Week 11 fantasy football playbook
Fantasy matchups to exploit, sneaky DFS picks and the latest rankings to help make your Week 11 Sunday less miserable.
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Week 11 playbook: Quarterbacks
View the latest Week 11 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 QB pain index
🚫 Nope: Jayden Daniels (WAS); Jaxson Dart (NYG); Kyler Murray (ARI); C.J. Stroud (HOU)
✅ Good to go: Lamar Jackson (BAL); Brock Purdy (SF)
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↕️ QB matchup breakdown
📈 Notable QBs with great matchups
2nd best - Justin Herbert (LAC) at JAC
3rd best - J.J. McCarthy (MIN) vs. CHI
4th best - Aaron Rodgers (PIT) vs. CIN
💪 Stud potential: Justin Herbert. Herbert is set for a bounce-back after a quiet Week 10. Jacksonville has allowed the second-most fantasy points to quarterbacks per game, including six straight 21+ point outings and three consecutive 31+ point explosions. With Oronde Gadsden II expected back and the Jaguars generating the fewest sacks in the league, Herbert should have time to carve up the defense. Expect a top-five QB finish heading into his bye.
📉 Notable QBs with tough matchups
2nd worst - Patrick Mahomes II (KC) at DEN
3rd worst - Baker Mayfield (TB) at BUF
6th worst - Brock Purdy (SF) at ARI
🥶 Bust alert: Brock Purdy. “MVP candidate Sam Darnold scored fewer than five fantasy points against [Arizona] last week, and while that was more of a result of the game script, Arizona also limited Dak Prescott and Jordan Love to less than 16 fantasy points in the two games prior.” — Michael Florio, NFL.com
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Week 11 playbook: Running backs
View the latest Week 11 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 RB pain index
🚫 Nope: Trey Benson (ARI); J.K. Dobbins (DEN); Bucky Irving (TB); Isiah Pacheco (KC); Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)
🙏 Cautiously optimistic: Bam Knight (ARI)
✅ Good to go: D’Andre Swift (CHI)
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↕️ RB matchup breakdown
📈 Notable RBs with great matchups
Best - Jaylen Warren (PIT) vs. CIN
2nd best - Josh Jacobs (GB) at NYG
4th best - Rico Dowdle (CAR) at ATL
💪 Stud potential: Jaylen Warren. Warren gets the dream matchup for running backs this week, with Cincinnati giving up four top-five and seven top-12 finishes this season. Warren already torched them for 158 yards in Week 7 and now faces them again as the home favorite in a projected high-scoring game. He’s handled 77% of Pittsburgh’s carries lately and is a locked-in RB1.
📉 Notable RBs with tough matchups
Worst - Kenneth Walker III/Zach Charbonnet (SEA) at LAR
2nd worst - Saquon Barkley (PHI) vs. DET
3rd worst - Derrick Henry (BAL) at CLE
🥶 Bust alert: Kenneth Walker III. “He’s now scored 8.1 PPR points or less in four games in a row … The Rams have allowed one rushing touchdown to a running back this season, and Walker is a flex option at best in the majority of leagues in this matchup.” — Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
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Week 11 playbook: Wide receivers
View the latest Week 11 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 WR Pain index
🚫 Nope: Kayshon Boutte (NE); Chris Godwin (TB); Marvin Harrison Jr. (ARI); Tory Horton (SEA); Terry McLaurin (WAS); ; Darius Slayton (NYG)
🫤 Looking iffy: Calvin Ridley (TEN); Brian Thomas Jr. (JAC)
🙏 Cautiously optimistic: Davante Adams (LAR); Quentin Johnston (LAC); Drake London (ATL); Parker Washington (JAC)
✅ Good to go: Ricky Pearsall (SF)
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↕️ WR matchup breakdown
📈 Notable WRs with great matchups*
Jaylen Waddle (MIA) vs. WAS (Jonathan Jones, RCB)
Rome Odunze (CHI) at MIN (Isaiah Rodgers, LCB)
DeVonta Smith (PHI) vs. DET (Rock Ya-Sin, LCB)
💪 Stud potential: DeVonta Smith. Smith has overtaken A.J. Brown as the Eagles’ most reliable receiver, scoring at least 14.4 PPR points in three straight and in four of his last five. With the Lions ranking eighth in most fantasy points allowed to WRs and likely forcing Philadelphia into a pass-heavy game script, Smith is poised to stay hot. He’s a strong WR2 who could easily post WR1 numbers in Week 11.
📉 Notable WRs with tough matchups*
Rashee Rice (KC) at DEN (Ja’Quan McMillian, SCB)
Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG) vs. GB (Javon Bullard, SCB)
Courtland Sutton (DEN) vs. KC (Nohl Williams, RCB)
* Based on WR/CB matchup analysis by FantasyPoints.com
🥶 Bust alert: Courtland Sutton. “Sutton has only reached double-digit fantasy points once in his last five outings. He’s just a TD-or-bust WR3 against a Chiefs’ defense allowing the third-fewest fantasy points to wideouts.” — Justin Boone, Yahoo! Sports
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Week 11 playbook: Tight ends
View the latest Week 11 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 TE pain index
🚫 Nope: Dalton Kincaid (BUF); Sam LaPorta (DET)
✅ Good to go: Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE); Oronde Gadsden II (LAC); Dalton Schultz (HOU)
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↕️ TE matchup breakdown
📈 Notable TEs with great matchups
2nd best - Oronde Gadsden II (LAC) at JAC
3rd best - Zach Ertz (WAS) at MIA
8th best - Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL) vs. CAR
💪 Stud potential: Oronde Gadsden II. Gadsden is good to go from his quad injury in time for a premium matchup. Jacksonville has given up the second-most fantasy points to tight ends, allowing at least 10 PPR points in six straight games. Before last week’s exit, Gadsden had topped 11 points in four straight and remains one of Herbert’s top targets.
📉 Notable TEs with tough matchups
Worst - Cade Otton (TB) at BUF
3rd worst -
Sam LaPorta (DET) at PHI5th worst - Jake Ferguson (DAL) at LV
🥶 Bust alert: Cade Otton. “Otton was a smash start last week at home against the Patriots’ pass-funnel defense; however, this week, he is a must-sit on the road against Buffalo. …the Bills have allowed just 12 receptions and 129 receiving yards to the position.” — Tom Viera, USA Today
