Michael Wilson start or sit: Week 13 fantasy football advice

The 4-7 Arizona Cardinals head to Florida to take on the 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as 2.5-point underdogs this Sunday. At this point both teams look like they’ll get two injured players back, as Baker Mayfield and Marvin Harrison Jr. are leaning toward being able to play. The question for the Cardinals and fantasy is whether or not WR Michael Wilson will still be worth starting if Harrison Jr. suits up.

Below, we’ll go over Michael Wilson’s outlook in fantasy football for Week 13.

First round pick Marvin Harrison Jr. has missed the last two games due to an appendectomy, but was able to get limited practices in all week and appears ready for a return to the field. If he does end up sitting though, we know that Michael Wilson is up to the task of being the WR1 after two big games with Jacoby Brissett behind center. Over the last two games Wilson has caught 25-of-33 targets for 303 yards and no touchdowns. That truly is an amazing couple games that Harrison Jr. hasn’t even come close to accomplishing so far in his short career.

So, with Harrison Jr. likely back, we can expect fewer targets for Wilson, but does he lose his fantasy appeal? We of course can’t know for certain, but it does look like the Cardinals will learn from these last two games and keep Wilson as a top target even with their first rounder back.

So, if they stick to their word, we should see Wilson as a big part of the offense still. And, this week they get a good matchup with the Buccaneers, who have been ninth-worst at allowing fantasy points to wide receivers. They also will again be without Trey Benson and Bam Knight isn’t 100%. I expect another high volume passing attack from Brissett and company.

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