Fantasy football rankings vs. expert consensus – Week 12

As we head into Week 12 of the fantasy football season, lineups need to be set, and with that comes some tough decisions. We’re coming down the home stretch of the NFL regular season, which means the stakes are even higher with the playoffs around the corner. As a result, this week’s start/sit decisions are that much more critical. 

One of the most popular tools here at FTN is our fantasy football rankings. Each week, we bring you non-PPR, PPR and half-PPR rankings to help you win your league. 

Throughout the season, I will break down what players our FTN rankers prefer more (or less) than the expert consensus rankings at FantasyPros. For this article, I will be looking at the half-PPR format.

Quarterback 

QBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

QBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• This week the ECR and FTN have quite a few differences, but they are only minor ones. 
• The most significant differences are with Justin Fields, Kyler Murray and Ryan Tannehill, all of whom our FTN rankers have two spots higher than the ECR. 
• Additionally, our FTN rankers have Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson flipped compared to the ECR, as our rankers prefer Burrow. 
• Our rankers prefer Marcus Mariota and Matt Ryan a bit more than the ECR. 
• On the flip side, our rankers like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Garoppolo a bit less this week compared to the ECR. 

Running Back 

RBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

RBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• This week the difference between the ECR and the FTN rankers at the running back is large, but just like the quarterbacks the differences are minor. 
• The most significant difference between the ECR and our FTN rankers is with Miles Sanders, Antonio Gibson and Isiah Pacheco, who our rankers have three spots lower than the ECR. 
• Our FTN rankers are less in on Jeff Wilson even in a prime matchup against the league’s worst run defense but still have him as a top-20 option.
• Rachaad White is a player our FTN rankers have outside the top 24 this week while the ECR has him just sneaking into the top 24. 
• Our FTN rankers have Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey and Kenneth Walker all slightly lower than the ECR, but all inside the top 10 this week. 
• Alvin Kamara is a player that our FTN rankers have inside the top 15 this week who the ECR does not. 
• James Conner is also a player the ECR has barely inside the top 15, as opposed to our rankers, who have him at 13. 
• Cordarrelle Patterson is a player our FTN rankers are less in on than the ECR, as they have him one spot lower this week. 

Wide Receiver

WRs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

WRs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• When it comes to wide receiver, the ECR and FTN rankers are fairly aligned inside the top 12 outside Tyreek Hill and DeAndre Hopkins, who our rankers have one spot lower than the ECR. 
• The most significant difference between the ECR and our FTN rankers is with Ja’Marr Chase, who we have 27 spots higher than the ECR – this is only if he is active though. 
• After this, the next largest difference is Joshua Palmer, who our FTN rankers have outside the top 30 while the ECR has him inside it. 
• Amari Cooper is a player our FTN rankers have five spots higher than the ECR and inside the top 10. 
• Due to this, our FTN rankers have Tee Higgins, Mike Evans and Terry McLaurin all one spot lower. 
• Chris Olave is also a player who our FTN rankers believe is a top-15 option this week while the ECR does not. 
• DK Metcalf and Christian Watson are two players who our FTN rankers have three spots lower than the ECR this week. 

Tight End

TEs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

TEs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• For yet another week the ECR and our FTN rankers are fairly aligned inside the top 12. 
• The FTN rankers prefer Tyler Higbee to Greg Dulcich, who they have flipped with compared to the ECR. 
• Additionally, Juwan Johnson is a player our FTN rankers have inside the top 12 while the ECR does not. 
• On the flip side, Hayden Hurst is a player that our FTN rankers are less in on as we have him just inside the top 15, while the ECR has him as a top-12 option.