Welcome RotoBaller to Week 12 of the 2021 fantasy football season. In this article below you will find updated Week 12 fantasy football rankings for PPR leagues. We had three games on Thanksgiving Thursday already, but we still have the main course.
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This week there are two NFL teams on bye, and once again plenty of tricky injury situations to deal with. Let's take a quick look at the fantasy football injuries, and their affect on our Week 12 rankings for fantasy football:
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Week 12 Injury Updates
- Elijah Mitchell Favoring Broken Finger, Expected To Play
- D'Onta Foreman To See "Bulk Of Carries"
- Saquon Barkley To Be More Involved
- Cordarrelle Patterson Practices, Game-Time Decision
- Kadarius Toney Has Been Ruled Out
- Marquise Brown Trending Towards Playing
- Rashaad Penny, Travis Homer Ruled Out
- Michael Carter Lands On IR
- Aaron Jones May Return, Game Time Decision
- A.J. Brown Placed On Injured Reserve
- Kareem Hunt Activated, Will Return On Sunday
- Logan Thomas Expected To Be Activated To Play Monday
- Jarvis Landry Good To Go In Week 12
- Jordan Howard Officially Ruled Out
- Chase Claypool Dealing With Turf Toe
- Corey Davis Doubtful To Play Sunday
- Antonio Brown Will Miss Another Game
- Sterling Shepard Ruled Out For Another Game
- Lamar Jackson Will Play On Sunday Night
- Davante Adams Good To Go Against Rams
- Curtis Samuel Likely To Play On Monday Night
- T.Y. Hilton Ready To Go For Week 12
- No Injury Designation For James Robinson
- Marcus Johnson Goes On IR, Done For The Season
- Ray-Ray McCloud Goes On COVID-19 List
- Allen Lazard Questionable, Trending Toward A Return
- Aaron Rodgers Will Play In Week 12
- Eric Ebron Placed On IR
- Damien Williams Ruled Out
- Minkah Fitzpatrick Activated From COVID-19 List
- 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
- Ricky Seals-Jones Doubtful For Week 12
- Rob Gronkowski Cleared For Sunday
- Qadree Ollison Not Expected To Play
- Jeremy McNichols Will Miss Another Game
- Mike Evans, Chris Godwin Good To Go
Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
Be sure to also check out our Week 12 rankings for Half-PPR and Standard
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, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 11/28 at 10:30 am ET:
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
1 | 2 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
1 | 3 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
1 | 4 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
1 | 5 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
1 | 6 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
1 | 7 | Davante Adams | WR |
1 | 8 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
1 | 9 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
2 | 10 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
2 | 11 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
2 | 12 | Najee Harris | RB |
2 | 13 | Joe Mixon | RB |
2 | 14 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
2 | 15 | Keenan Allen | WR |
2 | 16 | Chris Godwin | WR |
2 | 17 | Nick Chubb | RB |
3 | 18 | David Montgomery | RB |
3 | 19 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
3 | 20 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
3 | 21 | James Robinson | RB |
3 | 22 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
3 | 23 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 24 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
3 | 25 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
3 | 26 | Mark Andrews | TE |
3 | 27 | Adam Thielen | WR |
3 | 28 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
3 | 29 | A.J. Brown | WR |
3 | 30 | Darren Waller | TE |
3 | 31 | D.J. Moore | WR |
3 | 32 | Michael Gallup | WR |
3 | 33 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
3 | 34 | George Kittle | TE |
3 | 35 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
3 | 36 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
3 | 37 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
4 | 38 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
4 | 39 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
4 | 40 | Elijah Moore | WR |
4 | 41 | Marquise Brown | WR |
4 | 42 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
4 | 43 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
4 | 44 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
4 | 45 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
4 | 46 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
4 | 47 | AJ Dillon | RB |
4 | 48 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
4 | 49 | Miles Sanders | RB |
4 | 50 | Mike Williams | WR |
4 | 51 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
5 | 52 | Tee Higgins | WR |
5 | 53 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
5 | 54 | Javonte Williams | RB |
5 | 55 | Aaron Jones | RB |
5 | 56 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
5 | 57 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
5 | 58 | Chase Claypool | WR |
5 | 59 | Damien Harris | RB |
5 | 60 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
5 | 61 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
5 | 62 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
5 | 63 | Corey Davis | WR |
5 | 64 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
5 | 65 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
5 | 66 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
5 | 67 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
5 | 68 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
5 | 69 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
5 | 70 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
5 | 71 | Ty Johnson | RB |
5 | 72 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
5 | 73 | Tony Pollard | RB |
5 | 74 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
6 | 75 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
6 | 76 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
6 | 77 | Dawson Knox | TE |
6 | 78 | Cole Beasley | WR |
6 | 79 | Russell Gage | WR |
6 | 80 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
6 | 81 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
6 | 82 | Alex Collins | RB |
6 | 83 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
6 | 84 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
6 | 85 | Dan Arnold | TE |
6 | 86 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
6 | 87 | Hunter Henry | TE |
6 | 88 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
7 | 89 | Noah Fant | TE |
7 | 90 | Van Jefferson | WR |
7 | 91 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
7 | 92 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
