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Week 13 Fantasy Franchise Tag lineup
My nickname around the NFL Media office is "Franchise" and every week I deliver my "Fantasy Franchise Tag" lineup to help give you that boost of confidence you need to start some players on your fantasy roster you might be wondering about. Be sure to check out my full positional player rankings, and if you're all up on the Twitter, be sure to send me some feedback @MattFranchise.

Following a couple of down weeks, Carr bounced back against Tennessee in Week 12 completing 24 of his 37 pass attempts for 330 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. This is the Derek Carr we've grown accustom to this season as it was his sixth 300-yard game. He should be able to keep rolling against a Chiefs defense that just last week surrendered over 330 total yards yards and three touchdown passes to Tyrod Taylor a week ago, and will be without three-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Justin Houston.

A tough matchup against the Seahawks top-rated run defense didn't slow DeAngelo Williams down one bit last week. The veteran Steelers' back did work in the passing game with a season-high seven catches for 88 yards and he also gained 29 yards on the ground and punched in a rushing touchdown. He should see a high-volume workload against the Colts on Sunday night which should provide ample opportunity for him to rack up fantasy points against an Indy defense that has allowed 12 total touchdowns to running backs this year.

I'm on board the C.J. Anderson bandwagon and yes, I'm chasing these points. Go back and watch some of his highlights from last week if you missed it and you'll see why. Anderson was running with a purpose, making defenders miss and shedding tacklers left and right. The snow was pretty much evaporating under his feet. If he comes out of the gate as hot as he finished in Week 12, Anderson is poised to absolutely subjugate the Chargers horrific run defense on Sunday afternoon.

Amari Cooper benefitted from Derek Carr's bounce-back game in Week 12 as he collected seven receptions for 115 yards on 12 targets. Unfortunately, Carr's touchdown passes went to Seth Roberts (2) and tight end Mychal Rivera. But I expect Cooper to remain hot, right along with his quarterback as the duo faces a Kansas City defense that was victimized by Sammy Watkins to the tune of 158 yards and two scores last week. If Cooper can do even half of that, his fantasy owners should be satisfied.

It seems like John Brown is back to full health after enduring a few shaky games while he recovered from a nagging hamstring injury. But when he's healthy, he's a huge fantasy asset with infinite upside. The presence of Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd may keep his ceiling limited, but he can do more than most wideouts in the league with a little as six to eight targets in a game. I expect him to burn the Rams secondary at least once for a homerun in Week 13.

In the Jaguars last two games, Julius Thomas is tied with Allen Robinson for 18 targets. With those 18 passes that have come his way, Thomas has hauled in 14 for 144 yards and two touchdowns - good enough to rank him as the top scoring tight end in fantasy over the last two weeks. With the news that Allen Hurns may miss some time after suffering a nasty concussion, I expect Thomas to be even more involved when Jacksonville takes on Tennessee on Sunday. If you lost Jimmy Graham or Rob Gronkowski and are in need of a tight end, Thomas is still available in 48 percent of NFL.com leagues.

I included Kamar Aiken in this space last week, and he came through with 80 yards and a touchdown on Monday night. It's time to start taking him seriously as a weekly flex option. He has scored in two straight games, has 50 or more receiving yards in four straight games and eight or more targets in three straight games. Even with Matt Schaub under center, Aiken should be able to exploit a Dolphins pass defense that ranks 21st in the NFL with 253.3 pass yards per game allowed.

The Vikings should be able to get home against a Seattle offensive line that ranks dead last in the NFL in pass-blocking according to Pro Football Focus. If linebacker Anthonly Barr and co. can get pressure on Wilson and force him to make a mistake or two, the Vikings will produce once again for fantasy owners.

A kicker on a high-scoring offense is always a good one to own in fantasy. And with the Steelers averaging 32.7 points per game in their last three contests, Boswell should see plenty of opportunities to put up points from the kicker slot this week. In the same three game span that the Steelers have averaged 32.7 points per game, Boswell has posted double digit fantasy points in each.