Fantasy football expert Brandon Funston provides his weekly insight and rankings of the best players to help you win big.
Quarterbacks
Since Week 7, Philly quarterback Carson Wentz has thrown for 22 touchdowns, six more than any other player in the league. He takes his hot arm to Seattle in Week 13 to face a injury-depleted Legion of Boom secondary that is without shutdown corner Richard Sherman and enforcer safety Kam Chancellor. Look for the leader of the NFL’s top offense to continue to sizzle in Seattle, finishing as the top fantasy signal-caller for Week 13.
| Name | Team | Opp |
| Carson Wentz | PHI | @ SEA |
| Tom Brady | NE | @ BUF |
| Russell Wilson | SEA | vs PHI |
| Philip Rivers | LAC | vs CLE |
| Kirk Cousins | WAS | @ DAL |
| Cam Newton | CAR | @ NO |
| Drew Brees | NO | vs CAR |
| Marcus Mariota | TEN | vs HOU |
| Jared Goff | LAR | @ ARI |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | @ CIN |
| Blake Bortles | JAC | vs IND |
| Tyrod Taylor | BUF | vs NE |
| Josh McCown | NYJ | vs KC |
| Matt Ryan | ATL | vs MIN |
| Case Keenum | MIN | @ ATL |
| Dak Prescott | DAL | vs WAS |
| Matthew Stafford | DET | @ BAL |
| Jameis Winston | TB | @ GB |
| Alex Smith | KC | @ NYJ |
| Brett Hundley | GB | vs TB |
| Derek Carr | OAK | vs NYG |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | @ CHI |
| DeShone Kizer | CLE | @ LAC |
| Andy Dalton | CIN | vs PIT |
| Blaine Gabbert | ARI | vs LAR |
| Trevor Siemian | DEN | @ MIA |
| Jay Cutler | MIA | vs DEN |
| Mitch Trubisky | CHI | vs SF |
| Joe Flacco | BAL | vs DET |
| Geno Smith | NYG | @ OAK |
| Jacoby Brissett | IND | @ JAC |
| Tom Savage | HOU | @ TEN |
Running Backs
When Jacksonville last faced Indianapolis back in Week 7, the Jaguars backfield combined to produced 234 yards from scrimmage, 177 of those coming on the ground. Jags’ star rookie running back Leonard Fournette wasn’t a part of that effort, though, as he sat out with an ankle injury, which has nagged him for much of the season. This week, though, Fournette is practicing in full for Sunday’s action, and he’s ticketed as the top fantasy play going up against a Indy defense allowing the fifth-most fantasy points per game to the running back position.
Wide Receivers
It’s been a rough month for Tamap Bay go-to wideout Mike Evans, who ranks outside the top 40 WRs in fantasy points per game since Week 9. But there are a couple of reasons he is ranked as the top fantasy receiver for Week 13. First, Evans gets quarterback Jameis Winston, sidelined by a shoulder injury, back this week. Evans has connected with Winston for three of his four touchdowns this season. And the matchup couldn’t be much better for Evans this week, facing a Green Bay defense that has allowed the third-most fantasy points per game to the WR position.
Tight Ends
New England’s Rob Gronkowski was the top-ranked fantasy tight end play last week against Miami, and he delivered with 82 yards and two scores. He remains in the top spot this week against another divisional foe, the Buffalo Bills, a team that Gronk hung 109 yards and a touchdown on when last he faced it back in Week 8 of last season.
