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Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide receivers for Week 12

Ranking the best wide receivers by matchup and opportunity for Week 12 of the 2018 NFL Season.

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This space is usually reserved for thoughts about the previous week’s wide receiver performances or star pass-catchers not being able to score touchdowns (welcome back to the end zone, Julio Jones!). This week is different, though, because it is Thanksgiving on Thursday and football on Thanksgiving is just about the best thing in all of sports.

What can possibly be better than sitting down with your entire family and eating delicious food? Being able to watch football all day, which is precisely what is available to nearly all of us on fourth Thursday of November every single year. We get blessed with casual conversation between family and friends, an assortment of different delicacies, important football games with fantasy implications and an overall sense of relaxation and comfort.

That’s what I’m thankful for. Let’s check in on the Week 12 wide receivers before we stuff our faces with turkey.

WR Rankings - Week 12

Rank Player Team Opponent Previous Week Stats
Rank Player Team Opponent Previous Week Stats
1 Michael Thomas NO ATL 4/92/1 on 4 targets vs. PHI
2 DeAndre Hopkins HOU TEN 5/56/1 on 6 targets at WAS
3 Odell Beckham Jr. NYG @PHI 4/74/1 on 4 targets vs. TB
4 Julio Jones ATL @NO 6/118/1 on 9 targets vs. DAL
5 Antonio Brown PIT @DEN 5/117/1 on 13 targets at JAX
6 Stefon Diggs MIN GB 13/126/1 on 18 targets at CHI
7 Davante Adams GB @MIN 10/166 on 12 targets at SEA
8 Mike Evans TB SF 6/120/1 on 7 targets at NYG
9 Adam Thielen MIN GB 7/66 and a 2 PT conversion at CHI
10 A.J. Green CIN CLE Did not play due to toe injury
11 Kenny Golladay DET CHI 8/113/1 on 13 targets vs. CAR
12 T.Y. Hilton IND MIA 9/155/2 on 9 targets vs. TEN
13 Julian Edelman NE @NYJ Did not play due to bye week
14 Keenan Allen LAC ARI 9/89/1 on 12 targets vs. DEN
15 JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT @DEN 8/104 on 10 targets at JAX
16 Tyler Boyd CIN CLE 4/71 on 11 targets at BAL
17 Amari Cooper DAL WAS 3/36 on 5 targets at ATL
18 Larry Fitzgerald ARI @LAC 2/23/2 on 4 targets vs. OAK
19 Alshon Jeffery PHI NYG 4/33 on 5 targets at NO
20 Emmanuel Sanders DEN PIT 4/56 on 6 targets at LAC
21 Tre'Quan Smith NO ATL 10/157/1 on 13 targets vs. PHI
22 Doug Baldwin SEA @CAR 7/52/1 on 10 targets vs. GB
23 Josh Gordon NE @NYJ Did not play due to bye week
24 Jarvis Landry CLE @CIN Did not play due to bye week
25 Adam Humphries TB SF 3/60/1 on 5 targets at NYG
26 Allen Robinson CHI @DET 3/39 on 7 targets vs. MIN
27 Corey Davis TEN @HOU 2/30 on 4 targets at IND
28 D.J. Moore CAR SEA 7/157/1 on 8 targets at DET
29 Tyler Lockett SEA @CAR 5/71 on 5 targets vs. GB
30 Keke Coutee HOU TEN 5/77 on 9 targets at WAS
31 Calvin Ridley ATL @NO 3/32 on 4 targets vs. DAL
32 Sterling Shepard NYG @PHI 2/22 on 2 targets vs. TB
33 Marquise Goodwin SF @TB Did not play due to bye week
34 Courtland Sutton DEN PIT 3/78 on 6 targets at LAC
35 Anthony Miller CHI @DET 2/25/1 on 3 targets vs. MIN
36 DeSean Jackson TB SF 4/38 on 7 targets at NYG
37 Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB @MIN 1/8 on 3 targets at SEA
38 Christian Kirk ARI @LAC 3/77/1 on 4 targets vs. OAK
39 Chris Godwin TB SF 3/50 on 3 targets at NYG
40 Golden Tate PHI NYG 5/48 on 8 targets at NO
41 Willie Snead BAL OAK 5/51 on 8 targets vs. CIN
42 Curtis Samuel CAR SEA 5/55/1 on 7 targets at DET
43 Josh Doctson WAS @DAL 3/32 on 7 targets vs. HOU
44 Danny Amendola MIA @IND Did not play due to bye week
45 Mohamed Sanu ATL @NO 4/56 on 6 targets vs. DAL
46 Tajae Sharpe TEN @HOU 5/37/1 on 7 targets at IND
47 Marcell Ateman OAK @BAL 4/50 on 5 targets at ARI
48 Quincy Enunwa NYJ NE Did not play due to bye week
49 Bruce Ellington DET CHI 6/52 on 9 targets vs. CAR
50 Antonio Callaway CLE @CIN Did not play due to bye week