Fantasy Football Week 12 WR Rankings: Nelson Agholor, Diontae Johnson Rise

Welcome to our Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 12 of the 2020 NFL regular season. This week, Stefon Diggs, Allen Robinson and a slew of viable pass-catching options return from a bye. Diontae Johnson looks to be emerging as Big Ben’s go-to target in Pittsburgh. Plus, is either Nelson Agholor or Damiere Byrd trustworthy moving forward? Let’s take a look.

* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 12 WR Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em.

Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.

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Wide Receiver Outlook Week 12

Don’t get me wrong, Chase Claypool is an animal. 10 TDs in 10 career games is no small task. However, right now, the player who many thought Claypool would quickly make fantasy irrelevant, is now the Steelers wideout to own. Diontae Johnson (WR17) has seen 10-plus targets in four of his last five games, including a season-high 16 in Week 11. Furthermore, he’s topped 110 receiving yards in back-to-back games. Baltimore presents a tough matchup on paper, but they did allow 113 yards to Corey Davis this past week. Plus, of the past two WRs to see double-digit targets against the Ravens, each has recorded at least six receptions and 75 receiving yards, combing for an average output of eight receptions for 96.5 yards and one total TD.

Nelson Agholor (WR49) saw nine targets in Week 11, the same amount he had in the previous three weeks combined. The Raiders pass offense isn’t reliant on their receivers enough to make Agholor a weekly play. With that said, he’s clearly carved out a sizeable enough role to warrant being placed squarely on the flex radar depending on matchups, and this week’s matchup may just be one of them. With six TDs under his belt this year, Agholor takes on a Falcons defense that has allowed the most passing TDs and second-most receiving yards to WRs this season.

Damiere Byrd (WR59) exploded for 132 receiving yards (career-high) and 26.3 points in Week 11. His TD against the Texans was just the second receiving TD by a New England WR all season long. While the Patriots’ passing game remains inconsistent, his somewhat constant target share makes him worthy of being rostered in more than 2% of Yahoo leagues, as he is at this moment. Seeing 16 targets come his way in two of the last three games, Byrd gets a Cardinals defense in Week 12 who, since their Week 8 bye, has allowed six receiving TDs to the position. 

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Week 12 Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receiver 

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Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough

