Frank Ammirante | December 12th, 2019
It’s time for the fantasy semi-finals! Hopefully, you didn’t suffer a bad beat by Zach Ertz‘s eruption on Monday Night Football. This week features a highly intriguing AFC South divisional bout between the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans. It will be interesting to see if Ryan Tannehill can continue his dominant stretch. Good luck this week!
Quarterbacks | ||
| Rank | Name | Opponent |
| 1 | Lamar Jackson | vs. Jets |
| 2 | Deshaun Watson | at Titans |
| 3 | Dak Prescott | vs. Rams |
| 4 | Patrick Mahomes | vs. Broncos |
| 5 | Drew Brees | vs. Colts |
| 6 | Russell Wilson | at Panthers |
| 7 | Jimmy Garoppolo | vs. Falcons |
| 8 | Jameis Winston | at Lions |
| 9 | Aaron Rodgers | vs. Bears |
| 10 | Ryan Tannehill | vs. Texans |
| 11 | Baker Mayfield | at Cardinals |
| 12 | Kyler Murray | vs. Browns |
| 13 | Josh Allen | at Steelers |
| 14 | Mitchell Trubisky | at Packers |
| 15 | Jared Goff | at Cowboys |
| 16 | Tom Brady | at Bengals |
| 17 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | at Giants |
| 18 | Carson Wentz | at Redskins |
| 19 | Kirk Cousins | at Chargers |
| 20 | Philip Rivers | vs. Vikings |
| 21 | Matt Ryan | at 49ers |
| 22 | Eli Manning | vs. Dolphins |
| 23 | Kyle Allen | vs. Seahawks |
| 24 | Derek Carr | vs. Jaguars |
Despite being banged-up, Jackson is in a smash spot against a weak Jets’ defense on Thursday Night Football, he remains QB1. The dark horse for QB1 is Mayfield, who travels to Arizona to take on a Cardinals defense that has been shredded by opposing quarterbacks all season long.
Running Backs | ||
| Rank | Name | Opponent |
| 1 | Christian McCaffrey | vs. Seahawks |
| 2 | Derrick Henry | at Texans |
| 3 | Dalvin Cook | at Chargers |
| 4 | Nick Chubb | at Cardinals |
| 5 | Ezekiel Elliott | vs. Rams |
| 6 | Saquon Barkley | vs. Dolphins |
| 7 | Leonard Fournette | at Raiders |
| 8 | Alvin Kamara | vs. Colts |
| 9 | Chris Carson | at Panthers |
| 10 | Aaron Jones | vs. Bears |
| 11 | Todd Gurley | at Cowboys |
| 12 | Austin Ekeler | vs. Vikings |
| 13 | Josh Jacobs | vs. Jaguars |
| 14 | Kareem Hunt | at Cardinals |
| 15 | Phillip Lindsay | at Chiefs |
| 16 | Mark Ingram | vs. Jets |
| 17 | Kenyan Drake | vs. Browns |
| 18 | David Montgomery | at Packers |
| 19 | Raheem Mostert | vs. Falcons |
| 20 | Joe Mixon | vs. Patriots |
| 21 | Devin Singletary | at Steelers |
| 22 | Le’Veon Bell | at Ravens |
| 23 | Miles Sanders | at Redskins |
| 24 | Marlon Mack | at Saints |
| 25 | Devonta Freeman | at 49ers |
| 26 | James White | at Bengals |
| 27 | Carlos Hyde | at Titans |
| 28 | James Conner | vs. Bills |
| 29 | Sony Michel | at Bengals |
| 30 | Tevin Coleman | vs. Falcons |
| 31 | Patrick Laird | at Giants |
| 32 | Royce Freeman | at Chiefs |
| 33 | Ronald Jones | at Lions |
| 34 | Bo Scarbrough | vs. Buccaneers |
| 35 | Duke Johnson | at Titans |
| 36 | LeSean McCoy | vs. Broncos |
McCaffrey should be able to rack up the check down receptions in a likely catchup game against the Seahawks, he remains RB1. The dark horse for RB1 is Mostert, who has caught fire and taken hold of the 49ers’ backfield. He has a great matchup against a weak Falcons’ defense.
Thomas demonstrated how matchup proof he really is with a dominant showing against the 49ers, he remains locked in the WR1 slot. The dark horse for WR1 is Deebo, who should have a big game against a porous Falcons’ defense.
Tight Ends | ||
| Rank | Name | Opponent |
| 1 | George Kittle | vs. Falcons |
| 2 | Travis Kelce | vs. Broncos |
| 3 | Zach Ertz | at Redskins |
| 4 | Darren Waller | vs. Jaguars |
| 5 | Hunter Henry | vs. Vikings |
| 6 | Austin Hooper | at 49ers |
| 7 | Mark Andrews | vs. Jets |
| 8 | Jared Cook | vs. Colts |
| 9 | Jack Doyle | at Saints |
| 10 | Tyler Higbee | at Cowboys |
| 11 | Mike Gesicki | at Giants |
| 12 | Dallas Goedert | at Redskins |
| 13 | Ian Thomas | vs. Seahawks |
| 14 | Jacob Hollister | at Panthers |
| 15 | David Njoku | at Cardinals |
| 16 | O.J. Howard | at Lions |
| 17 | Jason Witten | vs. Rams |
| 18 | Noah Fant | at Chiefs |
| 19 | Ryan Griffin | at Ravens |
| 20 | Hayden Hurst | vs. Jets |
| 21 | Jimmy Graham | vs. Bears |
| 22 | Jonnu Smith | vs. Texans |
| 23 | Darren Fells | at Titans |
| 24 | Vance McDonald | vs. Bills |
Kittle remains TE1 in a great match-up against the Falcons, with Kelce a close second. The dark horse for TE1 is Gesicki, who has been much better lately and takes on the Giants in a potential shootout.
D/STs | ||
| Rank | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | New England Patriots | at Bengals |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | vs. Falcons |
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | vs. Jets |
| 4 | New York Jets | vs. Dolphins |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | vs. Bills |
| 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | vs. Broncos |
| 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | at Redskins |
| 8 | New Orleans Saints | vs. Colts |
| 9 | Seattle Seahawks | at Panthers |
| 10 | Cleveland Browns | at Cardinals |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | at Lions |
| 12 | Minnesota Vikings | at Chargers |
The Patriots regain the D/ST1 spot against the Bengals in a game where they should rack up sacks and turnovers. The dark horse for D/ST1 is the Chiefs, who have played much better defense lately and are at home against rookie quarterback Drew Lock.
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