| Name | Team | Opp |
| Rob Gronkowski | NE | @ BUF |
| Travis Kelce | KC | @ NYJ |
| Zach Ertz | PHI | @ SEA |
| Delanie Walker | TEN | vs HOU |
| Jared Cook | OAK | vs NYG |
| Jimmy Graham | SEA | vs PHI |
| Hunter Henry | LAC | vs CLE |
| Jack Doyle | IND | @ JAC |
| Evan Engram | NYG | @ OAK |
| Vernon Davis | WAS | @ DAL |
| Kyle Rudolph | MIN | @ ATL |
| Julius Thomas | MIA | vs DEN |
| Jason Witten | DAL | vs WAS |
| Cameron Brate | TB | @ GB |
| Charles Clay | BUF | vs NE |
| Tyler Kroft | CIN | vs PIT |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | NYJ | vs KC |
| Greg Olsen | CAR | @ NO |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | ARI | vs LAR |
| O.J. Howard | TB | @ GB |
| Austin Hooper | ATL | vs MIN |
| Ben Watson | BAL | vs DET |
| Marcedes Lewis | JAC | vs IND |
| Eric Ebron | DET | @ BAL |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | HOU | @ TEN |
| Gerald Everett | LAR | @ ARI |
| Garrett Celek | SF | @ CHI |
| Jesse James | PIT | @ CIN |
| Adam Shaheen | CHI | vs SF |
| Vance McDonald | PIT | @ CIN |
Defense Special Teams
It’s pretty easy to see the reasoning behind Jacksonville claiming the top spot in this week’s fantasy defense rankings. The Jaguars are the top-scoring fantasy defense unit to this point, and it will get a home game on Sunday against an Indy offense that has allowed more fantasy points to opposing defenses than any other team in the league.
| Name | Opp |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | vs IND |
| Los Angeles Chargers | vs CLE |
| Tennessee Titans | vs HOU |
| Oakland Raiders | vs NYG |
| Los Angeles Rams | @ ARI |
| Baltimore Ravens | vs DET |
| Cincinnati Bengals | vs PIT |
| Green Bay Packers | vs TB |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | @ CIN |
| Philadelphia Eagles | @ SEA |
| Denver Broncos | @ MIA |
| Chicago Bears | vs SF |
| New England Patriots | @ BUF |
| Seattle Seahawks | vs PHI |
| Kansas City Chiefs | @ NYJ |
| Detroit Lions | @ BAL |
| Miami Dolphins | vs DEN |
| New Orleans Saints | vs CAR |
| Minnesota Vikings | @ ATL |
| Washington Redskins | @ DAL |
| San Francisco 49ers | @ CHI |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | @ GB |
| Atlanta Falcons | vs MIN |
| Carolina Panthers | @ NO |
| Arizona Cardinals | vs LAR |
| Houston Texans | @ TEN |
| New York Jets | vs KC |
| Cleveland Browns | @ LAC |
| New York Giants | @ OAK |
| Dallas Cowboys | vs WAS |
| Indianapolis Colts | @ JAC |
| Buffalo Bills | vs NE |
Kickers
No kickers blurb… ever.
| Name | Team | Opp |
| Dan Bailey | DAL | vs WAS |
| Ryan Succop | TEN | vs HOU |
| Greg Zuerlein | LAR | @ ARI |
| Matt Bryant | ATL | vs MIN |
| Josh Lambo | JAC | vs IND |
| Justin Tucker | BAL | vs DET |
| Stephen Gostkowski | NE | @ BUF |
| Wil Lutz | NO | vs CAR |
| Nick Novak | LAC | vs CLE |
| Jake Elliott | PHI | @ SEA |
| Chris Boswell | PIT | @ CIN |
| Graham Gano | CAR | @ NO |
| Kai Forbath | MIN | @ ATL |
| Matt Prater | DET | @ BAL |
| Harrison Butker | KC | @ NYJ |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | OAK | vs NYG |
| Cairo Santos | CHI | vs SF |
| Nick Rose | WAS | @ DAL |
| Blair Walsh | SEA | vs PHI |
| Mason Crosby | GB | vs TB |
| Steven Hauschka | BUF | vs NE |
| Adam Vinatieri | IND | @ JAC |
| Patrick Murray | TB | @ GB |
| Phil Dawson | ARI | vs LAR |
| Chandler Catanzaro | NYJ | vs KC |
| Robbie Gould | SF | @ CHI |
| Randy Bullock | CIN | vs PIT |
| Brandon McManus | DEN | @ MIA |
| Ka’imi Fairbairn | HOU | @ TEN |
| Aldrick Rosas | NYG | @ OAK |
| Cody Parkey | MIA | vs DEN |
| Zane Gonzalez | CLE | @ LAC |
