Fantasy Football Week 13 Rankings: Rounding Up Top 50 Players

Fantasy football drafts seem so important every August, but players such as Colin Kaepernick, Tim Hightower, Taylor Gabriel and Clive Walford end up deciding critical Week 12 games when crunch time of the actual season rolls around.

Any experienced fantasy football player knows the success or failure of the season depends on a number of factors, not the least of which is luck. After all, avoiding injuries and being high on the waiver wire when that unexpected superstar emerges is equally or even more important than snagging Le’Veon Bell on draft day.

The fantasy playoffs are right around the corner as Week 13 approaches, and making the right call with your lineup could be the difference between eventual bragging rights and a playoff-less campaign. After all, a breakout performance from someone on your bench won’t help you get into the playoffs.

With that in mind, here is a look at a projection for the top 50 standard-league players in Week 13, factoring opponent and overall skill level into the rankings.

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Stud: David Johnson, RB, Arizona Cardinals

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The Arizona Cardinals are 4-6-1 and one of the biggest disappointments in the league after reaching the NFC Championship Game last season.

That has overshadowed the fact David Johnson has been the most consistent playmaker in the league, but fantasy players have taken notice. The running back has 921 rushing yards, 613 receiving yards and 13 total touchdowns on the year and has topped 100 yards from scrimmage in all 11 of his games.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk cited the NFL and said Johnson and Edgerrin James are the only two players in NFL history to reach the 100-yard mark in the first 11 games of a season.

Matthew Berry of ESPN noted Johnson would be a valuable fantasy player even as just a receiver:

10+ points for David Johnson … as a receiver …

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