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| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
| You can argue that Brock Purdy was lucky to have a good Fantasy game in Week 10, and you wouldn't be wrong, necessarily – his touchdown to George Kittle was thrown up as a prayer, with Kittle just making a tremendous play to account for 22.3% of Purdy's yards and one of his three touchdowns. |
| But the thing is … if it keeps happening, is it luck? Purdy hasn't been perfect, to be sure, and he had a stretch of three straight games with just one touchdown and at least one turnover before Week 10. But, for most of his career, which now stretches 14 starts, Purdy has continued to overperform expectations, with the help of the 49ers elite playmakers all around him. |
| And now he's got another opportunity to do it against a Buccaneers defense that consistently forces teams into passing more than they typically would. That won't mean 50 pass attempts for Purdy, but I do think there's a better chance for 30 passes from Purdy than typical, and with his typical efficiency, he should be good for 250-plus yards and a couple of touchdowns. |
| That's the case I'm making for Purdy as a high-end QB2 this week, but Jamey Eisenberg is even higher on him. Purdy is QB11 for Jamey, and he's his Start of the Week for the matchup against the Buccaneers. |
| In the rest of this evening's newsletter, we've got the rest of Jamey's Start 'Em & Sit 'Em calls for you, with his top plays and biggest fades at each position. Tomorrow morning, my preview of every game on the Week 11 schedule, including all of the latest injuries you need to know about before the first lineup lock of the week will be in your inbox, so keep an eye out for that. |
| For now, here are Jamey's top starts and sits: |
Week 11 Position Previews: QB | RB | WR | TEJamey, Dave, Heath's RankingsMy Week 11 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
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| Quarterback Start 'Em and Sit 'Em |
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| Start 'Em: Jared Goff and C.J. Stroud |
| "Goff had a rare stellar road game in Week 10 at the Chargers with 25.1 Fantasy points, and it might just be time to start him every week, no matter where he plays. At home, he's been a Fantasy star with an average of 24.3 Fantasy points per game in four outings, and I expect him to thrive against the Bears , who allow an average of 21.5 Fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks. In two home games against Chicago as a member of the Lions, Goff is averaging 22.6 Fantasy points, and he has top-five upside in Week 11 based on how he's playing this season." |
| Sit 'Em: Trevor Lawrence and Geno Smith |
| "I hope Lawrence surprises us this week against Tennessee and has a big Fantasy performance because this season has been a bust so far. He's scored more than 20 Fantasy points just twice, with a high of 21.7, and he's coming off a disastrous game against San Francisco with 2.1 Fantasy points. The Titans haven't been the layup we expected this season, and only three quarterbacks have scored more than 20 Fantasy points. Lawrence also has five touchdowns and five interceptions in four career games against Tennessee. Until he starts putting together consecutive games of quality Fantasy performances, keep Lawrence on your bench in most one-quarterback leagues." |
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| Running Back Start 'Em and Sit 'Em |
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| Start 'Em: Brian Robinson and Raheem Mostert |
| "Robinson didn't have a great game against the Giants in Week 7 with eight carries for 23 yards, but he scored a touchdown. He's been touchdown-dependent for most of the season, and he has a touchdown in four of his past five games. In Week 10 at Seattle, we saw him more involved as a receiver with six catches for 119 yards and a touchdown on six targets, and it's good to see him doing other things in the offense. The Giants have allowed a running back to score a touchdown in four games in a row, and Robinson should follow suit. He's a solid No. 2 running back in all leagues in Week 11." |
| Sit 'Em: James Cook and Najee Harris |
| "Cook had a wild game in Week 10 against Denver. He lost an early fumble and was seemingly benched as punishment. When he was in the game, he ran well with 12 carries for 109 yards and two catches for 11 yards on two targets. But he also had another fumble that he recovered and was part of a botched exchange with Josh Allen. He ended up with 12 PPR points, which was just the second time in his past six outings with more than 8.3 PPR points, and I would only use him as a flex in Week 11 against the Jets. Cook scored 10.3 PPR points at the Jets in Week 1 with 12 carries for 46 yards and four catches for 17 yards on six targets, and that's a likely stat line if he doesn't score a touchdown. Considering he has two total touchdowns this year, and the Jets have allowed just five total touchdowns to running backs, I'd be cautious about starting Cook in most leagues this week." |
