If you weren’t treating the last few weeks as must-win games, you absolutely need to start now. For most of you, the playoffs start in week 14, so there’s no more time to be dropping games. This means you need to be on your game as a manager, making all the right start/sit decisions. In order to help you do so, I’m going to be sharing my week 11 rankings, which are constructed through statistical analysis, matchup data, sportsbook data, and film.
Week 11 WR Rankings
Tier 1
1. Ja'Marr Chase - @ LAC
2. Justin Jefferson - @ TEN
3. Amon-Ra St. Brown - vs JAC
Tier 2
5. Puka Nacua - @ NE
6. Nico Collins - @ DAL
7. Cooper Kupp - @ NE
8. CeeDee Lamb - vs HOU
Tier 3
9. Garrett Wilson - vs IND
10. Drake London - @ DEN
11. Deebo Samuel - vs SEA
12. Terry McLaurin - @ PHI
13. DK Metcalf - @ SF
15. Tyreek Hill - vs LV
16. Davante Adams - vs IND
17. George Pickens - vs BAL
Tier 4
18. Cedric Tillman - @ NO
19. Jayden Reed - @ CHI
20. Darnell Mooney - @ DEN
21. DeAndre Hopkins - @ BUF
22. Jauan Jennings - vs SEA
23. DeVonta Smith - vs WAS
24. Zay Flowers - @ PIT
25. Calvin Ridley - vs MIN
26. Josh Downs - @ NYJ
Tier 5
27. Courtland Sutton - vs ATL
28. Brian Thomas Jr. - @ DET
29. Amari Cooper - vs KC
30. Jaxon Smith-Njigba - @ SF
Tier 6
31. Ladd McConkey - vs CIN
32. Khalil Shakir - vs KC
33. Jaylen Waddle - vs LV
34. Tank Dell - @ DAL
35. Jameson Williams - vs JAC
36. DJ Moore - vs GB
Must Start: WR
Jauan Jennings - vs SEA
ESPN Projection - WR34
I would have loved to rank Jauan Jennings even higher than this because he’s a player I really like. However, I was surprised to see the surplus of other WR2 talent available this week. I’ve done a full deep dive on Jennings as a talent (click to see the full film breakdown) and come to the conclusion that he’s a great player, playing behind other great players. In his first game since the Brandon Aiyuk injury, Jennings scored 16.3 points in week 10.
Taking a look at PFF’s WR/CB Matchup Tool, Jennings has a “good” matchup with a grade of 76.8. The matchup against the Seahawks secondary as a whole is fairly average as well. This season, the Seahawks have allowed the 15th most fantasy points to wide receivers (322.6). Jennings is in a great spot to be a high-end WR2 this week, and I’m comfortably making room in my starting lineup for him.
Week 11 RB Rankings
Tier 1
1. Saquon Barkley - vs WAS
2. Derrick Henry - @ PIT
3. Bijan Robinson - @ DEN
4.Christian McCaffrey - vs SEA
Tier 2
5. De'Von Achane - vs LV
6. Joe Mixon - @ DAL
7. Kyren Williams - @ NE
8. Alvin Kamara - vs CLE
Tier 3
9. Kenneth Walker III - @ SF
10. Jahmyr Gibbs - vs JAC
11. Breece Hall - vs IND
12. Kareem Hunt - @ BUF
13. Jonathan Taylor - @ NYJ
14. Josh Jacobs - @ CHI
15. Chase Brown - @ LAC
Tier 4
16. James Cook - vs KC
17. David Montgomery - vs JAC
18. J.K. Dobbins - vs CIN
19. Aaron Jones - @ TEN
20. Tony Pollard - vs MIN
21. D'Andre Swift - vs GB
Tier 5
22. Rhamondre Stevenson - vs LAR
23. Najee Harris - vs BAL
24. Brian Robinson Jr. - @ PHI
25. Rico Dowdle - vs HOU
26. Austin Ekeler - @ PHI
Tier 6
27. Audric Estime - vs ATL
28. Travis Etienne Jr. - @ DET
29. Alexander Mattison - @ MIA
30. Nick Chubb - @ NO
31. Jaylen Warren - vs BAL
32. Tyler Allgeier - @ DEN
33. Javonte Williams - vs ATL
34. Tank Bigsby - @ DET
35. Raheem Mostert - vs LV
36. Justice Hill - @ PIT
Must Start: RB
James Cook - vs KC
ESPN Projection - RB22
I’m extremely confused on why James Cook is being ranked behind Nick Chubb as the RB22. Even though the Chiefs have been amazing against running backs this year in fantasy football, allowing the least points (126.1), start your studs. In the last three games, Cook has scored 28.3, 11.9 and 15.5 points.
The Bills have also scored at least 30 points in each of their last four games, which makes me very confident in their offense. Even against this tough defense, FanDuel Sportsbook has the Bills with the 9th implied team total at 23.5 points. Start your studs.