We're entering the home stretch of the fantasy football regular season, as there's little room for error if you're trying to secure a playoff spot or boost your points for a better place in the standings. Our Week 12 fantasy WR PPR rankings are here to help you make those tough start 'em, sit 'em calls in a week with zero teams on bye.
We're hoping to welcome Marquise Brown (foot) and Ja'Marr Chase (hip) back into the WR rankings after the star wideouts missed the past several games. We're also keeping a close eye on the statuses of JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion), Romeo Doubs (ankle), Jerry Jeudy (ankle), and Wan'Dale Robinson (knee) to see if any of those pass-catchers suit up in Week 12.
With three games being played on Turkey Day, some start 'em, sit 'em calls get rushed, as a fair amount of fantasy-relevant wideouts suit up on Thanksgiving. However, you shouldn't be tempted to start a WR just because he's playing early in the week. Take a more calculated approach and start the wideouts you think have the best opportunities for targets and production. It's fun to watch your players go in big games but not at the expense of better options.
WEEK 12 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers
Some of those "better options" might be sitting on your bench. Favorable matchups for Drake London (@ Commanders in Week 12), Curtis Samuel (vs. Falcons), Allen Robinson II (@ Chiefs), and Tyler Boyd (@ Titans) have them looking like potential starts depending on the size of your leagues. London is obviously a worry in PPR leagues, but he's still on the happy side of the start 'em, sit 'em bubble.
WEEK 12 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers
Going deeper, there are plenty of potential waiver-wire streamers, including Alec Pierce and Parris Campbell (vs. Steelers), Van Jefferson (@ Chiefs in Week 12), Jahan Dotson (vs. Falcons), Nico Collins (@ Dolphins), Zay Jones and Marvin Jones Jr. (vs. Ravens), Isaiah McKenzie (@ Lions), Demarcus Robinson (@ Jaguars), and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (vs. Rams). We definitely worry about the PPR floors of guys like Dotson, McKenzie, and Marvin Jones, but these players all have highly favorable matchups. Campbell, Zay Jones, Collins, and Robinson are your safest bets in PPR leagues.
If you're a really deep league, you could even try Olamide Zaccheaus and Damiere Byrd (@ Commanders), DeVante Parker and Tyquan Thornton (@ Vikings), and Chris Moore (@ Dolphins), but chances are you won't need to dumpster dive for complete boom-or-bust lotto tickets like that, especially in PPR formats.
DeVonta Smith (vs. Packers), Darnell Mooney (@ Jets), D.J. Moore (vs. Broncos), Adam Thielen (vs. Patriots), George Pickens and Diontae Johnson (@ Colts), Allen Lazard and Christian Watson (@ Eagles), and Donovan Peoples-Jones (vs. Buccaneers) are all more worrisome than usual this week. Most have solid floors in PPR (especially Johnson and DPJ), but tough matchups have them all on start-or-sit bubbles. Mooney, D.J. Moore, Watson, and Thielen are especially low-floor receivers this week.
Overall, you shouldn't have a problem finding solid options for your lineup. You might have too many options, and if that's the case, make your lineup decisions based on whether you think you need big production days or "just" a solid baseline of points. Play the matchups and take chances when appropriate, but take the points when you're a heavy favorite.
Note: We'll be updating these WR PPR rankings as needed throughout the week, so check back for the latest changes.
