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Fantasy Football Week 12 Starter Rankings: Julius Thomas a Late Afternoon Question, the Return of Josh Gordon

By Jason Lisk

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Julius Thomas is a game-time decision, but both Jason La Canfora and Tracy Wolfson said that they think that it is likely he will sit. Unfortunately, Denver plays later and the official report hasn’t been released, and you will likely have to sit him unless you have an option in a later game. I don’t list him in my rankings, but he would be 4th if he plays. If your league allows subs, you can either (a) have Jacob Tamme to swap, (b) pick up Niles Paul, with Jordan Reed out, who is likely available and playing in the late window, or c) if you have the luxury, start one of the tight ends who plays late, like Larry Donnell or Owen Daniels.

Also, this is the return of Josh Gordon after his lengthy suspension. I open him in the top 12, just outside the top producers who have been in most weeks this year, but odds are, you are going to want to give him a chance immediately if you held him this long.

Here are the rest of the starter rankings based on health, production, and matchups.

QUARTERBACKS

  1. Andrew Luck
  2. Aaron Rodgers
  3. Peyton Manning
  4. Jay Cutler
  5. Drew Brees
  6. Tom Brady
  7. Colin Kaepernick
  8. Mark Sanchez
  9. Matt Ryan
  10. Matt Stafford
  11. Tony Romo
  12. Russell Wilson
  13. Joe Flacco
  14. Philip Rivers
  15. Josh McCown
  16. Ryan Tannehill
  17. Brian Hoyer
  18. Blake Bortles
  19. Eli Manning
  20. Zach Mettenberger
  21. Robert Griffin III
  22. Kyle Orton
  23. Andy Dalton
  24. Teddy Bridgewater
  25. Michael Vick
  26. Drew Stanton
  27. Ryan Mallett
  28. Shaun Hill

RUNNING BACKS

  1. Matt Forte
  2. DeMarco Murray
  3. Rashad Jennings
  4. LeSean McCoy
  5. C.J. Anderson
  6. Marshawn Lynch
  7. Mark Ingram
  8. Eddie Lacy
  9. Frank Gore
  10. Alfred Blue
  11. Trent Richardson
  12. Isaiah Crowell
  13. Andre Ellington
  14. Tre Mason
  15. Jeremy Hill
  16. Justin Forsett
  17. Denard Robinson
  18. Joique Bell
  19. Jerick McKinnon
  20. Alfred Morris
  21. Steven Jackson
  22. Bishop Sankey
  23. Shane Vereen
  24. Ryan Mathews
  25. Fred Jackson
  26. Lamar Miller
  27. Chris Ivory
  28. Doug Martin
  29. Giovani Bernard
  30. Branden Oliver
  31. Daniel Herron
  32. Jonas Gray
  33. Charles Sims
  34. Terrance West
  35. Darren Sproles
  36. Theo Riddick
  37. Chris Johnson
  38. Pierre Thomas
  39. Bryce Brown
  40. Carlos Hyde
  41. Devonta Freeman
  42. LeGarrette Blount
  43. Benny Cunningham
  44. Johnathan Grimes
  45. James Starks
  46. Anthony Dixon
  47. Chris Polk
  48. Roy Helu
  49. Lorenzo Taliaferro
  50. Ben Tate

WIDE RECEIVERS

  1. Dez Bryant
  2. Jordy Nelson
  3. Calvin Johnson
  4. Randall Cobb
  5. Demaryius Thomas
  6. Mike Evans
  7. A.J. Green
  8. T.Y. Hilton
  9. Alshon Jeffery
  10. Julio Jones
  11. Josh Gordon
  12. Emmanuel Sanders
  13. Jeremy Maclin
  14. Odell Beckham, Jr.
  15. Sammy Watkins
  16. Brandon Marshall
  17. Reggie Wayne
  18. Anquan Boldin
  19. Steve Smith
  20. Jordan Matthews
  21. Roddy White
  22. DeSean Jackson
  23. Percy Harvin
  24. Mike Wallace
  25. Torrey Smith
  26. DeAndre Hopkins
  27. Marques Colston
  28. Keenan Allen
  29. Brandon LaFell
  30. Cecil Shorts
  31. Golden Tate
  32. Andre Johnson
  33. Kenny Stills
  34. Vincent Jackson
  35. Michael Crabtree
  36. Mohamed Sanu
  37. Kendall Wright
  38. John Brown
  39. Allen Hurns
  40. Malcom Floyd
  41. Julian Edelman
  42. Jarvis Landry
  43. Rueben Randle
  44. Kenny Britt
  45. Eric Decker
  46. Doug Baldwin
  47. Terrance Williams
  48. Andrew Hawkins
  49. Cordarrelle Patterson
  50. Michael Floyd
  51. Pierre Garcon
  52. Chris Hogan
  53. Justin Hunter
  54. Davante Adams
  55. Jermaine Kearse

TIGHT ENDS

  1. Rob Gronkowski
  2. Jimmy Graham
  3. Coby Fleener
  4. Martellus Bennett
  5. Antonio Gates
  6. Larry Donnell
  7. Jason Witten
  8. Owen Daniels
  9. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins
  10. Delanie Walker
  11. Niles Paul
  12. Jared Cook
  13. Jacob Tamme
  14. Zach Ertz
  15. Kyle Rudolph
  16. Vernon Davis
  17. Jace Amaro
  18. Dion Sims
  19. Jermaine Gresham
  20. Marcedes Lewis
  21. Garrett Graham
  22. Scott Chandler
  23. Eric Ebron
  24. John Carlson

 

Here’s my weekly fantasy lineup at Fantasy Score, salary cap entry, for this week: