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Fantasy Football Week 12 Rankings: Top Players, Sleepers and Positional Guide
- Updated: November 23, 2016
The good news for fantasy football owners in Week 12 is that there are no teams on bye, meaning you’ll finally have your lineup back at full strength after a few weeks of seeing at least one of your starters collect dust on the bench.
But Week 12 also brings us three Thanksgiving Day games, so it’s crucial that you acquire any waiver-wire picks and surf the injury report early this week, lest you sit down to eat your turkey without having finalized your lineups.
Let’s break down the top players (and sleepers) in fantasy heading into Week 12 of the season.
Quarterbacks
Top Player: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
If you consult the scoring leaders for the entire 2016 fantasy season, Seattle’s Russell Wilson isn’t incredibly high on the list. The passer ranks as the No. 17 quarterback on the year, with 167.86 overall points.
However, fantasy is about trends, and in recent weeks, Wilson has trended upward. The Seattle passing offense is not necessarily a prolific one, but Wilson is moving the ball through the air more and more.
In Week 11, Wilson was fifth in scoring among fantasy quarterbacks, with 24.28 points from his 272 passing yards and passing touchdown. He also, in a spectacularly tricky play, caught a touchdown pass from wide receiver Doug Baldwin:
#TOUCHDOWN Seahawks! Doug Baldwin to Russell Wilson! #GetTricky#PHIvsSEA #ProBowlVote https://t.co/xOfK0q7EAd
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) November 20, 2016
Seattle plays the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12—a team that has allowed 267 passing yards and 25.9 points per game.
Running Backs
Sleeper: Rob Kelley, Washington
We consider Rob Kelley a sleeper because, heading into Week 12, he is owned in just 48.3 percent of leagues.
If you need running back depth or have an …
