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Fantasy football flex and superflex rankings for Week 13

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Welcome to Week 13 and the latest edition of the fantasy football superflex rankings, combining the best of the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends -- and quarterbacks! -- into one tidy package of 150 names to aid in your decision-making.

It is December now. No more trades! (At least not in ESPN standard leagues.) There are four teams on bye (Browns, Packers, Titans, Panthers) and also missing are plenty of injured players, so do your best to fill those lineups with reasonable choices. Good luck in Week 13 and beyond!

1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens: Four interceptions in Week 12 were less than ideal, but offset by the rushing yards. Still the best bet at QB.
2. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts: Took a while for him to get going on Sunday, but he has scored a TD in nine consecutive games. No defense can control him.
3. Justin Herbert, QB, Chargers: May look odd to see him ranked so nicely, but he is No. 2 among QBs in PPR points per game!
4. Tom Brady, QB, Buccaneers
5. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs: We shall see if the bye week fixed his sudden interception narrative.
6. Josh Allen, QB, Bills: Perhaps he needs a bye on his own interception narrative. Playing the Patriots is a sure step up.
7. Joe Mixon, RB, Bengals
8. Austin Ekeler, RB, Chargers
9. Cooper Kupp, WR, Rams
10. Dak Prescott, QB, Cowboys: Showed he can thrive sans his top wide receivers. Now, all have returned.

