Best Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 12
It’s another week with slim pickings for players available in fantasy football, with six teams on bye. So you may need some help finding sleepers to add to and boost your lineup.
With more teams than any other week on bye, it’s even more important that you find sleepers to add to your lineup this week.
Look over these sleeper options for a few different positions and their projections then build out your lineup on PrizePicks. You can win real money by playing fantasy football on PrizePicks; just pick more or less on at least two player stat projections and stay in the green.
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Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 12
Check out the best sleepers in fantasy football for the NFL Week 12 slate. Click for an in-depth analysis on each sleeper.
- Cardinals QB Kyler Murray vs. Seahawks
- Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. vs. Buccaneers
- Steelers RB Najee Harris vs. Browns
- Chargers WR Ladd McConkey vs. Ravens
- Colts WR Josh Downs vs. Lions
- Patriots TE Hunter Henry vs. Dolphins
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray vs. Seahawks
- Last week, Murray completed 22-of-24 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 21 yards and 2 touchdowns.
- Murray is second in yards per attempt since Week 9, averaging 9.5 YPA.
- Arizona’s offense is ranked seventh in dropback expected points added (EPA) per play (0.173) and sixth in dropback success rate (51.1%).
- Murray is averaging 8.1 yards per rushing attempt and already has 4 rushing touchdowns this season.
- Seahawks allow the 14th-most fantasy points to quarterbacks so far, allowing about 226 passing yards per game and around 4 rushing yards per carry to QBs.
Kyler Murray Projection: 215.5 Pass Yards / 27.5 Rush Yards
Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. vs. Buccaneers
- The Buccaneers allow the seventh-most rushing yards per attempt (4.71) and the 12th-most fantasy points to running backs.
- The Giants are starting quarterback Tommy DeVito for the first time since benching Daniel Jones — expect them to be run-heavy.
- Tracy has three 100+ rushing yard games since becoming the Giants’ RB1 in Week 5, two of them in his last three games.
- The Giants RB1 is averaging 98.6 yards per game in games where he gets at least 10 carries.
Tyrone Tracy Projection: 70.5 Rush Yards
Steelers RB Najee Harris vs. Browns
- Harris plays on Thursday Night Football vs. the Browns.
- In the last five weeks, Harris is ninth in total rushing attempts, third in attempts per game and 15th in total rushing yards.
- Harris has 12 targets for nine catches and 63 yards through his last five games, cashing his receiving projection on PrizePicks in three of those games.
- Harris’ three 100+ rushing yard games this season were all in the past six weeks.
- The Browns are 20th in defensive EPA per play (.0028), 25th in rush EPA (-0.03) and 16th in rush success rate (39.6%)
- Harris has only had less than 15 carries in three of ten games this season.
- Harris has caught a pass for at least 10 yards three of his last five games. He’s fifth in yards after contact amongst RBs in that same period.
Najee Harris Projection: 68.5 Rush Yards, 12 Fantasy Score
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Chargers WR Ladd McConkey vs. Ravens
- McConkey had the best game of his rookie season last week, bringing in six catches for 123 yards.
- Last week was the first time a Chargers opponent put up more than 20 points against their stout defense, leading the Chargers to throw 36 times — his second-highest total this year.
- Now, the Chargers defense faces the Baltimore Ravens, who lead the league in yards per game and are second in points per game.
- McConkey receives 23.8% of the Chargers targets, which is currently 15th in the league.
- The Ravens allow the most yards per game, touchdowns, and fantasy points to wide receivers in the NFL.
- McConkey is currently sixth in receptions of 10+ yards as a rookie and has caught a pass for at least 15+ yards every game since Week 2.
- McConkey has gone More than on his receiving projections of 62.5 in three of the last four games.
Ladd McConkey Projection: 62.5 Receiving Yards
Colts WR Josh Downs vs. Lions
- Downs has cashed his receiving projection on PrizePicks in all of his past four games.
- The Lions are allowing the second-most yards to receivers per game (188.7).
- In QB Anthony Richardson’s return as starter, Downs had five targets for five catches, 84 yards and a touchdown. Richardson will start against the Lions.
- Downs is the clear WR1 in Indy, bringing in 22.2% of the team's targets, also leading the receiver room in red-zone targets.
- Lions have allowed at least one receiver to get 50+ receiving yards in every game this season.
Josh Downs Projection: 57.5 Receiving Yards
Patriots TE Hunter Henry vs. Dolphins
- The Dolphins allow 51.7 yards per game to tight ends, 13th-highest in the league.
- The Dolphins are seventh in total receptions allowed to tight ends this season, averaging almost 6 receptions per game (also sixth-highest in the league)
- Henry is averaging seven targets and 54 receiving yards through his last five games.
- Henry is the leading receiver for the Patriots as a tight end. He has received 20.1% of the Patriots targets, which is a team-high.
- Henry has only had less than 40 receiving yards once since Drake Maye became the starter in New England.
Hunter Henry Projection: 43.5 Receiving Yards
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Don’t let the bye weeks discourage you from getting in on the NFL action this week. Even with six teams out of service, there are still some sleepers that can help you win real money on PrizePicks.
Since you just checked out the best sleeper options for NFL Week 12, head to PrizePicks to lock in your lineup. Just choose more or less on at least two of your favorite players, keep them green and you can win real money on PrizePicks.
If you aren’t feeling these sleepers then check out some of our other NFL Week 12 insight on the Playbook.
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