Fantasy Football Week 12 Wide Receiver Rankings: Confidence meter on Tee Higgins, DK Metcalf, more

With no bye weeks to contend with in Week 12 of the Fantasy Football season, your options are wide open at the wide receiver position.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any absences to contend with as you get ready to set your lineups. As of Monday afternoon, I’m not projecting Cooper Kupp (hamstring), Tee Higgins (hamstring), or Noah Brown (knee) to play in Week 12, though all of them could end up cleared in time for their games Sunday. Thankfully, the six teams playing Thursday enter the week relatively healthy at wide receiver, at least – though Geno Smith‘s arm injury could leave Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba with Drew Lock throwing passes to them against the 49ers, which would be a significant downgrade across the board. 

We’ll have to keep an eye on that one, but given the quick turnaround, I’m viewing Metcalf and Lockett as more like boom-or-bust WR3s for Week 12 for now. As for Kupp, well, if he plays, you’re starting him, despite disappointing results of late, while Higgins is in that same WR3 range as Lockett and Metcalf if he plays, with Joe Burrow‘s season over with a wrist injury. 

There are plenty of options for your wide receivers in Week 12, even if not all of them are great. Here are my full rankings for Week 12 at wide receiver for PPR leagues:   

Week 12 Wide Receiver Rankings

1. Tyreek Hill @NYJ
2. CeeDee Lamb vs. WAS
3. Keenan Allen vs. BAL
4. Stefon Diggs @PHI
5. AJ Brown vs. BUF
6. Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. GB
7. Puka Nacua @ARI
8. Ja’Marr Chase vs. PIT
9. Michael Pittman vs. TB
10. Mike Evans @IND
11. Davante Adams vs. KC
12. Chris Olave @ATL
13. Adam Thielen @TEN
14. Garrett Wilson vs. MIA
15. Tank Dell vs. JAX
16. Devonta Smith vs. BUF
17. Jaylen Waddle @NYJ
18. DJ Moore @MIN
19. Terry McLaurin @DAL
20. Christian Kirk @HOU
21. Brandon Aiyuk @SEA
22. Deebo Samuel @SEA
23. Jordan Addison vs. CHI
24. DeAndre Hopkins vs. CAR
25. Calvin Ridley @HOU
26. Chris Godwin @IND
27. Drake London vs. NO
28. Courtland Sutton vs. CLE
29. Diontae Johnson @CIN
30. Nico Collins vs. JAX
31. Marquise Brown vs. LAR
32. Josh Downs vs. TB
33. Amari Cooper @DEN
34. DK Metcalf vs. SF
35. Tyler Lockett vs. SF
36. Rashee Rice @LV
37. Jakobi Meyers vs. KC
38. Zay Flowers @LAC
39. George Pickens @CIN
40. Jerry Jeudy vs. CLE
41. Demario Douglas @NYG
42. Trenton Irwin vs. PIT
43. Jayden Reed @DET
44. Jahan Dotson @DAL
45. Khalil Shakir @PHI
46. Brandin Cooks vs. WAS
47. Gabe Davis @PHI
48. Odell Beckham @LAC
49. Curtis Samuel @DAL
50. Tyler Boyd vs. PIT
51. Michael Thomas @ATL
52. Rashid Shaheed @ATL
53. Romeo Doubs @DET
54. Christian Watson @DET
55. Rondale Moore vs. LAR
56. Elijah Moore @DEN
57. Tutu Atwell @ARI
58. Zay Jones @HOU
59. Dontayvion Wicks @DET
60. Wan’Dale Robinson vs. NE
61. Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. SF
62. Jonathan Mingo @TEN
63. Quentin Johnston vs. BAL
64. KJ Osborn vs. CHI
65. Darnell Mooney @MIN
66. DeVante Parker @NYG
67. Robert Woods vs. JAX
68. DJ Chark @TEN
69. Michael Gallup vs. WAS
70. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine vs. CAR
71. Rashod Bateman @LAC
72. JuJu Smith-Schuster @NYG
73. Allen Lazard vs. MIA
74. Terrace Marshall @TEN
75. Josh Reynolds vs. GB