Every week, Mike Mital is responsible for telling fantasy football owners around the world who to sit and who to start. This is not your grandpa’s ordinary, boring start em sit em list–this is bold! You’ve been warned…
I know that last week’s start ’em sit ’em list was not very accurate, but I plan on having a huge bounce back week and nailing my two featured start and sit players. After taking an L last week, I plan to get back on and ride the hot streak again.
Week 13 Start em
DeAndre Hopkins – Hou WR
Hopkins has been a big disappointment this season thanks to the awful play of quarterback Brock Osweiler who has struggled mightily in Houston’s offense. Nuk was largely selected in the first round of fantasy football drafts coming off a monster 2015 season where he was a PPR monster and the Texans targets leader by a country mile. I have some personal experience with this, as I drafted him in the first round in the Fantasy Couch League.
This week he faces a Packers defense that has suffered several injuries to key players in the secondary and ranks 31st in pass coverage. This game has the makings of a shootout and Hopkins should be the beneficiary of several deep targets on the day with the potential to rack up even more fantasy points in garbage time if the Texans fall behind early.
QBs to Start
Derek Carr
Matthew Stafford
Philip Rivers
Colin Kaepernick
Tyrod Taylor
Jameis Winston
Eli Manning
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Alex Smith
Matt Barkley
RBs to Start
Jordan Howard
Carlos Hyde
Doug Martin
Mark Ingram
Tim Hightower
Spencer Ware
Frank Gore
Devontae Booker
Theo Riddick
Kenneth Dixon
WRs to Start
Michael Thomas
Brandin Cooks
Amari Cooper
Michael Crabtree
Sammy Watkins
Donte Moncrief
Tyrell Williams
Tyreek Hill
Anquan Boldin
DeSean Jackson
Tyler Boyd
Marquess Wilson
Malcolm Mitchell
Taylor Gabriel
TEs to Start
Martellus Bennett (If Healthy)
Tyler Eifert
Vernon Davis (If J. Reed Out)
C.J. Fiedorowicz (If Healthy)
Cameron Brate
Eric Ebron
Lance Kendricks
Vance McDonald
Week 13 Sit em
Dak Prescott – Dal QB
Dak has been having arguably the greatest season of any rookie quarterback in NFL history, and should be considered a legit MVP candidate for leading the Cowboys to a historical 10-1 record. Despite this incredible run, Prescott is coming off his worst passing performance against a Washington defense that held him under 200 yards in the air for the first time all season.
This week he faces a talented Vikings defense on the road that features talented star linebacker Anthony Barr and shutdown corner Xavier Rhodes. I predict the Cowboys will opt to beat the Vikings on the ground with their run game rather than risk turnovers through the air, limiting Prescott’s big play value.
QBs to Sit
Cam Newton
Andy Dalton
Ryan Tannehill
Brock Osweiler
Blake Bortles
Trevor Siemian
Jared Goff
RBs to Sit
Todd Gurley
Jonathan Stewart
Jeremy HIll
Jay Ajayi
Rob Kelley
Thomas Rawls
James Starks
Wendell Smallwood
Rashad Jennings
Terrance West
Matt Asiata
James White
Bilal Powell
Christine Michael
WRs to Sit
Kelvin Benjamin
Allen Robinson
Jarvis Landry
Randall Cobb
Ty Montgomery
Stefon Diggs
Pierre Garcon
J.J. Nelson
Dorial Green-Beckham
Sterling Shepard
Torrey Smith
Jeremy Kerley
TEs to Sit
Dennis Pitta
Jared Cook
Jason Witten
Coby Fleener
Ladarius Green
Jack Doyle
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