Fantasy Football Week 11 Rankings: Matchups We Love and Player Stat Projections

All seems right in the fantasy football world after the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers opened Week 11 on Thursday Night Football.

There, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees led all scorers at 15 points. Carolina’s leading scorer was obviously…kicker Graham Gano at 13 points.

Some owners might have expected to see Cam Newton, but it is yet another example of how volatile the fantasy landscape can be each week. All owners can do is analyze the data, mix it with a little bit of gut feeling and hope for the best.

Before the rest of the Week 11 slate begins, here is a look at positional rankings for standard formats.

      

Week 11 Schedule

      

Quarterbacks

If Week 10 serves as any sign, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is back to form.

His 97.3 percent of owners need him. Big Ben suffered an injury in Week 6, missed a game, had a bye and looked iffy in Week 9 before exploding for 28 points in Week 10.

Now he gets the Cleveland Browns, a half-sentence that could end the analysis and move on to the next guy. For the sake of professionalism, Cleveland allows the third-most points to quarterbacks this year on average and has allowed three passing scores in each of its past two outings.

Big Ben should start one of his season’s best stretches.

It’s at the point owners need to treat a young quarterback like Marcus Mariota as they would Big Ben.

Mariota has 25 or more points in each of his last two outings. Stretching back a little further, he has 25 or more in four of his six past games while never dipping below 16.

Now Mariota gets the Indianapolis Colts, a defense ranked right below the Browns in terms of points allowed to the position.

Given Mariota’s familiarity with the Colts, he’s going to post his third consecutive major performance.

       

Running Backs

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When owners think of the New England Patriots, the mind probably goes to Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski.

Week 11 urges owners to have running back LeGarrette Blount on the mind.

Remember, Blount is the guy ranked fifth in scoring at the position after starting the year hot while Brady served a suspension. Now he’s the guy who bullied the Seattle Seahawks in Week 10 to the tune of 24 points.

Next? Blount gets to smack around the San Francisco 49ers, the team allowing the most points to opposing backs on average. Easy enough.

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