The 2023 NFL season continues to roll along and fantasy football managers have plenty of tough start/sit decisions ahead of them for Week 13 with six teams on bye weeks.
With Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Justin Fields unavailable, who do you need to be looking to start confidently this weekend?
Here are my latest Week 13 fantasy QB rankings to help guide you as you set your lineups.
All rankings are in 1QB and half-PPR scoring formats.
Which QB Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
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1) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (at WAS)
2) Dak Prescott | DAL (vs. SEA)
3) Brock Purdy | SF (at PHI)
4) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. SF)
5) Patrick Mahomes | KC (at GB)
6) Trevor Lawrence | JAX (vs. CIN)
7) C.J. Stroud | HOU (vs. DEN)
8) Kyler Murray | ARI (at PIT)
9) Justin Herbert | LAC (at NE)
10) Sam Howell | WAS (vs. MIA)
11) Jared Goff | DET (at NO)
12) Russell Wilson | DEN (at HOU)
13) Gardner Minshew II | IND (at TEN)
14) Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. CAR)
15) Derek Carr | NO (vs. DET)
16) Kenny Pickett | PIT (vs. ARI)
17) Jordan Love | GB (vs. KC)
18) Will Levis | TEN (vs. IND)
19) Matthew Stafford | LAR (vs. CLE)
20) Geno Smith | SEA (at DAL)
21) Desmond Ridder | ATL (at NYJ)
22) Joe Flacco | CLE (at LAR)
23) Jake Browning | CIN (at JAX)
24) Bryce Young | CAR (at TB)
25) Mac Jones | NE (vs. LAC)
26) Tim Boyle | NYJ (vs. ATL)
27) Bailey Zappe | NE (vs. LAC)
28) Trevor Siemian | NYJ (vs. ATL)
29) Jameis Winston | NO (vs. DET)
30) P.J. Walker | CLE (at LAR)
The Top QBs To Start in Week 13
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be three games below .500, but they are still only one game out of first place in the NFC South. It hasn’t always been pretty for Baker Mayfield this year, but he has managed to throw for a score in six straight games.
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In a week where elite fantasy signal-callers like Allen, Jackson, and Fields are on a bye, Mayfield is a quality streaming option and could be available on your waiver wire.
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
Despite all of the talent on the defensive side of the football for the Philadelphia Eagles, they have been a very fantasy-friendly matchup for opposing quarterbacks through the first 12 weeks of the 2023 NFL season. They give up an average of 22 fantasy points per game to opposing signal callers, which bodes very well for San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy.
Purdy has produced two huge fantasy performances in two of his last three outings, throwing for 290+ passing yards and three scores against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Expect Purdy to capitalize on the Eagles’ weakness in the secondary with George Kittle and Deebo Samuel throughout this contest.
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