Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Cedric Tillman, Justin Jefferson

Week 12 is here, and if your fantasy football roster looks anything like the Thanksgiving dessert table—half empty, vaguely chaotic, and relying on one uncle who definitely shouldn’t be carrying this much responsibility—you’re not alone. Bye weeks, injuries, and depth-chart plot twists are testing everyone’s patience.

To help you separate the sneaky starts from the “please don’t ruin my week” sits, we turn to the Featured Pros. Their expert picks for Week 12 Sleepers and Duds will help stabilize your lineup, calm your nerves, and maybe even prevent that annual holiday meltdown we pretend is “tradition.”

Let’s dig in.

Fantasy Football Week 12 Start/Sit Advice

Sleepers

Which player outside of the top 100 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is a good sleeper start, and why do you think he has upside this week?

Cedric Tillman (WR – CLE)

“Do I dare run down to Cleveland and some Shedeur Sanders/Cedric Tillman combination? The Raiders are, uh, not good. OK, he’ll need to avoid the meetup with Maxx Crosby. And Sanders appeared willing in his introduction to wing the ball downfield. Tillman caught three of his four receptions for 52 receiving yards versus Baltimore.”
– Mike Harmon (Swollen Dome)

Duds

Which player inside the top 40 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is likely to disappoint fantasy managers this week?

Justin Jefferson (WR – MIN)

“Justin Jefferson at 25 with J.J. McCarthy under center in a tough matchup versus Green Bay. He’s scored once since the opener against the Bears and hasn’t topped 100 yards since Week 5. He’ll get his targets, and you’ll be saved from crashing through the floor in PPR leagues (three or more receptions every week), but that ceiling is awfully low.”
– Mike Harmon (Swollen Dome)