Start 'Em, Sit 'Em wide receivers: Week 11 fantasy football

Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em wide receivers: Week 11 fantasy football

Admin November 14, 2024

The wide receiver position has taken some massive injury hits over the first ten weeks of the 2024 NFL season. Four more teams will take their byes in Week 11, potentially creating more challenges for fantasy football managers trying to determine their lineups for the week.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill revealed he’s been battling a wrist injury. The Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on a bye this week.

Fantasy football players with Hill on their team and other receivers like Marvin Harrison Jr. or Malik Nabers will have to make tough decisions for Week 11.

Here are some options at the wide receiver positions for fantasy football players looking for a boost in Week 11, as well as some players to avoid:

Fantasy football start ’em: Week 11 wide receivers

George Pickens, Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. Baltimore Ravens)

In the three games since Russell Wilson has taken over at quarterback, Pickens has 276 yards and two touchdowns on 14 catches. This week, he’ll face a Ravens defense that’s allowed the most fantasy points to wide receivers in the last four weeks, including a 264-yard, three-touchdown day from Ja’Marr Chase of the Bengals.

Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos (vs. Atlanta Falcons)

Sutton should be considered a weekly start at this point in the season. He was a member of the “start” club last week despite facing a gritty Chiefs secondary and still put up 70 yards and a touchdown on six catches. Quarterback Bo Nix relies on Sutton far more than any other pass-catcher in the Broncos’ offense. This week, the tandem faces a Falcons defense that has struggled to shut down opposing wide receivers this year – Marquez Valdes-Scantling put up 109 yards and two touchdowns on three catches in Week 10.

Calvin Ridley, Tennessee Titans (vs. Minnesota Vikings)

Ridley was a “sit” candidate last week because of the struggles he had previously dealt with when Will Levis started under center. However, concerns about the young quarterback and his connection with his top receiver were put aside after an 84-yard, two-touchdown performance against a strong Chargers secondary. This week, things get easier against the Vikings, who have allowed the third-most points by receivers in fantasy football this year.

Fantasy football sit ’em: Week 11 wide receivers

Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts (at New York Jets)

Pittman may not play in Week 11 after he missed the Colts’ Week 10 game dealing with a back injury. If he does return, there is very little upside for the veteran receiver. He’ll be banged up at best and facing a Jets defense that has allowed the fewest fantasy points to wideouts this year.

D.J. Moore, Chicago Bears (vs. Green Bay Packers)

Moore’s production has fallen off a cliff since his “revenge game” against his former team, the Carolina Panthers, in Week 5. After a 105-yard, two-touchdown day, the 27-year-old hasn’t caught more than four passes, tallied more than 35 yards, or seen the end zone. Better days may be ahead with an internal shake-up coming for the Bears after they fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. There’s no reason to believe that will be the case this week against a Packers secondary that allowed the third-fewest fantasy points per game to receivers over the last four weeks.

Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings (at Tennessee Titans)

Any fantasy football players hoping that Addison’s solid day on “Sunday Night Football” last week was the sign of a comeback were disappointed in Week 10. That Week 9 matchup with the Colts remains the second-year wideout’s only game this year with more than three catches, and he still has yet to surpass his yardage total from his 72-yard outing in Week 4 against the Packers. The Titans have allowed the third-fewest fantasy points per game to receivers all season and the seventh-fewest in the last two weeks.