7 | 93 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
7 | 94 | Tim Patrick | WR |
7 | 95 | Robby Anderson | WR |
7 | 96 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
7 | 97 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
7 | 98 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
7 | 99 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
7 | 100 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
7 | 101 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
7 | 102 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
7 | 103 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
7 | 104 | Matt Breida | RB |
7 | 105 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
7 | 106 | Cole Kmet | TE |
7 | 107 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
7 | 108 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
7 | 109 | Deonte Harris | WR |
7 | 110 | Austin Hooper | TE |
7 | 111 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
8 | 112 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
8 | 113 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
8 | 114 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
8 | 115 | David Johnson | RB |
8 | 116 | Latavius Murray | RB |
8 | 117 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
8 | 118 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
8 | 119 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
8 | 120 | Jared Cook | TE |
8 | 121 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
8 | 122 | Zack Moss | RB |
8 | 123 | James Washington | WR |
8 | 124 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
8 | 125 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
8 | 126 | Logan Thomas | TE |
8 | 127 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
8 | 128 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
8 | 129 | Boston Scott | RB |
8 | 130 | Nico Collins | WR |
8 | 131 | Darius Slayton | WR |
8 | 132 | Devin Singletary | RB |
9 | 133 | Gerald Everett | TE |
9 | 134 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
9 | 135 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
9 | 136 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
9 | 137 | Zach Pascal | WR |
9 | 138 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
9 | 139 | Albert Wilson | WR |
9 | 140 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
9 | 141 | Randall Cobb | WR |
9 | 142 | Mike Davis | RB |
9 | 143 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
9 | 144 | Quez Watkins | WR |
9 | 145 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
9 | 146 | Evan Engram | TE |
9 | 147 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
9 | 148 | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR |
9 | 149 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
9 | 150 | David Njoku | TE |
9 | 151 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
9 | 152 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
9 | 153 | Noah Brown | WR |
10 | 154 | Mack Hollins | WR |
10 | 155 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
10 | 156 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
10 | 157 | Samaje Perine | RB |
10 | 158 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
10 | 159 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
10 | 160 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
10 | 161 | Zay Jones | WR |
10 | 162 | Chester Rogers | WR |
10 | 163 | Chris Conley | WR |
10 | 164 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
10 | 165 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
10 | 166 | Adam Humphries | WR |
10 | 167 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
10 | 168 | Devontae Booker | RB |
10 | 169 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
10 | 170 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
11 | 171 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
11 | 172 | Freddie Swain | WR |
11 | 173 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
11 | 174 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
11 | 175 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
11 | 176 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
11 | 177 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
11 | 178 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
11 | 179 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
11 | 180 | Sony Michel | RB |
11 | 181 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
11 | 182 | Jack Doyle | TE |
11 | 183 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
11 | 184 | Allen Lazard | WR |
11 | 185 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
11 | 186 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
11 | 187 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
11 | 188 | Trey Sermon | RB |
11 | 189 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
11 | 190 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
11 | 191 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
11 | 192 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
11 | 193 | Malik Turner | WR |
11 | 194 | Danny Amendola | WR |
11 | 195 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
12 | 196 | Travis Homer | RB |
12 | 197 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
12 | 198 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
12 | 199 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
12 | 200 | Cameron Brate | TE |
12 | 201 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
12 | 202 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
12 | 203 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
12 | 204 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
12 | 205 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
12 | 206 | Jaelon Darden | WR |
12 | 207 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
12 | 208 | Kenny Stills | WR |
12 | 209 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
12 | 210 | Tavon Austin | WR |
12 | 211 | Durham Smythe | TE |
12 | 212 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
12 | 213 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
12 | 214 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB |
12 | 215 | Preston Williams | WR |
12 | 216 | O.J. Howard | TE |
13 | 217 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
13 | 218 | Chris Evans | RB |
13 | 219 | John Ross | WR |
13 | 220 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
13 | 221 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
13 | 222 | Collin Johnson | WR |
13 | 223 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
13 | 224 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
13 | 225 | John Bates | TE |
13 | 226 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
