{"id":200792,"date":"2024-11-19T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=200792"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:21:31","slug":"week-12-quarterback-rankings-fantasy-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/11\/19\/week-12-quarterback-rankings-fantasy-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 12 Quarterback Rankings Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fantasy football season is approaching the playoffs, and it&#8217;s time to set your lineups. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/40139599\/nfl-bye-weeks-every-team-2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Week 12 is a tough week for bye weeks<\/a>, with six teams on a bye. The quarterbacks missing this week are Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence, Derek Carr, Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers. Below are the quarterback rankings, tiers and analysis to help you navigate your lineup decisions for Week 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Quarterback Rankings for Week 12 Fantasy Football<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Tier 1: Superstar Quarterbacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Jalen Hurts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Lamar Jackson<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Justin Herbert<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Jayden Daniels<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Herbert continued his hot streak on Sunday Night Football, scoring 24.38 fantasy points. His accuracy was a problem, only completing 17 of 36 passes, but he had two passing touchdowns and 65 rushing yards. He finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback for the third time in the last four weeks. He gets a great matchup in Week 12 against a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ravens<\/a> defense that has a struggling pass defense. They have given up the third most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season. Herbert should continue his great play in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401671689\/ravens-chargers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harbaugh Bowl<\/a> on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniels has been struggling recently, failing to finish as a top-20 fantasy quarterback in back-to-back weeks. However, he has played both the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Steelers<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Eagles<\/a> in the last two weeks, which are two of the better pass defenses in the league. Daniels has a much better matchup against a struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cowboys<\/a> defense. This is the week for Daniels to get back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tier 2: Mid to Low-End QB1s<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Bo Nix<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Brock Purdy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Jordan Love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Kyler Murray<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Baker Mayfield<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. Patrick Mahomes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11. Jared Goff<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12. Anthony Richardson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nix continued his hot streak in Week 11, scoring 28.78 fantasy points to finish as the overall QB3 on the week. He threw for a career-high four passing touchdowns. He has now finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback in four of the last seven weeks. Nix plays the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Raiders<\/a> in Week 12, which is a favorable matchup. Nix should continue his great play this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richardson returned to being the starting quarterback for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Colts<\/a> in Week 11, and he delivered a comeback victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jets<\/a>. He was the QB4 on the week, which was the first time he finished as a top-20 quarterback since Week 1. Richardson threw for one touchdown and rushed for two more. This is what fantasy managers expected when they drafted him as a top-six fantasy quarterback in drafts this summer. Richardson has a tougher matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Lions<\/a> in Week 12, but his rushing upside keeps him as a low-end QB1 in the quarterback rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;180848&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tier 3: Mid-Tier QB2s<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13. Drake Maye<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14. Russell Wilson<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15. Sam Darnold<\/span><br \/>\n16. C.J. Stroud<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maye had a good performance in Week 11, completing 30 of 40 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns while adding 27 rushing yards. This is the fifth time in six starts that Maye has finished between the QB7 and QB18. He is playing as a mid-tier QB2 with a solid floor and remains in this tier for Week 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darnold rebounded in Week 11, finishing as a top-10 fantasy quarterback, throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns and adding a rushing touchdown. This was the second time in the last three weeks that he finished as a top-10 quarterback. However, he has a tougher matchup in Week 12 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bears<\/a>. Darnold continues to be a solid fantasy starter, but temper expectations this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tier 4: Streaming Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17. Matthew Stafford<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18. Geno Smith<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19. Tua Tagovailoa<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20. Caleb Williams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stafford had his best performance of the season last week, throwing 295 yards and four touchdowns. The returns of Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp have rejuvenated Stafford. Stafford has finished as a top-20 fantasy quarterback in four straight weeks, after failing to do so in the previous five. Stafford has a tough matchup against the Eagles in Week 12, but with all the bye weeks, he is a solid streaming option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith did not do much in the passing game, failing to throw for a touchdown, but he rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown to give the Seahawks the victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">49ers<\/a>. Smith is a streaming option in Week 12 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cardinals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Courtesy of Eric Hartline &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quarterback rankings, tiers, and analysis for Week 12 of the Fantasy Football season to make informed decisions to set your lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5257,"featured_media":201085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[32545,10129,2320,31910],"class_list":["post-200792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","tag-fantasy-football-2024","tag-fantasy-quarterback","tag-nfl-schedule","tag-quarterback-rankings"],"modified_by":"Drew VonScio","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}