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NFL Week 13 fantasy picks – Five players to add to your NFL fantasy lineup this Sunday

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As everyone prepares for a feast of Thanksgiving football, attention turns to Sunday’s slimmer slate as we take you through our week 13 fantasy picks.

Our week 12 captain pick proved to be a worthy investment as Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-27 overtime win against the New York Giants.

Gibbs’ quarterback, Jared Goff, was the quarterback pick in week 12, and the 31-year-old passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns, with just one interception coming up as the only blotch on his record, returning 18.16 fantasy points.

It was a quieter Sunday for our running back pick, TreVeyon Henderson, who scored only 11.1 fantasy points, totalling just 81 yards from scrimmage all game for the New England Patriots.

Henderson’s Patriots teammate Hunter Henry was our tight end pick, and the 30-year-old led all tight ends for points scoring in fantasy last week, tallying 24.5 points thanks to a 115-yard and one touchdown performance against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Finally, our wider receiver pick also garnered a big return, with AJ Brown coming in as the fifth-highest-ranked fantasy receiver in week 12, catching one touchdown and notching up 110 yards in the Philadelphia Eagles’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

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Captain – De’Von Achane – Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints, 9000

With six games taking place outside of the 6 pm and 9:05/25 pm slates in week 13, there is slim pickings for electric offensive talent this week.

The most obvious home run pick of the week comes in an otherwise dismal affair as De’Von Achane promises to shine for the 4-7 Miami Dolphins as they welcome the 2-9 New Orleans Saints.

Achane is the fourth-highest scoring running back in fantasy this season, despite the Dolphins’ offensive woes, coming in behind only Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor and Christian McCaffrey.

The Saints are a middling rush defence, and a legitimate x-factor option like Achane should be able to put up good numbers at home on Sunday.

Quarterback – Cam Ward – Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars, 5000

Week 13 draws most of the NFL’s best fantasy quarterbacks up against strong defensive opposition, hence the slightly left-field pick here.

Cam Ward pieced together the best performance of his rookie season in week 12 against a strong Seattle Seahawks defence, and he won’t face quite as tough a challenge in week 13 against the Jaguars.

The Jaguars are in the top 10 in the NFL for passing yards allowed, and come into the top five for passing touchdowns given up so far this season.

If Ward can build on a promising showing in week 12 and the Jaguars’ defence continues their current performance levels, this could be a sneaky good pickup.

Running back – Travis Etienne Jr. – Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans, 6400

On the other side of Ward’s AFC South matchup with the Jaguars is Jacksonville’s running back Travis Etienne Jr., who will be on the hunt to continue his upward fantasy trajectory.

The Titans are the fifth-worst defence against opposition running backs in fantasy football this year, and Etienne will want to punish that weakness.

Etienne comes into the week as the 12th-ranked running back so far this year, but a big week in Tennessee could see the 26-year-old break into the top 10.

Since the Jaguars’ week eight bye, Etienne Jr. has topped 15 fantasy points every week, with his number steadily progressing up to an appealing 20.6 in week 12 against the Arizona Cardinals, something that will be worth keeping an eye on heading into this matchup.

Wide Receiver – Ladd McConkey – Las Vegas Raiders @ Los Angeles Chargers, 6000

Week 13 is light on the ground for premium wide receiver options, as the top three defences against wideouts in the league are all playing in primetime this week.

Digging a little deeper, one matchup that could yield promising results is Ladd McConkey against a Las Vegas Raiders defence that gives up the 10th-most fantasy points to receivers this season.

McConkey is the Chargers’ leading receiver and always comes up big in AFC West matchups for his team, with week 13 promising to deliver more of the same.

Jim Harbaugh’s side is coming out of their bye week after being humiliated by the Jaguars, so a boiceback game is in order, and we’re placing our trust in McConkey to lead that showing.

Tight End – Dawson Knox – Buffalo Bills @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 2200

Last week’s tight end selection provided the bargain of all our picks, with Henry putting up the leading numbers for his position in fantasy in week 12, and this Dawson Knox matchup could offer similar projections.

Dalton Kincaid didn’t practice during Wednesday’s practice with a hamstring injury, so Knox may be in line for a start against the fourth-worst defence against tight ends in fantasy this season so far.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have given up an average of 10.3 fantasy points to tight ends, and Knox may be the beneficiary of that on Sunday.

Despite being a low-scoring option so far this season, if Kincaid does continue to trend downwards with his injury designation, then it may be worth the risk on Knox.

Fantasy Football picks summary

This week, the picks are:

  • Captain – De’Von Achane
  • QB – Cam Ward
  • RB – Travis Etienne Jr.
  • WR – Ladd McConkey
  • TE – Dawson Knox

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Five losers from the NFL trade deadline as Denver Broncos miss key opportunity

The Denver Broncos were among a host of teams not to make a splash at the 2025 trade deadline on a quiet day for major deadline trades.

