There will be many more 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings and features in the late spring and summer, including tons of 2013 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts, Player Rankings, Sleepers and Busts. I’ll also have an extensive 2013 NFL Fantasy Football Preseason Stock Report.
April 22, 2013
A good way to determine future fantasy success is looking at which players finished well the preceding season. Below are four charts of the top finishers at each position in 2012. The players listed could have big 2013 campaigns.
2013 Fantasy Football Hot Finishers: Quarterbacks
Player Name |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
INT |
Rush Yds |
Rush TD |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
Fumble TD |
2-pt |
Fantasy Points |
| Russell Wilson | 1067 | 9 | 2 | 262 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 126.88 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 1457 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 2 | -1 | — | — | — | 118.38 |
| Cam Newton | 1168 | 8 | 2 | 295 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 118.22 |
| Drew Brees | 1844 | 12 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 114.66 |
| Tony Romo | 1546 | 12 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 108.84 |
| Tom Brady | 1528 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 103.72 |
| Matt Ryan | 1294 | 11 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 98.06 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 1134 | 7 | 2 | 201 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 96.46 |
| Peyton Manning | 1399 | 11 | 3 | -8 | — | — | — | — | — | 96.16 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1538 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 83.52 |
| Eli Manning | 1058 | 11 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 83.32 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 921 | 5 | 1 | 148 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 75.64 |
| Joe Flacco | 967 | 8 | 3 | -4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 70.28 |
Russell Wilson was the top fantasy quarterback down the stretch. There’s a good chance he’ll be a top-five fantasy quarterback this year.
Speaking of rookies, Ryan Tannehill played well during the end of the season. He’s a solid QB2 with plenty of upside.
2013 Fantasy Football Hot Finishers: Running Backs
Player Name |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
INT |
Rush Yds |
Rush TD |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
Fumble TD |
2-pt |
Fantasy Points |
| Adrian Peterson | — | — | — | 861 | 5 | 32 | 1 | — | — | 125.3 |
| Alfred Morris | — | — | — | 631 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | 106.6 |
| Marshawn Lynch | — | — | — | 539 | 6 | 58 | 1 | — | — | 100.7 |
| DeAngelo Williams | — | — | — | 445 | 2 | 140 | 2 | — | — | 81.5 |
| Matt Forte | — | — | — | 411 | 2 | 156 | 1 | — | — | 74.7 |
| Jamaal Charles | — | — | — | 581 | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | 73.8 |
| Knowshon Moreno | — | — | — | 428 | 3 | 129 | — | — | — | 73.7 |
| C.J. Spiller | — | — | — | 414 | 2 | 127 | 1 | — | — | 71.1 |
| Doug Martin | — | — | — | 404 | 2 | 140 | — | — | — | 66.4 |
| Darren Sproles | — | — | — | 127 | 1 | 279 | 3 | — | — | 64.6 |
| DeMarco Murray | — | — | — | 333 | 3 | 133 | — | — | — | 62.6 |
| Arian Foster | — | — | — | 360 | 3 | 95 | — | — | — | 62.5 |
| Frank Gore | — | — | — | 300 | 3 | 77 | — | 1 | — | 61.7 |
| Ray Rice | — | — | — | 349 | 2 | 74 | 1 | — | — | 60.3 |
| Shonn Greene | — | — | — | 361 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | 58.7 |
| Stevan Ridley | — | — | — | 324 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 55.4 |
| Trent Richardson | — | — | — | 195 | 5 | 51 | — | — | — | 54.6 |
| David Wilson | — | — | — | 256 | 3 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 52.2 |
DeAngelo Williams went nuts down the stretch. Most people aren’t high on the Panther running backs, but he’s someone you can get late who could pay off.
DeMarco Murray is another buy-low candidate. Everyone’s down on him because he’s always banged up. That just means you can get him for good value later in your draft.
