Fantasy Football Week 11: Ranking Best Players This Week

With the playoffs just around the corner, every roster decision needs to be perfect. Your highest scoring player can't be on your bench. You can't start the guy who puts up a doughnut hole. If you do, it could mean missing the playoffs.

Or maybe a player gets injured during the game. That happened to me. Down 10 points last week headed into Monday night, I had Mike James ready to go. And then he gets injured. Oh, and in my league, Rashad Jennings, sitting pretty on my bench, got 11 points. Ouch.

So every decision is of the utmost importance. These next few weeks are crucial.

That's why I've taken the liberty of ranking the top 50 players in fantasy football for Week 11. Need to know which QB to start? Look no further. Riley Cooper or Pierre Garcon for your flex spot? It's all here.

Below is the list of the 50 best players, and then after that we'll discuss a few players of note.

Rank	Player	Position	Opponent
1.	Russell Wilson	QB	Minnesota
2.	Tom Brady	QB	Carolina
3.	Matt Ryan	QB	Tampa Bay
4.	Drew Brees	QB	San Francisco
5.	Frank Gore	RB	New Orleans
6.	Nick Foles	QB	Washington
7.	Calvin Johnson	WR	Pittsburgh
8.	Peyton Manning	QB	Kansas City
9.	Marshawn Lynch	RB	Minnesota
10.	Adrian Peterson	RB	Seattle
11.	Joe Flacco	QB	Chicago
12.	Philip Rivers	QB	Miami
13.	Reggie Bush	RB	Pittsburgh
14.	DeSean Jackson	WR	Washington
15.	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Kansas City
16.	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Detroit
17.	Andre Brown	RB	Green Bay
18.	Matt Forte	RB	Baltimore
19.	Robert Griffin III	QB	Philadelphia
20.	Andre Johnson	WR	Oakland
21.	Matthew Stafford	QB	Pittsburgh
22.	Ben Tate	RB	Oakland
23.	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Kansas City
24.	Victor Cruz	WR	Green Bay
25.	Eddie Lacy	RB	New York Giants
26.	Vincent Jackson	WR	Atlanta
27.	LeSean McCoy	RB	Washington
28.	Andre Ellington	RB	Jacksonville
29.	Cam Newton	QB	New England
30.	Case Keenum	QB	Oakland
31.	Le'Veon Bell	RB	Detroit
32.	Alfred Morris	RB	Philadelphia
33.	Rob Gronkowski	TE	Carolina
34.	Brandon Marshall	WR	Baltimore
35.	Eli Manning	QB	Green Bay
36.	Wes Welker	WR	Kansas City
37.	Danny Amendola	WR	Carolina
38.	A.J. Green	WR	Cleveland
39.	Jimmy Graham	TE	San Francisco
40.	Brian Leonard	RB	Atlanta
41.	Chris Ivory	RB	Buffalo
42.	Keenan Allen	WR	Miami
43.	DeAngelo Williams	RB	New England
44.	Jordy Nelson	WR	New York Giants
45.	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	Arizona
46.	Antonio Brown	WR	Detroit
47.	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	Jacksonville
48.	Pierre Garcon	WR	Philadelphia
49.	Riley Cooper	WR	Washington
50.	Jamaal Charles	RB	Denver

Russell Wilson

I have Russell Wilson as my top-rated player this week.

I know that he's not exactly the quarterback you think of when it comes to fantasy. He may be a better football player than fantasy player.

But this could be his week.

For one, he takes on a woeful Minnesota defense, that gives up 285.7 yards per game through the air, which is ranked 29th in the league.

For another, the Seahawks are getting Percy Harvin back:

Harvin might not have his best game, but even his presence should give the Vikings fits. It will open up room for Golden Tate and John Carlson.

Wilson is the safest and best play this week, and he will give your team a huge boost as a QB1.

Jimmy Graham

I have Jimmy Graham ranked 39th this week. Yes, it seems low.

But it's not. Look, Graham has been shut down this year. He didn't have a catch against New England and had just three against Buffalo.

The San Francisco 49ers have the eighth-ranked pass defense, giving up just 211.7 yards through the air per game. They have one of the best linebacking corps in the league. He will be double- and tripled-team.

The Niners will just copy what the New England Patriots did. By double- and triple-teaming him, Graham just doesn't have the room to run.

You can beat the Saints if you take Graham out of the picture. That's exactly what's going to happen on Sunday.

Philip Rivers

Looking for a quarterback? Philip Rivers might be a good option.

I have him ranked 12th, but that may be a bit low. He could have a huge game.

He's going up against the Miami Dolphins, who may have a few other things on their mind.

Oh, and they're not good. They give up 238 passing yards per game, and they've only held one opponent under 20 points.

Rivers is having a fantastic season. He's thrown for 2,691 yards, 18 touchdowns and just seven picks. He's completed 71.6 percent of his passes.

It looks like Rivers and Keenan Allen have developed chemistry, too. I think this could be a huge week for Rivers. He's a must-start.