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Week 12 DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings Cheat Sheet

Week 12 DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings Cheat Sheet

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By: Zach Thompson

For the second straight week, the main DraftKings fantasy football has 11 games from Sunday afternoon. Just like in Week 10, seven of the 11 games begin at 1:00, followed by four games in the late window. From the 22 teams in the player pool, many strong options are available. In this cheat sheet, we’ll take a look at the fantasy football rankings for each primary position on the main DraftKings slate.

Three of the 11 games are divisional contests, including the two 4:25 starts, which are the Cowboys-Eagles and Saints-Falcons games. There are also a few juicy non-divisional contests like the Bears against the Steelers and the Colts visiting the Chiefs.

The fantasy football rankings in this post are based on what we know coming into the week on Monday, so stay tuned to DK Network for more news throughout the week to see if your lineup should be adjusted at all.

These player rankings are based solely on total output, independent of the players’ salaries. They do not account for value, ownership, ceiling or correlation, which should all be factors in assembling your final roster. They are, however, a great starting point as you start to look ahead or as you compare specific options in a particular position.

To catch up on the top lineup from the Week 11 contest, check out my breakdown of the winning lineup. You can also find full rankings for the week at each position on my author page. The rankings on this page do not include any players from the prime time matchups, which are on separate slates. Each of the position-specific rankings includes all the players for the entire week.

Be sure to set your lineup for all Week 11 contests, highlighted by the NFL $2.5M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st]. 

Top 15 QB

  1. Drake Maye (at CIN), $6,900
  2. Lamar Jackson (vs. NYJ), $6,700
  3. Jalen Hurts (at DAL), $6,600
  4. Patrick Mahomes (vs. IND), $6,800
  5. Jared Goff (vs. NYG), $6,000
  6. Caleb Williams (vs. PIT), $5,700
  7. Daniel Jones (at KC), $6,200
  8. Sam Darnold (at TEN), $5,400
  9. Dak Prescott (vs. PHI), $6,400
  10. Jordan Love (vs. MIN), $5,800
  11. Jacoby Brissett (vs. JAX), $5,300
  12. Jaxson Dart (at DET), $5,600 – if ready to return
  13. Justin Fields (at BAL), $4,800
  14. Trevor Lawrence (at ARI), $5,100
  15. Tyler Shough (vs. ATL), $4,400

Top 30 RB

  1. Jonathan Taylor (at KC), $10,000
  2. Bijan Robinson (at NO), $8,500
  3. Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. NYG), $8,300
  4. TreVeyon Henderson (at CIN), $6,700
  5. Saquon Barkley (at DAL), $7,500
  6. Derrick Henry (vs. NYJ), $7,600
  7. Javonte Williams (vs. PHI), $6,500
  8. Chase Brown (vs. NE), $6,200
  9. Ashton Jeanty (vs. CLE), $6,300
  10. Travis Etienne Jr. (at ARI), $5,900
  11. Jaylen Warren (at CHI), $6,600 – if healthy
  12. Aaron Jones Sr. (at GB), $5,700
  13. D’Andre Swift (vs. PIT), $5,600
  14. Quinshon Judkins (at LV), $6,000
  15. Breece Hall (at BAL), $6,100
  16. Kenneth Walker III (at TEN), $5,400
  17. David Montgomery (vs. NYG), $5,300
  18. Emanuel Wilson (vs. MIN), $5,300 -assuming no Josh Jacobs
  19. Kenneth Gainwell (at CHI), $5,500
  20. Kareem Hunt (vs. IND), $5,100
  21. Tyler Allgeier (at NO), $4,500
  22. Zach Charbonnet (at TEN), $4,900
  23. Tyrone Tracy Jr. (at DET), $5,800
  24. Kyle Monangai (vs. PIT), $5,100
  25. Jordan Mason (at GB), $5,200
  26. Emari Demercado (vs. JAC), $4,400 – if healthy and no Trey Benson
  27. Bhayshul Tuten (at ARI), $4,600
  28. Tony Pollard (vs. SEA), $5,000
  29. Devin Singletary (at DET), $4,800
  30. Tyjae Spears (vs. SEA), $4,700

Top 30 WR

  1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (at TEN), $9,000
  2. Amon-Ra St. Brown (vs. NYG), $8,000
  3. Ja’Marr Chase (vs. NE), $8,100
  4. Rashee Rice (vs. IND), $7,700
  5. CeeDee Lamb (vs. PHI), $7,900
  6. Justin Jefferson (at GB), $7,400
  7. A.J. Brown (at DAL), $5,900
  8. Chris Olave (vs. ATL), $6,400
  9. Stefon Diggs (at CIN), $6,500
  10. Tee Higgins (vs. NE), $7,100
  11. George Pickens (vs. PHI), $6,900
  12. DeVonta Smith (at DAL), $5,600
  13. Zay Flowers (vs. NYJ), $6,300
  14. Jameson Williams (vs. NYG), $5,700
  15. Michael Wilson (vs. JAC), $4,800 – if Harrison remains out
  16. Michael Pittman Jr. (at KC), $6,000
  17. DK Metcalf (at CHI), $5,300
  18. Wan’Dale Robinson (at DET), $5,500
  19. Rome Odunze (vs. PIT), $6,100
  20. Christian Watson (vs. MIN), $4,600
  21. Brian Thomas Jr. (at ARI), $6,200 – if healthy
  22. Jordan Addison (at GB), $5,400
  23. Alec Pierce (at KC), $5,000
  24. Parker Washington (at ARI), $5,200—higher if Thomas is out
  25. DJ Moore (vs. PIT), $4,900
  26. Xavier Worthy (vs. IND), $4,700
  27. Romeo Doubs (vs. MIN), $4,900
  28. Darnell Mooney (at NO), $4,800
  29. Greg Dortch (vs. JAC), $4,300
  30. Chimere Dike (vs. SEA), $4,000 – if healthy

Top 15 TE

  1. Trey McBride (vs. JAX), $6,800
  2. Brock Bowers (vs. CLE), $6,000
  3. Tyler Warren (at KC), $5,500
  4. Travis Kelce (vs. IND), $5,000
  5. Mark Andrews (vs. NYJ), $3,800
  6. Jake Ferguson (vs. PHI), $5,300
  7. Hunter Henry (at CIN), $3,900
  8. AJ Barner (at TEN), $3,300
  9. Kyle Pitts Sr. (at NO), $4,300
  10. Dallas Goedert (at DAL), $4,200
  11. Noah Fant (vs. NE), $3,100
  12. T.J. Hockenson (at GB), $3,300
  13. Colston Loveland (vs. PIT), $3,500
  14. Mason Taylor (at BAL), $3,400
  15. Juwan Johnson (vs. ATL), $4,000

Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
Disclaimer

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is z.thompson) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.