So my featured starts and sits for Week 12 did not go as planned, and they would have been spot on if I switched the two around but I digress. This is a good time for me to remind you all that I am just a guide for you to make you own informed decisions for your fantasy team’s best interests.
Do not rely on just my list to make your decision for you, because at the end of the day only you can push that submit button and set your lineup for game day. Now I do make educated guests guesses on who I think will perform well and who I think will be mediocre but always always listen to your gut instincts when it comes to fantasy. That is my only word of advice that I have gained from 10 years of playing this illustrious game of fantasy football. Now for the list…
Week 13 Start ’em
Josh Gordon – Cle WR
Now I know what you’re thinking, how could you start someone who hasn’t played in the NFL since 2014 and is on the Cleveland Browns? Well, let me answer that by first putting this into some context. If you are fighting for the last playoff spot and you are in desperate need of a win this week, don’t start Josh Gordon if you have a safer option or a player with a plus matchup.
I am only recommending this for people who are a lock for the playoffs or are are a huge underdog this week and need a high risk/high reward play for their WR3 or FLEX. If you fall into one of those categories and have room for some risk, take a gamble on Gordon in his first game back. If you have him on your team and you’ve been stashing him for more than a week you might as well play him because he is finally sober and had one of the greatest wide receiver seasons in NFL history while under the influence of multiple substances. Three words sum it up… Flash is back!
Browns 💩 head coach Hue Jackson says Josh Gordon will start this week agains the Chargers ⚡️ https://t.co/yY6zFofPSf
— Fantasy Couch (@fantasycouch) November 30, 2017
Could Josh Gordon be the player that turns the worst pro sports organization around? He just might.
Josh Gordon Week 13 Projections: 8 targets, 6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
QBs to Start
Philip Rivers
Kirk Cousins
Derek Carr
Case Keenum
Josh McCown
Jared Goff
Tyrod Taylor
Blake Bortles
Brett Hundley
RBs to Start
Jordan Howard
Leonard Fournette
Semaje Perine
Jamaal Williams
Rex Burkhead
Christian McCaffrey
Adrian Peterson
Marshawn Lynch
Latavius Murray
Frank Gore
Alex Collins
Orleans Darkwa
WRs to Start
Adam Thielen
Robby Anderson
DaVante Adams
Devin Funchess
Larry Fitzgerald
Jarvis Landry
Jamison Crowder
Marvin Jones
Josh Doctson
Mohamed Sanu
Stefon Diggs
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Sammy Watkins
Cooper Kupp
Marqise Lee
DeSean Jackson
Randall Cobb
TEs to Start
Evan Engram
Kyle Rudolph
Delanie Walker
Jack Doyle
Jared Cook
Hunter Henry
Vernon Davis
Week 13 Sit ’em
DeMarco Murray – Ten RB
Despite finding the end zone 4 times in has last 3 games, Murray has been underwhelming as a runner and is starting to cede more and more touches to back up Derrick Henry, who has looked like the better back for much of the season.
Houston’s defense is notoriously stifling against the run and will be able to contain Murray in the backfield. Fade him this week and start a back with a higher ceiling.
DeMarco Murray Week 13 Projections: 9 carries, 35 rushing yards, 2 receptions, 15 receiving yards, 0 TDs
QBs to Sit
Andy Dalton
Ben Roethlisberger
Dak Prescott
Matt Ryan
Matthew Stafford
Jameis Winston
Jimmy Garoppolo
Alex Smith
Marcus Mariota
Geno Smith
RBs to Sit
Jay Ajayi
Joe Mixon
Doug Martin
Ameer Abdullah
Jerick McKinnon
Bilal Powell
Danny Woodhead
Alfred Morris
Eddie Lacy
Jonathan Stewart
James White
Marlon Mack
Peyton Barber
WRs to Sit
Dez Bryant
T.Y. Hilton
Emmanuel Sanders
DeVante Parker
Corey Coleman
Martavis Bryant
Danny Amendola
Nelson Agholor
Jermaine Kearse
Jeremy Maclin
Ted Ginn Jr.
Mike Wallace
Dede Westbrook
Corey Davis
TEs to Sit
Greg Olsen
Julius Thomas
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Tyler Kroft
Charles Clay
Ricky Seals-Jones
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There are still free agents available in a lot of leagues that deserve to be picked up. Huseyin ranks the top waiver wire pickups and free agent adds by position in his Week 13 waiver video.
