Fantasy Football Studs and Stinkers of Week 13

Every Monday, The Fantasy Footballers release the Studs & Stinkers podcast episode.  Andy, Mike, and Jason discuss the high highs and low lows from the weekend.  In this Studs & Stinkers article series, you can find the full list of Studs & Stinkers from the weekend and my favorite names from Monday Pun-day.  I also provide commentary on a handful of notable studs and stinkers worth highlighting. To get the full breakdown, don’t miss Week 13 Studs + Stinkers.

Monday Pun-day Power Ranking

1. Inches Sanders
2. Baker Flamefield
3. Darren Holler!
4. Darren OFF-THE-WALL-er
5. Der-wrecked Henry
6. Devontae Booger
7. DeVante Parked
8. Bezerk Cousins
9. Corey Made-My-Day-vis
10. Scorey Davis
11. Glory Davis
12. Hide Edwards-Helaire
13. Clyde Edwards-Beware
14. Baker’s Dozen Mayfield
15. Get-Sicki with it
16. Yay-vid Montgomery

What’s your favorite Monday Pun-day? You can find us on Twitter: The Fantasy Footballers (@TheFFBallers) and me (@TheFantasyEng).

Biggest Studs

Darren Waller
Week 13 @ NYJ: 17 targets for 13 receptions, 200 yards, & 2 TD
Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA
Waller is a baller.  He just put up the sixth-best fantasy performance by a tight end.  EVER.  Waller has been the TE2 on the season and produced at a very high level.  Waller is the next best TE to roster behind Kelce, consider yourself lucky if you’re walking into the playoffs with Waller.

David Montgomery
Week 13 vs DET: 17 rushes for 72 yards & 2 TD 4 receptions on 4 targets for 39 yards
Fantasy Playoffs: HOU, @MIN, @JAX
David Montgomery, Andy’s start of the week, has been very productive as a solid RB2 all year.  He had a great week with 111 total yards and 2 TD on the ground.  Montgomery has the seventh most RB receptions on the year!  He is incredibly safe and similarly unsexy.  Montgomery is a great RB2 with a great playoff schedule.

Aaron Jones
Week 13 vs PHI: 15 rushes for 130 yards & 1 TD | 3 receptions on 3 targets for 18 yards
Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN
Jones is the only running back to finish inside the top-24 every week.  He has been electric despite Green Bay spreading the ball around to teammate Jamaal Williams.  Jones has had fewer week-winning performances this year than 2019, but he has been significantly more reliable.  In 2019, Jones won you a handful of weeks and probably lost you a handful of weeks.  2020 Aaron Jones is more consistent and remains a top option at the RB position.  Also, check out this run!

Absolutely FILTHY run by Aaron Jones
pic.twitter.com/b9KiPefDFn

— Peter Chung (@FF_Hypeman) December 7, 2020

Jonathan Taylor
Week 13 @ HOU: 13 rushes for 91 yards | 3 receptions on 3 targets for 44 yards & 1 TD
Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT
Taylor has been up and down this season more than any other player in fantasy.  Now he has two rock-solid weeks in a row under his belt, and he looked great this weekend.   You should be confident in starting Taylor moving forward.  He logged 48% of snaps compared to Hines (33%) and Wilkins (19%).  Start Taylor with confidence.

TY Hilton
Week 13 @ HOU: 8 receptions on 11 targets for 110 yards & 1 TD
Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT
TY Hilton looked like his younger self this weekend.  He has a habit of balling out versus Houston every single time they play.  The Fantasy Footballers had predicted a big Hilton outing, and they were spot on.  Why can’t Hilton do this every week?  It’s hard to say… but he clearly has some incredible talent left in him.  Hilton can be considered as a flex option this upcoming week, and you should feel confident in starting him in Week 15…why?  Because he plays the Texans again, and he always puts up big numbers against the Texans.

