Fantasy Football Recap Week 11: 27 Things You Need To Know

Every year in fantasy football, we get a week like we had in Week 11. The injuries started early and just kept coming one right after another. Many fantasy football stars were ruled out of games at various points. Others sat out, returned, and then were ruled out again. Still others missed large portions of their games while they nursed injuries.

Injuries are the most unpredictable and frustrating part of fantasy football, but they are also a key element. Having games just on weekends gives us time to adjust, make plans, and fill our rosters. How fantasy football managers react to an injury-filled week like Week 11 could make or break their season.

Before we get to the Week 11 Monday Night Football game with the Dallas Cowboys and the Las Vegas Raiders, let’s take a look at the good, the bad, and the injured from a wild Week 11 in the NFL.

Stud Players

Which players put up the best performances in Week 11?

Josh Allen was a one-man wrecking crew against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He rushed for three touchdowns and threw for three more, while adding 317 passing yards. His 44.7 fantasy points were 13 more than the next quarterback on the weekly scoring. Allen scored this massive number despite also throwing two interceptions.

Bryce Young set a franchise record with 448 passing yards and also threw three touchdowns and a two-point conversion against the Atlanta Falcons in an overtime win. Young’s 31.8 fantasy points were just slightly less than the total of his last four games combined.

Sean Tucker is apparently going to have one of these explosion games every season. With Bucky Irving still out for the Buccaneers, Tucker was given 21 touches, which resulted in 140 total yards and three touchdowns. He is so much more explosive than Rachaad White, and Tampa Bay simply must give him a substantial role even when Irving comes back.

Bijan Robinson was given the opportunity to rush for two touchdowns against the Panthers after hearing how successful Tyler Allgeier has been in that area over the last two weeks. Making sure their superstar stays happy, Atlanta gave Robinson 27 touches, including multiple goal-line opportunities that led to touchdowns.

Kenneth Gainwell took a lot of the shine from popular sleeper play Jaylen Warren this week. Against the lowly Bengals, Gainwell rushed for 24 yards but also caught seven of eight passes for 81 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Warren finished with 6.2 yards per rush, so it wasn’t as if he was bad, but Gainwell was just what the Steelers needed in the passing game.

Tetairoa McMillan set career highs in targets (12), receptions (8), receiving yards (130), and receiving touchdowns (two) against Atlanta on Sunday. He was the biggest beneficiary of Bryce Young’s big game and routinely tormented the Falcons’ secondary.

Michael Wilson set a new bar for wide receivers this season with 185 receiving yards for the Arizona Cardinals. With no Marvin Harrison Jr., Jacoby Brissett (who set an NFL record with 47 completed passes) targeted Wilson 18 times, completing 15 of them. Wilson didn’t find the end zone but still racked up 33.5 fantasy points in PPR formats.

George Kittle was certainly glad to see Brock Purdy back under center. Even with Ricky Pearsall back and Christian McCaffrey getting 18 touches, Purdy still found Kittle twice in the end zone for touchdowns. He caught all six of his passes for 67 yards and those two scores.

Dud Players

Which players disappointed fantasy managers the most in Week 11?

Lamar Jackson was really, really bad on Sunday. How bad was he? Sam Darnold threw four interceptions and scored more fantasy points than Lamar Jackson in Week 11. Against Cleveland, he didn’t even reach 200 passing yards. He rushed for just 10 yards and threw two interceptions.

Kimani Vidal got caught up in the general malaise of the entire Los Angeles Chargers offense against Jacksonville on Sunday. Vidal rushed five times for 13 yards and caught two passes for negative receiving yards. Vidal takes the place here for Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, and a whole host of other Chargers.

Ricky Pearsall came back for the first time in two months, so we should give him a bit of a break. But he caught just one pass for zero yards and was a clear fifth option in the San Francisco passing attack. It may take the rest of the fantasy football regular season for Pearsall to be back to the elite player we saw in the first couple of weeks.

Parker Washington has seen 26 targets in the last three games. With Brian Thomas Jr. out again on Sunday, Washington certainly had the opportunity to be utilized heavily again, but it did not happen. He caught only two passes for 20 yards – and those were his only two targets.

