Week 11 WR Rankings: A.J. Brown, Jerry Jeudy and More
Matthew Freedman breaks down his favorite WRs from his Week 11 Wide Receiver rankings for fantasy football.
It's Week 11.
Only a month remains in the fantasy regular season.
The end draws nigh.
Even so, almost anything is possible.
Four straight wins could shoot your currently losing team into the postseason. Four straight losses could sabotage your seeming championship contender.
Complacency is not an option.
In the words of Lady Macbeth, "Screw your courage to the sticking place."
Sure, she was a conspirator to regicide and a wreck of a wife—but she probably would've been a ruthlessly winning fantasy football player.
Get those hands bloody.
Let's get into the Week 11 WR edition of Freedman's Favorites, where I highlight guys I'm upgrading because of …
- Favorable betting factors and situational spots
- Advantageous defensive matchups (perhaps aided by injury)
- Increased usage expectations (again, maybe aided by injury)
For process notes regarding this series, my Week 11 fantasy rankings, and my weekly projections, see the end of this piece. Also, check out the rest of my favorite Week 10 fantasy football plays.
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Week 11 Wide Receiver Rankings
A.J. Brown Will Bounce Back in Week 11
On Monday Night Football, A.J. Brown had an embarrassing 2-13-0 receiving on three targets.
Sadly, such subpar performances have popped up far too often this season, making Brown a massive week-to-week liability, especially in Guillotine Leagues™.
- Week 1 (vs. DAL): 1-8-0 receiving | 1 target
- Week 2 (at KC): 5-27-0 receiving | 8 targets
- Week 4 (at TB): 2-7-0 receiving | 9 targets
In only two games this year has Brown had 12+ fantasy points.
But this feels like a bounceback spot: After being forced to address questions all week from team beat reporters about Brown's usage, I expect HC Nick Sirianni to emphasize him in the game plan—and the Lions are No. 28 in defensive pass DVOA against No. 1 WRs (20.4%, per FTN).
Additionally, the Lions could be without three starters in the secondary.
- CB D.J. Reed (hamstring, IR): Out since Week 5
- CB Terrion Arnold (concussion): Exited Week 10
- FS Kerby Joseph (knee): Out since Week 7
And I like the spot for the Eagles as a team: Although they're favored by just 1.5 points at home, I have them as a five-star bet in our Fantasy Life Game Model.
I'm not confident in Brown. His year-to-date performance has made that impossible. But I'm also not benching him this week.
Parker Washington Moves Up the Week 11 Ranks
Since Week 7, Parker Washington has been a full-time receiver for the Jags with an 87% snap rate, 91% route rate, 20% target rate and 24% target share.
With this usage, in three games he has 15-175-1 receiving on 26 targets and a 79 Utilization Score (per our Fantasy Life Utilization Report).
Additionally, Washington has five carries in this span as well as two punt return TDs on the season.
Is this utilization and production sustainable? Maybe.
The team just traded for WR Jakobi Meyers—but No. 1 WR Brian Thomas (ankle) missed last week, and I'm skeptical that he'll play this week because of the nature of his injury. And No. 2 WR Travis Hunter (knee, IR) is out for the season.
So for at least this week (and maybe beyond), I can imagine Washington continuing to put up numbers.
As for his matchup, the Chargers are traveling across the country for an early 1 pm ET game in Jacksonville, and they could be without CB Tarheeb Still (knee) in the slot, where Washington has played most of his snaps over the past two weeks without Hunter.
Washington should be added on waivers in most leagues.
Tre Tucker Gets Ideal Week 11 Matchup vs. Cowboys
Last week, the Raiders traded away No. 1 WR Jakobi Meyers—and then they gave Tre Tucker an absurd 100% snap rate.
With that kind of playing time, Tucker is always a candidate for a ceiling performance given that he has 9.9 yards per target this year and is also involved as a runner (6-36-0 rushing).
And then there's the matchup: The Cowboys are No. 1 in largest fantasy boost allowed to WRs (+8.2), and No. 1 CB Trevon Diggs (concussion, IR) is out.
The Raiders are at home for the second game in a row, and some of the advantage the Cowboys theoretically have coming off their bye is negated by the fact that the Raiders have a "mini bye" off Thursday Night Football.
He's risky, but Tucker is in a position to outperform expectations this week.
Jerry Jeudy, if You're Feeling Nasty in Week 11
I don't want to read too much into a one-week sample … but if you're gonna look at just one game to try to get some signal, it should probably be the game right after a team's bye.
During the bye week, coaching staffs have the extended opportunity to evaluate their own teams (vs. preparing for upcoming opponents). As a result, many teams implement new strategies over the bye and determine to emphasize specific players within the offensive schemes.
So let's look at Jerry Jeudy and what he did in QB Dillon Gabriel's first four starts (Weeks 5-8) vs. his performance after the Week 9 bye.
- Weeks 5-8: 90% route rate | 50 Utilization Score | 9-75-0 receiving | 24 targets
- Weeks 10: 95% route rate | 90 Utilization Score | 6-78-1 receiving | 12 targets
Again, I don't want to put too much weight on just one game—but the Browns seemed to exit the bye saying, "You know what? Jeudy's our best receiver, let's get him the ball."
