The fantasy football season is approaching the playoffs, and it’s time to set your lineups. No teams have a bye in Week 13 with the Thanksgiving schedule. Brock Purdy and Trevor Lawrence are questionable with injuries. Below are the quarterback rankings, tiers and analysis to help you navigate your lineup decisions for Week 13.
Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings Week 13
Tier 1: Superstar Quarterbacks
1. Jalen Hurts
2. Lamar Jackson
3. Josh Allen
4. Jayden Daniels
5. Joe Burrow
6. Justin Herbert
Hurts and Jackson will battle it out in a battle between the top two fantasy quarterbacks on the season. Jackson is QB1 on the season, finishing as a top-10 QB 10/12 times this season. Hurts is QB2, finishing as a top-10 QB seven out of 11 times. The Ravens defense has struggled against the pass this year, putting Hurts on top of the quarterback rankings for this week. Jackson is right behind him, even against a tougher Eagles defense. This will be a fun matchup between two of the better quarterbacks in the league.
Lamar Jackson ranks among QB this season
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Pass Yards 1st
Rush Yards 1st
Total TD 1st
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Daniels rebounded in Week 12, scoring 30.4 fantasy points and finishing as the QB1. This was his first time finishing as a top-10 weekly QB since Week 4. He had 275 passing yards, 74 rushing yards and three total touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions in the loss to the Cowboys. Daniels should be able to keep up the momentum in a Week 13 battle against the Titans as the Commanders look to end their three-game losing streak.
Tier 2: Mid to Low-End QB1s
7. Baker Mayfield
8. Bo Nix
9. Patrick Mahomes
10. Kyler Murray
11. C.J. Stroud
12. Jordan Love
Mahomes had his best fantasy day of the season, scoring 28.76 fantasy points and finishing as the QB2 on the week. He had three passing touchdowns and 60 rushing yards. Mahomes is starting to pick it up, finishing as a top-four quarterback for the second time in the last four weeks. He plays the Raiders next week, who are in the top 10 for most fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks. Mahomes is a low-end QB1 in the quarterback rankings for Week 13.
Murray continued his up-and-down season, having a down week in Week 12, scoring just 10.3 fantasy points as the Cardinals failed to score a touchdown. Murray only had nine rushing yards. The Cardinals have to get him going on the ground. They play the Vikings in Week 13, who are a great run defense, meaning the Cardinals will have to throw to move the ball. Expect Murray to get back on track this week.
Tier 3: Mid-Tier QB2s
13. Sam Darnold
14. Tua Tagovailoa
15. Russell Wilson
16. Brock Purdy*
17. Jared Goff
Tagovailoa had his best game of the season, scoring 28.48 fantasy points on his way to his second straight top-10 weekly QB finish. He threw for four passing touchdowns in the victory. It is a much tougher matchup in Week 13 against the Packers on Thanksgiving night. Additionally, it is supposed to be a cold night in Green Bay, and the Dolphins struggle in cold weather. Temper expectations for Tagovailoa, who has been playing well recently.
Goff did not have to do much in the Lions Week 12 victory, as they had three rushing touchdowns. He scored 10.76 fantasy points, finishing outside the top 20 for quarterbacks on the week. Goff has a tough matchup against the Bears to kick off Thanksgiving Day. The Bears are giving up the second-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks on the season. Goff is another quarterback to temper expectations for this week and potentially look for a better option.
*Purdy missed the Week 12 game with a shoulder injury and is questionable for Week 13.
Tier 4: Streaming Options
18. Drake Maye
19. Anthony Richardson
20. Trevor Lawrence*
21. Kirk Cousins
22. Geno Smith
Richarson returned to his accuracy woes, completing just 11 of 28 passes for 172 yards. His 61 rushing yards accounted for almost half of his fantasy points. Richardson’s rushing upside is the only thing keeping him as a possible fantasy starter, but it is hard to trust him. He has a decent matchup this week against the Patriots, who just got torched by the Dolphins. Richardson is a streaming option at best for Week 13 in the quarterback rankings.
Maye continues his consistency, scoring between 11 and 21 fantasy points in all seven of his starts on the season. He has finished between the QB13 and QB18 in four straight weeks. With no quarterbacks on a bye this week, Maye is a solid streaming option.
*Lawrence has missed the last two weeks with an injury before the bye week and is questionable for Week 13.
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