The Miami Dolphins will face the Green Bay Packers in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Jaylen Wright.
Is Jaylen Wright Playing in Week 13?
Wright 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 Dolphins’ 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 Jaylen Wright in Week 13?
The Dolphins used a tricky reverse that featured a no-look pitch from Tua Tagvailoa to Jaylen Wright last weekend, something that is proof positive that they want to explore what this explosive rookie can do.
It’s going to take more than gadget plays for Wright to trend near the Flex radar, but he’s pretty clearly working ahead of Raheem Mostert, and that makes him a De’Von Achane handcuff at the very least.
It’s probably too late into the season for Wright to carve out a role that is going to give him enough stand-alone value to ever project as a strong start for me, but this team is in desperation mode, and it wouldn’t shock me if we saw more creative designs like this moving forward.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jaylen Wright’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 13
As of Wednesday afternoon, Wright is projected to score 9.3 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 11.3 rushing attempts for 50.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. It also includes 0.8 receptions for 15.4 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insight on the Jets' Defense
Since Robert Saleh's departure, the New York Jets' defense hasn't been pretty. At the time of his firing, this was a top-three unit, with two top-five weeks and two others that had ranked seventh through five weeks.
They are now barely inside the top 10 overall, with just one top-10 week, two top-12 performances, and three weeks ranked outside the top 20 in the last seven games.
This is a frustrating downturn for a unit that Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich had built into a juggernaut together. They inherited a bit of a mess from the Adam Gase regime, and while the first year (2021) was equally bad, the Jets had been a top-five unit in each of the last two seasons.
This week was strange for the Jets because, for a large part of the first half, the entire team looked to be playing well. Driven by some big special-teams plays, they stifled the Seahawks. However, the final result was an average one for the defense, ranking 14th for the week.
The lack of turnovers continues to be an issue for New York (6.5%; 28th). It's by far their worst trait, and we've been expecting it to regress to the mean because their other defensive metrics are largely pretty good.
They are a top-five team in pressure without blitzing (36.3; fourth) and lead the league in sack rate (9.8%). The only other slight area of concern in the run game was an area where they struggled against Seattle.
For more insight on all other team defenses, head to our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.
Jaylen Wright’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:40 AM ET on Sunday, December 8. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 14 RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (at CAR)
2) Bijan Robinson | ATL (at MIN)
3) De'Von Achane | MIA (vs. NYJ)
4) Chase Brown | CIN (at DAL)
5) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (at GB)
6) Alvin Kamara | NO (at NYG)
7) James Cook | BUF (at LAR)
8) Josh Jacobs | GB (vs. DET)
9) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. MIN)
10) Bucky Irving | TB (vs. LV)
11) Tony Pollard | TEN (vs. JAX)
12) David Montgomery | DET (at GB)
13) James Conner | ARI (vs. SEA)
14) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (vs. PHI)
15) Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG (vs. NO)
16) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (at ARI)
17) Najee Harris | PIT (vs. CLE)
18) Rico Dowdle | DAL (vs. CIN)
19) D'Andre Swift | CHI (at SF)
20) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. LAC)
21) Isaac Guerendo | SF (vs. CHI)
22) Aaron Jones | MIN (vs. ATL)
23) Braelon Allen | NYJ (at MIA)
24) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (at TEN)
25) Rachaad White | TB (vs. LV)
26) Nick Chubb | CLE (at PIT)
27) Jaylen Warren | PIT (vs. CLE)
28) Gus Edwards | LAC (at KC)
29) Ameer Abdullah | LV (at TB)
30) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. LAC)
31) Ray Davis | BUF (at LAR)
32) Tank Bigsby | JAX (at TEN)
33) Jerome Ford | CLE (at PIT)
34) Kimani Vidal | LAC (at KC)
35) Trey Benson | ARI (vs. SEA)
36) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (at MIN)
37) Jonathon Brooks | CAR (vs. PHI)
38) Sincere McCormick | LV (at TB)
39) Tyjae Spears | TEN (vs. JAX)
40) Cam Akers | MIN (vs. ATL)
41) Jaylen Wright | MIA (vs. NYJ)
42) Blake Corum | LAR (vs. MIN)
43) Devin Singletary | NYG (vs. NO)
44) Emanuel Wilson | GB (vs. DET)
45) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at CAR)
46) Sean Tucker | TB (vs. LV)
47) Hassan Haskins | LAC (at KC)
48) Chris Brooks | GB (vs. DET)
49) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. LAC)
50) Emari Demercado | ARI (vs. SEA)
51) Cordarrelle Patterson | PIT (vs. CLE)
52) Khalil Herbert | CIN (at DAL)
53) Ty Johnson | BUF (at LAR)
54) Patrick Taylor Jr. | SF (vs. CHI)
55) Jamaal Williams | NO (at NYG)
56) Hunter Luepke | DAL (vs. CIN)
57) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (vs. CHI)
58) Carson Steele | KC (vs. LAC)
59) Eric Gray | NYG (vs. NO)
60) Craig Reynolds | DET (at GB)
61) Julius Chestnut | TEN (vs. JAX)
62) Ezekiel Elliott | DAL (vs. CIN)
63) Dylan Laube | LV (at TB)
64) Travis Homer | CHI (at SF)
65) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (at PIT)
66) Ty Chandler | MIN (vs. ATL)
67) Will Shipley | PHI (at CAR)
68) Isaiah Davis | NYJ (at MIA)
69) Alec Ingold | MIA (vs. NYJ)
70) Keilan Robinson | JAX (at TEN)
71) C.J. Ham | MIN (vs. ATL)
72) Raheem Blackshear | CAR (vs. PHI)
73) Adam Prentice | NO (at NYG)
74) Sione Vaki | DET (at GB)
75) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (vs. MIN)
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins Trends
New York Jets
Team: The Jets might be a great college team, but this is the pro, and we play on Sundays:
QB: Remember the version of Aaron Rodgers that was in scoring position the second he stepped on the field? It’s long gone. Halloween was the last time he had a 30-yard completion.
Offense: New York picked up 56.8% of their third downs through two weeks, a rate that sits at just 34.2% since
Defense: The Jets have not intercepted a pass since Week 5 (Sam Darnold).
Fantasy: Garrett Wilson has been held at least 50% under his PPR expectation, given where his targets occurred in consecutive games (his two worst performances of the season).
Betting: The Jets have covered just two of their past eight road games in the division.
Miami Dolphins
Team: The cold weather narratives gained steam last week, so it’s worth noting that Miami’s season ends with games in Cleveland and New York.
QB: Should Miami just bank on Tua Tagovailoa from the jump? For the season, he’s completing 76.3% of first-down passes, a rate that sits at 84.8% over the past two weeks (28-of-33).
Offense: After averaging 29 points per game in Tua Tagovailoa’s first five games back from the concussion, the Dolphins managed just 17 points against the Packers on Thursday night (seven coming on a tipped pass that found Tyreek Hill with just over three minutes left in what was a 19-point game).
Defense: The Dolphins blitzed on one-quarter of Packer dropbacks last week and failed to record a single sack. They’ve called a blitz at least that often in six games this season and have failed to get home in four of those games.
Fantasy: The bottom line for Tyreek Hill fantasy managers worked last week (6-83-1), but don’t lose track of the fact that 40.4% of his production came on a tipped pass in garbage time that was meant for Jonnu Smith.
Betting: The Dolphins have covered 13 of their past 17 divisional games.