Week 12 fantasy WR PPR rankings
These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues
Rank Player
1 Stefon Diggs, Bills @ Lions
2 Tyreek Hill, Dolphins vs. Texans
3 Davante Adams, Raiders @ Seahawks
4 Justin Jefferson, Vikings vs. Patriots
5 DeAndre Hopkins, Cardinals vs. Chargers
6 Tee Higgins, Bengals @ Titans
7 Terry McLaurin, Commanders vs. Falcons
8 Jaylen Waddle, Dolphins vs. Texans
9 CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys vs. Giants
10 Christian Kirk, Jaguars vs. Ravens
11 Michael Pittman Jr., Colts vs. Steelers
12 A.J. Brown, Eagles vs. Packers
13 Mike Evans, Buccaneers @ Browns
14 DK Metcalf, Seahawks vs. Raiders
15 Tyler Lockett, Seahawks vs. Raiders
16 Chris Olave, Saints @ 49ers
17 Amari Cooper, Browns vs. Buccaneers
18 Jakobi Meyers, Patriots @ Vikings
19 Deebo Samuel, 49ers vs. Saints
20 Gabriel Davis, Bills @ Lions
21 Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions vs. Bills
22 Joshua Palmer, Chargers @ Cardinals
23 Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers vs. Saints
24 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chiefs vs. Rams
25 Keenan Allen, Chargers @ Cardinals
26 Brandin Cooks, Texans @ Dolphins
27 Courtland Sutton, Broncos @ Panthers
28 Tyler Boyd, Bengals @ Titans
29 Chris Godwin, Buccaneers @ Browns
30 Marquise Brown, Cardinals vs. Chargers
31 Curtis Samuel, Commanders vs. Falcons
32 Garrett Wilson, Jets vs. Bears
33 Parris Campbell, Colts vs. Steelers
34 Zay Jones, Jaguars vs. Ravens
35 Allen Robinson II, Rams @ Chiefs
36 George Pickens, Steelers @ Colts
37 Allen Lazard, Packers @ Eagles
38 Demarcus Robinson, Ravens @ Jaguars
39 Diontae Johnson, Steelers @ Colts
40 DeVonta Smith, Eagles vs. Packers
41 Darnell Mooney, Bears @ Jets
42 Donovan Peoples-Jones, Browns vs. Buccaneers
43 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Chiefs vs. Rams
44 D.J. Moore, Panthers vs. Broncos
45 Drake London, Falcons @ Commanders
46 Van Jefferson, Rams @ Chiefs
47 Christian Watson, Packers @ Eagles
48 Adam Thielen, Vikings vs. Patriots
49 Alec Pierce, Colts vs. Steelers
50 Nico Collins, Texans @ Dolphins
51 Julio Jones, Buccaneers @ Browns
52 DeAndre Carter, Chargers @ Cardinals
53 Darius Slayton, Giants @ Cowboys
54 Jahan Dotson, Commanders vs. Falcons
55 Isaiah McKenzie, Bills @ Lions
56 Treylon Burks, Titans vs. Bengals
57 Jarvis Landry, Saints @ 49ers
58 Kendall Hinton, Raiders @ Seahawks
59 Chris Moore, Texans @ Dolphins
60 Terrace Marshall Jr., Panthers vs. Broncos
61 Michael Gallup, Cowboys vs. Giants
62 Marvin Jones Jr., Jaguars vs. Ravens
63 Mack Hollins, Raiders @ Seahawks
64 Robert Woods, Titans vs. Bengals
65 Kalif Raymond, Lions vs. Bills
66 Greg Dortch, Cardinals vs. Chargers
67 Devin Duvernay, Ravens @ Jaguars
68 Chase Claypool, Bears @ Jets
69 Olamide Zaccheaus, Falcons @ Commanders
70 Damiere Byrd, Falcons @ Commanders
71 Ben Skowronek, Rams @ Chiefs
72 Marquise Goodwin, Seahawks vs. Raiders
73 Tyquan Thornton, Patriots @ Vikings
74 DeVante Parker, Patriots @ Vikings
75 Skyy Moore, Chiefs vs. Rams
76 Randall Cobb, Packers @ Eagles
77 Trent Sherfield, Dolphins vs. Texans
78 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Titans vs. Bengals
79 Richie James Jr., Giants @ Cowboys
80 A.J. Green, Cardinals vs. Chargers
81 K.J. Osborn, Vikings vs. Patriots
82 Quez Watkins, Eagles vs. Packers
83 Kenny Golladay, Giants @ Cowboys
84 Josh Reynolds, Lions vs. Bills
85 Noah Brown, Cowboys vs. Giants
86 Sammy Watkins, Packers @ Eagles
87 Jauan Jennings, 49ers vs. Saints
88 Elijah Moore, Jets vs. Bears
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