The 2022-23 NFL season has already been extremely entertaining. There are no byes this week because six teams are playing on Thanksgiving. Injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season, so 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)
Category | Name | Opponent | Ranking |
Must Start | Justin Jefferson | vs New England Patriots | WR1 |
Must Start | Davante Adams | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR2 |
Must Start | Tyreek Hill | vs Houston Texans | WR3 |
Must Start | Stefon Diggs | vs Detroit Lions | WR4 |
Must Start | Ja’Marr Chase* | vs Tennessee Titans | WR5 |
Starting WR1 | Terry McLaurin | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR6 |
Starting WR1 | DeAndre Hopkins | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR7 |
Starting WR1 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | vs Buffalo Bills | WR8 |
Starting WR1 | D.K. Metcalf | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR9 |
High WR2 | CeeDee Lamb | vs New York Giants | WR10 |
High WR2 | Tee Higgins | vs Tennessee Titans | WR11 |
High WR2 | Jaylen Waddle | vs Houston Texans | WR12 |
High WR2 | A.J. Brown | vs Green Bay Packers | WR13 |
High WR2 | Deebo Samuel | vs New Orleans Saints | WR14 |
High WR2 | Keenan Allen | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR15 |
Starting WR2 | Chris Godwin | vs Cleveland Browns | WR16 |
Starting WR2 | Tyler Lockett | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR17 |
Starting WR2 | Michael Pittman Jr. | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR18 |
Starting WR2 | Mike Evans | vs Cleveland Browns | WR19 |
Starting WR2 | JuJu Smith-Schuster* | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR20 |
Starting WR2 | Amari Cooper | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR21 |
Low WR2 | Christian Kirk | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR22 |
Low WR2 | Gabe Davis | vs Detroit Lions | WR23 |
Low WR2 | Mike Williams* | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR24 |
Low WR2 | Marquise “Hollywood” Brown* | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR25 |
Flex | Jakobi Meyers | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR26 |
Flex | Courtland Sutton | vs Carolina Panthers | WR27 |
Flex | Brandon Aiyuk | vs New Orleans Saints | WR28 |
Flex | Chris Olave | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR29 |
Flex | Parris Campbell | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR30 |
Flex | DeVonta Smith | vs Green Bay Packers | WR31 |
Flex | Donovan Peoples-Jones | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR32 |
Flex | Allen Lazard | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR33 |
Deep League Flex | Jerry Jeudy* | vs Carolina Panthers | WR34 |
Deep League Flex | Darius Slayton | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR35 |
Deep League Flex | Rondale Moore* | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR36 |
Deep League Flex | Joshua Palmer | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR37 |
Deep League Flex | Garrett Wilson | vs Chicago Bears | WR38 |
Deep League Flex | Christian Watson | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR39 |
Deep League Flex | George Pickens | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR40 |
Deep League Flex | Allen Robinson | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR41 |
Deep League Flex | Treylon Burks | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR42 |
Deep League Flex | Tyler Boyd | vs Tennessee Titans | WR43 |
Deep League Flex | D.J. Moore | vs Denver Broncos | WR44 |
Deep League Flex | Diontae Johnson | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR45 |
Deep League Flex | Adam Thielen | vs New England Patriots | WR46 |
Deep League Flex | Curtis Samuel | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR47 |
Deep League Flex | Nico Collins | vs Miami Dolphins | WR48 |
Deep League Flex | Zay Jones | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR49 |
Upside Play | Drake London | vs Washington Commanders | WR50 |
Upside Play | Darnell Mooney | vs New York Jets | WR51 |
Upside Play | Jarvis Landry | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR52 |
Upside Play | Mack Hollins | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR53 |
Upside Play | Demarcus Robinson | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR54 |
Upside Play | Julio Jones | vs Cleveland Browns | WR55 |
Upside Play | Brandin Cooks | vs Miami Dolphins | WR56 |
Upside Play | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR57 |
Upside Play | Devin Duvernay | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR58 |
Upside Play | Jahan Dotson | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR59 |
Upside Play | Kadarius Toney* | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR60 |
Upside Play | Van Jefferson | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR61 |
Upside Play | Corey Davis* | vs Chicago Bears | WR62 |
Upside Play | Randall Cobb | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR63 |
Upside Play | Isaiah McKenzie | vs Detroit Lions | WR64 |
Upside Play | Josh Reynolds* | vs Buffalo Bills | WR65 |
Leave on the Bench | Michael Gallup | vs New York Giants | WR66 |
Leave on the Bench | Marvin Jones Jr. | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR67 |
Leave on the Bench | Chris Moore | vs Miami Dolphins | WR68 |
Leave on the Bench | Ben Skowronek | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR69 |
Leave on the Bench | DJ Chark | vs Buffalo Bills | WR70 |
Leave on the Bench | Chase Claypool | vs New York Jets | WR71 |
Leave on the Bench | Terrace Marshall Jr. | vs Denver Broncos | WR72 |
Leave on the Bench | Alec Pierce | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR73 |
Leave on the Bench | Trent Sherfield | vs Houston Texans | WR74 |
Leave on the Bench | Robert Woods | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR75 |
Leave on the Bench | K.J. Osborn | vs New England Patriots | WR76 |
Leave on the Bench | Nick Westbrook-Ihkine | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR77 |
Leave on the Bench | Kendall Hinton | vs Carolina Panthers | WR78 |
Leave on the Bench | Tutu Atwell | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR79 |
WR5 Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
Ja’Marr Chase missed the past three games with a hip injury. Cincinnati never placed Chase on injured reserve so he can return whenever he’s healthy. If Chase doesn’t return this week against the Tennessee Titans Tyler Boyd moves up to WR32 between DeVonta Smith and Donovan Peoples-Jones.
Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receivers: WR20 JuJu Smith-Schuster & WR60 Kadarius Toney
JuJu Smith-Schuster missed last week’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with a concussion. Kadarius Toney suffered a hamstring injury during last week’s game. If both are out this week against the Los Angeles Rams Marquez Valdes-Scantling will move up to WR47 between Curtis Samuel and Nico Collins. Skyy Moore would become the WR55 between Demarcus Robinson and Julio Jones.
If Smith-Schsuter is out this week but Toney is healthy then Toney would become the WR33 between Allen Lazard and Jerry Jeudy. Marquez Valdes-Scantling would move up to WR55 between Demarcus Robinson and Julio Jones.
If Tony is out this week and Smith-Schuster is healthy then Valdes-Scantling would move up to WR55 between Demarcus Robinson and Julio Jones.
WR24 Mike Williams, Los Angeles Chargers
Mike Williams has missed two games with an ankle sprain and reactivated it this week against the Kansas City Chiefs. If Williams is out but Allen is active Palmer moves up to WR25 between Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Jakobi Meyers.
Arizona Cardinals Wide Receivers: WR25 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown & WR36 Rondale Moore
Marquise “Hollywood” Brown has a chance to return from Injured Reserve after suffering a foot injury five weeks ago. Rondale Moore suffered a groin injury early in the game against the San Francisco 49ers. If both are out this week against the Los Angeles Chargers Greg Dortch will become the WR33 between Allen Lazard and Jerry Jeudy.
If Brown does not play this week but Moore is healthy, Rondale Moore moves up to WR22 between Amari Cooper and Christian Kirk.
If Moore does not play this week but Brown is healthy, Dortch moves up to WR36 between Darius Slayton and Joshua Palmer.
WR34 Jerry Jeudy, Denver Broncos
Jerry Jeudy missed last week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders with an ankle injury. He is considered day-to-day at this point. If Jeudy doesn’t play this week against the Carolina Panthers Kendall Hinton would move up to WR61 between Van Jefferson and Corey Davis.
WR62 Corey Davis, New York Jets
Corey Davis missed the past three games with a knee injury. If he misses this week’s game against the Chicago Bears Garrett Wilson retains his current ranking at WR38.
WR65 Josh Reynolds, Detroit Lions
Josh Reynolds missed the past three games because of a back injury. If Reynolds misses this week’s game against the Buffalo Bills DJ Chark becomes the WR64 between Randall Cobb and Isaiah McKenzie.
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