The Philadelphia Eagles were winners at the trade deadline yet again, with Howie Roseman stocking up more defensive talent.

As the parity of the NFL remains incredibly close heading into the second half of the season, the trade deadline offered teams one final opportunity to make marginal gains over their rivals.

In the NFC, the ninth-seed Carolina Panthers and Bryce Young sit just over a game back from the one-seed Eagles, and just one big trade acquisition could send one of the league’s middling teams over the top and into Super Bowl contention.

However, on a relatively quiet deadline day, moves were at a premium, and as always, where there are winners, there are also a lot of losers.

Denver Broncos

The 2025 Denver Broncos found themselves 7-2 heading into the trade deadline, and while their defence remains in the league’s upper echelons, the offence is still looking to find its feet.

Led by sophomore quarterback Bo Nix, the offence has a good foundation to succeed, so long as the 25-year-old can look to become more consistent in his early game play, and Sean Payton can release the reins with his playcalling.

In the off-season, a lot of Broncos discussion revolved around Payton finding his ‘joker’, and despite the free agent pickup of Evan Engram, we’re yet to see this joker card come to life.

J.K. Dobbins has been the brightest explosive part of this Broncos offence so far this season, but if rumours are to be believed, the Mile High club missed out on an opportunity to acquire Jaylen Waddle from the Miami Dolphins.

Waddle would have brought a genuine superstar to this Broncos offence and placed them firmly in the Super Bowl conversation in the AFC. As it is, Payton’s squad will have to try and make a push with the offensive group they currently have.

Tennessee Titans

Bad teams don’t have to be losers at the trade deadline, just look at the New York Jets, but sadly for Tennessee Titans fans, that isn’t the case.

The Titans are a team that is largely bereft of talent, and the talent they do have falls under the ‘project under development’ category.

As a result, their draft capital is crucial (so they can’t trade for anyone), and they have very little in the way of valuable pieces that would recoup meaningful compensation, yet general manager Mike Borgonzi still pulled the trigger on two trades away from the team.

Dre’mont Jones, a serviceable edge rusher on a bad team, and Roger McCreary, a stellar developmental cornerback, were both traded out of Tennessee for a pair of conditional fifth-round picks, leaving the team in both a hole with a lack of talent and no proper compensation to make up for it in future drafts.

New Orleans Saints

Similar to the Titans, the New Orleans Saints look like a bad team who are going to remain bad on their current trajectory.

In the offseason, the Saints traded a fourth and a seventh-round pick to the Broncos for wide receiver Devaughn Vele, and a trade that was a head-scratcher at the time has become even more puzzling due to the 27-year-old’s lack of production this season.

To boot, the trades of Rashid Shaheed to the Seattle Seahawks and Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers returned only a 2026 fourth and fifth round pick and a 2027 sixth rounder, despite giving up two good players.

While Mickey Loomis did manage to retain the services of Chris Olave, one might have expected a team that is so short of talent to try to shop their premium receiver for a sizeable return, rather than trade away two B-tier assets for moderate returns.

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears have a great chance of making it into the playoffs, with head coach Ben Johnson revolutionising Caleb Williams’ development.

The Bears are only a game back from the Green Bay Packers atop the NFC North, and as the trade deadline neared, things felt like they had fallen perfectly for Ryan Poles to snag an elite difference maker on either side of the ball.

The trade for Joe-Tryon Shoyinka from the Cleveland Browns was a nice supplementary addition, but an elite edge rusher could have propelled the Bears from perennial playoff hopefuls to genuine playoff contenders.

D’Andre Swift 2025 stats
Rush yards per attempt4.6
Rushing TDs4
Rushing yards per game66.3
Receiving TDs1
Yards per reception10.7
D’Andre Swift’s 2025 numbers ahead before week 10 (Pro Football Reference)

On the offensive side of the ball, D’Andre Swift has put up good numbers in the run game, but a trade for a more elite running back could have properly set this offence up for a deep postseason run.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are playoff hopefuls who have, somewhat by luck, found themselves atop the AFC North, but, in a similar vein to the Bears, they need a better rushing attack.

The passing offence, led by Aaron Rodgers, has found its groove this season, while the usual characteristics of ike Tomlin’s teams of the past (their defence and running game) have dwindled.

The Steelers have the third-worst running attack in the NFL by yards per game, averaging a measly 87.3, and the third-worst defence in the NFL, averaging 383.8 yards given up per game.

Due to their AFC North rivals being hit by huge injury deficiencies, the Steelers have found themselves in pole position to make the playoffs again, but their underlying numbers and lack of trade actions to remedy those woes tell a concerning tale.