Fantasy Football Week 11 Rankings: Top Players and Matchups for All Positions

Bye weeks continue to be a hindrance for fantasy football owners, who find themselves without their players from the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers as we head into Week 11.

Considering that the top wide receiver (Julio Jones), quarterback (Matt Ryan) and kicker (Matt Bryant) are all Falcons, some fantasy owners are in real binds. 

However, not all is lost, even if you're looking at a lineup without Jones. Injuries change the landscape of fantasy from week to week, and some of the projected top players heading into Week 11 may even be available on your league's waiver wire. 

Let's take a look at the top players and best matchups for Week 11.

Quarterback

Rank	Player	Team	Week 11 Opponent
1	Tom Brady	NE	@ SF
2	Cam Newton	CAR	NO
3	Drew Brees	NO	@ CAR
4	Marcus Mariota	TEN	@ IND
5	Aaron Rodgers	GB	@ WAS
6	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	@ CLE
7	Russell Wilson	SEA	PHI
8	Andrew Luck	IND	TEN
9	Derek Carr	OAK	HOU
10	Kirk Cousins	WAS	GB
11	Tyrod Taylor	BUF	@ CIN
12	Matthew Stafford	DET	JAC

Let's talk about the Tennessee Titans' Marcus Mariota.

Depending on the size of your league and how much it values the quarterback position, Mariota might not even be one of your opponents' preferred starters. Per ESPN.com, Mariota is owned in 76.7 percent of leagues.  

However, as Mariota and the Titans demonstrated in their rout of the Green Bay Packers in Week 10, this young quarterback is for real. In that game, Mariota threw four touchdowns and no interceptions and posted his highest passer rating of the season (149.8). 

Mariota has been getting better and better as the season goes on, and he's a must-start in Week 11. 

Running Back

Rank	Player	Team	Week 11 Opponent
1	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	@ CLE
2	DeMarco Murray	TEN	@ IND
3	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	BAL
4	David Johnson	ARI	@ MIN
5	LeSean McCoy	BUF	@ CIN
6	Jay Ajayi	MIA	@ LA
7	LeGarrette Blount	NE	@ SF
8	Spencer Ware	KC	TB
9	Lamar Miller	HOU	@ OAK
10	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	NO
11	Doug Martin	TB	@ KC
12	Frank Gore	IND	TEN
13	Rob Kelley	WAS	GB
14	Jordan Howard	CHI	@ NYG
15	Latavius Murray	OAK	HOU
16	Todd Gurley	LA	MIA
17	Jeremy Hill	CIN	BUF
18	Carlos Hyde	SF	NE
19	Mark Ingram	NO	@ CAR
20	C.J. Prosise	SEA	PHI
21	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	PIT
22	Theo Riddick	DET	JAC
23	Ryan Mathews	PHI	@ SEA
24	Darren Sproles	PHI	@ SEA
25	Giovani Bernard	CIN	BUF
26	James Starks	GB	@ WAS
27	Terrance West	BAL	@ DAL
28	Tim Hightower	NO	@ CAR
29	Kenneth Dixon	BAL	@ DAL
30	Chris Ivory	JAC	@ DET
31	Dion Lewis	NE	@ SF
32	Thomas Rawls	SEA	PHI

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Lately, it's been all about the Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott and the Titans' DeMarco Murray, who are the two highest-scoring running backs in fantasy this year.

But Le'Veon Bell has been a bright spot for an otherwise downtrodden Pittsburgh Steelers team.

Though the Steelers lost their Week 10 matchup against the Cowboys in heartbreaking, last-second fashion, Bell did his part, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown and adding 77 receiving yards and a touchdown through the air. 

In Week 11, Bell and the Steelers face a Cleveland Browns team allowing 143.7 rushing yards per game, which is the second-most in the league, per ESPN.com. 

