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2020 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks for Week 12

Ranking the top 32 QBs for Week 12.

By NHB
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We’re onto Week 12! Here are my fantasy football rankings for quarterbacks this week.

Houston Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson takes the QB1 crown this week with an outrageously favorable match-up against the Detroit Lions’ impossibly bad defense.

An exciting battle between Justin Herbert and his pre-draft comp, Josh Allen, awaits the two top 12 options.

The Taysom Hill train is moving full steam ahead.

Six high-quality streamers make up the QB12-18 ranks, including Kirk Cousins and Alex Smith.

Carson Wentz and Matthew Stafford are tough to trust, even in good match-ups.

Week 12’s Tiered Quarterback Rankings

Rank High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB1s Team Opponent Breakdown
Rank High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB1s Team Opponent Breakdown
1 Deshaun Watson HOU at DET Detroit's bottom-barrel defense is a fantasy gold mine.
2 Josh Allen BUF LAC The Chargers' pass defense is still problematically banged up.
3 Kyler Murray ARI at NE Assuming Murray's shoulder injury doesn't scare him away from his normal rushing workload, he's a locked-in Top 5 option.
4 Russell Wilson SEA at PHI Philly's leaky secondary is good news for Seattle.
5 Patrick Mahomes KC at TB A brutal match-up can't even move him outside of the Top 5.
6 Justin Herbert LAC at BUF The stud rookie is set to do battle with his pre-draft comp.
7 Cam Newton NE ARI Arizona's mid-tier defense won't slow the dual threat play-maker.
8 Tom Brady TB KC Shootout on tap.
9 Taysom Hill NO at DEN Denver's defense won't present much of a challenge for the dual threat QB.
10 Ben Roethlisberger PIT BAL Tough match-up.
11 Teddy Bridgewater CAR at MIN Excellent match-up.
12 Aaron Rodgers GB CHI Tough match-up.
Rank High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB2s Team Opponent Breakdown
13 Lamar Jackson BAL at PIT With Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins shelved (COVID-19/Reserve List), Jackson will inherit part of the their rushing work.
14 Daniel Jones NYG at CIN Cincy's JV defense makes Jones a solid streaming option.
15 Kirk Cousins MIN CAR A pair of talented offenses and trash defenses. This ranking is subject to change, depending on Adam Thielen's availability (COVID-19/Reserve List).
16 Andy Dalton DAL WAS A pair of talented offenses and trash defenses.
17 Alex Smith WAS at DAL A pair of talented offenses and trash defenses.
18 Ryan Tannehill TEN at IND Tough match-up but just an incredibly well coached offense*.
Rank Low-Floor/High-Ceiling QB2s Team Opponent Breakdown
19 Philip Rivers IND TEN Excellent match-up.
20 Carson Wentz PHI SEA Outstanding match-up but Wentz's play is outrageously sporadic.
21 Gardnew Minshew JAX CLE Unimposing match-up here, especially with DE Myles Garrett already announced as out (COVID-19/Reserve List).
22 Tua Tagovailoa MIA at NYJ Great spot for Tua to get things back on track.
23 Matt Ryan ATL LV Good match-up but Julio Jones' current game-time decision status is a huge red flag.
24 Derek Carr LV at ATL Great match-up.
Rank QB3s Team Opponent Breakdown
25 Matthew Stafford DET HOU Ranking subject to change if Kenny Golladay is able to return.
26 Jared Goff LAR SF SF's injury-depleted defensive front is helpful.
27 Drew Lock DEN NO Will be forced to throw plenty as New Orleans runs up the score. Lack of possession time will hurt though.
28 Ryan Finley CIN NYG Tough match-up but he has a great group of pass catchers and showed a rushing floor of 25.7* yards per game in 3 2019 starts.
29 Baker Mayfield CLE at JAX Great match-up but Mayfield could lose out to 40+ touches between Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt.
30 Joe Flacco NYJ MIA The Miami secondary is a total avoid.
31 Nick Mullens SF at LAR Gonna be a rough day at the office, staring down bull rushes from Aaron Donald.
32 Bears' QB CHI at GB GB plays severe run-funnel defense.
Source links: Ryan Finley’s rushing floor and the Tennessee Titans’ excellent play-calling, per Dan Orlovsky.

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