11. Jalen Hurts, QB, Eagles: Showed he cannot thrive when a defense forces him to throw. Not even a lock to play this week through ankle injury.
12. Matthew Stafford, QB, Rams
13. Tyreek Hill, WR, Chiefs
14. Leonard Fournette, RB, Buccaneers: Would you believe only four running backs have more PPR points this season? No, I would not have believed it three months ago.
15. Kirk Cousins, QB, Vikings
16. Kyler Murray, QB, Cardinals: Just hopeful to return from ankle injury, says his coach. This ranking shows he is not a must-start anyway.
17. James Conner, RB, Cardinals
18. Alvin Kamara, RB, Saints: He would be a must-start on Thursday if he returns from his knee sprain.
19. Alexander Mattison, RB, Vikings: No sign of Dalvin Cook for the next fortnight or so. Huge volume guaranteed here. Enjoy!
20. Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, Falcons: He's back and the backfield is apparently all his. Hard to believe.
21. Justin Jefferson, WR, Vikings
22. Keenan Allen, WR, Chargers
23. Joe Burrow, QB, Bengals
24. Carson Wentz, QB, Colts
25. Taysom Hill, QB, Saints: Struggling offense goes with the runner over Trevor Siemian. Can't blame them. Hill vaults into QB1 territory in deeper formats. He can do what Hurts does.
26. Derek Carr, QB, Raiders
27. Taylor Heinicke, QB, Washington: Ya gotta root for this undrafted, Old Dominion product who has his team in the final NFC wild-card spot. Good for him.
28. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Dolphins: Very accurate lately, but not exactly piling on the fantasy numbers. Could improve even more this week.
29. Tyrod Taylor, QB, Texans
30. Stefon Diggs, WR, Bills
31. Diontae Johnson, WR, Steelers
32. Najee Harris, RB, Steelers: Still all the backfield volume, but his QB has to play better or there will be more blowout losses.
33. Darrell Henderson Jr., RB, Rams: Quad injury may limit him, but you play him if he is active.
34. Elijah Mitchell, RB, 49ers
35. Antonio Gibson, RB, Washington
36. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys: Looks likely to play through knee woes, but figures to have low volume. Not a must-play anymore.
37. Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, 49ers
38. Russell Wilson, QB, Seahawks: Certainly not a must-play. Have you seen the past three games? Stop automatically playing him because of his great name.
39. Mac Jones, QB, Patriots: Comes off his second 20-point effort, and playing tough foe on the road. If he gets 20 again, his narrative alters.
40. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Broncos
41. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Steelers: Man, that was an ugly game against the Bengals. Schedule remains tough. His days as even a QB2 may be over.
42. Marquise Brown, WR, Ravens
43. Adam Thielen, WR, Vikings: So underrated. Vikings actually have the Nos. 5 and 7 WRs on the season.
44. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Cowboys
45. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington
46. Travis Kelce, TE, Chiefs
47. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Bengals: We keep talking about the low receiving yardage totals because they tell us more than the occasional touchdowns do at this point.
48. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Dolphins: His yards are up. Waddle looks like top rookie receiver these days.
49. Jamaal Williams, RB, Lions: Have to assume D'Andre Swift misses a few games and Williams handles much of his workload. Competent player.
50. James Robinson, RB, Jaguars
51. Justin Fields, QB, Bears: Who knows? Possible he returns from rib injury, but if not, Andy Dalton would inherit this exact rankings spot. Neither ranks well.
52. Zach Wilson, QB, Jets
53. Matt Ryan, QB, Falcons: The NFC version of Roethlisberger? Wow, this useful fantasy option fell hard.
54. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jaguars
55. Mike Glennon, QB, Giants: Daniel Jones likely misses the game. The fact Glennon does not rank last at QB for the week says much about the next fellow's struggles.
56. Jared Goff, QB, Lions: Hard pass.
57. Chris Godwin, WR, Buccaneers
58. Brandon Aiyuk, WR, 49ers: Potentially big volume ahead with Deebo Samuel likely out a few games.
59. Amari Cooper, WR, Cowboys
60. Mark Andrews, TE, Ravens
61. Hunter Renfrow, WR, Raiders: Monster performance on Thanksgiving and steady targets all season.
62. Mike Evans, WR, Buccaneers
63. Tee Higgins, WR, Bengals: Quiet season, but comes off his best game and one can reasonably debate the team's WR hierarchy again.
64. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Colts
65. Mike Williams, WR, Chargers: Still clearly not 100% healthy, but dangerous enough for weekly WR2 territory anyway.
66. Josh Jacobs, RB, Raiders
67. Saquon Barkley, RB, Giants: Not saying his career path is forever changed, but for this season, and now with Glennon at QB, well, good luck. Does not look good.
68. Myles Gaskin, RB, Dolphins
69. George Kittle, TE, 49ers
70. Rob Gronkowski, TE, Buccaneers: Pretty much as expected. Loves running over defenders and piles up numbers when he plays, but misses half the games.
71. Brandin Cooks, WR, Texans: Still just about the only offensive weapon they have, and he may get to 80 catches and 1,000 yards. Yep, a Texan!
72. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Cardinals: As with Murray, may play, may not. His malady is the hamstring and it may haunt him the rest of the way. You do not have to play Hopkins.
73. DK Metcalf, WR, Seahawks: You do not have to play Metcalf, either. His QB almost literally cannot find him. Stop looking at preseason rankings!
74. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seahawks
75. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Broncos
76. David Montgomery, RB, Bears: Good player still on the mend from knee injury, and this offense clearly holds him back. What are they doing?
77. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Chiefs
78. Chase Claypool, WR, Steelers
79. Darnell Mooney, WR, Bears
80. Elijah Moore, WR, Jets
81. Javonte Williams, RB, Broncos: We can only imagine what kind of season he would have had if there was no timeshare. Still worthy flex choice.
82. Melvin Gordon III, RB, Broncos
83. Miles Sanders, RB, Eagles: It is always something with him. An injury. A fumble. A misread. Should destroy the Jets, but Eagles could split up the backfield volume.
84. Van Jefferson, WR, Rams: Why can't he be the Rams No. 2 WR still? You know the next guy. Jefferson is the underrated, healthy one.
85. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Rams
86. DeVonta Smith, WR, Eagles: His QB simply has to target him more and there is no evidence he will. Caps his fantasy upside.
87. Tre'Quan Smith, WR, Saints
88. Devin Singletary, RB, Bills
89. Tony Pollard, RB, Cowboys: Should get double-digit touches this week. Make sure he is rostered, whether you use him or not.
90. Rex Burkhead, RB, Texans
91. Devonta Freeman, RB, Ravens: Sure looks like this is no timeshare. Pittsburgh defense got shredded last week.
92. Corey Davis, WR, Jets
93. Cole Beasley, WR, Bills
94. Kendrick Bourne, WR, Patriots: You probably did not notice he has three touchdowns the past three weeks.
95. Jakobi Meyers, WR, Patriots
96. Jamison Crowder, WR, Jets
97. Darrel Williams, RB, Chiefs
98. Tevin Coleman, RB, Jets: Timeshare sans Michael Carter, but Coleman showed some jump last week.
99. J.D. McKissic, RB, Washington: Neck injury from Monday night may cost him playing time.
100. Mark Ingram II, RB, Saints
101. Damien Harris, RB, Patriots
102. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, Patriots: Neither he nor Harris catch passes, so if the Pats fall behind this Monday, you may not want either active.
103. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Lions
104. Pat Freiermuth, TE, Steelers: Has touchdowns in four of five contests, but is also dealing with a concussion.
105. Mike Gesicki, TE, Dolphins
106. Dalton Schultz, TE, Cowboys
107. Antonio Brown, WR, Buccaneers: He last played in Week 6, due to ankle injury. He is like Gronk (with a different style of course). When he plays, watch him produce.
108. Sterling Shepard, WR, Giants
109. Russell Gage, WR, Falcons
110. Marvin Jones Jr., WR, Jaguars: And to think, we all thought this rookie QB was infallible, a generational talent. Could not fail. What do we think now?
111. Kenyan Drake, RB, Raiders
112. Zach Ertz, TE, Cardinals
113. Kyle Pitts, TE, Falcons: His investors will keep playing him, but his numbers for five weeks say to sit him.
114. Dawson Knox, TE, Bills: Modest targets, but clearly a goal-line target.
115. Matt Breida, RB, Bills
116. Boston Scott, RB, Eagles: Could get 15 touches. Could get three. Welcome to the Philadelphia offense.

