Fantasy Football Week 12 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2021-22 NFL season is past its halfway point. Bye weeks have been taking place the past few weeks. This means those wide receivers like Tyreek Hill and DeAndre Hopkins will be out this week. On top of that injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the Fantasy Football Week 12 wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may isn’t likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 category.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and causes a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receivers: WR7 Mike Evans & WR21 Antonio Brown

Mike Evans missed practice Wednesday with back tightness and Antonio Brown is continuing to nurse an ankle injury. If both were to miss this game against the Indianapolis Colts then Tyler Johnson would move up to WR34 between Corey Davis and Cole Beasley. Then Breshad Perriman, Jaelon Darden, and Scotty Miller (if he returns) would become interesting DFS plays this week.

If Evans is active and Brown is inactive then Tyler Johnson will continue to fill Brown’s void in the Buccaneers depth chart. Johnson moves up to WR56 between Nelson Agholor and Tim Patrick.

If Evans is inactive and Brown is active then Antonio Brown would move up to WR9 between Keenan Allen and Stefon Diggs. Tyler Johnson would move up to WR59 between Amon-Ra St. Brown and T.Y. Hilton.