Week 12 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Julio Jones and WRs Who'll Exceed Expectations

Week 12 of the NFL season brings yet another opportunity to shock your friends in fantasy by starting an underrated player and having them get you 20 points. It's a great feeling telling your opponent "I told you so," and starting these three wide receivers will allow you to do so.

Brandon Lloyd, St. Louis Rams

After being traded to the Rams, Lloyd has been a great fantasy player. He has averaged almost 10 points per game and has scored in three of his last four contests.

This week, Lloyd takes on the porous secondary of the Arizona Cardinals. He is set to score at least one touchdown in this game.

Lloyd is going to be able to beat just about anyone who will try to cover him. Before the Cards figure out how to handle the former Bronco, he will have scored.

Lloyd is a must-start in all formats, despite a projection of only eight points.

Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers

Antonio Brown has become the No. 2 receiver for the Steelers and he has averaged 10 points per game over the last four weeks. What's more, Brown has gone for 364 yards in that time and he is in for a touchdown this week as well.

The Steelers play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, who have been struggling as of late. Coming off a bye week, the Steelers will be ready to punish the Chiefs through the air and Brown will be a major contributor.

I see Brown keeping up his impressive yardage and scoring a touchdown this week, giving him quite a few points more than his seven-point projection.

Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons

Jones is making a name for himself and is owned in over 95 percent of leagues. However, he is only started in roughly 17 percent. He is projected only five points this week against the Minnesota Vikings, but their defense is susceptible to giving up big plays.

Jones is a big-play threat and the Vikings will not be able to contain him. I see Jones going for a long touchdown or two this week, giving him one of his best weeks of the year.

The reason for his low projection is because he is listed as questionable, but Jones looked good running routes on Thursday and he even said himself he was happy not to feel rusty (something he expected).

Jones is going to be playing close to full-health, and that means he is ready to make top-10 plays once again.