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Fantasy football: Start-em, sit-em players for Week 12

By Jay Marsdale

CHARLOTTE, NC - NOVEMBER 05: Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers runs for a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 5, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - NOVEMBER 05: Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers runs for a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 5, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 12: Tight End Delanie Walker #82 of the Tennessee Titans carries the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium on November 12, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 12: Tight End Delanie Walker #82 of the Tennessee Titans carries the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium on November 12, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Start-em: Delanie Walker (TEN) @ Indianapolis

This has not been the most productive season for tight end Delanie Walker. However, he has shown signs the past few weeks that he is turning his season around. Walker enter this fantasy football season as a top-tier tight end, and it looks as though that’s how he is trying to end it.

Walker and the Titans get the juicy matchup in Week 12 against the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have not been able to stop anyone this season, and the Titans are going to be no different.

Quarterback Marcus Mariota looks like he is back to 100 percent after a nice game last week. That means Walker and the other pass catchers for Tennessee are in line for great games to close out the season starting against the Colts.

Walker has at least five catches and over 60 yards in each of his previous four games. The odd thing about Walker’s season so far has been his inability to find the end zone. Walker is yet to score a touchdown this season after scoring seven times last season.

Walker has been part of the confusing year of tight ends for fantasy football players. For these last five games of the season, look for Walker to be the tight end you drafted him to be. The Titans need him to be that player to make a playoff push and so do many of his fantasy owners.

He shouldn’t disappoint this week against a historically poor Colts defense.

Other options: Rob Gronkowski (NE) vs. Miami and Jimmy Graham (SEA) @ San Francisco