LAST-MINUTE Week 13 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Advice, Actives/Inactives & Q/A! (11/30 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Summary

Fantasy Football Today (FFT) — LAST-MINUTE Week 13 Start ’Em, Sit ’Em, Actives/Inactives & Q/A

Date: November 30, 2025
Hosts: Adam Aizer (Host), Heath Cummings (Analyst), FFT Crew

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Episode Overview

This express episode focuses on the final, actionable advice for Week 13 fantasy football lineups. Adam Aizer and Heath Cummings break down last-minute start/sit decisions, injury updates, key actives/inactives, and answer rapid-fire start/sit questions. The crew navigates weather concerns, uncertain workloads, and lineup pivots users are facing just before kickoff.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Weather Watch & Impacted Games (01:14–03:18)

• Bad Weather Headlines:

  • Cleveland and New Jersey games (Browns, 49ers, Falcons, Jets) are expected to have poor weather.
  • Passing games in these matchups were already unappealing; the weather boosts caution.
  • Kickers should especially be avoided.
    Quote:

  “You could get away from the kickers is one thing to do… just go to rotogrinders.com and look at Kevin Roth’s weather report.” – Adam Aizer (02:49)

• 49ers/Browns/Weather Start/Sit Take:

  • Brock Purdy, Shador Sanders: Sit
  • Browns WRs: Sit (Juwan Jennings downgraded to a low-end WR3)
  • Still starting George Kittle; Christian McCaffrey is "awesome"
  • “I’m not discounting the tight ends quite as much. I’m still starting Kittle… McCaffrey’s awesome." – Heath Cummings (01:57)

Injury Updates / Actives & Inactives (03:18–04:48)

• QB News:

  • Aaron Rodgers to start, LT is on IR.
  • Baker Mayfield playing, but limited by matchup/health.
    • Impacts low-end pass-catchers (slight boost to certain Bucs players).
    • "Baker is QB14 for me. I’d rather start Jacoby Brissett." – Heath Cummings (03:55)
  • C.J. Stroud starts; Daniel Jones playing through fractured fibula (downgraded to QB19).
  • Tyler Warren (illness) is a must-start if active.

• Implications for Pass-Catchers:

  • Not downgrading Colts pass-catchers (Pittman remains high-end WR3).
  • “Alec Pierce and Josh Downs still kind of what-the-heck Flexes.” – Heath (04:28)

Running Back Situations (06:28–07:38)

• Kamani Vidal:

  • Flex play only; terrible O-line and unfavorable matchup.
  • "Vidal’s been all over the place in terms of fantasy production. So he’s a flex." – Heath (06:37)

• Bucky Irving (Tampa Backfield):

  • Still very low in rankings; expected snaps limited.
  • "He is my favorite Tampa Bay running back… I would start Kamani Vidal over any Tampa Bay running back." – Heath (07:18)
  • Chris Rodriguez also preferred over any Tampa RB (07:25).

• Donovan Knight:

  • Starting, but no confidence—recent poor performances (07:38).

WR and TE Start/Sit Decisions

• Cardinals WRs - Marvin Harrison Jr. Returns (07:56)

  • Harrison is a mid-WR2 / high WR3.
  • Michael Wilson one or two spots behind.
  • Heath: "I view Harrison as right around WR24, a great WR3, low-end WR2. Wilson’s just behind him."
  • Skepticism Brissett can support both, but not “fantasy poison.”

• Saints - Chris Olave:

  • Back spasms, but if active you play him.
  • "If he’s healthy and he’s active, you start Chris Olave. If he’s out, [no sleepers]." – Adam (08:45)

• Jaguars - Brian Thomas Jr.:

  • Playing, but “no Jag[uar] is in my top 30.”
  • Jacoby Myers is favorite Jags WR this week (08:52).

• Buffalo - Dalton Kincaid:

  • Questionable, both tackles out, bad weather likely.
  • Start Kincaid if he plays, but don’t go out of way to pick up TE insurance unless needed.