Biggest Stinkers

Justin Herbert
Week 13 vs NE: 26 completions on 53 passes for 209 yards & 2 interceptions
Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN
The Chargers failed to put up any points on offense this weekend.  The Patriots tend to do well at shutting down rookie quarterbacks, and they exceeded expectations on Sunday.  What should you do with Herbert?  Start him again.  Don’t worry, every player has bad games.  Herbert remains a must-start, especially facing a juicy Atlanta defense in Week 14.

Miles Sanders
Week 13 @ GB: 10 rushes for 31 yards | 1 target for 0 catches
Fantasy Playoffs: NO, @ARI, @DAL
Everything that could go wrong for Sanders’ opportunity in 2020 has gone wrong.  Head Coach Doug Pederson is on the hot seat.  Carson Wentz has been terrible, yet the offense is still running through him.  The Eagles have limited Sanders’ workload and even brought Jordan Howard up from the practice squad to steal some carries away.  Sanders has scored fewer than 10 fantasy points three weeks in a row.  Next, he faces a tough New Orleans defense.  Miles Sanders is a desperation play next week, at best.  Sanders is a risky play in fantasy given the terrible Philly offense and limited workload he has been given.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Week 13 vs DEN: 0 snaps
Fantasy Playoffs: @MIA, @NO, ATL
Clyde Edwards-Helaire (CEH) was sick this week and was questionable for Sunday.  We got a notification before the game that he would be active.  The first quarter went bye and we didn’t see CEH.  Then the next quarter, and so on.  CEH didn’t see a single snap in Week 13.  The Chiefs have been giving Le’Veon Bell third down work and critical carries in the games they’ve played.  Meanwhile, CEH has had a limited workload since Bell has joined the team.  Andy is sitting CEH in the playoffs while Mike and Jason are a bit more optimistic.  CEH remains a super risky but high upside option at the RB position for the fantasy playoffs, which is not what he was drafted to be.

Other Studs

QB          
Derek Carr @NYJ — 28/47 for 381/3/1 — 2/5/1 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA

Baker Mayfield @TEN — 25/33 for 334/4/0 — 4/5/0 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ

Ryan Tannehill vs CLE — 29/45 for 389/3/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @JAX, DET, @GB

Matthew Stafford @CHI — 27/42 for 402/3/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB

Jared Goff @ARI — 37/47 for 351/1/0 — 4/1/1 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: NE, NYJ, @SEA

Taysom Hill @ATL –27/37 for 232/2/0 — 14/83/0 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: @PHI, KC, MIN
• First passing TD of the season

Cam Newton @LAC — 12/19 for 69/1/0 — 14/48/2 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: @LAR, @MIA, BUF

Aaron Rodgers vs PHI — 25/34 for 295/3/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN

Kirk Cousins vs JAX — 25/34 for 295/3/0 — 3/12/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @TB, CHI, @NO

Sam Darnold vs LV — 14/23 for 186/2/1 — 3/26/1 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: @SEA, @LAR, CLE

 

RB
David Montgomery vs DET — 17/72/2 — 4 targets for 4/39/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: HOU, @MIN, @JAX

Aaron Jones vs PHI — 15/130/1 — 3 targets for 3/18/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN

Jonathan Taylor @HOU — 13/91/0 — 3 targets for 3/44/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT

Dalvin Cook vs JAX — 32/120/0 — 9 targets for 6/59/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @TB, CHI, @NO

James Robinson @MIN — 18/78/1 — 6 targets for 6/30/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: TEN, @BAL, CHI

Ty Johnson vs LV — 22/104/1 — 2 targets for 2/13/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @SEA, @LAR, CLE

Chris Carson vs NYG — 13/65/0 — 6 targets for 3/45/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: NYJ, @WSH, LAR

 

**Honorable Mentions at RB
Adrian Peterson @CHI — 16 /57/2 — 1 target, zero catches

• Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB

Nick Chubb @TEN — 18/80/1 — 1 target for 1/26/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ

Alfred Morris @SEA — 8/39/1 — 1 target for 1/6/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: ARI, CLE, @BAL

