Fantasy Football 2025 Week 12 PPR Cheat Sheet: Player ratings to guide your toughest lineup calls

The Lineup Cheat Sheet was created so that you could get quick answers to your Fantasy start/sit questions with the analysis already built in. For detailed rationale, check out my latest content, including my weekly Lineup Decisions column.

What do the numbers mean?

All of my analyses from the week, from data points to matchup outlooks to game-flow predictions, are basically represented by a number on a confidence scale from 1-10. The higher the number next to a player's name, the more confident I am that you should start him. The numbers are not a projection, just a confidence score to help you pick who to start. Every relevant player for this week is here, so if a player isn't listed, don't start him.

To find a specific player, use your search function -- CTRL-F on PCs and Command-F on Macs. If neither of those are options, or if you're on a mobile device, you can scroll by game. If you're still unsure, just send a note on X.com (@daverichard) and I'll give it a look, time permitting. Remember to use the #AskFFT hashtag!

If you're reading this on Sunday, please refer to our weekly rankings, which are updated in real time.

Ready to get off on the right foot? Here's how to approach every play for this week in PPR leagues, and you can find our Non-PPR cheat sheet.

Bills	RTG (MAX 10)	Texans	RTG (MAX 10)
Josh Allen	8.9	Davis Mills	5.0
James Cook	8.4	Woody Marks	6.42
Ty Johnson	2.65	Nick Chubb	2.3
Khalil Shakir	6.1	Nico Collins	8.3
Tyrell Shavers	2.32	Jayden Higgins	4.46
Dawson Knox	3.0	Jaylin Noel	2.48
Bills DST	7.1	Christian Kirk	2.28
		Dalton Schultz	5.5
		Texans DST	7.0

Jets	RTG (MAX 10)	Ravens	RTG (MAX 10)
Tyrod Taylor	3.7	Lamar Jackson	7.3
Breece Hall	7.05	Derrick Henry	8.18
John Metchie III	3.42	Keaton Mitchell	2.45
Adonai Mitchell	2.75	Zay Flowers	6.45
Mason Taylor	4.19	Mark Andrews	5.65
Jets DST	2.3	Ravens DST	8.7

Steelers	RTG (MAX 10)	Bears	RTG (MAX 10)
Mason Rudolph	3.8	Caleb Williams	6.4
Jaylen Warren	6.4	D'Andre Swift	6.7
Kenny Gainwell	4.8	Kyle Monangai	4.5
DK Metcalf	6.15	Rome Odunze	6.55
Roman Wilson	3.02	DJ Moore	4.9
Calvin Austin III	2.9	Luther Burden III	4.18
Pat Freiermuth	3.3	Colston Loveland	3.95
Jonnu Smith	2.62	Bears DST	6.6
Steelers DST	6.4

Patriots	RTG (MAX 10)	Bengals	RTG (MAX 10)
Drake Maye	8.8	Joe Flacco	6.7
TreVeyon Henderson	7.2	Chase Brown	7.1
Rhamondre Stevenson	4.88	Tee Higgins	8.45
Stefon Diggs	6.9	Andrei Iosivas	5.2
Kayshon Boutte	5.7	Mike Gesicki	3.41
Mack Hollins	4.22	Bengals DST	2.1
Hunter Henry	4.48
Patriots DST	7.4

Giants	RTG (MAX 10)	Lions	RTG (MAX 10)
Jameis Winston	4.6	Jared Goff	8.3
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	4.82	Jahmyr Gibbs	9.05
Devin Singletary	4.72	David Montgomery	6.2
Wan'Dale Robinson	6.3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	8.55
Darius Slayton	5.18	Jameson Williams	7.48
Theo Johnson	5.08	Brock Wright	3.15
Giants DST	2.2	Lions DST	8.6

Vikings	RTG (MAX 10)	Packers	RTG (MAX 10)
J.J. McCarthy	4.7	Jordan Love	6.3
Aaron Jones	6.5	Emanuel Wilson	6.6
Jordan Mason	4.05	Chris Brooks	2.42
Justin Jefferson	7.3	Romeo Doubs	6.35
Jordan Addison	5.52	Christian Watson	6.25
T.J. Hockenson	4.28	Matthew Golden	2.68
Vikings DST	5.3	Packers DST	7.2