• Tennessee - Chigoziem Okonkwo, Elic Iyomanu:

  • Both expected to play; makes Tennessee receiving a fantasy mess.
  • “Five different guys could lead the Titans in receiving… I don’t want to start any of them.” – Heath (09:56)

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Listener Q&A: Rapid-Fire Start/Sit Decisions (10:13–12:36)

Notable Q&A Segments

1. Parker Washington or Quentin Johnston?
   “I would go Quentin Johnston.” – Heath (10:17)

2. Teddy Roll McMillan, Wondale Robinson, Devin Neal – Pick Two:
   “Tedd Aro McMillan and Wondale Robinson for me.” – Heath (10:35)

3. Kamani Vidal, Cortland Sutton, Devin Neal – Pick Two (Full PPR):
   “Neal and Sutton.” – Heath (10:45)

4. Quentin Johnston, Brian Thomas Jr, Keenan Allen – Non PPR, Rank:
   “Quentin Johnston, then Allen, then Thomas.” – Heath (11:16)

5. Michael Wilson, Ricky Pearsall or Bucky Irving (PPR):
   “I’ll still go with Wilson.” – Heath (11:31)

6. Troy Franklin, Michael Wilson, Chris Rodriguez – Pick Two (PPR):
   “Wilson and Franklin.” – Heath (11:33)

7. Kincaid or Brenton Strange (if Kincaid active):
   “I’d probably just stick with Strange.” – Heath (11:44)

8. ETN (Travis Etienne) or Abuka:
   Both strong starts, Etienne slightly favored. (11:59)

9. Marvin Harrison Jr., Chris Olave, Stefon Diggs, or Jalen Warren (Guillotine League): “Olave has the highest projection... Warren's probably safer [if Olave is out].” – Heath (12:06)

10. Warren or Bucky Irving:
    “Definitely… Warren.” (12:18)

11. Jaden Higgins or John Metchie:
    “Higgins.” (12:22)

12. Neil or [Darnell] Mooney:
    “Neil.” (12:28)

13. Aaron Jones or Troy Franklin:
    “Franklin.” (12:36)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Tampa Bay Backfield Uncertainty:

  "I have no idea which one of these guys [Bucs RBs] is going to be good. We talked about this earlier in the week… That’s kind of about what I’m expecting for Bucky [Irving]." – Heath (07:13)

• On Weather and Player Decisions:

  "Weather sucks. Okay. Anyway, Aaron Rodgers is going to start…" – Adam (03:27)

• On Titans’ Pass Catchers:

  “Five different guys could lead the Titans in receiving fantasy points today, and I don’t want to start any of them.” – Heath (09:56)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:14 – Week 13 weather impact begins
• 03:18 – Injury/quarterback updates & their impact
• 06:28 – Running back start/sit (Vidal, Bucky Irving)
• 07:56 – Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson update
• 08:45 – Chris Olave situation
• 09:05 – Dalton Kincaid, TE conundrums
• 10:13 – Start/sit Q&A lightning round begins
• 12:36 – Show wraps up and out

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Episode Takeaways

• Avoid risky weather games, especially with kickers/low-end passing options.
• Tampa Bay’s RB situation is a fantasy minefield; fade if possible.
• Don’t chase the volume in Tennessee or Tampa Bay WRs/TEs.
• Start your studs in ambiguous situations but have backup options ready (e.g. Kincaid).
• Rapid-fire listener Q&A provided practical, actionable decisions for tricky Week 13 lineups.

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Tone & Style

Friendly, rapid-fire, and slightly irreverent—especially around ambiguous situations (“fantasy poison,” “no idea which one of these guys is going to be good”). The show moves briskly from analysis to decision and addresses the chaos of late-season fantasy with actionable insights.

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For week 13 the rest of week 13 right now on FFT Express. Yes, week 13 has been pretty busy so far. You've already had four games. Keith, how how are your Thursday and Friday fantasy outcomes doing? All right.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

You know, have 25 teams. Some of them are good, some of them are bad.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Exactly. Exactly. All right, let's get to it here with the weather. You know, it's my favorite. I love it when we have bad weather and we have bad weather in Cleveland and maybe in New Jersey where the New York teams play for Atlanta and the Jets. What are we doing with with those situations?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Well, we didn't want to start Brock Purdy or Shador Sanders anyway. We now want to start them even less. We didn't really want to start any Browns wide receivers. Juwan Jennings has fall from a high end wide receiver for me, wide receiver three to a low end wide receiver three. I'm not discounting the tight Ends quite as much. I'm still starting Kittle Fanon is still a low end tight end one for me and McCaffrey's awesome and Judkins is a borderline start.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Okay, the other game, according to Kevin Roth of Roto Grinders, that is in the orange, it's actually yellow slash orange, which is not as bad as San Francisco. Cleveland, which is just orange is Atlanta at the Jets. And you know, passing game is right.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Didn't want to start those guys anyway.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