WR           

Corey Davis vs CLE — 12 targets for 11/182/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @JAX, DET, @GB

Davante Adams vs PHI — 12 targets for 10/121/2

• Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN

Justin Jefferson vs JAX — 12 targets for 9/121/1 — 1/2/0 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: @TB, CHI, @NO

Marvin Jones @CHI — 12 targets for 8/116/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB

T.Y. Hilton @HOU — 11 targets for 8/110/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT

Jamison Crowder vs LV — 7 targets for 5/47/2

• Fantasy Playoffs: @SEA, @LAR, CLE

Tim Patrick @KC — 4 targets for 4/44/2

• Fantasy Playoffs: @CAR, BUF, @LAC

Keke Coutee vs IND — 9 targets for 8/141/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @CHI, @IND, CIN

**Honorable Mentions at WR
Rashard Higgins @TEN — 9 targets for 6/95/1

Jarvis Landry @TEN — 10 targets for 8/62/1

Donovan Peoples-Jones @TEN — 3 targets for 2/92/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ

Adam Thielen vs JAX — 11 targets for 8/75/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @TB, CHI, @NO

DeAndre Hopkins vs LAR — 13 targets for 8/52/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @NYG, PHI, SF

Michael Thomas @ATL — 11 targets for 9/105/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @PHI, KC, MIN

TE           

Darren Waller @NYJ — 17 targets for 13/200/2

• Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA

Travis Kelce vs DEN — 13 targets for 8/136/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @MIA, @NO, ATL

Mike Gesicki vs CIN — 11 targets for 9/88/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: KC, NE, @LV

Dan Arnold vs LAR — 3 targets for 2/61/2

• Fantasy Playoffs: @NYG, PHI, SF

**Honorable Mentions at TE

Cole Kmet vs DET — 7 targets for 5/37/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: HOU, @MIN, @JAX

Robert Tonyan vs PHI — 5 targets for 4/39/1

• Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN

T.J. Hockenson @CHI — 9 targets for 7/84/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB

Other Stinkers

QB  
Justin Herbert vs NE — 26/53 for 209/0/2

• Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN

Carson Wentz @GB — 6/15 for 79/0/0 — 3/18/0 rushing

• Fantasy Playoffs: NO, @ARI, @DAL

RB

Derrick Henry vs CLE — 15/60/0 — 1 target for 1/9/0 — 1 fumble

• Fantasy Playoffs: @JAX, DET, @GB

Miles Sanders @GB — 10/31/0 — 1 target, zero catches

• Fantasy Playoffs: NO, @ARI, @DAL

Austin Ekeler vs NE — 8/36/0 — 9 targets for 4/32/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN

Clyde Edwards-Helaire vs DEN — zero snaps

Le’Veon Bell vs DEN — 11/40/0 — 3 targets for 2/15/0

Darrel Williams vs DEN — 6/38/0 — 2 targets for 1/5/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @MIA, @NO, ATL

Todd Gurley vs NO — 8/16/0 — 1 target for 1/4/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @LAC, TB, @KC

Latavius Murray @ATL — 5/17/0 — 2 targets for 2/0/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @PHI, KC, MIN

Devontae Booker @NYJ — 16/50/0 — 2 targets for 1/1/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA

Kareem Hunt @TEN — 14/33/0 — 3 targets for 3/24/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ

WR           

Keenan Allen vs NE — 11 targets for 5/48/0

Mike Williams vs NE — 9 targets for 4/43/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN

D.J. Chark @MIN — 7 targets for 2/41/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: TEN, @BAL, CHI

DeVante Parker vs CIN — 8 targets for 4/35/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: KC, NE, @LV

TE           

Hunter Henry vs NE — 2 targets for 1/50/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN

Hayden Hurst vs NO — 4 targets for 1/9/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: @LAC, TB, @KC

Austin Hooper @TEN — 2 targets for 2/24/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ

Evan Engram @SEA — 8 targets for 4/32/0

• Fantasy Playoffs: ARI, CLE, @BAL

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