Ostrowski: Week 12 Position-By-Position Fantasy Rankings
By Joe Ostrowski-
(CBS) Each Thursday during the NFL regular season, I'll give my rundown on position-by-position fantasy football rankings for the upcoming week's games. It's meant as an easy way for me to give advice to you on your tough lineup decisions.
Here are my Week 12 rankings:
Quarterbacks
1. Aaron Rodgers GB (@MIN)
2. Andrew Luck IND (vs JAC)
3. Peyton Manning DEN (vs MIA)
4. Drew Brees NO (vs BAL)
5. Tom Brady NE (vs DET)
6. Jay Cutler CHI (vs TB)
7. Tony Romo DAL (@NYG)
8. Mark Sanchez PHI (vs TEN)
9. Josh McCown TB (@CHI)
10. Matt Ryan ATL (vs CLE)
11. Russell Wilson SEA (vs ARI)
12. Ryan Tannehill MIA (@DEN)
13. Colin Kaepernick SF (vs WAS)
14. Matthew Stafford DET (@NE)
15. Andy Dalton CIN (@HOU)
16. Philip Rivers SD (vs STL)
17. Joe Flacco BAL (@NO)
18. Brian Hoyer CLE (@ATL)
19. Blake Bortles JAC (@IND)
20. Eli Manning NYG (vs DAL)
21. Zach Mettenberger TEN (@PHI)
22. Kyle Orton BUF (vs NYJ)
23. Drew Stanton ARI (@SEA)
24. Robert Griffin III WAS (@SF)
Running backs
1. Jamaal Charles KC (@OAK)
2. Matt Forte CHI (vs TB)
3. DeMarco Murray DAL (@NYG)
4. Eddie Lacy GB (@MIN)
5. Marshawn Lynch SEA (vs ARI)
6. Arian Foster HOU (vs CIN)
7. Mark Ingram NO (vs BAL)
8. C.J. Anderson DEN (vs MIA)
9. Rashad Jennings NYG (vs DAL)
10. LeSean McCoy PHI (vs TEN)
11. Justin Forsett BAL (@NO)
12. Denard Robinson JAC (@IND)
13. Trent Richardson IND (vs JAC)
14. Jeremy Hill CIN (@HOU)
15. Isaiah Crowell CLE (@ATL)
16. Frank Gore SF (vs WAS)
17. Alfred Morris WAS (@SF)
18. Andre Ellington ARI (@SEA)
19. Tre Mason STL (@SD)
20. Jonas Gray NE (vs DET)
21. Lamar Miller MIA (@DEN)
22. Jerick McKinnon MIN (vs GB)
23. Ryan Mathews SD (vs STL)
24. Steven Jackson ATL (vs CLE)
25. Chris Ivory NYJ (@BUF)
26. Joique Bell DET (@NE)
27. Giovani Bernard CIN (@HOU)
28. Fred Jackson BUF (vs NYJ)
29. Shane Vereen NE (vs DET)
30. Bishop Sankey TEN (@PHI)
31. Charles Sims TB (@CHI)
32. Alfred Blue HOU (vs CIN)
33. Latavius Murray OAK (vs KC)
34. Bryce Brown BUF (vs NYJ)
35. Terrance West CLE (@ATL)
36. Darren Sproles PHI (vs TEN)
37. Branden Oliver SD (vs STL)
38. Reggie Bush DET (@NE)
39. Darren McFadden OAK (vs KC)
40. Knile Davis KC (@OAK)
41. Dan Herron IND (vs JAC)
42. Carlos Hyde SF (vs WAS)
43. Bobby Rainey TB (@CHI)
44. Chris Johnson NYJ (@BUF)
45. Ben Tate MIN (vs GB)
46. Roy Helu WAS (@SF)
47. Juwan Thompson DEN (vs MIA)
48. James Starks GB (@MIN)
Receivers
1. Jordy Nelson GB (@MIN)
2. Dez Bryant DAL (@NYG)
3. A.J. Green CIN (@HOU)
4. Demaryius Thomas DEN (vs MIA)
5. T.Y. Hilton IND (vs JAC)
6. Mike Evans TB (@CHI)
7. Brandon Marshall CHI (vs TB)
8. Alshon Jeffery CHI (vs TB)
9. Calvin Johnson DET (@NE)
10. Josh Gordon CLE (@ATL)
11. Julio Jones ATL (vs CLE)
12. Randall Cobb GB (@MIN)
13. Jeremy Maclin PHI (vs TEN)
14. Odell Beckham NYG (vs DAL)
15. Vincent Jackson TB (@CHI)
16. Roddy White ATL (vs CLE)
17. Jordan Matthews PHI (vs TEN)
18. Percy Harvin NYJ (@BUF)
19. Mike Wallace MIA (@DEN)
20. Sammy Watkins BUF (vs NYJ)
21. Golden Tate DET (@NE)
22. Cecil Shorts JAC (@IND)
23. DeSean Jackson WAS (@SF)
24. Kenny Stills NO (vs BAL)
25. DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs CIN)
26. Keenan Allen SD (vs STL)
27. Torrey Smith BAL (@NO)
28. Mohamed Sanu CIN (@HOU)
29. Brandon LaFell NE (vs DET)
30. Andre Johnson HOU (vs CIN)
31. Steve Smith BAL (@NO)
32. Reggie Wayne IND (vs JAC)
33. Kenny Britt STL (@SD)
34. Marques Colston NO (vs BAL)
35. Michael Crabtree SF (vs WAS)
36. Michael Floyd ARI (@SEA)
37. Kendall Wright TEN (@PHI)
38. Malcom Floyd SD (vs STL)
39. Jarvis Landry MIA (@DEN)
40. Julian Edelman NE (vs DET)
41. Anquan Boldin SF (vs WAS)
42. Eric Decker NYJ (@BUF)
43. Doug Baldwin SEA (vs ARI)
44. Justin Hunter TEN (@PHI)
45. Andrew Hawkins CLE (@ATL)
46. John Brown ARI (@SEA)
47. Rueben Randle NYG (vs DAL)
48. Larry Fitzgerald ARI (@SEA)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski NE (vs DET)
2. Jimmy Graham NO (vs BAL)
3. Coby Fleener IND (vs JAC)
4. Martellus Bennett CHI (vs TB)
5. Jason Witten DAL (@NYG)
6. Antonio Gates SD (vs STL)
7. Larry Donnell NYG (vs DAL)
8. Delanie Walker TEN (@PHI)
9. Charles Clay MIA (@DEN)
10. Owen Daniels BAL (@NO)
11. Austin Seferian-Jenkins TB (@CHI)
12. Mychal Rivera OAK (vs KC)
13. Travis Kelce KC (@OAK)
14. Kyle Rudolph MIN (vs GB)
15. Zach Ertz PHI (vs TEN)
16. Marcedes Lewis JAC (@IND)
17. Jordan Reed WAS (@SF)
18. Scott Chandler BUF (vs NYJ)
19. Jermaine Gresham CIN (@HOU)
20. Jacob Tamme DEN (vs MIA)
21. Eric Ebron DET (@NE)
22. Jared Cook STL (@SD)
23. Tim Wright NE (vs DET)
24. Vernon Davis SF (vs WAS)
Joe Ostrowski is a host, producer and update anchor at 670 The Score. He also hosts the Fantasy Nerd Herd on Fridays at 11 p.m. Follow him on Twitter @JoeO670 and feel free to ask him fantasy football questions.