{"id":99021,"date":"2020-12-02T17:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T22:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=99021"},"modified":"2021-12-29T16:46:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T21:46:13","slug":"week-13-fantasy-football-top-value-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/12\/02\/week-13-fantasy-football-top-value-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 13 Fantasy Football: Top Value Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a multitude of delays in Week 12, we finally had all the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nfl\/2020\/12\/1\/21755095\/ravens-steelers-game-status-delays-covid-outbreak-list\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">games played<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Wednesday (yes Wednesday) afternoon. The 2020 NFL season has been a crazy one, but with the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic seemingly affecting the fantasy football world more than ever before this past week, it is never a sure thing when it comes to who you should throw in your fantasy football lineup week after week. Here\u2019s a rundown of the key players in the top three skill positions that will play above their value for your Week 13 fantasy football squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Week 13 Fantasy Football: Top Value Players<\/h2>\n<h3><b>\u201cValue\u201d Quarterback of the Week<\/b><b>: <\/b><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HillTa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taysom Hill<\/a><\/i><\/b><b>, New Orleans Saints<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, maybe you swooped in and grabbed the Saints\u2019 Swiss Army Knife after he was named the starting quarterback after <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BreeDr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Brees<\/a><\/strong> went on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/saints\/news\/saints-place-drew-brees-injured-reserve#:~:text=The%20New%20Orleans%20Saints%20announced%20Friday%20the%20team%20placed%20veteran,minimum%20of%20three%20weeks%20(vs.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">injured reserve<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leading up to Week 11. Sure, you can\u2019t throw Taysom Hill in your tight end slot any longer, but he finished as a top 12 quarterback in both of his starts the past two weeks (a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/nfl\/reports\/leaders\/qb.php?year=2020&amp;start=11&amp;end=11\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top-five quarterback<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Week 11). While the sample size is small, and the Saints didn\u2019t need to do much in last week\u2019s quarterback-less matchup against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, New Orleans faces an <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/falcons\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> team again in Week 13 that has given up the most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. This is the team Hill produced against with his legs <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through the air in his Week 11 debut at the position. While the same can\u2019t be said for first-round fantasy draft pick <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KamaAl00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alvin Kamara<\/a><\/strong> in Brees\u2019 absence, if you need a solid offense performance from a Saints\u2019 player with high upside due to his running ability, look no further than <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PaytSe20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Payton<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s prized jewel.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All Taysom Hill does is make plays for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saints?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Saints<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At QB1. <br \/>Or\u2026 literally anywhere else. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NOvsDEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NOvsDEN<\/a> &#8212; TOMORROW 4:05pm ET on FOX<br \/>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CAaVKV4ChB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CAaVKV4ChB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1332836673974009856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Value QBs for Week 13: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CousKi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirk Cousins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FitzRy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Fitzpatrick<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TagoTu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cValue\u201d Running Back of the Week<\/b><b>: <\/b><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GaskMy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myles Gaskin<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AhmeSa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salvon Ahmed<\/a><\/i><\/b><b>, Miami Dolphins<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What a year it has been for the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>. Whether it\u2019s because of the \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong> Curse\u201d being broken or not, the Dolphins are right in the running for a playoff spot in the AFC this year. While much of their success can be accredited to their outstanding defensive play (and yes, the fact that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of their quarterbacks have proven capable of winning games &#8211; are we taking notes, Chicago?) one thing that has truly improved this season for the Dolphins is their run game. After paying a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">steep fee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for now-cut <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HowaJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Howard<\/a><\/strong> and rarely used <strong>Matt Breida<\/strong>, Miami has found themselves a pair of solid young backs in Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed. While