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Ranking The Top Fantasy Football Players Of Week 12: Underdogs Hillis And Tamme Rise To The Top

Who to start in Week 12 of fantasy football? Check out our consensus player rankings at the six main positions

JACKSONVILLE FL - NOVEMBER 21: Peyton Hillis #40 of the Cleveland Browns rushes during a game agaisnt the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on November 21 2010 in Jacksonville Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE FL - NOVEMBER 21: Peyton Hillis #40 of the Cleveland Browns rushes during a game agaisnt the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on November 21 2010 in Jacksonville Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE FL - NOVEMBER 21: Peyton Hillis #40 of the Cleveland Browns rushes during a game agaisnt the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on November 21 2010 in Jacksonville Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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It’s time for fantasy football player rankings. PlayThisGuy.com has given us their Top 10 players at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and D/ST. They go around the Internet collecting data from fantasy football sites far and wide, and collate it into easily digestible tables for your viewing pleasure.You’ll notice some rankings from yesterday’s game mixed in, hopefully you took advantage of those on Thanksgiving.

Peyton Hillis tops the running back rankings. It's amazing - Hillis wasn't even considered a top-tier back when the season started. He was mostly an afterthought, a guy people added to their rosters just to have another running back in case of injury, and for bye weeks. Now, he's turned into a must-play every week. Congrats to Peyton Hillis, and congrats to all those fantasy owners who were smart enough to grab him early on, your faith has been rewarded.

Another guy who no one even thought twice about earlier in the year is tight end Jacob Tamme. With Dallas Clark entrenched as the Colts All-Pro tight end, Tamme was likely to ride the pine all season. But, as always with fantasy football, injuries occur, and Tamme has taken advantage of his opportunity. Of course, having Peyton Manning throwing you passes could turn almost anybody into a fantasy star. So it is with Jacob Tamme, who tops this week's tight end rankings.

Week 12 Consensus Rankings

1. Aaron Rodgers (GB @ ATL)
2. Drew Brees (NO @ DAL)
3. Philip Rivers (SD @ IND)
4. Peyton Manning (IND vs. SD)
5. Michael Vick (PHI @ CHI)
6. Tom Brady (NE @ DET)
7. Ben Roethlisberger (PIT @ BUF)
8. Kyle Orton (DEN vs. STL)
9. Eli Manning (NYG vs. JAX)
10. Mark Sanchez (NYJ vs. CIN)
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Week 12 Consensus Rankings

1. Peyton Hillis (CLE vs. CAR)
2. Arian Foster (HOU vs. TEN)
3. Frank Gore (SF @ ARI)
4. Adrian Peterson (MIN @ WAS)
5. Chris Johnson (TEN @ HOU)
6. Rashard Mendenhall (PIT @ BUF)
7. Steven Jackson (STL @ DEN)
8. Ray Rice (BAL vs. TB)
9. Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX @ NYG)
10. Jamaal Charles (KC @ SEA)
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Week 12 Consensus Rankings

1. Calvin Johnson (DET vs. NE)
2. Greg Jennings (GB @ ATL)
3. Dwayne Bowe (KC @ SEA)
4. Roddy White (ATL vs. GB)
5. Andre Johnson (HOU vs. TEN)
6. Brandon Lloyd (DEN vs. STL)
7. Marques Colston (NO @ DAL)
8. Mike Wallace (PIT @ BUF)
9. Reggie Wayne (IND vs. SD)
10. Larry Fitzgerald (ARI vs. SF)
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Week 12 Consensus Rankings

1. Jacob Tamme (IND vs. SD)
2. Chris Cooley (WAS vs. MIN)
3. Marcedes Lewis (JAX @ NYG)
4. Jason Witten (DAL vs. NO)
5. Tony Gonzalez (ATL vs. GB)
6. Brandon Pettigrew (DET vs. NE)
7. Vernon Davis (SF @ ARI)
8. Todd Heap (BAL vs. BUF)
9. Heath Miller (PIT @ BUF)
10. Kevin Boss (NYG vs. JAX)
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Week 12 Consensus Rankings

1. Sebastian Janikowski (OAK vs. MIA)
2. Nick Folk (NYJ vs. CIN)
3. David Akers (PHI @ CHI)
4. Mason Crosby (GB @ ATL)
5. Rob Bironas (TEN @ HOU)
6. Neil Rackers (HOU vs. TEN)
7. Matt Bryant (ATL vs. GB)
8. Adam Vinatieri (IND vs. SD)
9. Billy Cundiff (BAL vs. TB)
10. Matt Prater (DEN vs. STL)
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Week 12 Consensus Rankings

1. Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST (PIT @ BUF)
2. New York Jets D/ST (NYJ vs. CIN)
3. New York Giants D/ST (NYG vs. JAX)
4. Baltimore Ravens D/ST (BAL vs. TB)
5. Philadelphia Eagles D/ST (PHI @ CHI)
6. New Orleans Saints D/ST (NO @ DAL)
7. Cleveland Browns D/ST (CLE vs. CAR)
8. Green Bay Packers D/ST (GB @ ATL)
9. San Francisco D/ST (SF @ ARI)
10. New England Patriots (NE @ DET)
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