117. Jordan Howard, RB, Eagles
118. Sony Michel, RB, Rams: Barely playing, but Henderson injury may change that.
119. Christian Kirk, WR, Cardinals
120. Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Bills
121. Michael Gallup, WR, Cowboys
122. Rashod Bateman, WR, Ravens
123. Tyler Boyd, WR, Bengals
124. Dallas Goedert, TE, Eagles: Should be a top-five TE, but inconsistent QB, inconsistent targets make it hard to rely on him.
125. Tim Patrick, WR, Broncos
126. Curtis Samuel, WR, Washington: Healthy and ready to show his considerable skills. Sleeper pick.
127. Alex Collins, RB, Seahawks
128. Nyheim Hines, RB, Colts
129. Godwin Igwebuike, RB, Lions: Averaging 14.2 yards per carry! No, really! OK, so it is only six carries. Why must you be so skeptical?
130. Laviska Shenault Jr., WR, Jaguars: Unfortunate leader for most receptions (45) sans a touchdown. No end in sight on this one.
131. Kadarius Toney, WR, Giants
132. Kenny Golladay, WR, Giants
133. David Johnson, RB, Texans: Another fellow who investors play when there is no logical reason to do so. None.
134. Ty Johnson, RB, Jets
135. Latavius Murray, RB, Ravens
136. Courtland Sutton, WR, Broncos: Look at his numbers from the past month and make a case to play him.
137. Allen Robinson II, WR, Bears: Dealing with hamstring injury. Hard to make a case to play him in fantasy.
138. Zay Jones, WR, Raiders
139. DeSean Jackson, WR, Raiders: Maybe he catches a long one. Seems risky to rely on that in fantasy.
140. Josh Reynolds, WR, Lions
141. T.Y. Hilton, WR, Colts
142. DeAndre Carter, WR, Washington
143. Mike Davis, RB, Falcons
144. Austin Walter, RB, Jets: Undrafted journeyman from Rice comes off career day and hey, good for him. No guarantee he gets touches this week, though.
145. Brandon Bolden, RB, Patriots
146. Foster Moreau, TE, Raiders: Likely that Darren Waller sits and Moreau, in brief action, has had some moments this season.
147. Noah Fant, TE, Broncos
148. DeeJay Dallas, RB, Seahawks
149. Eno Benjamin, RB, Cardinals
150. Kene Nwangwu, RB, Vikings: And we close up shop for this week with this Iowa State rookie averaging a cool 41.3 yards on his eight kickoff returns. Um, wow! Definite sleeper if he gets the chance to run the ball, too.