WEEK 11 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Welcome back!
Ten down, seven more to go and that is only for the squads that made the fantasy playoffs. The temperature outside is plummeting but the temperature in fantasy football leagues is turning up. These upcoming weeks will determine whether or not our teams are making the fantasy playoffs. Will all the moves and time spent altering the roster translate to a ticket to the big dance? Now is not the time to let up, put the pedal to the metal people. My Week 11 rankings are OUT NOW so let me dive into some of the most important aspects of setting fantasy football lineups.
Time is a Flat Circle
It took more than half of the season but here we are again everybody. Travis Kelce, Christian McCaffrey, T.J. Hockenson, and Cooper Kupp are all pushing the top tier at their position in this week’s rankings. In his first game back on the field, CMC had 19 total touches for over 100 total yards and scored 16.7 ppr fantasy points. He looked like the player we were all waiting for. Kelce has been a beast lately. Despite being labeled a fantasy bust early on in the season, he has gone for more than 20 fantasy points each of the last three weeks. There were a handful of veteran players that were either hurt or had some down weeks to start that have now reminded the fantasy world why they are considered the class of the NFL. They were who we thought they were.
Detroit’s Dominant Run Game
The Detroit offensive line has been so good this year. They are one of the most dominant units in the league and that has translated into both David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs being weekly contributors to fantasy teams. Gibbs is currently the RB 5 and D-Mont is the RB 16 in fantasy football. This week the Lions take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags do not have a strong run defense and Sleeper has them as the third most advantageous matchup. Considering their 2024 production and the upcoming matchup both Detroit running backs are inside my top 15 this week. Dan Campbell loves that grit and it shows each week when these monsters up front create runways for these backs to attack their opponents defense. It is rare to be excited to start two backs on the same team but the Lions and their offensive line makes it easy.
Caleb Williams Outside Looking In
Rookie quarterbacks are on the rise. Jayden Daniels is a weekly top five to eight quarterback in fantasy, Bo Nix has been a pleasant surprise and Drake Maye is looking like a future fantasy star. This week three of the four rookie starting quarterbacks are inside the my top 15. The one outlier is the former top pick in the NFL Draft, Caleb Williams. After a stint of strong games earlier in the season things are looking bleak for Willaims and the Bears offense. From Weeks 3 to 6, he threw nine touchdowns and finished as a top 8 QB twice in that four game span. Since then, Williams has been the QB 28, 28, and 26. With a matchup against the Packers this week, it doesn’t seem like the first overall pick will turn things around.
Check out the entire Week 11 positional ranks on South Harmon dot com to help make even the toughest of lineup and replacement decisions.