Fantasy Football Week 13 Starter Rankings: Arian Foster is Back, Jerick McKinnon and Latavius Murray Out

This week’s games feature nine early games and only two in the late slot. Among the (not unexpected) inactives is the news that Arian Foster is ready to go and is a top start this week against the Titans. Among younger backs, Jerick McKinnon and Latavius Murray, who had his breakout last week, are inactive this week so set your lineups accordingly.

The biggest issue again is Julius Thomas, because he plays in the night game. I included him in the rankings in the event that he is active but somewhat limited. Your options if you can wait on Thomas’ news is to have Jacob Tamme in reserve, or pickup either tight end that is also likely available on Monday night because of injuries in front of them: Dion Sims of Miami and Jeff Cumberland of the Jets.

Also, keep an eye on Roddy White news. He’s been downgraded in these rankings because he has not practiced, and given the matchup, you might be best advised to just sit him this week.

Here are the rankings, and my Fantasy Score daily fantasy lineup is listed at the bottom.

QUARTERBACKS

1. Andrew Luck
2. Ben Roethlisberger
3. Aaron Rodgers
4. Peyton Manning
5. Tom Brady
6. Drew Brees
7. Ryan Tannehill
8. Philip Rivers
9. Cam Newton
10. Matt Ryan
11. Eli Manning
12. Josh McCown
13. Joe Flacco
14. Drew Stanton
15. Andy Dalton
16. Blake Bortles
17. Alex Smith
18. Teddy Bridgewater
19. Colt McCoy
20. Kyle Orton
21. Brian Hoyer
22. Zach Mettenberger
23. Shaun Hill
24. Derek Carr
25. Ryan Fitzpatrick
26. Geno Smith

RUNNING BACKS

1. LeVeon Bell
2. Arian Foster
3. C.J. Anderson
4. Jamaal Charles
5. Rashad Jennings
6. Eddie Lacy
7. Justin Forsett
8. Andre Ellington
9. Tre Mason
10. Denard Robinson
11. Alfred Morris
12. Mark Ingram
13. Isaiah Crowell
14. Lamar Miller
15. Daniel Herron
16. Giovani Bernard
17. Jeremy Hill
18. Matt Asiata
19. Fred Jackson
20. Shane Vereen
21. Ryan Mathews
22. Bishop Sankey
23. Steven Jackson
24. Chris Ivory
25. Darren McFadden
26. LeGarrette Blount
27. Doug Martin
28. Pierre Thomas
29. Terrance West
30. Chris Johnson
31. Trent Richardson
32. Alfred Blue
33. Branden Oliver
34. Anthony Dixon
35. Ben Tate
36. DeAngelo Williams
37. Benny Cunningham
38. Toby Gerhart
39. Andre Williams
40. Charles Sims
41. Joe Banyard
42. Bryce Brown
43. Jonathan Stewart
44. Jacquizz Rodgers
45. Jonas Gray
46. Bernard Pierce
47. Knile Davis
48. Devonta Freeman
49. Marcel Reece
50. Roy Helu

WIDE RECEIVERS

1.  Antonio Brown
2. Demaryius Thomas
3. Jordy Nelson
4. A.J. Green
5. Emmanuel Sanders
6. Randall Cobb
7. T.Y. Hilton
8. Odell Beckham, Jr.
9. Josh Gordon
10. Mike Evans
11. Julio Jones
12. Kelvin Benjamin
13. Brandon LaFell
14. Keenan Allen
15. Reggie Wayne
16. Mike Wallace
17. Steve Smith
18. Martavis Bryant
19. Torrey Smith
20. Julian Edelman
21. Sammy Watkins
22. DeSean Jackson
23. DeAndre Hopkins
24. Jarvis Landry
25. John Brown
26. Mohamed Sanu
27. Vincent Jackson
28. Kenny Stills
29. Percy Harvin
30. Andre Johnson
31. Marques Colston
32. Roddy White
33. Eric Decker
34. Rueben Randle
35. Malcom Floyd
36. Cecil Shorts
37. James Jones
38. Justin Hunter
39. Michael Floyd
40. Allen Hurns
41. Kenny Britt
42. Charles Johnson
43. Kendall Wright
44. Dwayne Bowe
45. Robert Woods
46. Andre Holmes
47. Greg Jennings
48. Andrew Hawkins
49. Pierre Garcon
50. Eddie Royal

TIGHT ENDS

1. Rob Gronkowski
2. Jimmy Graham
3. Greg Olsen
4. Delanie Walker
5. Travis Kelce
6. Coby Fleener
7. Antonio Gates
8. Julius Thomas+ (game time decision in night game)
9. Owen Daniels
10. Jared Cook
11. Heath Miller
12. Kyle Rudolph
13. Larry Donnell
14. Mychal Rivera
15. Timothy Wright
16. Jordan Reed
17. Jacob Tamme+ (if Thomas is out)
18. Dion Sims
19. Jermaine Gresham
20. Jeff Cumberland
21. Marcedes Lewis
22. Scott Chandler
23. Garrett Graham
24. Richard Rodgers

My Fantasy Score Lineup for Week 13, using the Salary Cap Values: