Branson: Week 12 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings

By Spence Branson

(CBS) With every team having completed its bye week, the NFL slate for Week 12 offers plenty of intrigue. From the perspective of fantasy football, there's plenty to follow.

Here are my rankings for week 12 of the NFL season. Assume 0.5 PPR to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues. These rankings can help you out with your toughest roster decisions this week.

Quarterbacks

1. Carson Palmer ARI (at SF)
2. Aaron Rodgers GB (vs CHI)
3. Tom Brady NE (at DEN)
4. Cam Newton CAR (at DAL)
5. Drew Brees NO (at HOU)
6. Eli Manning NYG (at WAS)
7. Ben Roethlisberger PIT (at SEA)
8. Blake Bortles JAC (vs SD)
9. Brian Hoyer HOU (vs NO)
10. Josh McCown CLE (vs BAL)
11. Philip Rivers SD (at JAC)
12. Matthew Stafford DET (vs PHI)
13. Derek Carr OAK (at TEN)
14. Andy Dalton CIN (vs STL)
15. Tony Romo DAL (vs CAR)
16. Jameis Winston TB (at IND)
17. Ryan Fitzpatrick NYJ (vs MIA)
18. Marcus Mariota TEN (vs OAK)
19. Kirk Cousins WAS (vs NYG)
20. Matt Ryan ATL (vs MIN)
21. Brock Osweiler DEN (vs NE)
22. Russell Wilson SEA (vs PIT)
23. Tyrod Taylor BUF (at KC)
24. Matt Hasselbeck IND (vs TB)
25. Jay Cutler CHI (at GB)

Running backs

1. Adrian Peterson MIN (at ATL)
2. Doug Martin TB (at IND)
3. Thomas Rawls SEA (vs PIT)
4. DeMarco Murray PHI (at DET)
5. Todd Gurley STL (at CIN)
6. LeSean McCoy BUF (at KC)
7. DeAngelo Williams PIT (at SEA)
8. Darren McFadden DAL (vs CAR)
9. Jonathan Stewart CAR (at DAL)
10. Giovani Bernard CIN (vs STL)
11. Spencer Ware KC (vs BUF)
12. Javorius Allen BAL (at CLE)
13. Chris Ivory NYJ (vs MIA)
14. Matt Forte CHI (at GB)
15. Latavius Murray OAK (at TEN)
16. J. Yeldon JAC (vs SD)
17. Mark Ingram NO (at HOU)
18. Eddie Lacy GB (vs CHI)
19. Chris Johnson ARI (at SF)
20. Ronnie Hillman DEN (vs NE)
21. Lamar Miller MIA (at NYJ)
22. Frank Gore IND (vs TB)
23. Shaun Draughn SF (vs ARI)
24. Danny Woodhead SD (at JAC)
25. LeGarrette Blount NE (at DEN)
26. Darren Sproles PHI (at DET)
27. Theo Riddick DET (vs PHI)
28. Shane Vereen NYG (at WAS)
29. Karlos Williams BUF (at KC)
30. Antonio Andrews TEN (vs OAK)
31. Ameer Abdullah DET (vs PHI)
32. Ahmad Bradshaw IND (vs TB)
33. Rashad Jennings NYG (at WAS)
34. Tevin Coleman ATL (vs MIN)
35. Alfred Blue HOU (vs NO)
36. Jeremy Langford CHI (at GB)
37. Matt Jones WAS (vs NYG)
38. Charles Sims TB (at IND)
39. Bilal Powell NYJ  (vs MIA)
40. Melvin Gordon SD (at JAC)
41. Duke Johnson CLE  (vs BAL)
42. Jeremy Hill CIN (vs STL)
43. James White NE (at DEN)
44. Jonathan Grimes HOU  (vs NO)
45. Joique Bell DET (vs PHI)
46. Robert Turbin DAL (vs CAR)
47. Kyle Juszczyk BAL (at CLE)
48. J. Anderson DEN  (vs NE)
49. Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs BAL)
50. Jay Ajayi MIA (at NYJ)

Receivers

1. DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs NO)
2. Julio Jones ATL (vs MIN)
3. Antonio Brown PIT (at SEA)
4. Odell Beckham NYG (at WAS)
5. Calvin Johnson DET  (vs PHI)
6. Mike Evans TB (at IND)
7. Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at SF)
8. Brandon Marshall NYJ (vs MIA)
9. Allen Robinson JAC (vs SD)
10. Brandin Cooks NO (at HOU)
11. Amari Cooper OAK (at TEN)
12. Eric Decker NYJ (vs MIA)
13. Demaryius Thomas DEN (vs NE)
14. Dez Bryant DAL (vs CAR)
15. James Jones GB (vs CHI)
16. Michael Crabtree OAK (at TEN)
17. J. Green CIN (vs STL)
18. Sammy Watkins BUF (at KC)
19. Randall Cobb GB (vs CHI)
20. Vincent Jackson TB (at IND)
21. Danny Amendola NE (at DEN)
22. Allen Hurns JAC (vs SD)
23. Jarvis Landry MIA (at NYJ)
24. Martavis Bryant PIT (at SEA)
25. Steve Johnson SD (at JAC)
26. Kendall Wright TEN (vs OAK)
27. Stefon Diggs MIN (at ATL)
28. Willie Snead NO (at HOU)
29. T.Y. Hilton IND (vs TB)
30. Kamar Aiken BAL (at CLE)
31. Davante Adams GB (vs CHI)
32. Jeremy Maclin KC (vs BUF)
33. Terrance Williams DAL (vs CAR)
34. Golden Tate DET (vs PHI)
35. John Brown ARI (at SF)
36. Devin Funchess CAR (at DAL)
37. Marquess Wilson CHI (at GB)
38. Travis Benjamin CLE (vs BAL)
39. Rishard Matthews MIA (at NYJ)
40. Cecil Shorts HOU (vs NO)
41. DeSean Jackson WAS (vs NYG)
42. Marvin Jones CIN (vs STL)
43. Brandon LaFell NE (at DEN)
44. Nate Washington HOU (vs NO)
45. Leonard Hankerson ATL (vs MIN)
46. Anquan Boldin SF (vs ARI)
47. Dwayne Harris NYG (at WAS)
48. Doug Baldwin SEA (vs PIT)
49. Jordan Matthews PHI (at DET)
50. Brian Hartline CLE (vs BAL)

Tight ends

1. Rob Gronkowski NE (at DEN)
2. Tyler Eifert CIN (vs STL)
3. Greg Olsen CAR (at DAL)
4. Delanie Walker TEN (vs OAK)
5. Gary Barnidge CLE (vs BAL)
6. Crockett Gillmore BAL (at CLE)
7. Jason Witten DAL (vs CAR)
8. Antonio Gates SD (at JAC)
9. Travis Kelce KC (vs BUF)
10. Austin Seferian-Jenkins TB (at IND)
11. Julius Thomas JAC (vs SD)
12. Jimmy Graham SEA (vs PIT)
13. Brent Celek PHI (at DET)
14. Kyle Rudolph MIN (at ATL)
15. Heath Miller PIT (at SEA)
16. Coby Fleener IND (vs TB)
17. Richard Rodgers GB (vs CHI)
18. Benjamin Watson NO (at HOU)
19. Vernon Davis DEN (vs NE)
20. Martellus Bennett CHI (at GB)
21. Clive Walford OAK (at TEN)
22. Eric Ebron DET (vs PHI)
23. Owen Daniels DEN (vs NE)
24. Ryan Griffin HOU (vs NO)
25. Zach Miller CHI (at GB)

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 and670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.

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