No, but you know, look, let me see how roster John Mechi is because he was someone that's coming off two games in a row with a lot with a touchdown and he, I think.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

He was the ultimate. Yay. I got John Metchie. Oh, I don't want to start.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Hey, he's 19 rostered. He's 6% started right now. And the kickers in these games aren't really great but you know, you could, you could get away from the kickers is one thing to do. Also just go to rotogrinders.com and look at Kevin Roth's weather report because you might want to get away from kickers and other games. It's going to be could be a rainy weekend. You know, it's, it's ugly. It's just a bad weather weekend. And quite honestly, the weather was really adverse in that Philadelphia game. Really threw off the quarterbacks. Man, that throw to Romo Dunes in the end zone, for example. So that game was only listed as a yellow. So nothing's perfect here. But you know, weather sucks. Okay. Anyway, Aaron Rodgers is going to start. His left tackle was on ir however, not your now that you're starting Aaron Rodgers, Baker Mayfield is expected to play. So that's a big one. Heath, what does this mean for you?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Means I'm more excited about starting a Mecca Buka. It means I'm more open to starting Kate Otten or flexing Tez Johnson. I don't really want to start Baker. He's QB14 for me, so I'd rather start Jacoby Brissette. I'd rather start Jackson Dart. I'd rather start Bonix.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Okay, other quarterback news. C.J. stroud is going to start, but Daniel Jones has this leg injury and he is going to play. But when you saw the video of him and got the news that he's dealing with a fractured fibula, did you downgrade Pittman and and everyone and then you could talk about Tyler Warren who's questionable with an illness.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

I haven't downgraded the pass catchers very much. They weren't must start this week anyway. Houston's defense is so good I think Jones fell from QB16 to QB19. A little little less excited about the rushing potential for him, which he's been really spotty so far this year anyway. But no, Tyler Warren's still a must start. Tight end Michael Pittman's still a high end wide receiver three Alec Pierce and Josh Downs still kind of what the heck Flexes.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Okay, just getting some some breaking news here coming in. We'll get to that in a minute here. By the way, as far as Warren dealing with his illness, that is a one o' clock game. So you should be able you'll know if he's playing. In fact, I don't really know that we're waiting for much. Kincaid would be the one that we're waiting to see on that's a 4 o' clock game. And let's let's take a quick break. We'll talk about the Chargers running backs. We'll talk about Bucky Irving. We'll talk about Trey Benson being out and Donovan Knight expected to Play. Marvin Harrison Jr. Brian Thomas Jr. Do we trust these guys? When we come back, what if you.

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Back here. Jackson Dart's gonna start on Monday night and today Omarion Hampton is not going to play. He has been ruled out. Kamani Vidal starter sit against the Raiders.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

More of a flex for me than an RB2i terrible offensive line situation. Raiders the only thing they're good at Is starting stopping the run. Vidal's been all over the place in terms of fantasy production. So he's a flex.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Okay, so the Buck situation with Bucky Irving, he's going to play. They haven't committed to how many snaps he will get. Earlier in the week, you had him very low. How are you feeling about Bucky Irving now?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

I, I still have him very low. I think if, like, if you have to start Bucky Irving or Sean Tucker and maybe even Rashad White, there's upside that one of these guys is going to be good. I have no idea which one of these guys is going to be good. We talked about this earlier in the week. Last week, Chris Godwin played 25 snaps in his turn. That's kind of about what I'm expecting for Bucky. So he is my favorite Tampa Bay running back. But I just talked about how I don't want to start Kamani Vidal. I would start him over any Tampa Bay running back. I would start Chris Rodriguez over any Tampa Bay running back.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Would you start Donovan Knight? Who's gonna play? And yeah, boy, he's been really bad running the football lately. Okay, so he's going up against Tampa Bay. Let. That's. Let's discuss them because Marvin Harrison Jr. Is going to play today, reportedly. And what does that mean for him? What does that mean for Michael Wilson?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

