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| Sunday, November 28, 2021 |
| Whether you got off to a great start in Thursday's games or you're looking to make up ground, you're going to have a lot of questions about your lineups this week, I know. Adam Aizer and Heath Cummings updated you on the latest news and answered some start/sit questions on this morning's FFT podcast, and Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard, and Heath are on CBS Sports HQ until kickoff of the 1 p.m. games to answer your questions and keep you updated on all of the news you need to know on the FFT live show. |
| Make sure you check both out, but if you want more direct answers to your questions and other news updates, I have two more ways for you to win: Go to Twitter and use the hashtag "#AskFFT", where our whole team will be answering questions all morning; and go to the FFT YouTube channel to chat with Adam and I from 11:30 until kickoff . We'll be there right up until kickoff answering as many questions as we can, so make sure you're in the chat early to get your questions in. |
| Here's the rest of our preview content to get you ready, and check out my updated position rankings at the bottom of the newsletter to help with any early lineup dilemmas you may have: |
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| Week 12 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: QB | RB | WRStarts, sits and sleepers for every gameCheat Sheets: PPR | Non-PPRWeek 12 Position Previews: QB | RB My Week 12 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE |
| Week 12 Injury Report |
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| Quarterbacks |
| Zach Wilson will make his return to the starting lineup for the Jets after missing four games with a knee sprain, and he has a nice soft landing spot against the Texans. Nobody should be planning on using him for Fantasy, so the biggest question is really whether he'll play well enough to keep Elijah Moore's breakout rolling and to get Ty Johnson involved in the passing game. |
| Running backs |
| Out: Jeremy McNichols (concussion), Michael Carter (ankle), Jordan Howard (knee), JaMycal Hasty (ankle), Travis Homer (calf), Rashaad Penny (hamstring) |
| McNichols is actually the biggest injury here, because it seemingly frees up Dontrell Hilliard to play a big role again. Hillard surprisingly emerged as the most-used running back for the Titans in Week 11, catching eight passes and finishing with 82 yards from scrimmage. The Titans have a tough matchup against the Patriots on the way this week, but given the Titans' injuries at both running back and wide receiver, it's going to be hard to go away from Hilliard coming off that kind of usage. He's in the RB2 discussion for PPR leagues. |
| The other interesting situation here is the Jets, with Carter placed on IR earlier this week. Johnson and Tevin Coleman figure to split work for the Jets in the backfield in a great matchup against the Texans, but can you actually trust either? Johnson played 20 snaps in Week 12 and had one carry and one target; Coleman rushed for a whopping 16 yards on five carries with one target of his own. Coleman probably needs a touchdown to have much Fantasy value, so you're hoping Johnson splits carries with him and gets a decent passing game role. He's more of an RB3, while Coleman is truly just a desperation play -- it wouldn't shock me to see La'Mical Perine out produce him. |
| The Seahawks RB absences are also worth noting. Alex Collins figures to be the leading rusher against Washington, but DeeJay Dallas did match him in snaps last week, so he's an interesting beat-the-waiver-wire add this morning just in case he pushes Collins this week. |
| Legitimately questionable: Aaron Jones (knee), Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle) |
| These two are looking like game-time decisions, which isn't a bad thing for those of you with Patterson, who plays at 1. If Patterson is active, you're playing him -- he's been one of the best players in Fantasy this season and has an excellent matchup against the Jaguars on the way. If he doesn't play, my preference would be to avoid the Atlanta backfield, but that may not be possible, so I would prefer Mike Davis to Wayne Gallman, especially in PPR. He wouldn't be a top-24 RB, however. |
| The problem with Jones is he doesn't play until 4:25 p.m., so if you have to make a decision early, he's putting you in a tough spot. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Sunday morning there is "optimism" around Jones, who is pushing to play and will go through pre-game warmups to prove he's ready. The problem is, the Packers tend to be pretty conservative with injuries, and with a Week 13 bye coming up, they may opt to give him two full weeks to get back to full strength. I can't see into the future, so I can't tell you whether to sit an early player for Jones; if you have a viable replacement in the late slate of games, it's worth the risk, but otherwise, I would probably pass. AJ Dillon figures to see a solid role no matter what and is a decent starter even if Jones plays, so I would probably just keep him active. |
| Likely in: Saquon Barkley (ankle), Kareem Hunt (calf), Elijah Mitchell (finger), Damien Harris (neck), Rhamondre Stevenson (knee) |
