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Russell Wilson and Derek Carr are among my five must-start fantasy football quarterbacks for Week 11.
Joe Burrow leads my Top-20 quarterback rankings, which are below. Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson are among my other Top-5 plays. Jared Goff, C.J. Stroud, Bo Nix, Justin Herbert and Russell Wilson round out my Top 10. Advertisement
My Week 11 running back and wide receiver rankings remain available for your preparation. My free-agent targets article is available here.
My positional rankings will continue to be updated for developments, including injuries. Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones and Bryce Young should be benched, as the Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants and Carolina Panthers serve Week 11 byes. Advertisement
Goff and Nix join Wilson and Carr as my must-start options. Several streaming options also can be found within my rankings.
Each of my must-start options land inside the Top 14 of my quarterback rankings.
Jared Goff
Goff hasn’t been a QB1 on a fantasy football points per game basis, but can be trusted over the next few weeks because of spectacular matchups.
The Detroit Lions quarterback, who threw multiple touchdown passes in six of his last seven appearances, is set to face a Jacksonville Jaguars defense that allowed the third-most passing yards (271.9) and fantasy points per game to quarterbacks so far this season.
Look for the Lions to dominate this matchup on the ground and through the air, with Goff finding the end zone at least twice and eclipsing 250 passing yards.
Goff is my No. 6 option.
Bo Nix
Nix sits at No. 8 in my Week 11 rankings. The Denver Broncos quarterback threw at least two touchdown passes in four of his last six starts. He eclipsed 200 passing yards five times during that span.
This week. Nix and the Broncos will face an Atlanta Falcons defense that allowed the seventh-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks through 10 weeks. They also allowed multiple touchdown passes to quarterbacks in five of their last seven games. Advertisement
Nix can be plugged in as a streaming starter against this defense, which just allowed 269 passing yards and two touchdowns to Derek Carr.
Justin Herbert
Herbert is the No. 9 option this week, when his Los Angeles Chargers host the Cincinnati Bengals. The Chargers quarterback accounted for two touchdowns in each of his last three appearances. He will now battle a defense that allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks so far this season.
The Bengals also surrendered four touchdowns and 290 passing yards to Lamar Jackson in Week 10.
This game is projected to be one of the highest-scoring matchups of the week. Look for Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Herbert to get into a shootout here, with each passer finding the end zone at least twice and producing high passing yardage totals.
Russell Wilson
Wilson is another low-end QB1 this week, when his Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens in a high-profile AFC North divisional matchup.
The Steelers quarterback, who sits at No. 9 in my rankings, was a Top-10 option among quarterbacks — on a points per game basis — over the last four weeks. He also just threw a season-high three touchdown passes in Week 10. That performance marked the second time in three games that Wilson accounted for at least three touchdowns. Advertisement
Now he will face a Ravens defense that allowed the most passing yards (314.4), tied for allowing the most passing touchdowns (2.1) and allowed the second most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks through 10 weeks. That run included allowing at least three scores to quarterbacks in four of their last six games.
Wilson should eclipse 250 yards and find the end zone at least twice.
Derek Carr
Carr is a lower-tier QB1 streamer in Week 11. The New Orleans Saints quarterback threw two passing touchdowns in two of his last three appearances. He totaled a season-high 269 passing yards in Week 10, despite targeting a cast of subpar pass catchers.
This week, the Saints will face the Cleveland Browns. The Browns have been decent against opposing quarterbacks, but surrendered two passing scores to the position in each of their last four games.
Carr should easily find himself inside the Top 12 if he accomplishes the same feat.
Week 11 fantasy football quarterback rankings
1. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals at LAC
2. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles vs. WAS
3. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills vs. KC Advertisement
4. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders at PHI
5. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens at PIT
6. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions vs. JAX
7. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans at DAL
8. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos vs. ATL
9. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers vs. CIN
10. Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. BAL
11. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers vs. SEA
12. Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints vs. CLE
13. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins vs. LV
14. Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets vs. IND
15. Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks at SF
16. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers at CHI
17. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams at NE
18. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons at DEN
19. Drake Maye, New England Patriots vs. LAR
20. Will Levis, Tennessee Titans vs. MIN
NFL: Miami Dolphins defeat Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa stiff-arms Los Angeles Rams defensive end Cobie Durant at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on November 11, 2024. The Dolphins defeated the Rams 23-15 Photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI | License Photo
