The Cleveland Browns will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Cedric Tillman.
Is Cedric Tillman Playing in Week 12?
Tillman is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play on Thursday.
We’ll continue to monitor the Browns’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Cedric Tillman in Week 12?
After back-to-back-to-back top-12 finishes at the position, Cedric Tillman let all of fantasy nation down last weekend against the Saints with three catches for 47 yards and a WR50 finish.
Your thought process, for the most part, was sound in trusting Tillman. We aren’t sure of the exact hierarchy in Cleveland, but the idea was to chase the volume, and that came through with eight targets. If you were excited to play him last week, I don’t blame you, but you may have been blinded by the production over the profile.
The volume is nice, but the type of volume needs to be considered. Tillman owns a 15.5-yard aDOT this season, and a role like that is always going to carry a low floor, especially when the play under center isn’t the most stable.
There are spots moving forward where I’ll rank Tillman as a starter, but this isn’t it. The Browns have an implied point total of 16 and face a defense that ranks in the top six in both touchdown rate and interception percentage on deep throws. A repeat performance is roughly what I’m expecting this week, and that relegates Tillman to fantasy benches, but don’t dismiss him completely when planning out your future lineups.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 12 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Cedric Tillman’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 12
As of Thursday evening, Tillman is projected to score 13.7 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 5.3 receptions for 58.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Cedric Tillman’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