the two haven\u2019t been healthy in the same week as of yet, whoever is able to play this week against the struggling <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> is worth firing up as Miami looks to continue to dominate on both sides of the ball. If both backs are healthy, anticipate Gaskin to lead this backfield, but we may see some sort of committee at first. Keep an eye on the injury report throughout the week but lock Gaskin in as a solid RB2 with or without Ahmed, and treat Ahmed as RB2 worthy with Gaskin out against a Bengals\u2019 defense that has surrendered at least 100 yards to a running back in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/fantasy\/football\/news\/fantasy-football-week-13-start-em-sit-em-running-backs-miles-sanders-myles-gaskin-can-take-you-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five of their last six games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DOLPHINS PRACTICE REPORT, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JCTSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JCTSports<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmandoSalguero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ArmandoSalguero<\/a> :<br \/>* No DeAndre Washington<br \/>* Tua Tagovailoa is practicing w black tape around his left wrist and lower part of his left thumb. <br \/>* Myles Gaskin wore compression sleeve on his left leg.<br \/>* Kindley and Ahmed both present. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dbIPZXXET0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dbIPZXXET0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Action Network NFL Injury News (@ActionNetNFLInj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ActionNetNFLInj\/status\/1334191228934647814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Value RBs for Week 13: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GallWa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Gallman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MontDa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Montgomery<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cValue\u201d Wide Receiver of the Week<\/b><b>: <\/b><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CookBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandin Cooks<\/a><\/i><\/b><b>, Houston Texans<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a> quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WatsDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deshaun Watson<\/a> has been playing quarterback at an amazing level since the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/houston-texans-firing-of-bill-o-brien-a-cautionary-tale-for-future-nfl-head-coac\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">firing of former head coach <strong>Bill O\u2019Brien<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the Texans 0-4 start. However, a lot of that success has benefited wide receiver <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FullWi01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Fuller<\/a><\/strong>, who just this week, was handed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2920359-texans-will-fuller-v-suspended-6-games-for-violation-of-nfls-ped-policy\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">six-week suspension for a PED violation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Another receiver who has been playing exceptionally consistently thus far in Watson\u2019s re-emergence? Brandin Cooks. Posting only one game with less than 60 yards, and only two with less than eight targets, after the Week 5 swing for the Texans offense, Cooks has been a great go-to receiver for Watson as well. While Fuller had an edge in total yards and touchdowns in that span, Cooks was not far behind. Look for Cooks to fill the void for Watson and this high-flying Texans\u2019 offense going forward. Without another true WR1 to step up into the role, expect Cooks to get more looks and make even more big plays (he leads the team in deep targets and catches) down the field as the Texans continue to try to salvage their season, starting this week against an <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/colts\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> defense that has been getting torched as of late.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Texans WRs this year by snaps and current status<br \/>Will Fuller V &#8211; 578 &#8211; suspended<br \/>Brandin Cooks &#8211; 571 &#8211; WR1<br \/>Randall Cobb &#8211; 370 &#8211; IR<br \/>Kenny Stills &#8211; 165 &#8211; FA<br \/>Keke Coutee &#8211; 68 &#8211; WR2<br \/>DeAndre Carter &#8211; 21 &#8211; Chicago Bears<br \/>Steven Mitchell Jr. &#8211; 8 &#8211; PS, likely WR3<br \/>Isaiah Coulter &#8211; 0 &#8211; WR4<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Jahnke (@PFF_NateJahnke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_NateJahnke\/status\/1333541808526290944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Value WRs for Week 13: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SamuDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deebo Samuel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=PittMi01,PittMi00&amp;search=Michael+Pittman&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Pittman<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"t7J0XV8XTBl0iAfTgP2pOQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1288742351\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'t7J0XV8XTBl0iAfTgP2pOQ',sig:'x2uv4Cv89xmLV_6RlLgn8qR_wXfEBAs6mIEx0-SI398=',w:'594px',h:'406px',items:'1288742351',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to decide who to start in your Week 13 fantasy football matchups? Check out this article on players who will perform above their value. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3692,"featured_media":99036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[59,54],"tags":[354,294,61,5149,40,7141,2399],"class_list":["post-99021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-editorials","tag-brandin-cooks","tag-fantasy-football","tag-football","tag-myles-gaskin","tag-nfl","tag-salvon-ahmed","tag-taysom-hill"],"modified_by":"Al Preziosi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99021","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\/3692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}