The matchup this week with the Ravens isn't easy. The defense has significantly toughened up over its past four games.
- Weeks 1-5: 35.4 points per game | 2.6 points per drive | 198.2 pass yards per game
- Weeks 6-10: 14.5 points per game | 2.1 points per drive | 157.3 pass yards per game
But the team is still No. 4 in most fantasy points allowed to WRs (31.8), and No. 1 CB Marlon Humphrey (finger) seems likely to sit with an injury he suffered this past week.
Jeudy has a shot at a repeat performance in Week 11, if you're feeling nasty.
The Deep Route
Rashee Rice (Chiefs) at Broncos: Rice has balled out with 233 yards and four TDs on 26 targets and four carries in three games since returning to action, and he could be even more involved with the offense out of the Week 10 bye. The Broncos will likely be without No. 1 CB Pat Surtain (shoulder) once again, and without him in Week 9 they allowed Nico Collins to go for 7-75-0 receiving on 11 targets.
Jaylen Waddle (Dolphins) vs. Commanders (in Spain): Waddle has been balling out recently, putting up 16-265-2 receiving on 22 targets in his three games this year without No. 1 WR Tyreek Hill (knee, IR) and TE Darren Waller (pec, IR). The Commanders are No. 2 in largest fantasy boost allowed to WRs (+7.3), and starting CBs Marshon Lattimore (knee, IR) and Trey Amos (lower leg, IR) are out.
Ladd McConkey (Chargers) at Jaguars: McConkey did little in the first month (16-174-0 receiving, 27 targets), but since Week 5 he has returned to his 2024 form (35-457-4 receiving on 53 targets in six games), and he could see extra middle-of-the-field targets if TE Oronde Gadsden (knee) is out. The Jags are No. 28 in defensive dropback SR (51.8%, per RBs Don't Matter), and slot CB Jourdan Lewis (shoulder) is uncertain after missing last week.
Marvin Harrison (Cardinals) vs. 49ers: Harrison has a new life with QB Jacoby Brissett. In his three full games with the veteran, Harrison has 12-187-2 receiving on 28 targets. The 49ers are No. 28 in defensive dropback EPA (0.220), and the Cardinals have had the league's No. 5 home-field advantage over the past 16 games (+6.83, per NFElo).
Jauan Jennings (49ers) at Cardinals: Since returning to full practice in Week 8, Jennings has an 83% route rate, 24% target share, 33% air yard share, and 50% endzone target share. The Cardinals could be without starting CBs Will Johnson (back, hip) and Max Melton (concussion).
Tetairoa McMillan (Panthers) at Falcons: McMillan has been held back this year by subpar QB play, but he's still the No. 3 WR in air yard share (48%) and No. 4 WR in WOPR (79%). For the Falcons, CB Mike Hughes (neck) might be absent.
"WOPR" stands for "weighted opportunity rating," and it measures the overall quality of a player's aerial role in his offense by considering his share of targets and air yards.
Khalil Shakir (Bills) vs. Buccaneers: TE Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) seems likely to miss this week after exiting last week with an injury, which could result in more usage for Shakir, who has 20-189-1 receiving on 24 targets since the Week 7 bye. The Bucs like slot CB Jacob Parrish … but the dude is still just a third-round rookie with a 62.5 coverage grade (per PFF).
Notes For My Week 11 WR Rankings
Byes: This week, the Colts and Saints are on bye.
Injuries: Since I write Freedman's Favorites on Tuesday, I have incomplete injury information. After I submit this article, any updated thoughts I have regarding injuries will manifest in my rankings and projections. For our quick fantasy thoughts every day, subscribe to the Fantasy Life newsletter.
Schedule: This season, I have the following rankings and projections schedule.
- Tue AM: Publish rankings and projections
- Thu AM: Refresh rankings and projections
- Thu PM: Make necessary TNF rankings changes
- Sat PM: Update rankings and projections
- Sun AM: Revise rankings
- Sun PM: Finalize rankings based on news prior to 1 pm ET kickoff
Accuracy: I'm a six-time top-20 ranker in accuracy and a long-time profitable player prop better.
Scoring: All fantasy points are half-PPR scoring unless otherwise stated.
Cohesion: My positional breakdowns are published separately, but I think of them as comprising one whole, so check out the rest of my favorite Week 11 fantasy football plays (via my Fantasy Life author page).
Abbreviations: Here are some abbreviations I might have used in the piece.
- Fantasy Points per Game (FPPG)
- Against the Spread (ATS)
- Over/Under (O/U)
- Team Total (TT)
- Moneyline (ML)
- Return on Investment (ROI)
- Adjusted Yards per Attempt (AY/A)
- Expected Points Added (EPA)
- Success Rate (SR)
- Completion Percentage Over Expected (CPOE)
- Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average (DVOA)
- AirYAC (Air Yards + Yards After Catch)
- Weighted Opportunity Rating (WOPR)
- Average Depth of Target (aDOT)
- Short Down and Distance (SDD)
- Long Down and Distance (LDD)
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