Colts	RTG (MAX 10)	Chiefs	RTG (MAX 10)
Daniel Jones	5.8	Patrick Mahomes	7.2
Jonathan Taylor	8.9	Kareem Hunt	6.22
Michael Pittman	6.65	Isiah Pacheco	--
Alec Pierce	6.32	Rashee Rice	8.52
Josh Downs	5.48	Xavier Worthy	5.02
Tyler Warren	7.02	Marquise Brown	4.24
Colts DST	5.4	Travis Kelce	7.0
		Chiefs DST	6.5

Seahawks	RTG (MAX 10)	Titans	RTG (MAX 10)
Sam Darnold	6.5	Cam Ward	2.8
Kenneth Walker III	6.48	Tyjae Spears	4.3
Zach Charbonnet	4.55	Tony Pollard	3.55
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	9.7	Chimere Dike	4.2
Rashid Shaheed	4.12	Elic Ayomanor	--
Cooper Kupp	3.4	Chigoziem Okonkwo	4.75
AJ Barner	3.98	Titans DST	2.4
Seahawks DST	9.8

Jaguars	RTG (MAX 10)	Cardinals	RTG (MAX 10)
Trevor Lawrence	5.9	Jacoby Brissett	7.9
Travis Etienne	7.25	Zonovan Knight	5.55
Bhayshul Tuten	4.95	Michael Carter	2.38
LeQuint Allen	2.5	Michael Wilson	7.45
Jakobi Meyers	5.58	Greg Dortch	4.48
Parker Washington	5.05	Trey McBride	8.85
Jaguars DST	6.3	Cardinals DST	3.8

Browns	RTG (MAX 10)	Raiders	RTG (MAX 10)
Shedeur Sanders	1.8	Geno Smith	3.6
Quinshon Judkins	5.75	Ashton Jeanty	6.52
Jerry Jeudy	4.1	Tre Tucker	5.28
Cedric Tillman	3.65	Tyler Lockett	3.85
Harold Fannin Jr.	5.0	Brock Bowers	7.8
David Njoku	4.32	Raiders DST	6.7
Browns DST	7.6

Eagles	RTG (MAX 10)	Cowboys	RTG (MAX 10)
Jalen Hurts	6.9	Dak Prescott	7.0
Saquon Barkley	7.28	Javonte Williams	7.12
DeVonta Smith	6.8	CeeDee Lamb	8.6
A.J. Brown	6.38	George Pickens	7.35
Dallas Goedert	5.4	Jake Ferguson	5.8
Eagles DST	7.5	Cowboys DST	6.2

Falcons	RTG (MAX 10)	Saints	RTG (MAX 10)
Kirk Cousins	3.2	Tyler Shough	4.9
Bijan Robinson	9.1	Alvin Kamara	6.08
Tyler Allgeier	4.85	Chris Olave	7.6
Darnell Mooney	4.98	Juwan Johnson	6.0
Kyle Pitts	5.15	Saints DST	6.0
Falcons DST	5.8

Buccaneers	RTG (MAX 10)	Rams	RTG (MAX 10)
Baker Mayfield	6.8	Matthew Stafford	8.5
Sean Tucker	6.05	Kyren Williams	7.15
Rachaad White	4.08	Blake Corum	2.7
Emeka Egbuka	7.5	Puka Nacua	9.45
Tez Johnson	4.92	Davante Adams	7.55
Sterling Shepard	4.15	Colby Parkinson	3.2
Cade Otton	6.02	Terrance Ferguson	2.52
Buccaneers DST	4.6	Rams DST	5.7

Panthers	RTG (MAX 10)	49ers	RTG (MAX 10)
Bryce Young	6.0	Brock Purdy	7.5
Rico Dowdle	8.5	Christian McCaffrey	9.8
Tetairoa McMillan	7.4	Brian Robinson Jr.	2.5
Xavier Legette	5.3	Jauan Jennings	6.28
Panthers DST	4.2	Ricky Pearsall	6.12
		George Kittle	7.38
		49ers DST	5.0