David Njoku caught one pass for seven yards from the combination of Dillon Gabriel and Shedur Sanders on Sunday. It’s clear his role as a consistent producer in the Cleveland offense is long gone, and now he is just riding out the season until he can leave as a free agent. He is also droppable in fantasy leagues.

Kyle Pitts Sr. should have this section named after him, frankly. In a game that had 65 minutes and 57 total points, Pitts caught just two passes for 14 yards. If you hadn’t already thrown in the towel on Pitts for the remainder of your fantasy football career, now is the time to do it, because it’s never happening.

Thud Players

Which players can we shove off our fantasy rosters after Week 11?

J.J. McCarthy just doesn’t have it yet this season. Whether that’s due to a lingering injury or just being an inexperienced rookie, there could be many reasons why McCarthy isn’t clicking. But he looks awful a lot of the time, including on Sunday against the Bears. McCarthy threw for 150 yards, one score, and two interceptions. He was sailing balls over receivers’ heads, missing easy ones, and looking like he needs a lot more polish before he can be counted on.

Tony Pollard can be safely dropped now that he is on the short side of a platoon with Tyjae Spears. Pollard might have more rushing attempts on a game-to-game basis, but Spears is the man in the passing game and two-minute drill, and the Titans are frequently playing catch-up. Pollard finished a close game against Houston with just 22 rushing yards and four receiving yards.

D.J. Moore may have gotten a huge contract last season, but he is nowhere near that kind of player this year. Moore finished fifth on his own team in targets on Sunday and finished with one catch for 18 yards. The Bears keep trying (and failing) to get him involved in the running game, but it’s clear Moore will be on the way out, and he can certainly do the same with our rosters.

Luke Musgrave finished with fewer points than the other tight ends in this game named Theo Johnson, Josh Whyle, and John FitzPatrick. Any thought that Luke Musgrave would take over the complete Tucker Kraft role was silly, as Musgrave just is not prepared for that kind of workload. He had just one catch for negative one yard against the Giants.

Bad Blood Players

Which players’ injuries are worth monitoring after Week 11?

Aaron Rodgers has a “slight break” in his left wrist, according to Adam Schefter. This will likely keep him out at least Week 12, and the Steelers will turn to Mason Rudolph to start. More tests on Monday will help determine the extent of the injury.

Michael Penix Jr. aggravated a previous knee injury that kept him out earlier in the season, and it looks like he will miss more time because of it. That means it’s Kirk Cousins time again in Atlanta, which means the season is truly over, even if the organization may not believe that yet. Penix will also have additional tests this week.

Dillon Gabriel suffered a concussion against the Ravens and did not return. Shedur Sanders took his place and played poorly, but he may be up again if Gabriel cannot clear concussion protocol within one week. For what it’s worth, Browns’ coach Kevin Stefanski said Gabriel is the starter whenever he is ready.

Bhayshul Tuten is feared to have a high-ankle sprain just at the end of a strong 15-carry, 74-yard day against the Chargers that included a rushing touchdown. If Tuten is out for a few weeks, that means a massive workload is coming for Travis Etienne.

Josh Jacobs left late in the first half against the New York Giants and was later ruled out for the game with a knee injury. The Packers said after the game that they “don’t believe it is season-ending,” which is both a good and bad thing at the same time. I read that to mean Josh Jacobs will miss some time, making Emanuel Wilson the best waiver wire pickup of the week.

Jaylen Warren ceded some work to Kenneth Gainwell but also exited early in the third quarter after suffering an ankle injury. We don’t yet know the severity of the injury, and likely won’t hear too much before the Wednesday practice reports unless it is some kind of horrible news we receive.

Emari Demercado exited Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers with an ankle injury that has an unknown status. Before leaving the game, Demercado carried five times for eight yards and caught two of his three targets for 12 yards. Bam Knight and Michael Carter carried the load for Arizona without him.

Drake London suffered a knee injury on Sunday, but Ian Rapoport is reporting that it is not a serious knee injury, but that London could still miss some time. With Penix going out already, this will be an offense that revolves around their running backs for the weeks ahead.

Calvin Ridley was able to play for one half before he suffered another injury. The team announced that Ridley broke his fibula and is out for the remainder of the season. Ridley has likely played his last game for the Titans and will need to turn his attention to trying to get a short-term deal for 2026. Elic Ayomanor gets a slight bump with this news, but really, we don’t want any part of this passing game.