Wide Receiver

Rank	Player	Team	Week 11 Opponent
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	@ CLE
2	Mike Evans	TB	@ KC
3	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	CHI
4	A.J. Green	CIN	BUF
5	Jordy Nelson	GB	@ WAS
6	T.Y. Hilton	IND	TEN
7	Dez Bryant	DAL	BAL
8	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	NO
9	Michael Thomas	NO	@ CAR
10	Amari Cooper	OAK	HOU
11	Allen Robinson	JAC	@ DET
12	Davante Adams	GB	@ WAS
13	Michael Crabtree	OAK	HOU
14	Terrelle Pryor	CLE	PIT
15	Doug Baldwin	SEA	PHI
16	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@ MIN
17	Jamison Crowder	WAS	GB
18	Stefon Diggs	MIN	ARI
19	Golden Tate	DET	JAC
20	Brandin Cooks	NO	@ CAR
21	Jarvis Landry	MIA	@ LA
22	Rishard Matthews	TEN	@ IND
23	Willie Snead	NO	@ CAR
24	Donte Moncrief	IND	TEN
25	Jordan Matthews	PHI	@ SEA
26	Mike Wallace	BAL	@ DAL
27	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@ OAK
28	Kenny Britt	LA	MIA
29	Randall Cobb	GB	@ WAS
30	Julian Edelman	NE	@ SF
31	Cole Beasley	DAL	BAL
32	Marvin Jones	DET	JAC

The Green Bay Packers are imploding. What does that mean if you own wide receiver Jordy Nelson?

Through all the turmoil and heartbreak the Packers have experienced already this season, Nelson has remained remarkably productive.

He's the sixth-highest scoring receiver in fantasy this season, posting 109.5 points, largely due to the eight touchdowns he has in nine games, as Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette noted. 

Though it's not good for the Packers, the fact that the team is also often playing from behind means that Aaron Rodgers is airing out the ball more, which increases Nelson's chances to produce. So for now, keep Nelson at that WR1 spot. 

Tight End

Rank	Player	Team	Week 11 Opponent
1	Greg Olsen	CAR	NO
2	Delanie Walker	TEN	@ IND
3	Jordan Reed	WAS	GB
4	Tyler Eifert	CIN	BUF
5	Jimmy Graham	SEA	PHI
6	Travis Kelce	KC	TB
7	Martellus Bennett	NE	@ SF
8	Eric Ebron	DET	JAC
9	Cameron Brate	TB	@ KC
10	Julius Thomas	JAC	@ DET
11	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	ARI
12	Zach Miller	CHI	@ NYG

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It should come as no surprise that Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen is the highest-scoring tight end in fantasy in 2016, racking up 91.2 points.

But Titans tight end Delanie Walker is right behind him with 87.4. And though Olsen (712) has more yards than Walker (571), the latter has two more touchdowns.

Against the Packers in Week 10, Walker had more points than any other tight end, thanks to 124 receiving yards and a touchdown.  

Defense/Special Teams

Rank	Unit	Week 11 Opponent
1	Seattle	PHI
2	Arizona	@ MIN
3	Kansas City	TB
4	Miami	@ LA
5	Los Angeles	MIA
6	New England	@ SF
7	Pittsburgh	@ CLE
8	Minnesota	ARI
9	Buffalo	@ CIN
10	New York Giants	CHI
11	Carolina	NO
12	Tennessee	@ IND

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Don't look now, but the Miami Dolphins have had one of the better defensive units in the league (in terms of fantasy) in recent weeks, and they have another favorable matchup in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Rams.

The Dolphins earned their fantasy owners 17 points in Week 10, thanks to three sacks, four interceptions and a defensive touchdown. That mitigated the fact that they allowed the San Diego Chargers to score 24 points.

That's not a likely outcome for the Rams, who are averaging just 15.4 points per game, the fewest in the league, per ESPN.com.  

Kicker

Rank	Player	Team	Week 11 Opponent
1	Cairo Santos	KC	TB
2	Adam Vinatieri	IND	TEN
3	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	@ SF
4	Dustin Hopkins	WAS	GB
5	Wil Lutz	NO	@ CAR
6	Mason Crosby	GB	@ WAS
7	Dan Bailey	DAL	BAL
8	Graham Gano	CAR	NO
9	Matt Prater	DET	JAC
10	Justin Tucker	BAL	@ DAL
11	Steven Hauschka	SEA	PHI
12	Chris Boswell	PIT	@ CLE

Washington's Dustin Hopkins turned heads in Week 10 when he had a successful field goal of 50 yards and earned the most fantasy points of any kicker, posting 16 points.

Hopkins had missed a potential game-winning field goal in London against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he went 4-of-4 in Week 10 after his teammates helped him move on, as CSN shared:

"

Dustin Hopkins is thankful to his teammates for supporting him after missing OT field goal in London. #Redskins https://t.co/u4WMzbmb4R

— CSN Redskins (@CSNRedskins) November 14, 2016"

Hopkins faces the Packers in Week 11.  

Rankings, scoring leaders, average draft position and ownership stats via NFL.com unless otherwise noted and are current as of Nov. 15.