13 | 227 | Will Dissly | TE |
13 | 228 | Foster Moreau | TE |
13 | 229 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
13 | 230 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
13 | 231 | Cam Sims | WR |
13 | 232 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
13 | 233 | Justin Jackson | RB |
13 | 234 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
13 | 235 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
13 | 236 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
13 | 237 | Nick Vannett | TE |
13 | 238 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
13 | 239 | Jalen Richard | RB |
13 | 240 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
13 | 241 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
13 | 242 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
13 | 243 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
13 | 244 | Ian Thomas | TE |
13 | 245 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
13 | 246 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
13 | 247 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
13 | 248 | Royce Freeman | RB |
14 | 249 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
14 | 250 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
14 | 251 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
14 | 252 | Corey Clement | RB |
14 | 253 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
14 | 254 | Patrick Laird | RB |
14 | 255 | Demetric Felton | WR |
14 | 256 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
14 | 257 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
14 | 258 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
14 | 259 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
14 | 260 | C.J. Ham | RB |
14 | 261 | Kylen Granson | TE |
14 | 262 | Jermar Jefferson | RB |
14 | 263 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
14 | 264 | Scotty Miller | WR |
14 | 265 | Josh Allen | QB |
14 | 266 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
14 | 267 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
14 | 268 | Keith Smith | RB |
15 | 269 | Tom Brady | QB |
15 | 270 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
15 | 271 | Dak Prescott | QB |
15 | 272 | Cam Newton | QB |
15 | 273 | Justin Herbert | QB |
15 | 274 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
15 | 275 | Jesse James | TE |
15 | 276 | Nick Boyle | TE |
15 | 277 | Joe Burrow | QB |
15 | 278 | Russell Wilson | QB |
15 | 279 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
15 | 280 | Marlon Mack | RB |
15 | 281 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
15 | 282 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
15 | 283 | Tyrod Taylor | QB |
15 | 284 | Tommy Sweeney | TE |
15 | 285 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
15 | 286 | Carson Wentz | QB |
15 | 287 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
15 | 288 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
15 | 289 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
15 | 290 | Derek Carr | QB |
15 | 291 | Peyton Barber | RB |
15 | 292 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
15 | 293 | Mac Jones | QB |
15 | 294 | Daniel Jones | QB |
15 | 295 | Matt Ryan | QB |
15 | 296 | Alex Armah Jr. | RB |
15 | 297 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
15 | 298 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
15 | 299 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
15 | 300 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
15 | 301 | Andy Dalton | QB |
15 | 302 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
15 | 303 | Trevor Siemian | QB |
15 | 304 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
15 | 305 | Zach Wilson | QB |
15 | 306 | Tim Boyle | QB |
15 | 307 | Taysom Hill | QB |
15 | 308 | Nick Folk | K |
15 | 309 | Jared Goff | QB |
15 | 310 | Justin Tucker | K |
15 | 311 | Evan McPherson | K |
15 | 312 | Tyler Bass | K |
16 | 313 | Matt Gay | K |
16 | 314 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
16 | 315 | Chris Boswell | K |
16 | 316 | Younghoe Koo | K |
16 | 317 | Jake Elliott | K |
16 | 318 | Greg Joseph | K |
16 | 319 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
16 | 320 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
16 | 321 | New England Patriots | DST |
16 | 322 | Chicago Bears | DST |
16 | 323 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
16 | 324 | Daniel Carlson | K |
16 | 325 | Ryan Succop | K |
16 | 326 | Robbie Gould | K |
16 | 327 | Austin Seibert | K |
16 | 328 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
16 | 329 | Randy Bullock | K |
16 | 330 | Graham Gano | K |
16 | 331 | Joey Slye | K |
16 | 332 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
16 | 333 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
16 | 334 | Michael Badgley | K |
16 | 335 | Houston Texans | DST |
16 | 336 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
16 | 337 | Trey Lance | QB |
16 | 338 | Brandon McManus | K |
16 | 339 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
16 | 340 | Josh Johnson | QB |
16 | 341 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
16 | 342 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
16 | 343 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
16 | 344 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
16 | 345 | Jason Myers | K |
16 | 346 | Matthew Wright | K |
16 | 347 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
16 | 348 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
16 | 349 | Cairo Santos | K |
16 | 350 | Mason Crosby | K |
16 | 351 | Jason Sanders | K |
16 | 352 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
16 | 353 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
16 | 354 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
16 | 355 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
16 | 356 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
16 | 357 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
16 | 358 | Matt Ammendola | K |
16 | 359 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
16 | 360 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
16 | 361 | Detroit Lions | DST |
16 | 362 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
16 | 363 | Brett Maher | K |
16 | 364 | Denver Broncos | DST |
16 | 365 | New York Giants | DST |
16 | 366 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
16 | 367 | Washington Football Team | DST |
16 | 368 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
16 | 369 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
16 | 370 | New York Jets | DST |
16 | 371 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
16 | 372 | Riley Patterson | K |
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