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Fantasy Football rankings 2017: Your “Magnificent 7” for each position in week 12

Here are your fantasy football rankings for each position in week twelve.

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[Welcome Fantasy Football owners to your weekly rankings! We’re here to bring forth the Top-7 players for each position. Think of this as your “Magnificent 7” if you will to get you geared up for the week!]

Here are the projected top performers for week 12:

Quarterback

Rank Player Opp. Home/ Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Tom Brady Dolphins Home 23.62
2 Carson Wentz Bears Home 22.99
3 Dak Prescott Chargers Home 21.71
4 Russell Wilson Eagles Home 21.31
5 Jared Goff Saints Home 20.28
6 Cam Newton Jets Away 20.13
7 Matt Ryan Buccaneers Home 19.99

Case Keenum is not a bad pickup for this week as he’s had a pretty hot hand as of late.

Wide Receiver

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Antonio Brown Packers Home 15.77
2 A.J. Green Browns Home 13.44
3 Julio Jones Buccaneers Home 13.27
4 Brandin Cooks Dolphins Home 12.13
5 Adam Thielen Lions Away 11.34
6 Michael Thomas Rams Away 10.71
7 Tyreek Hill Bills Home 10.44

Roll with Mike Wallace, he went off last week and has another favorable matchup this week.

Running Back

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Le'Veon Bell Packers Home 19.89
2 Todd Gurley Saints Home 17.79
3 Mark Ingram Rams Away 16.25
4 Kareem Hunt Bills Home 14.68
5 Leonard Fournette Cardinals Away 13.85
6 Alvin Kamara Rams Away 13.24
7 Tevin Coleman Cowboys Away 12.58

Samje Perine is about to become the beneficiary in the absence of Chris Thompson, give him a shot this week.

Tight End

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Rob Gronkowski Dolphins Home 12.77
2 Travis Kelce Bills Home 11.59
3 Zach Ertz Bears Home 10.04
4 Jimmy Graham 49ers Away 8.7
5 Evan Engram Redskins Away 8.63
6 Vernon Davis Giants Home 8.63
7 Delanie Walker Colts Away 8.52

Eric Dickson will have a favorable outing against the Jet, who give up the eighth-most points to the position.

Defense

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Steelers Packers Home 10.95
2 Eagles Bears Home 9.97
3 Chiefs Bills Home 9.89
4 Patriots Dolphins Home 9.6
5 Ravens Texans Home 9.56
6 Bengals Browns Home 9.49
7 Jaguars Cardinals Away 8.97

You got to stream the Bengals this week against the Browns, it’s a must.

Kicker

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Stephen Gostkowski Dolphins Home 10.79
2 Matt Bryant Buccaneers Home 10.61
3 Greg Zuerlein Saints Home 10.44
4 Justin Tucker Texans Home 10.28
5 Harrison Butker Bills Home 10.28
6 Chris Boswell Packers Home 10.13
7 Ryan Succop Colts Away 9.43

Giorgio Tavecchio is a great option going up against the Broncos, who are giving up the second-most points to kickers.

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