Week 12 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings: Tight Ends, Kickers, and Defenses

The fantasy football playoff races are heating up. The following rankings are reflective of how I believe that NFL players will perform, from a fantasy standard scoring perspective, in Week 12.

See where your players stack up against the rest of the league.

Tight Ends

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Tony Gonzalez	KC	vs BUF
2	Antonio Gates	SD	vs IND
3	Dallas Clark	IND	at SD
4	Chris Cooley	WAS	at SEA
5	Owen Daniels	HOU	at CLE
6	Jason Witten	DAL	vs SF
7	Kellen Winslow	CLE	vs HOU
8	Greg Olsen	CHI	at STL
9	Tony Scheffler	DEN	vs OAK
10	Heath Miller	PIT	vs CIN
11	Dustin Keller	NYJ	at TEN
12	Zach Millier	OAK	at DEN
13	Kevin Boss	NYG	at ARI
14	Jeremy Shockey	NO	vs GB
15	Marcedes Lewis	JAX	vs MIN

Kickers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Robbie Gould	CHI	at STL
2	Nick Folk	DAL	vs SF
3	Neil Rackers	ARI	vs NYG
4	David Akers	PHI	at BAL
5	Josh Brown	STL	vs CHI
6	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at MIA
7	Matt Prater	DEN	vs OAK
8	Rob Bironas	TEN	vs NYJ
9	Shaun Suisham	WAS	at SEA
10	Matt Bryant	TB	at DET
11	Adam Vinatieri	IND	at SD
12	Mason Crosby	GB	at NO
13	Ryan Longwell	MIN	at JAX
14	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at DEN
15	Phil Dawson	CLE	vs HOU

Defenses/Special Teams

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Steelers	PIT	vs CIN
2	Buccaneers	TB	at DET
3	Titans	TEN	vs NYJ
4	Giants	NYG	at ARI
5	Browns	CLE	vs HOU
6	Bears	CHI	at STL
7	Ravens	BAL	vs PHI
8	Vikings	MIN	at JAX
9	Cowboys	DAL	vs SF
10	Redskins	WAS	at SEA
11	Broncos	DEN	vs OAK
12	Packers	GB	at NO
13	Colts	IND	at SD
14	Bills	BUF	at KC
15	Cardinals	ARI	vs NYG