Fantasy Football Week 13 Sleepers: Marquez Valdes-Scantling

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has made the most of his few opportunities with plenty of explosive plays for fantasy football managers. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

There were hits and misses on the Week 12 sleeper page, like any other week. Luke Schoonmaker, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Roschon Johnson had touchdowns and Will Dissly was solid, as usual. We like that. But Quentin Johnston toasted a bagel on Monday (so many soul-crushing drops) and there were some other bricks.

Here’s hoping you don’t need a lot of sleepers in your Week 13 lineups. All 32 NFL clubs are in action this week and you are probably jostling for playoff position. The stakes are rising. But if injuries or underperformance have bitten you, perhaps some of these names can help out.

RB Gus Edwards vs. Falcons (44%)

At this stage of the game, we know what Edwards is — a two-down pounder who offers almost nothing in the pass game. However, he’s going to be the first look at the goal line with J.K. Dobbins (knee) set to miss time, and the Falcons present a rushing defense that’s slightly below average in most metrics. Edwards probably needs a touchdown to pay off his projection, but I’d give him a better than 50% chance to get that score here.

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RB Jeremy McNichols vs. Titans (12%)

Here’s another back who’s shown nothing in the pass game (just two receptions), but McNichols has been efficient when asked to carry the ball (in a mild surprise, his success rate is actually slightly higher than Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler). You’ll have to do your injury diligence with Washington this week, with Robinson dealing with an ankle injury and Ekeler in the concussion protocol. If both of them can’t go, McNichols is in play against an average Tennessee rushing defense.

RB Ameer Abdullah at Chiefs (22%)

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