Six week 12 fantasy stars who were mostly unowned, including Kirk Cousins

For the second straight week, Cousins is the quarterback here as he has back-to-back games with 300+ passing yards and three passing touchdowns. He last accomplished that in Weeks 6 and 7 of last year (threw for four scores in both games).

Brian Hill was the running back added by most after news of Todd Gurley being unavailable for Week 12 hit, but Smith had the more productive game. He scored his first touchdown of the season early in the fourth quarter to expand on Atlanta’s commanding lead over the Raiders on Sunday.

Just like Cousins, the 37-year-old Gore also finds his way on this list for the second consecutive week. His 74 yards rushings were a season-high and his most since he ran for 109 in Week 4 last year playing for the Bills.

After not receiving a target in each of the last two games, Johnson was targeted a team-high eight times on Sunday in Mike Glennon’s first start of the season. According to Rotoballer, he logged just 10 offensive snaps last week, so the rookie’s breakout game may lead to more playing time over the remainder of the season.

What a first career touchdown it was for Beebe as his 10-yard score came with just 46 seconds left in the Vikings’ 28-27 win over the Panthers. With Adam Theilen out, he caught all seven of his targets in his expanded role in Week 12 (had seven receptions all season entering the game).

A long time fantasy-relevant tight end, Rudolph had 21 catches on the year (and no more than four in a game) entering Week 12. His seven catches on Sunday were his most since he caught nine in Week 16 of 2018.