As we head into Week 13 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 difference is in the QB2 ranks, where our rankers have Mike White three spots lower than the ECR.
Tua Tagovailoa has a tough matchup this week in San Francisco, but our FTN rankers believe in him more than the ECR, two spots higher. On the flip side, Dak Prescott is a player that our rankers are lower on than the ECR this week.
Deshaun Watson and Geno Smith are two players our rankers have flipped with the ECR, as our rankers prefer Watson. Tom Brady and Derek Carr are also flipped, with our rankers preferring Carr.
Running Back
RBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR
RBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR
ECR and FTN are fairly aligned at running back, especially inside the top eight, as they are completely in sync.
Saquon Barkley and Dalvin Cook are flipped at 9 and 10 with our rankers favoring Barkley. Our rankers favor David Montgomery over Joe Mixon as they are flipped at 13 and 14.
After that, the most significant difference is with Jamaal Williams , who our rankers have three spots higher this week as opposed to the ECR.
Dameon Pierce is a player that our FTN rankers have outside the top 20 this week after two down weeks, but the ECR still has him inside the top 20. Our rankers have less faith in Gus Edwards , as we have him outside the top 30 this week, but the ECR has him just inside the top 30.
Cordarrelle Patterson is ranked inside the top 24 by the ECR, but our rankers have him outside the top 24. Miles Sanders is a player our rankers believe more in than the ECR, as we have him two spots higher.
Wide Receiver
WRs the FTN rankers like more than ECR
WRs the FTN rankers like less than ECR
This week, the ECR and FTN rankers have some minor differences between them at the WR position, but nothing that is significant.
The most significant differences here are with DK Metcalf and George Pickens , two players our rankers have three spots higher than the ECR.
Additionally, Garrett Wilson is a player our rankers have three spots lower this week than the ECR.
Jaylen Waddle , JuJu Smith-Schuster and Joshua Palmer are all players who are FTN rankers have less faith in this week compared to the ECR. Additionally, in a less significant difference, our rankers are also less in on Justin Jefferson , Amari Cooper , Chris Godwin , Christian Kirk and DeVonta Smith .
On the flip side, Mike Evans , Terry McLaurin , Deebo Samuel and Christian Watson are all players that we prefer as opposed to the ECR.
Ja’Marr Chase is a player our rankers have firmly as a top-10 option this week as opposed to the ECR who has him sneaking in at 10.
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 15.
However, Gerald Everett is a player our rankers are a bit lower on than the ECR as we have him two spots lower.
As a result, David Njoku and Foster Moreau are the two players our rankers have higher than the ECR.
