NFL Fantasy Football Thanksgiving Special

11 / 22 / 2022 By Ally Mielnicki

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Welcome to Week 12!

Jacob Shrader and I are back with a special Thanksgiving episode. We highlight the top fantasy surprises/disappointments from this season and make a prediction on who will be the top scorers on Thanksgiving Day..

We give a full explanation and analysis in our Nothing But Locks podcast this week, but for a condensed list, see below.

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Top Surprises & Disappointments

QB 

Surprises

Ally’s Top 3 – Justin Fields, Geno Smith, Daniel Jones

Jacob’s Top 3 – Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Burrow, Marcus Mariota 

Disappointments 

Ally’s Top 3 – Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, Baker Mayfield

Jacob’s Top 3 – Tom Brady, Matthew Stafford, Derek Carr

RB

Surprises

Ally’s Top 3 – Dameon Pierce, Jamaal Williams, Tony Pollard

Jacob’s Top 3 – Breece Hall, Rachaad White, Aaron Jones

Disappointments 

Ally’s Top 3 – Ezekiel Elliott, Najee Harris, Melvin Gordon

Jacob’s Top 3 – Najee Harris, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Elijah Mitchell

WR

Surprises

Ally’s Top 3 – Chris Olave, Christian Kirk, Gabe Davis

Jacob’s Top 3 – Deandre Hopkins. Tyreek Hill, Seahawks WRs

Disappointments 

Ally’s Top 3 – Allen Robinson, Jerry Jeudy, Drake London

Jacob’s Top 3 – Darnell Mooney, Deebo Samuel, DJ Moore

TE

Surprises

Ally’s Top 3 – Zach Ertz, Cole Kmet, Juwan Johnson

Jacob’s Top 3 – David Njoku, Hayden Hurst, Pat Freiermuth

Disappointments 

Ally’s Top 3 – Kyle Pitts, Dawson Knox, Tyler Higbee

Jacob’s Top 3 – Mike Gesicki, Noah Fant, George Kittle

 

Top Thanksgiving Day Scorer (Bills vs Lions, Giants vs Cowboys, Patriots vs Vikings)

QB 

Ally’s Pick – Josh Allen

Jacob’s Pick – Dak Prescott

RB

Ally’s Pick – Saquon Barkley

Jacob’s Pick – Damien Harris

WR

Ally’s Pick – Justin Jefferson

Jacob’s Pick – CeeDee Lamb

 

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