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| Wide Receiver Start 'Em and Sit 'Em |
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| Start 'Em: Puka Nacua and Nathaniel Dell |
| "Hopefully the healthy return of Matthew Stafford (thumb), along with a rematch against Seattle, will get Nacua back on track in Week 11. He had a rough two games prior to the Rams bye in Week 10 with consecutive stinkers against Dallas in Week 8 (7.3 PPR points) and Green Bay in Week 9 (6.2 PPR points). Prior to that, Nacua scored at least 12.2 PPR points in all but one of his first seven NFL games. He burst on the scene in Week 1 at Seattle with 10 catches for 119 yards on 15 targets, and hopefully we can get a repeat outing like that. Of course, Cooper Kupp was out for that matchup, so Nacua should only be considered a No. 2 Fantasy receiver this week. Seattle has allowed 12 receivers to score at least 12.1 PPR points this year, including four duos in the same game (Nacua and Tutu Atwell in Week 1, Josh Reynolds and Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 2, Adam Thielen and D.J. Chark in Week 3 and Tyler Boyd and Ja'Marr Chase in Week 6), which bodes well for Nacua and Kupp in Week 11." |
| Sit 'Em: DeAndre Hopkins and Chris Godwin |
| "Week 8 is starting to look more and more like a fluke with each passing week for Hopkins and Will Levis, and it's hard to trust Hopkins as anything more than a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in the majority of leagues. In Week 8 against Atlanta, Hopkins went off for four catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns on six targets in Levis' NFL debut. Since then, Hopkins has combined for seven catches for 87 yards and no touchdowns on 19 targets. Keep in mind the Falcons game was the first time all season where Hopkins found the end zone and just the third time all year where he scored more than 10.5 PPR points. The Jaguars matchup isn't terrible, but Levis' ability to find Hopkins consistently might be, which is why you should be concerned with Hopkins in Week 11. are No. 5 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, but only one receiver has scored a touchdown against Pittsburgh in the past four games against Baltimore, the Rams, Jacksonville and Tennessee. I would only start Watson in three-receiver leagues in Week 10." |
| Tight End Start 'Em and Sit 'Em |
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| Start 'Em: Trey McBride |
| "McBride more than lived up to the hype in Week 10 against Atlanta with Kyler Murray back with eight catches for 131 yards on nine targets. That's now two games in his past three outings with at least 21.1 PPR points, and McBride is a must-start Fantasy tight end in all leagues heading into Week 11 against Houston since the Texans allow the most Fantasy points to opposing tight ends this year. " |
| Sit 'Em: David Njoku |
| "Njoku has actually done well when Deshaun Watson has been out, and Watson is now out for the season with a shoulder injury. Dorian Thompson-Robinson is starting in Week 11 against the Steelers , and Njoku had six catches for 46 yards on seven targets in Week 4 against Baltimore in Thompson-Robinson's lone start. However, Njoku struggled in Week 2 at Pittsburgh with Watson at quarterback with four catches for 48 yards on four targets, and the Steelers are No. 3 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends. Only one tight end has scored a touchdown against Pittsburgh this year." |
| DST Start 'Em and Sit 'Em |
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| Start 'Em: Commanders vs. NYG |
| "The Giants offense is a mess right now, and even the Commanders DST should have the chance for a big game. The Giants have allowed at least four sacks in four games in a row and have scored 17 points or less in all but one game this season. Tommy DeVito has three interceptions in the past two games, and the Commanders DST should be considered a top-10 Fantasy option in all leagues." |
Sit 'Em: Eagles @KC
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| "The Eagles DST is not worth starting coming off the bye in Week 10 with a matchup at Kansas City in Week 11. Philadelphia, despite getting at least four sacks in five of the past six games, has only generated three turnovers over that span. And the Eagles have allowed 54 points the past two games against the Commanders and Cowboys. While the Chiefs offense hasn't been as explosive this season, Patrick Mahomes has been sacked just 12 times all year. Kansas City is also averaging 27.8 points per game at home this season." |
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