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NFL Week 12 fantasy football takeaways
New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

NFL Week 12 fantasy football takeaways: Giants' Tyrone Tracy Jr. has arrived

Week 12 was an eye-opening one for multiple backfields around the NFL. Let's break down which trends popped up and what they mean for fantasy football moving forward. 

TreVeyon Henderson is still viable with Rhamondre Stevenson back

Henderson was a fantasy superstar with Stevenson out of the lineup, but the real test was how he'd be used with a healthy backfield. The early results were promising, as Henderson played 46 snaps to Stevenson's 22 and had 21 touches to Stevenson's seven. New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has finally seen the light. 

Henderson might not be the smash RB1 he was with Stevenson injured, but he's a solid RB2 for the rest of the season. 

Pump the brakes on the Bhayshul Tuten hype

Tuten was one of the biggest fantasy disappointments of Week 12. After rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown in Week 11, the Jacksonville Jaguars' rookie running back played only 13 snaps and rushed for just 17 yards against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. 

As promising as Tuten's future may be, he's still the clear backup behind Travis Etienne Jr., who's gone off for at least 15 PPR points in four straight games. Unless Etienne goes down with an injury, Tuten is more of a bench stash than a flex option in fantasy football. 

Get New York Giants' Tyrone Tracy Jr. in your starting lineups

After a few discouraging performances following Cam Skattebo's season-ending injury, Tracy is starting to look like a solid RB2 in fantasy football. In two games with Jameis Winston at quarterback, Tracy has rushed 39 times for 150 yards and caught seven passes for 119 yards. He's scored 17.9 and 16.0 PPR points in his last two starts despite failing to find the end zone. 

Keep in mind—those performances came in tough matchups against the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. Tracy plays the Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders in the fantasy playoffs. 

Rome Odunze is nothing more than a low-end WR2

Odunze managers remember better days when the Chicago Bears wide receiver was the WR3 in fantasy football through three weeks. Since then, though, he's the WR23 in PPR points per game. Odunze has scored more than 9.0 fantasy points just twice in the last seven games.

After playing nearly all of Chicago's offensive snaps early in the season, Odunze has played fewer than 80 percent of snaps in three straight games. The Bears are committing more to the run game and getting D.J. Moore and Luther Burden III more involved in the pass game, which has crushed Odunze's fantasy value. He's a low-end WR2 or a flex play going forward. 

Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty has been writing professionally since 2015, contributing to publications such as GoPSUSports. com, Centre Daily Times, Associated Press, and Sportscasting. com

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