Who Should I Draft with the 11th Pick in Fantasy Football

You can’t win your league in the first round, but you can lose it with the wrong start. This article will take a look at the best player to take from the 11th spot in your fantasy draft based on ADP and specific scoring settings.

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Standard League

Ashton Jeanty, RB Raiders

With the 11th pick, I’d be hoping one of the top running backs is left for me. In standard scoring leagues, I break ties in favor of running backs as they tend to have the best touchdown and total yards projections. There’s a chance you’ll have the option to pick between Ashton Jeanty and James Cook. Both would be great selections, but I prefer Jeanty for his workload potential. Jeanty has no one competing for his opportunities; he will be heavily involved in all aspects of the offense, and he doesn’t have a quarterback who will steal touchdowns. Cook is the safer bet, but I’m here to win championships, and Jeanty has the higher ceiling.

When picking at the end of round one in standard leagues, you have the ability to lock up two top running backs in a way you can’t when picking early in the round. In the second round, you’ll be able to add one of Saquon Barkley, De’Von Achane, Kenneth Walker, Chase Brown, Omarion Hampton, or Derrick Henry. Starting your lineup with two great running backs is a great foundation in standard leagues. After that, you can start shoring up other positions.

Best Alternative Pick: James Cook, RB Bills

Any PPR Scoring

CeeDee Lamb, WR Cowboys

In leagues where you get points for receptions, CeeDee Lamb edges out Ashton Jeanty for me. His 2025 season left a lot to be desired, averaging only 11.7 half-PPR PPG while missing time due to injury and having lingering effects when he returned. Lamb’s biggest issue was that he uncharacteristically only scored three touchdowns. Still, he played well overall, finishing 9th among wide receivers in Yards per Route Run. Plus, Lamb still plays in one of the best environments we can ask for, with a great quarterback and a bad defense. Some will have concerns about Lamb playing next to George Pickens, but both can thrive in this offense.

Starting with a wide receiver in round one leaves you potentially vulnerable to missing out on a reliable running back. Luckily, there’s the great pocket of them that I spoke about above. I would take my favorite of that group that’s left in round two. Having an elite wide receiver and a top running back for your first two picks leaves you flexible moving forward to let the draft come to you.

For a full 16-round draft with picks and explanations from the 1.11 spot, see Mike Barner’s article as part of our Perfect Draft series.

Best Alternative Pick: Justin Jefferson, WR Vikings

TE-Premium

CeeDee Lamb, WR Cowboys

I would love to draft Brock Bowers at this spot in tight end premium leagues like on FFPC, but unfortunately, he’s likely to be gone by this pick. You can consider Trey McBride; however, the chances of the Cardinals having a magical second half of the season offensive blowup are unlikely. McBride can still have a good season, but not one that warrants being drafted this highly, even in tight end premium.

Luckily for you, based on the 4for4 Multi-Site ADP tool, Trey McBride should be available for your second pick, and I’d jump on that. There’s a clear difference between Brock Bowers/McBride and every other tight end in fantasy football. The rest don’t have the type of volume projection they do. And while I just got done saying I don't think McBride can repeat his 2025 season, he’s still worth this pick. If you miss on McBride, I’d be looking for Tyler Warren in the third round, Harold Fannin Jr. in the fifth, or Kyle Pitts in the sixth.

Best Alternate Pick: Ashton Jeanty, RB Raiders

Super Flex

Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR Lions

There are so many quarterbacks I feel good about at varied prices in fantasy football drafts this year that they’re not as much of a priority as they normally are early in Superflex leagues. I’d rather lock in an elite skill position player. This season, it’s possible to still be competitive at quarterback while finding an advantage at another position.

According to the 4for4 Multi-Site ADP, you still have options like Brock Purdy, Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford, Bo Nix, and Jared Goff at the three/four turn. In the fifth round, you could still have the option to draft Jordan Love, Malik Willis, or Sam Darnold. With two of these quarterbacks, you have a good chance of finding enough production to be competitive at the position.

Best Alternate Pick: Jayden Daniels, QB Commanders

Top Late Round Targets

Drafting with the 11th pick, you’re likely to have at least one stud running back from the early rounds, if not two. Because of that, you’ll almost certainly want to be using your late-round picks trying to find upside elsewhere. I find that when drafting multiple running backs early, I normally commit to making sure I can still be strong at wide receiver, and choose to wait until the end of the draft with either quarterback or tight end.

Between those two, I prefer to wait at quarterback. I like plenty of them late in drafts, whereas at tight end, I think there’s a big drop-off after the first eight. If you’ve got a couple top running backs, still have strength at wide receiver, and have a top-eight tight end, you can feel comfortable even taking two quarterbacks at the end of the draft to give yourself multiple shots at a top-12 player.