Last week was easily the best week of the season to this point. Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues or less. This group of players is basically a dream stream team. For reference, the threshold used for wins and losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score 15 plus points and if the rest can score 10 plus PPR points. Here is the fantasy football Week 12 stream team.
Fantasy Football Week 12 Stream Team: Derek Carr, Sterling Shepard, and More
Week 11 Recap
Quarterback
- Taysom Hill (NO) vs ATL – 24.42 points – W
- Kirk Cousins (MIN) vs DAL – 25.96 points – W
- Derek Carr (LV) vs KC – 22.60 points – W
- Totals – Week: 3-0 / Year: 17-16
Running Back
- Kalen Ballage (LAC) vs NYJ – 14.10 points – W
- Salvon Ahmed (MIA) @ DEN – 12.40 points – W
- Carlos Hyde (SEA) vs ARI – 17.50 points – W
- Totals – Week: 3-0 / Year: 14-17-2
Wide Receiver
- Michael Pittman Jr. (IND) vs GB – 15.60 points – W
- Jakeem Grant (MIA) @ DEN – 3.50 points – L
- Jalen Reagor (PHI) @ CLE – 9.20 points – L
- Totals – Week: 1-2 / Year: 13-20
Tight End
- Logan Thomas (WAS) vs CIN – 2.80 points – L
- Dalton Schultz (DAL) @ MIN – 12.50 points – W
- Trey Burton (IND) vs GB – 10.50 points – W
- Totals – Week: 2-1 / Year: 10-21-2
- Grand Totals – Week: 9-3 / Year: 54-74-4
Fantasy Football Week 12 Stream Team
Quarterback – Derek Carr (LV – 46%) @ ATL
Don’t look now but Derek Carr has been extremely good this year. Since Week 4 he has the second-best passing grade according to PFF. Carr has only thrown three interceptions so far this year, compared to 19 touchdowns. It hasn’t translated into fantasy greatness, as he’s the QB19 on the season, but he has played well in 2020. Carr has been able to hit the 15+ point threshold in six games so far this year and is in a prime spot to make it seven. This week’s matchup against the Atlanta Falcons is of the juiciest variety. The Falcons have allowed the most fantasy points to quarterbacks so far this season. This game is also going to be played in a dome which is conducive for passing stats. As long as the Falcons are able to keep this game competitive, Carr should be able to deliver a nice fantasy performance.
Derek Carr passing in clean pocket:
◾ 17 TDs
◾ 0 INTs pic.twitter.com/g4bhhoRzr2— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) November 25, 2020
Honorable Mentions – Daniel Jones (NYG – 31%) @ CIN, Philip Rivers (IND – 30%) vs TEN
Running Back – Gus Edwards (BAL – 45%) @ PIT
Gus Edwards is the last man standing in that Baltimore Ravens three-headed rushing attack. J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram have both tested positive for COVID-19 and are both out this weekend. That leaves Edwards as the main man. He’s already had four games this year with double-digit carries and he has been effective out of the backfield. This week he should see a heavy workload. The matchup this week isn’t good at all against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers have allowed the fewest fantasy points to running backs so far this season. They have, however, been a bit easier to run on as of late as James Robinson put up 73 yards on the ground and another 21 through the air just last week. Ultimately the volume outweighs the tough matchup in this case with the options available making Edwards a solid play for running back needy fantasy managers.
Honorable Mentions – Frank Gore (NYJ – 17%) vs MIA, Justice Hill (BAL – 2%) @ PIT
Wide Receiver – Sterling Shepard (NYG – 47%) @ CIN
What is it going to take for Sterling Shepard to be rostered in more than 50% of Yahoo leagues? Placing him in here each week feels like stealing. Shepard has now had four straight double-digit PPR games and he’s getting there without scoring touchdowns either. In that span, he’s had at least eight targets in every game besides one, and in that contest he had six. He has had at least six receptions in all four games as well. Shepard is clearly Daniel Jones’ favorite target. In the six games he has played this season, he has scored double-digit PPR points in five of them. Shepard might not have the highest ceiling as he’s neither a true deep threat nor a big-time red-zone target and the New York Giants offense isn’t exactly high powered, but Shepard is as steady as they come. The matchup this week is a nice one as well against a bad Cincinnati Bengals defense. Shepard feels like free money this week.
The last time Sterling Shepard didn't have at least six targets in a non-injury-shortened game was Week 11, 2018. Madness. https://t.co/4249UBXeyh
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) November 25, 2020
Honorable Mentions – Jakeem Grant (MIA – 8%) @ NYJ, Jalen Reagor (PHI – 25%) vs SEA
Tight End – Dalton Schultz (DAL – 23%) vs WAS
Dalton Schultz has been surprisingly involved this year, especially lately. Since Blake Jarwin went down in the opening week, Schultz has stepped up. Schultz is currently fifth among all tight ends on the year with 61 targets. He is also fifth among all tight ends with 39 receptions. Over the past three games, Schultz is averaging seven targets per game and just below five receptions per game. This kind of volume is hard to find at the tight end position, especially at these roster percentages. With this volume, Schultz has been able to post double-digit PPR points in two of his last three games and in four games so far on the year. This week’s matchup against the Washington Football Team is nothing to be scared of. Washington has a great front seven and gets a lot of pressure on quarterbacks, so in theory that could lead to Andy Dalton needing to use Schultz as a check down early and often.
Honorable Mentions – Logan Thomas (WAS – 46%) @ DAL, Jordan Reed (SF – 21%) @ LAR
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