#	Wide Receivers TEAM	Opp.
1	Tyreek Hill KC	@ TB
2	DeAndre Hopkins ARI	@ NE
3	Davante Adams GB	vs. CHI
4	Calvin Ridley ATL	vs. LV
5	Michael Thomas NO	@ DEN
6	DK Metcalf SEA	@ PHI
7	Keenan Allen LAC	@ BUF
8	Adam Thielen MIN	vs. CAR
9	Julio Jones ATL  INJ	vs. LV
10	Tyler Lockett SEA	@ PHI
11	Stefon Diggs BUF	vs. LAC
12	Terry McLaurin WAS	@ DAL
13	Kenny Golladay DET INJ	vs. HOU
14	Chris Godwin TB	vs. KC
15	Will Fuller V HOU	@ DET
16	A.J. Brown TEN	@ IND
17	Diontae Johnson PIT	vs. BAL
18	Amari Cooper DAL	vs. WAS
19	Brandin Cooks HOU	@ DET
20	Allen Robinson II CHI	@ GB
21	Mike Evans TB	vs. KC
22	Sterling Shepard NYG	@ CIN
23	D.J. Moore CAR	@ MIN
24	Robert Woods LAR	vs. SF
25	JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT	vs. BAL
26	Brandon Aiyuk SF	@ LAR
27	Tim Patrick DEN	vs. NO
28	Antonio Brown TB	vs. KC
29	Curtis Samuel CAR	@ MIN
30	Cooper Kupp LAR	vs. SF
31	Darius Slayton NYG	@ CIN
32	Cole Beasley BUF	vs. LAC
33	Chase Claypool PIT	vs. BAL
34	Christian Kirk ARI	@ NE
35	Tyler Boyd CIN	vs. NYG
36	Jalen Reagor PHI	vs. SEA
37	Deebo Samuel SF INJ	@ LAR
38	Michael Pittman Jr. IND	vs. TEN
39	Justin Jefferson MIN	vs. CAR
40	Robby Anderson CAR	@ MIN
41	Corey Davis TEN	@ IND
42	DeVante Parker MIA	@ NYJ
43	Jakobi Meyers NE	vs. ARI
44	Jerry Jeudy DEN	vs. NO
45	Marvin Jones Jr. DET	vs. HOU
46	D.J. Chark Jr. JAC	vs. CLE
47	Mike Williams LAC	@ BUF
48	Emmanuel Sanders NO	@ DEN
49	Nelson Agholor LV	@ ATL
50	Keelan Cole JAC	vs. CLE
51	Russell Gage ATL	vs. LV
52	CeeDee Lamb DAL	vs. WAS
53	M. Valdes-Scantling GB	vs. CHI
54	Jarvis Landry CLE	@ JAC
55	Travis Fulgham PHI	vs. SEA
56	Breshad Perriman NYJ	vs. MIA
57	Laviska Shenault Jr. JAC INJ	vs. CLE
58	Jamison Crowder NYJ	vs. MIA
59	Damiere Byrd NE	vs. ARI
60	Josh Reynolds LAR	vs. SF
61	Anthony Miller CHI	@ GB
62	Cordarrelle Patterson CHI	@ GB
63	Dez Bryant BAL	@ PIT
64	Marquise Brown BAL	@ PIT
65	T.Y. Hilton IND	vs. TEN
66	Darnell Mooney CHI	@ GB
67	A.J. Green CIN	vs. NYG
68	Hunter Renfrow LV	@ ATL
69	Michael Gallup DAL	vs. WAS
70	Rashard Higgins CLE	@ JAC
71	John Brown BUF	vs. LAC
72	Greg Ward PHI	vs. SEA
73	Sammy Watkins KC INJ	@ TB
74	DaeSean Hamilton DEN	vs. NO
75	David Moore SEA	@ PHI
76	Marvin Hall DET	vs. HOU
77	Tee Higgins CIN	vs. NYG
78	Allen Lazard GB	vs. CHI
79	Danny Amendola DET INJ	vs. HOU
80	Henry Ruggs III LV	@ ATL
81	Jakeem Grant MIA	@ NYJ
82	Kendrick Bourne SF	@ LAR
83	Zach Pascal IND	vs. TEN
84	Denzel Mims NYJ	vs. MIA
85	Isaiah Wright WAS	@ DAL
86	Richie James SF	@ LAR
87	Steven Sims Jr. WAS	@ DAL
88	Larry Fitzgerald ARI	@ NE
89	Olamide Zaccheaus ATL	vs. LV
90	Mecole Hardman KC	@ TB
91	Cam Sims WAS	@ DAL
92	Demarcus Robinson KC	@ TB
93	KhaDarel Hodge CLE	@ JAC
94	N’Keal Harry NE	vs. ARI
95	Golden Tate NYG	@ CIN
96	Deonte Harris NO	@ DEN
97	Tre’Quan Smith NO	@ DEN
98	Braxton Berrios NYJ	vs. MIA
99	Chris Conley JAC	vs. CLE
100	Marcus Johnson IND	vs. TEN
101	Austin Mack NYG	@ CIN
102	Cedrick Wilson DAL	vs. WAS
103	Scotty Miller TB	vs. KC
104	Adam Humphries TEN	@ IND
105	Marquez Callaway NO	@ DEN
106	Trent Taylor SF	@ LAR
107	Kenny Stills HOU	@ DET
108	Byron Pringle KC	@ TB
109	Tyler Johnson TB	vs. KC
110	Van Jefferson LAR	vs. SF
111	KJ Hamler DEN	vs. NO
112	Willie Snead IV BAL	@ PIT
113	Andy Isabella ARI	@ NE
114	Jeff Smith NYJ	vs. MIA
115	James Washington PIT	vs. BAL
116	Mike Thomas CIN	vs. NYG
117	Bryan Edwards LV	@ ATL
118	Miles Boykin BAL	@ PIT
119	Isaiah McKenzie BUF	vs. LAC
120	Isaiah Ford NE	vs. ARI
121	Jalen Guyton LAC	@ BUF
123	Christian Blake ATL	vs. LV
124	Ray-Ray McCloud PIT	vs. BAL
125	Kalif Raymond TEN	@ IND
126	Devin Duvernay BAL	@ PIT
127	DeMichael Harris IND	vs. TEN
128	Olabisi Johnson MIN	vs. CAR
129	Alshon Jeffery PHI	vs. SEA
130	Gabriel Davis BUF	vs. LAC
131	Collin Johnson JAC	vs. CLE

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