Week 12 Rankings

Week 12 Tight Ends

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	George Kittle	SF	GB
2	Zach Ertz	PHI	SEA
3	Darren Waller	OAK	@NYJ
4	Mark Andrews	BAL	@LA
5	Greg Olsen	CAR	@NO
6	Dallas Goedert	PHI	SEA
7	Ryan Griffin	NYJ	OAK
8	Gerald Everett	LA	BAL
9	Noah Fant	DEN	@BUF
10	Jared Cook	NO	CAR
11	Eric Ebron	IND	@HOU
12	Vance McDonald	PIT	@CIN
13	Jacob Hollister	SEA	@PHI
14	Cameron Brate	TB	@ATL
15	Mike Gesicki	MIA	@CLE
16	Jimmy Graham	GB	@SF
17	Darren Fells	HOU	IND
18	Jack Doyle	IND	@HOU
19	David Njoku	CLE	MIA
20	Jason Witten	DAL	@NE
21	T.J. Hockenson	DET	@WAS
22	Jonnu Smith	TEN	JAC
23	Tyler Eifert	CIN	PIT
24	Benjamin Watson	NE	DAL
25	O.J. Howard	TB	@ATL
26	Ross Dwelley	SF	GB
27	Dawson Knox	BUF	DEN
28	Delanie Walker	TEN	JAC
29	Nick Boyle	BAL	@LA
30	Blake Jarwin	DAL	@NE

TE Notes: George Kittle’s (knee, ankle) return is far from assured, though the tea leaves have suggested this is the week the 49ers were aiming for. Kittle turned in back-to-back 6/79 performances before going down. Only three teams are surrendering more TE fantasy points than Green Bay. … With the Eagles back to 2018 levels of injury, Zach Ertz is back to 2018 levels of performance, going 18/197/1 over his past two games. Just five teams have permitted more TE yardage than Seattle. … Darren Waller revived for his biggest game in a month against the Bengals. The Jets’ defense is hanging tougher than expected but is hardly a rankings impediment. ... I want to have Mark Andrews even higher, but his usage continues to baffle. The playmaker ran a grand total of 12 Week 11 routes. The fact that he still managed to go 4/75/1 speaks to his explosiveness. The low route/snap count was surely also influenced by a game that got out of hand early. Andrews should be needed for longer against the Rams.

Greg Olsen has finally heated back up to the tune of 5/57 efforts each of the past two weeks. The Saints are a C- matchup, but struggling QB Kyle Allen figures to rely on his safety valves more than ever. … Emerging as the No. 2 target for the receiver-desperate Eagles, Dallas Goedert has scores in 3-of-4 games. The Seahawks have been soft up the seam. Goedert should not be this high, but tight end is just that dire. … One of the hottest tight ends in football, Ryan Griffin has gone at least 4/50 3-of-4 appearances. Week 12 opponent Oakland is coughing up the third most TE fantasy points. … Coming off a one-target disaster in the Rams’ crumbling offense, Gerald Everett’s Week 12 worries are Brandin Cooks’ return and the Ravens’ further-ascendant defense. … The Bills are the roughest of matchups for Noah Fant, but the rookie is rapidly emerging as the Broncos’ No. 2 passing option. He soaked up Week 11 red zone looks.

I guess Jared Cook is a TE1? I don’t know, man, this stuff is messed up. … Eric Ebron (ankle) did not practice Monday or Tuesday. Were he to sit, Jack Doyle would enter the low-end TE1 mix vs. the Texans’ exhausted defense. … Vance McDonald hasn’t reached 40 yards since Week 1, but this should finally be the time. Both JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion, knee) and Diontae Johnson (concussion) could be sidelined against the Bengals, who are predictably terrible up the seam. … Cameron Brate out-targeted O.J. Howard 14-1 in Week 11. Perhaps it was a fluke. It’s more likely that it was an unmistakable message. … Jacob Hollister’s hot play would be undermined by Ed Dickson’s return. … Mike Gesicki is sixth in TE receptions (19) over the past five weeks but not one of them has been a touchdown, severely curbing his fantasy upside. … Delanie Walker (ankle) won’t be a TE1 if he returns, but his presence would be enough to render Jonnu Smith a risky TE2 vs. the Jaguars. … Will Fuller and Darren Fells don’t exactly have similar roles, but Fuller’s return would knock Fells further down the targets totem pole.

Week 12 Kickers

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Justin Tucker	BAL	@LA
2	Wil Lutz	NO	CAR
3	Nick Folk	NE	DAL
4	Matt Gay	TB	@ATL
5	Younghoe Koo	ATL	TB
6	Brett Maher	DAL	@NE
7	Josh Lambo	JAC	@TEN
8	Greg Zuerlein	LA	BAL
9	Matt Prater	DET	@WAS
10	Mason Crosby	GB	@SF
11	Chris Boswell	PIT	@CIN
12	Joey Slye	CAR	@NO
13	Jake Elliott	PHI	SEA
14	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	IND
15	Jason Myers	SEA	@PHI
16	Ryan Succop	TEN	JAC
17	Stephen Hauschka	BUF	DEN
18	Austin Seibert	CLE	MIA
19	Sam Ficken	NYJ	OAK
20	Aldrick Rosas	NYG	@CHI
21	Daniel Carlson	OAK	@NYJ
22	Adam Vinatieri	IND	@HOU
23	Brandon McManus	DEN	@BUF
24	Chase McLaughlin	SF	GB
25	Dustin Hopkins	WAS	DET
26	Jason Sanders	MIA	@CLE
27	Eddy Pineiro	CHI	NYG
28	Randy Bullock	CIN	PIT

Week 12 Special Teams/Defense

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	@CIN
2	New Orleans Saints	NO	CAR
3	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	@LA
4	Cleveland Browns	CLE	MIA
5	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	TB
6	Chicago Bears	CHI	NYG
7	Buffalo Bills	BUF	DEN
8	Detroit Lions	DET	@WAS
9	New England Patriots	NE	DAL
10	Los Angeles Rams	LA	BAL
11	San Francisco 49ers	SF	GB
12	Oakland Raiders	OAK	@NYJ
13	Tennessee Titans	TEN	JAC
14	Denver Broncos	DEN	@BUF
15	New York Giants	NYG	@CHI
16	Green Bay Packers	GB	@SF
17	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	@PHI
18	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	@TEN
19	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	PIT
20	Indianapolis Colts	IND	@HOU
21	New York Jets	NYJ	OAK
22	Washington Redskins	WAS	DET
23	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	@NE
24	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	SEA
25	Miami Dolphins	MIA	@CLE
26	Houston Texans	HOU	IND
27	Carolina Panthers	CAR	@NO
28	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	@ATL