The fantasy football season is winding down and in Week 13 some sleeper start options and free agent pickups for the playoffs include LeGarrette Blount, Jarvis Landry, Charles Johnson, Latavius Murray, Dan Herron, Andre Williams, Odell Beckham, Tim Wright, Andrew Hawkins, Terrance Williams, Isaiah Crowell, Terrance West and Ben Tate.
Those names can help fantasy owners down the stretch and for the Patriots Blount is a worthy option and so is Jonas Gray. While Gray was basically benched last week after missing practice, the team has not forgotten about his performance against the Colts and after going for over 200 yards in that game, he will be a factor down the stretch. The Browns have Josh Gordon back and that could open things up for Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West in the offense for Brian Hoyer.
The Minnesota Vikings have Ben Tate in and now that he has been with the team a bit longer, he could get increased carries this week. Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon are banged up and Tate is a sure handed running back that rarely fumbles. Charles Johnson emerged for the Vikings and could be a major sleeper going forward, while Latavius Murray did the same for the Raiders last week. Tim Wright made it into the endzone again for the Patriots, while Andrew Hawkins and Terrance Williams are solid WR options.
The NY Giants have struggled this season overall, but on offense they have some players emerging and Odell Beckham is the main one to watch. Andre Williams and Rashad Jennings have played better in recent weeks, while Eli Manning is also a sleeper this week since the Giants are playing the Jaguars. Beckham made the catch of the year last week against Dallas and he also got into the endzone twice and now he has emerged as a strong option for the Giants. The team is salivating at the prospect of having Beckham and Victor Cruz together and Beckham has shown that he can be a game changing player.
Blount had a strong game in his season debut with the Patriots, going for 78 yards on 12 carries and he ended up in the endzone twice. Blount may not get as many carries this week with Gray coming back in the fold, but he should be a solid RB2 option. Jarvis Landry has emerged alongside Beckham as two solid rookie WRs and the two players were teammates at LSU. Landry has explosiveness as well and he comes in with 49 catches on the season for 450 yards and five TDs.
Charles Johnson is a player to watch, as he played all but two snaps for the Vikings on offense on Sunday. With Greg Jennings banged up, Johnson could see increased targets and he comes in after making six catches for 87 yards against the Bears and now has 15 receptions in six games this season. He is a very solid deep league option at WR for the Vikings. Murray and Dan Herron are solid RB options and the Colts may use Herron a lot on Sunday with Ahmad Bradshaw out for the season. Murray had a big game against the Chiefs and is dealing with a head injury but he should start for the Raiders.