Branson: Week 13 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson--
(CBS) It's Week 13 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Quarterback
1. Cam Newton, CAR (at NO)
2. Tom Brady, NE (vs PHI)
3. Carson Palmer, ARI (at STL)
4. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (vs IND)
5. Andy Dalton, CIN (at CLE)
6. Matthew Stafford, DET (vs GB)
7. Aaron Rodgers, GB (at DET)
8. Eli Manning, NYG (vs NYJ)
9. Jay Cutler, CHI (vs SF)
10. Marcus Mariota, TEN (vs JAC)
11. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (at NYG)
12. Derek Carr, OAK (vs KC)
13. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (vs BAL)
14. Russell Wilson, SEA (at MIN)
15. Blake Bortles, JAC (at TEN)
16. Drew Brees, NO (vs CAR)
17. Matt Hasselbeck, IND (at PIT)
18. Alex Smith, KC (at OAK)
19. Brock Osweiler, DEN (at SD)
20. Matt Ryan, ATL (at TB)
21. Philip Rivers, SD (vs DEN)
22. Jameis Winston, TB (vs ATL)
23. Kirk Cousins, WAS (vs DAL)
24. Brian Hoyer, HOU (at BUF)
25. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (vs HOU)
Running back
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN (vs SEA)
2. DeAngelo Williams, PIT (vs IND)
3. Doug Martin, TB (vs ATL)
4. LeSean McCoy, BUF (vs HOU)
5. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (at NO)
6. Devonta Freeman, ATL (at TB)
7. Chris Ivory, NYJ (at NYG)
8. Thomas Rawls, SEA (at MIN)
9. Charcandrick West, KC (at OAK)
10. Matt Forte, CHI (vs SF)
11. Darren McFadden, DAL (at WAS)
12. Todd Gurley, STL (vs ARI)
13. David Johnson, ARI (at STL)
14. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (at SD)
15. C.J. Anderson, DEN (at SD)
16. Eddie Lacy, GB (at DET)
17. Javorius Allen, BAL (at MIA)
18. Shaun Draughn, SF (at CHI)
19. Jeremy Langford, CHI (vs SF)
20. Mark Ingram, NO (vs CAR)
21. Giovani Bernard, CIN (at CLE)
22. T.J. Yeldon, JAC (at TEN)
23. DeMarco Murray, PHI (at NE)
24. LeGarrette Blount, NE (vs PHI)
25. Lamar Miller, MIA (vs BAL)
26. Theo Riddick, DET (vs GB)
27. Jeremy Hill, CIN (at CLE)
28. Danny Woodhead, SD (vs DEN)
29. Frank Gore, IND (at PIT)
30. Alfred Blue, HOU (at BUF)
31. Latavius Murray, OAK (vs KC)
32. Brandon Bolden, NE (vs PHI)
33. Matt Jones, WAS (vs DAL)
34. Duke Johnson, CLE (vs CIN)
35. Shane Vereen, NYG (vs NYJ)
36. Antonio Andrews, TEN (vs JAC)
37. Charles Sims, TB (vs ATL)
38. James Starks, GB (at DET)
39. Bilal Powell, NYJ (at NYG)
40. Ameer Abdullah, DET (vs GB)
41. Jay Ajayi, MIA (vs BAL)
42. Dan Herron, IND (at PIT)
43. Jonathan Grimes, HOU (at BUF)
44. Alfred Morris, WAS (vs DAL)
45. Darren Sproles, PHI (at NE)
46. Tevin Coleman, ATL (at TB)
47. Melvin Gordon, SD (vs DEN)
48. Kerwynn Williams, ARI (at STL)
49. James White, NE (vs PHI)
50. Chris Thompson, WAS (vs DAL)
Receiver
1. Odell Beckham, NYG (vs NYJ)
2. Julio Jones, ATL (at TB)
3. Antonio Brown, PIT (vs IND)
4. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (at BUF)
5. Calvin Johnson, DET (vs GB)
6. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (at NYG)
7. Allen Robinson, JAC (at TEN)
8. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (at STL)
9. Alshon Jeffery, CHI (vs SF)
10. T.Y. Hilton, IND (at PIT)
11. Danny Amendola, NE (vs PHI)
12. Eric Decker, NYJ (at NYG)
13. Jarvis Landry, MIA (vs BAL)
14. Martavis Bryant, PIT (vs IND)
15. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (at SD)
16. A.J. Green, CIN (at CLE)
17. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (at SD)
18. Brandon LaFell, NE (vs PHI)
19. Sammy Watkins, BUF (vs HOU)
20. Dez Bryant, DAL (at WAS)
21. Mike Evans, TB (vs ATL)
22. Amari Cooper, OAK (vs KC)
23. Jeremy Maclin, KC (at OAK)
24. John Brown, ARI (at STL)
25. Donte Moncrief, IND (at PIT)
26. Randall Cobb, GB (at DET)
27. Brandin Cooks, NO (vs CAR)
28. Kamar Aiken, BAL (at MIA)
29. Golden Tate, DET (vs GB)
30. Steve Johnson, SD (vs DEN)
31. Doug Baldwin, SEA (at MIN)
32. Kendall Wright TEN (vs JAC)
33. Michael Floyd, ARI (at STL)
34. Michael Crabtree, OAK (vs KC)
35. Vincent Jackson, TB (vs ATL)
36. Anquan Boldin, SF (at CHI)
37. DeSean Jackson, WAS (vs DAL)
38. Devin Funchess, CAR (at NO)
39. DeVante Parker, MIA (vs BAL)
40. Travis Benjamin, CLE (vs CIN)
41. Davante Adams, GB (at DET)
42. Jordan Matthews, PHI (at NE)
43. Stefon Diggs, MIN (vs SEA)
44. Tavon Austin, STL (vs ARI)
45. Marvin Jones, CIN (at CLE)
46. Cecil Shorts, HOU (at BUF)
47. Willie Snead, NO (vs CAR)
48. Jerricho Cotchery, CAR (at NO)
49. Seth Roberts, OAK (vs KC)
50. Brian Hartline, CLE (vs CIN)
Tight end
1. Greg Olsen, CAR (at NO)
2. Delanie Walker, TEN (vs JAC)
3. Travis Kelce, KC (at OAK)
4. Jordan Reed, WAS (vs DAL)
5. Julius Thomas, JAC (at TEN)
6. Tyler Eifert, CIN (at CLE)
7. Antonio Gates, SD (vs DEN)
8. Scott Chandler, NE (vs PHI)
9. Gary Barnidge, CLE (vs CIN)
10. Jacob Tamme, ATL (at TB)
11. Richard Rodgers, GB (at DET)
12. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (vs SEA)
13. Crockett Gillmore, BAL (at MIA)
14. Cameron Brate, TB (vs ATL)
15. Vance McDonald, SF (at CHI)
16. Zach Miller, CHI (vs SF)
17. Benjamin Watson, NO (vs CAR)
18. Coby Fleener, IND (at PIT)
19. Vernon Davis, DEN (at SD)
20. Owen Daniels, DEN (at SD)
21. Jason Witten, DAL (at WAS)
22. Eric Ebron, DET (vs GB)
23. Brent Celek, PHI (at NE)
24. Charles Clay, BUF (vs HOU)
25. Ryan Griffin, HOU (at BUF)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