So I think all of us probably would have thought When Marvin Harrison Jr. Comes back, Michael Wilson goes away. The Cardinals have said that he's earned a bigger role. I don't think Jacoby Brissette's going to Support Marvin Harrison Jr. Michael Wilson and Trey McBride, even though he's clearly not fantasy poison. If some people have called him in the past, I view Harrison as right around wide receiver 24, a great wide receiver 3, a low end wide receiver 2. And I think I have Wilson one or two spots behind him.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Okay, let's see what else we got here. We've got Chris Olave with back spasms. That is a one o' clock game. So you know what to do. I mean, if he. If he's healthy and he's active, you start Chris Olave. If he's out, are there any sleepers that you'd consider?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

No.

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Okay. Brian Thomas Jr. Is going to play. What does this mean for your Jaguars?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

No, Jag is in my top 30. Jacoby Myers is my favorite Jacksonville wide receiver. Right now he's wide receiver 35ish. I don't want to start Thomas in his first game back.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Dalton Kincaid is questionable and both offensive Tackles are out for Buffalo and they're at Pittsburgh and there might be bad weather. Would you start Dalton Kincaid if he played? I mean, I think if you.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

If your second tight end is playing after him, then sure. I'm not making an effort to go pick up a Darnell Washington, so I can wait it out for Dalton Kincaid. If I have somebody else, I'll just start them early.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Okay, so if you had Concay. Let's look at the late window. If you had Concade or Gadsden, Gadson Kincaid or the Monday night guys, Theo.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Johnson, Hunter, Henry, I would probably start Henry. I would probably start Kincaid over Theo.

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All right, and just making sure I didn't miss anything here. Oh, Chico Conquo and Elic IO Manor are both expected to play. So what does that mean for Shimray dk?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

I mean, that's just, in my opinion, a negative for anybody. You might have wanted to start in Tennessee. It's possible that I. I think there's probably five different guys who could lead the Titans in receiving fantasy points today, and I don't want to start any of them.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

All right, we're going to do a couple minutes of emails. Parker Washington or Quentin Johnston.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Well, those are definitely not emails. I would go Quentin Johnston.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

No, I told all the people who emailed us to go onto YouTube today and make them chat questions. So Cortland Sutton, Teddy Roll McMillan, Wanda Robinson. Wanda Robinson or Devin Neal. Pick two.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

It would be Ted Aro, McMillan and Wondale Robinson for me.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Kamani Vidal, Cortland Sutton or Devin Neal. Pick two.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

That full ppr. I'm gonna go with Neil and Sutton Rank Quinn, you're.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

So you're starting Devin Neil over Kamani Vidal.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

I and full PPR only. He has the biggest difference amongst running backs between full PPR and half or none. Because they've been throwing the ball to running backs more since Tyler Schuck took over. And I think he had six targets last week.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Quentin Johnston, Brian Thomas Jr, Keenan Allen. In non PPR, rank them.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

And non PPR. I will go Quentin Johnston, then Allen, then Thomas.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Rico Dowdle or Kenneth Gainwell? Ppr. Rico Michael Wilson, Ricky Pearsall or Bucky Irving. Ppr.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

I'll still go with Wilson.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Troy Franklin, Michael Wilson, Chris Rodriguez. Pick two. Ppr Wilson and Franklin Kincaid or Brenton Strange. If we find out that Kincaid is.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Playing, I'd probably just stick with Strange, ETN or Abuka. Oh, that's a very good one. They're both pretty much must starts for me now, but I would slightly favor.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Et guillotine league PPR Marvin Harrison Jr. Chris Olave, Stefan Diggs or Jalen Warren.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

It's Olave. If he. Well, Guillotine. I don't know if you want to take the risk of that injury. Olave has the highest projection, and I would go with Warren if he's not there, but Warren's probably safer than Olave. Even if the lobby boys.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

Warren or Bucky Irving? We're definitely going to go with Warren there.

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Yep.

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Jaden Higgins or John Mechi Higgins. Neil or Mooney?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Neil.

[Fantasy Football Today Host]

And one more. Aaron Jones or Troy Franklin?

[Fantasy Football Today Analyst]

Franklin. All right.

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