| I'm willing to start Barkley and Hunt as top-20 running backs this week and Mitchell is right in that range as well, so you're probably starting all three of those guys. And I'm probably passing on the Patriots duo, since both are expected to play and it's not like we have any reason one way or the other to consider one or the other more likely to be limited -- injury details don't tend to leak out for the Patriots. Expect another timeshare there, one that makes them both fringe Fantasy options until something changes to give one of them a real advantage. You're hoping for a touchdown either way. |
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| Wide receivers |
| Out: A.J. Brown (chest; IR), Corey Davis (groin), Antonio Brown (ankle), Sterling Shepard (quadriceps), Kadarius Toney (quad), Auden Tate (thigh), Anthony Schwartz (concussion), Ben Skowronek (back)Legitimately questionable: Allen Lazard (shoulder), Donovan Peoples-Jones (groin), Curtis Samuel (groin), Nico Collins (hip), Adam Humphries (hip)Expected to play: Marquise Brown (thigh) |
| The Titans already have Julio Jones and Marcus Johnson on IR, so they are incredibly short-handed for this one. Dez Fitzpatrick, Chester Rogers, and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine led the team in WR snaps last week, and Westbrook is the only one you could even consider starting coming off a 100-yard game, but you'd probably have to be pretty desperate to do so -- he turned eight targets into 29 yards in Week 4 against the Jets the last time Brown was out. He's not a top-40 WR for me. |
| I'm starting Marquise Brown in his return against the Browns, and it really doesn't take much thought. He'd been a bit disappointing prior to the injury, with fewer than 40 yards in two of his previous four games, however he also had 44 targets in those four games, so there's no way I'm not starting him. He's a top-15 WR, while Rashod Bateman is in the WR3 discussion as he's had at least six targets in each of the first five games of his career. |
| Tight ends |
| Out: Ricky Seals-Jones (hip), Eric Ebron (knee; IR), Kyle Rudolph (ankle)Questionable: Jonnu Smith (shoulder), Geoff Swaim (concussion)Expected to play: Logan Thomas (hamstring), Hunter Henry (neck) |
| The hope is that Thomas will be activated from IR prior to Monday's game, but given the late kickoff there, you can't take the risk that he won't play unless you want to add Gerald Everett as a fill in just in case. I like Thomas' chances of returning to be a viable starting Fantasy option, however, so if he's available in your league, I would go out and add him unless I've got one of the handful of no-doubt-about-it, must-start tight ends. |
Updated rankings
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| Here are my latest rankings as of Sunday morning: |
| Quarterback |
| Lamar Jackson vs. CLETom Brady @INDJalen Hurts @NYGJustin Herbert @DENAaron Rodgers vs. LARTua Tagovailoa vs. CARCam Newton @MIA Matthew Stafford @GBKirk Cousins @SFJoe Burrow vs. PITRussell Wilson @WASTyrod Taylor vs. NYJTeddy Bridgewater vs. LACTaylor Heinicke vs. SEABen Roethlisberger @CIN Carson Wentz vs. TBMatt Ryan @JAXDaniel Jones vs. PHIMac Jones vs. TENTrevor Lawrence vs. ATLJimmy Garoppolo vs. MIN |
| Running back |
| Christian McCaffrey @MIAJonathan Taylor vs. TBNajee Harris @CINAustin Ekeler @DENDalvin Cook @SFJoe Mixon vs. PITCordarrelle Patterson @JAX Leonard Fournette @INDDarrell Henderson @GBSaquon Barkley vs. PHIJames Robinson vs. ATLNick Chubb @BALMyles Gaskin vs. CARDontrell Hilliard @NEAntonio Gibson vs. SEAMiles Sanders @NYG Aaron Jones vs. LARKareem Hunt @BALElijah Mitchell vs. MINAJ Dillon vs. LARTy Johnson @HOUMelvin Gordon vs. LACJavonte Williams vs. LACD'Onta Foreman @NEAlex Collins @WAS Damien Harris vs. TENRhamondre Stevenson vs. TENDevonta Freeman vs. CLEDavid Johnson vs. NYJMike Davis @JAXDeejay Dallas @WASLatavius Murray vs. CLEJ.D. McKissic vs. SEANyheim Hines vs. TB Boston Scott @NYGJeff Wilson vs. MINDevontae Booker vs. PHIAlexander Mattison @SFRex Burkhead vs. NYJBrandon Bolden vs. TEN |
| Wide receivers |
| Davante Adams vs. LARCooper Kupp @GBJustin Jefferson @SFKeenan Allen @DENDeebo Samuel vs. MINDiontae Johnson @CINChris Godwin @IND D.J. Moore @MIAMike Evans @INDJa'Marr Chase vs. PITMarquise Brown vs. CLETerry McLaurin vs. SEAD.K. Metcalf @WASTyler Lockett @WASBrandin Cooks vs. NYJ Jaylen Waddle vs. CARMichael Pittman vs. TBJerry Jeudy vs. LACElijah Moore @HOUAdam Thielen @SFTee Higgins vs. PITChase Claypool @CINJamison Crowder @HOUOdell Beckham @GB DeVonta Smith @NYGBrandon Aiyuk vs. MINRashod Bateman vs. CLEMike Williams @DENKenny Golladay vs. PHIJarvis Landry @BALMarvin Jones vs. ATLJakobi Meyers vs. TEN Laviska Shenault vs. ATLTyler Boyd vs. PITCourtland Sutton vs. LACNick Westbrook-Ikhine @NEVan Jefferson @GBT.Y. Hilton vs. TBDez Fitzpatrick @NERussell Gage @JAX |
Tight end
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| Mark Andrews vs. CLEGeorge Kittle vs. MINRob Gronkowski @INDKyle Pitts @JAXMike Gesicki vs. CARDallas Goedert @NYGDan Arnold vs. ATL Evan Engram vs. PHITyler Higbee @GBPat Freiermuth @CINNoah Fant vs. LACHunter Henry vs. TENJared Cook @DENTyler Conklin @SFLogan Thomas vs. SEAAustin Hooper @BALO.J. Howard @INDDavid Njoku @BALGerald Everett @WASC.J. Uzomah vs. PIT |
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