Week 12 fantasy QB rankings: Best starts at quarterback
Among rookie quarterbacks, Washington's Jayden Daniels gets a lot of the attention, but it might be time to also include Denver's Bo Nix on the list of must-start fantasy QBs.
Coming off a season-best outing vs. Atlanta, Nix cracks our top 10 this week at Las Vegas.
ON BYE: Atlanta, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, New Orleans, New York Jets
Fantasy football rankings for Week 12 are based on the point-per-reception (PPR) scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. One point is awarded for every 10 rushing and receiving yards and one point for every 20 passing yards. Six points are awarded for touchdowns scored, four points for passing TDs and one point for receptions.
Rankings are compiled by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.
Week 12 fantasy football quarterback rankings
(*-check status before kickoff)
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Lamar Jackson | Bal. | at L.A.-C |
| 2 | Jalen Hurts | Phi. | at Cle. |
| 3 | Baker Mayfield | T.B. | at N.Y.-G |
| 4 | Jared Goff | Det. | at Ind. |
| 5 | Justin Herbert | L.A.-C | vs. Bal. |
| 6 | Jayden Daniels | Was. | vs. Dal. |
| 7 | Patrick Mahomes | K.C. | at Car. |
| 8 | Kyler Murray | Ari. | at Sea. |
| 9 | Bo Nix | Den. | at L.V. |
| 10 | C.J. Stroud | Hou. | vs. Ten. |
| 11 | Jordan Love | G.B. | vs. S.F. |
| 12 | Geno Smith | Sea. | vs. Ari. |
| 13 | Tua Tagovailoa | Mia. | vs. N.E. |
| 14 | Matthew Stafford | L.A.-R | vs. Phi. |
| 15 | Sam Darnold | Min. | at Chi. |
| 16 | Russell Wilson | Pit. | at Cle. |
| 17 | Brandon Allen | S.F. | at G.B. |
| 18 | Caleb Williams | Chi. | vs. Min. |
| 19 | Drake Maye | N.E. | at Mia. |
| 20 | Jameis Winston | Cle. | vs. Pit. |
| 21 | Anthony Richardson | Ind. | vs. Det. |
| 22 | Gardner Minshew | L.V. | vs. Den. |
| 23 | Will Levis | Ten. | at Hou. |
| 24 | Bryce Young | Car. | vs. K.C. |
| 25 | Cooper Rush | Dal. | at Was. |
| 26 | Tommy DeVito | N.Y.-G | vs. T.B. |