2013 Fantasy Football Hot Finishers: Wide Receivers
Player Name |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
INT |
Rush Yds |
Rush TD |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
Fumble TD |
2-pt |
Fantasy Points |
| Dez Bryant | — | — | — | -11 | — | 502 | 6 | — | — | 85.1 |
| Michael Crabtree | — | — | — | — | — | 538 | 4 | — | — | 77.8 |
| Calvin Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 707 | 1 | — | — | 75.7 |
| Eric Decker | — | — | — | — | — | 379 | 5 | — | — | 67.9 |
| Brandon Marshall | — | — | — | -2 | — | 491 | 3 | — | — | 66.9 |
| Demaryius Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 419 | 4 | — | — | 65.9 |
| James Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 289 | 6 | — | — | 64.9 |
| Mike Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | 4 | — | — | 61.1 |
| Andre Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | 1 | — | — | 60 |
| Steve Smith | — | — | — | 15 | — | 404 | 3 | — | — | 59.9 |
| Wes Welker | — | — | — | 20 | — | 393 | 3 | — | — | 59.3 |
| Julio Jones | — | — | — | 11 | — | 315 | 4 | — | — | 56.6 |
| Danario Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 4 | — | — | 53.3 |
| Roddy White | — | — | — | — | — | 348 | 3 | — | — | 52.8 |
| Jeremy Maclin | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 3 | — | — | 52.3 |
| Pierre Garcon | — | — | — | 2 | — | 389 | 2 | — | — | 51.1 |
| Marques Colston | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | 2 | — | — | 50.7 |
| Antonio Brown | — | — | 1 | -2 | — | 288 | 4 | — | — | 50.6 |
| T.Y. Hilton | — | — | — | -2 | — | 373 | 2 | — | — | 49.1 |
| Brandon Lloyd | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 1 | 1 | — | 48 |
| Steve Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 2 | — | — | 46.9 |
| Lance Moore | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 2 | — | — | 46.2 |
| Justin Blackmon | — | — | — | 11 | — | 317 | 2 | — | — | 44.8 |
There are plenty of receivers worth noting. Michael Crabtree was awesome with Colin Kaepernick. There’s a good chance he’ll be a top-10 fantasy wideout in 2013.
Danario Alexander should have been pursued as a restricted free agent this offseason. If he can stay healthy, he’s a solid WR2 in fantasy.
I like T.Y. Hilton a lot. Donnie Avery is gone, so he’ll be a bigger part of the offense in 2013.
2013 Fantasy Football Hot Finishers: Tight Ends
Player Name |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
INT |
Rush Yds |
Rush TD |
Pass Yds |
Pass TD |
Fumble TD |
2-pt |
Fantasy Points |
| Aaron Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 3 | — | — | 48.4 |
| Jimmy Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | 1 | — | — | 44.7 |
| Dennis Pitta | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 3 | — | — | 42.6 |
| Heath Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 2 | — | — | 42 |
With Heath Miller coming off a serious knee injury, the one player who sticks out is Dennis Pitta. He was a monster down the stretch, so if he keeps that momentum, he could be a solid, low-end TE1.
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More 2013 Fantasy Football Articles:
2013 Fantasy Football: Home
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings:
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks - 9/1 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: RUNNING BACKS - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends - 9/2 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defenses - 6/3 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Kickers - 6/3 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Auction Values - 4/24 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings - 5/5 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Dynasty - 8/28 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Season Features:
Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings - 12/26 (Walt)
Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR - 12/26 (Walt)
Week 17 Fantasy Football Injury Reports - 12/26 (Walt)
Week 17 Fantasy Football Start Em, Sit Em - 12/26 (Walt)
Fantasy Football Add/Drop: Week 15 - 12/9 (Walt)
Week 14 Fantasy Football Start Em, Sit Em - 12/8 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Fan Duel Picks - 11/22 (Walt)
FanDuel FanDuel $15,000 Contest - 11/22
FanDuel Exclusive Offer to WalterFootball.com Readers - 8/24
FanDuel Week 1 $500 Freeroll - 8/24
2013 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets (Printable Option):
2013 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Traditional Scoring - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: PPR Scoring - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Touchdown Scoring - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: 2-QB Format - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Downloadable Spreadsheets - 9/2 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts:
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-team, 3-WR, Flex - 9/2 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-team, PPR - 8/29 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-team, Standard - 8/22 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-team, Dynasty - 8/15 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 14-team, PPR - 8/8 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 3-WR - 8/1 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 2-QB - 7/26 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 14-teamer - 7/19 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: PPR - 7/11 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Standard - 6/29 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Four-Man Mock - 6/13 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Articles:
2013 Fantasy Football Stock Report: Training Camp - 9/4 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Preseason Stock - 8/30 (Walt)
2013 NFL Preseason Recap, Fantasy Football Notes - 8/30 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Quarterback Targets - 8/30 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers - 8/28 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Busts - 8/28 (Walt)
2013 ESPN Fantasy Football Magazine: 10 Reasons Not to Buy It - 8/21 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football IDP Tips - 8/17 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Round-by-Round Strategy - 8/16 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Draft Boards for Sale - 6/13
2013 Fantasy Football All-Value Team - 6/9 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Hot Finishers - 4/24 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Stock Report: Quarterbacks - 4/24 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Stock Report: Running Backs - 4/24 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football Stock Report: Wide Receivers - 4/24 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football: Overdrafted Players - 2/17 (Walt)
2013 Fantasy Football: First-Round Bust History - 2/17 (Walt)
Running Backs with Most Carries - 2/17 (Walt)
NFL Picks - Dec. 13
2025 NFL Mock Draft - Dec. 11
NFL Power Rankings - Dec. 9
2026 NFL Mock Draft - Nov. 29
Fantasy Football Rankings - Sept. 4
