Monday Night Fantasy Football Start Decisions and Rankings: Stefon Diggs, Tyrone Tracy, Hunter Henry and More

The 13th week of the NFL regular season wraps up with a game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. Let's take a look at the top fantasy players from the contest, and then rank all the offensive players.

Check back in a bit for a DFS lineup based on the game.

Use the FantasySP start/sit tool for help with any last-minute lineup decisions.

Quarterbacks

Drake Maye will lead the Patriots, while Jaxson Dart returns for the Giants.

Maye has been one of the top fantasy quarterbacks all season, and I ranked him fifth coming into the week. Dart was ranked down at No. 16, although his status was up in the air at that point. I do prefer Maye over Dart, especially knowing Dart is coming off a concussion.

The Giants are a super favorable fantasy matchup for Maye, which is another reason why he ranked so high for me this week. The Patriots are a slightly below-average matchup, which contributed to Dart ranking a bit lower this week.

Start Maye over Dart if you need to choose between the two tonight. Both are fine fantasy starting options though.

Running Backs

TreVeyon Henderson has been leading the Patriots' backfield the past few weeks. Rhamondre Stevenson is also back in the mix now.

Tyrone Tracy has been the No. 1 back for the Giants, although Devin Singletary has also been pretty involved offensively.

Henderson ranked way up at No. 13 for me in week 13. Tracy was another back from this game to crack my top-30 list, ranking 28th. Singletary and Stevenson did not make the cut.

The Patriots' running backs have another stellar matchup tonight, as the Giants' defense allows fantasy backs to score 29 fantasy points per contest. New England's defense is stout against fantasy RBs, allowing just 16 fantasy points per contest. 

The favorable matchup is part of the reason why Henderson ranks so high this week. Stevenson isn't a bad option either in this matchup, although I still prefer him just in deeper setups.

Tracy was a low-end flex option at the start of the week because of his tough matchup - you could even argue taking Stevenson over him, but I have enough faith to take Tracy for tonight's clash. I'd stay away from Singletary, even though he's gotten enough work of late to be a legit fantasy asset.

After Henderson and Tracy, I'd go with Stevenson and then Singletary as the next-best fantasy backs tonight.

Wide Receivers

All the wide receivers on each team's active roster are healthy and off the injury report. 

New England has Stefon Diggs, Kayshon Boutte, DeMario Douglas, Mack Hollins and Kyle Williams who played in week 12. Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins, Gunner Olszewski and Dalen Cambre all played last week for the Giants. I'm going to omit Olszewski, Cambre and Williams from this discussion, as they didn't even reach 10 offensive snaps last week. 

Robinson was my top-ranked wideout from this contest, coming in 20th. Diggs checked in 23rd, and was the last wideout from this game featured in my top 30.

The Patriots' wideouts again have a favorable matchup, with the Giants' defense surrendering 36 fantasy points per game to fantasy wideouts. The New England defense allows 31 fantasy points per week, which was an average mark coming into the week.

Robinson was awesome a week ago, so that's mostly why he got the weekly ranking he did. Diggs isn't far behind him, but got knocked down a bit after struggling last week. Those are the only two wideouts I'd want to start in a standard league, and I'd take Robinson over Diggs if I could only choose one of them.

Boutte would be the next-best fantasy asset in my eyes, but is only worth some deep-league starts right now. Slayton is after that, but is a step down. 

After those four wide receivers, I'd take Hollins, Hodgins and Douglas after that. Those three are just desperation plays in really deep leagues. 

Tight Ends

Theo Johnson is the top tight end for the Giants, while Hunter Henry leads the Patriots.

Henry was my No. 10 ranked tight end for week 13, while Johnson was 17th.

This time, the Giants have the better matchup, as New England allows 15 fantasy points per game to tight ends. The Giants' defense allows 12 points per game, and is a below-average matchup.

Henry is coming off a big week 12 showing, and I decided to reward him with a top-10 ranking despite a bit tougher matchup. With no New England wideout being the go-to guy every week, I like the idea of starting Henry most weeks.

Johnson has been a steady performer over the past few weeks, and is certainly capable of putting up more fantasy points than Henry, especially in this matchup. 

I trust the season numbers more and would take Henry over Johnson. Really though, I'd be fine starting either tight end in any league type. They are both solid flex options as well.

Kickers

Younghoe Koo is the kicker for the Giants, while Andy Borregales does the kicking for the Patriots.

Koo has kicked in three games for New York, making all four of his field goals and 7-of-8 extra points. He hasn't attempted a 50+ yard field goal with the Giants this season.

Borregales has been the Pats' kicker all season, making 19-of-21 field goals and 33-of-35 extra points. 

Borregales is my preferred fantasy kicker tonight, and is projected for eight fantasy points. Koo is set for six fantasy points. Borregales is starting in 52% of leagues, while Koo is barely starting in any.

Defenses/Special Teams

The Patriots DST is projected for eight fantasy points tonight, while the Giants DST is set for six. 

New England's DST is starting in 63% of leagues, while New York's DST is under 2% started.

The Patriots' defense allows 18.8 points per game so far this season. New England has 13 takeaways and 24 sacks.

The Giants' defense has allowed 27.8 points per contest so far. The unit has seven takeaways and 25 sacks.

The Patriots DST is the way to go tonight - I'd avoid the Giants at all costs, and maybe rather not start them if you still need to fill that DST spot. The game has an over/under of 46.5 points, and the Patriots could do most of that scoring.

Start/Sit Decisions

The FantasySP start/sit tool has a couple trending decisions involving players from tonight's game. Let's go over them now. 

Diggs and Tracy are pitted against each other, with fantasy owners starting Diggs most often, but getting both in fantasy lineups 44% of the time. Our projections like Diggs over Tracy, and although it's very close, I agree with the projections, and what most fantasy owners are doing.

Johnson and Henry are up against each other, with Henry being started every time, but both starting in 14% of leagues. The projections like Henry by a good amount, and so do I.

Diggs and Henderson are up against each other in another trending decision, with fantasy owners liking Henderson, but starting both 74% of the time. The projections like Henderson, and I agree.

Henderson is the heavy favorite over Stevenson, with both starting in less than 3% of leagues. The projections have Henderson over twice as high, and I agree with that assessment.

Offensive Overall Rankings (OP or Flex Spots)

1. Drake Maye

2. TreVeyon Henderson

3. Jaxson Dart

4. Wan'Dale Robinson

5. Hunter Henry

6. Stefon Diggs

7. Theo Johnson

8. Tyrone Tracy

9. Kayshon Boutte

10. Rhamondre Stevenson

11. Darius Slayton

12. Devin Singletary

13. Mack Hollins

14. Isaiah Hodgins

15. DeMario Douglas