | New York Jets | DST |
18 | 270 | Mike Nugent | K |
18 | 271 | Giorgio Tavecchio | K |
18 | 272 | Oakland Raiders | DST |
18 | 273 | Adam Vinatieri | K |
18 | 274 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
18 | 275 | Josh Lambo | K |
18 | 276 | Brandon McManus | K |
18 | 277 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
18 | 278 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
18 | 279 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
18 | 280 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
18 | 281 | New York Giants | DST |
18 | 282 | Chicago Bears | DST |
18 | 283 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
18 | 284 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
18 | 285 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
More Week 12 Lineup Prep
Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.