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You’ll find no Mac Jones or Matt Ryan here, as those two already played on Thursday night. Yours truly has been letting the big wave of content from others come out during the week. A few highlights include:
WR/CB matchups from @chapulana
Volatility Index (riskiest and safest plays for Week 11) from @chapulana
NFL DFS: Best Stacks for Week 11 from @skyler_carlin
We’ve also got RB rankings and WR rankings for your perusing. Now that you’re all linked up this fine Saturday morning, it’s time to rank the gunslingers. In the immortal words of Roland Deschain, “hile!”
Week 11 is highlighted by the return of Cam Newton, the truly questionable status of Kyler Murray, the possible continued emergence of Justin Fields, and perhaps the last time we have to question Tua Tagovailoa’s starting status. We shall see, we shall see...
QB Rankings for Week 11
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Opponent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Opponent | Notes |
| 1 | Josh Allen | BUF | vs IND | The Colts have allowed a league-high 23 passing scores. |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | @ CHI | He was sent home from Wed practice and missed Thursday due to an illness--but returned on Friday and is expected to play. |
| 3 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | vs DAL | He's back in my circle of trust with 400+ yards and five passing scores last week. |
| 4 | Dak Prescott | DAL | @ KC | Amari Cooper is out, but he's still got a full cupboard of weapons to attack the porous KC secondary. |
| 5 | Tom Brady | TB | vs NYG | He averages 318.9 passing yards per game (best in NFL). He also leads the league with 27 passing scores despite having already had his bye. |
| 6 | Joe Burrow | CIN | @ LV | He had a dud in Week 9 against CLE, but coming out of the bye rested should mean he's back to his top 10 QB ways against this defense. |
| 7 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | vs NO | His 549 rushing yards ranks second to only Lamar (639). That's a solid floor that no one besides those two can offer--Josh Allen is a distant third with 322 yards rushing. |
| 8 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @ MIN | He missed Wednesday and Thursday with a toe issue but was never in danger of missing this weekend. |
| 9 | Justin Herbert | LAC | vs PIT | He's in the midst of a tough stretch of pass defenses, and PIT (6.3 NY/A, only 12 passing scores) fits the same bill. |
| 10 | Kyler Murray | ARI | @ SEA | He's a game-time decision and Arizona has a Week 12 bye that might affect his status. Stay tuned. |
| 11 | Russell Wilson | SEA | vs ARI | He mustered 161 passing yards and two picks in last week's return, but his weapons are too good for him to stay down long. |
| 12 | Cam Newton | CAR | vs WAS | The WFT have allowed 22 passing scores, one shy of IND despite playing in one less game. Are you REALLY playing Ryan Tannehill over Cam this week? |
| 13 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | vs HOU | The Texans are tied for fifth-worst with a 7.2 NY/A. Tannehill helms a conservative, ball-control offense that is missing Julio Jones and Derrick Henry. |
| 14 | Derek Carr | LV | vs CIN | He's second in passing yards per game (314.0) after only Tom Brady, and I could see Vegas in chase mode against the Bengals. |
| 15 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | vs GB | I view him much like Carr, but I expect less points in this divisional matchup and against that Packers pass D. |
| 16 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | @ JAC | Stop dissing Jimmy G. He's the QB3, QB8, and QB13 in his last three weeks. Attack the Jags. |
| 17 | Justin Fields | CHI | vs BAL | He's showing signs of the coveted 'slowing down' process. He's the "upside" to Jimmy G's "floor." |
| 18 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | @ NYJ | He was stellar in relief of Brissett last week and gets the starting nod for Week 11, let's hope for good now. |
| 19 | Daniel Jones | NYG | @ TB | I prefer his volatility to some of the vanilla options that come later. |
| 20 | Tyrod Taylor | HOU | @ TEN | The Titans' 18 passing scores allowed and 6.3 NY/A is much more enticing than messing with either of the next two matchups... |
| 21 | Taylor Heinicke | WAS | @ CAR | At Carolina is a tough draw, especially with the boost that Cam Newton will bring. |
| 22 | Carson Wentz | IND | @ BUF | The Bills are just absolute death to enemy QBs--5.1 NY/A and only six passing scores against 13 picks. Find another option this week. |
| 23 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | @ LAC | It's announced that he's playing. He only has two games all year that weren't a top 24 finish. No upside, but more floor than you'd like to think. |
| 24 | Trevor Siemian | NO | @ PHI | He's quietly finished inside the top 15 QBs in each of the last two weeks. I'd like him better if Taysom Hill's role wasn't growing. |
| 25 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | vs DET | He's nursing a knee injury and the Lions are starting Tim Boyle...get ready for the "ground and pound" approach. |
| 26 | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | vs SF | He's accounted for a single score over the last three weeks and isn't far removed from an ankle injury. |
| 27 | Joe Flacco | NYJ | vs MIA | Seriously, what in the hell are the Jets doing? The Fins have allowed the most passing yardage in the league, but yikes. |
| 28 | Tim Boyle | DET | @ CLE | Boyle is in line to start over Jared Goff. The Browns have allowed 21 passing scores, but you can't be into this...can you? |