Key Points
Injuries and byes reduce available starting quarterbacks for fantasy football this week.
Managers may be forced to rely on midtier options and adjust for safety and volume.
Check back throughout the week for updates.
This week’s quarterback rankings start with a reality check … you’re dealing with a shrinking pool of healthy starters. C.J. Stroud remains out with a concussion for the Houston Texans, Michael Penix Jr. just hit injured reserve for the Atlanta Falcons, and Jayden Daniels is still rehabbing a dislocated elbow for the Washington Commanders, who at least gets the bye week to further heal.
On top of that, Bo Nix, Justin Herbert and Tua Tagovailoa are all on bye, along with the rest of the Washington quarterback room. You’ll need to dig deeper into midtier options, stay flexible, and be ready to bump up safer volume plays.
Week 12 Fantasy QB Rankings
Quarterback rankings: Week 12RkPlayerPosTmOppTier 11Matthew StaffordQBLARTB2Lamar JacksonQBBALNYJ3Jared GoffQBDETNYGTier 24Jalen HurtsQBPHI@DAL5Drake MayeQBNE@CIN6Dak PrescottQBDALPHI7Josh AllenQBBUF@HOUTier 38Jacoby BrissettQBARIJAC9Patrick MahomesQBKCIND10Brock PurdyQBSFCAR11Jameis WinstonQBNYG@DET12Caleb WilliamsQBCHIPITTier 413Sam DarnoldQBSEA@TEN14Baker MayfieldQBTB@LAR15Daniel JonesQBIND@KC16Trevor LawrenceQBJAC@ARI17Joe FlaccoQBCINNETier 518Tyler ShoughQBNOATL19Mason RudolphQBPIT@CHI20Davis MillsQBHOUBUF21Jordan LoveQBGBMIN22J.J. McCarthyQBMIN@GBTier 623Geno SmithQBLVCLE24Tyrod TaylorQBNYJ@BAL25Shedeur SandersQBCLE@LVINJBryce YoungQBCAR@SF27Cam WardQBTENSEA28Kirk CousinsQBATL@NOINJDillon GabrielQBCLE@LVINJJaxson DartQBNYG@DETINJAaron RodgersQBPIT@CHIOUTC.J. StroudQBHOUBUFIRMichael Penix Jr.QBATL@NOIRJoe BurrowQBCINNEIRJacoby BrissettQBARIJAC—Bo NixQBDENBYE—Justin HerbertQBLACBYE—Tua TagovailoaQBMIABYE—Jayden DanielsQBWASBYE—Marcus MariotaQBWASBYE
Green: Player moved up in the latest rankings update.
Red: Player moved down in the latest rankings update.
0.1 point per rushing yard
6 points per rushing TD
0.05 points per passing yard
4 points per passing TD
-1 point per interception thrown
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