Fantasy Football: Week 11 RB Rankings
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RB Start of the Week: Brian Hill, Atlanta Falcons (at CAR)
With Atlanta already placing Ito Smith on Injured Reserve, Brian Hill entered last week’s game as Devonta Freeman’s backup. Thrust into a large workload after Freeman (foot) exited the game, Hill carried the ball 20 times for 61 yards and added a 10-yard touchdown reception.
Hill wasn’t very efficient (3.05 yards per carry) last week, but the Saints have one of the league’s best-run defenses. This week, Hill and the Falcons face a softer Panthers defense that has allowed the fourth-most rushing yards per game (136.7) and a league-worst 5.17 yards per carry.
Owned in just 2% of Yahoo! leagues when he was featured in my Early Week 11 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire, Hill’s ownership has jumped to 44% (as of Wednesday night). With Freeman expected to miss a couple of weeks, Hill is a top-20, plug-and-play starter off the waiver wire this week.
RB Sit of the Week: David Johnson, Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
After missing a couple of games, David Johnson returned to the field in Week 10, but he managed only two rushing yards on five carries and added an eight-yard reception. DJ now has back-to-back games with exactly two rushing yards. Meanwhile, Kenyan Drake had 16 total touches—10 more than Johnson—in Week 10.
The 49ers defense ranks bottom 10 in yards per carry allowed (4.6), but they rank second in the NFL in total defense (251.6 YPG) and scoring defense (14.3). Double-digit underdogs, the Cardinals have a bottom-three implied total this week against the stingy 49ers defense. Given that the Cardinals have a Week 12 bye and a difficult matchup this week, it’s unlikely that this is the week that Johnson returns to workhorse usage.
Week 11 fantasy football running back rankings (half-PPR scoring):
RB1: Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs ATL
RB2: Dalvin Cook, MIN vs DEN
RB3: Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ DET
RB4: Josh Jacobs, OAK vs CIN
RB5: Leonard Fournette, JAC @ IND
RB6: Melvin Gordon, LAC vs KC
RB7: Alvin Kamara, NO @ TB
RB8: Nick Chubb, CLE vs PIT
RB9: James Conner, PIT @ CLE
RB10: Marlon Mack, IND vs JAC
RB11: Le'Veon Bell, NYJ @ WAS
RB12: Tevin Coleman, SF vs ARI
RB13: Mark Ingram, BAL vs HOU
RB14: Brian Hill, ATL @ CAR
RB15: Damien Williams, KC @ LAC
RB16: Joe Mixon, CIN @ OAK
RB17: Devin Singletary, BUF @ MIA
RB18: Austin Ekeler, LAC vs KC
RB19: Todd Gurley, LAR vs CHI
RB20: David Montgomery, CHI @ LAR
RB21: Ronald Jones II, TB vs NO
RB22: Phillip Lindsay, DEN @ MIN
RB23: Miles Sanders, PHI vs NE
RB24: Carlos Hyde, HOU @ BAL
RB25: James White, NE @ PHI
RB26: Sony Michel, NE @ PHI
RB27: Kenyan Drake, ARI @ SF
RB28: Jordan Howard, PHI vs NE
RB29: Kalen Ballage, MIA vs BUF
RB30: Royce Freeman, DEN @ MIN
RB31: Adrian Peterson, WAS vs NYJ
RB32: Latavius Murray, NO @ TB
RB33: Kareem Hunt, CLE vs PIT
RB34: Raheem Mostert, SF vs ARI
RB35: David Johnson, ARI @ SF
RB36: Jaylen Samuels, PIT @ CLE
RB37: J.D. McKissic, DET vs DAL
RB38: Tarik Cohen, CHI @ LAR
RB39: Duke Johnson, HOU @ BAL
RB40: Frank Gore, BUF @ MIA
RB41: Ty Johnson, DET vs DAL
RB42: Alexander Mattison, MIN vs DEN
RB43: Derrius Guice, WAS vs NYJ
RB44: Nyheim Hines, IND vs JAC
RB45: Peyton Barber, TB vs NO
RB46: Gus Edwards, BAL vs HOU
RB47: Darrell Henderson, LAR vs CHI
RB48: Rex Burkhead, NE @ PHI
RB49: Kenjon Barner, ATL @ CAR
RB50: Darrel Williams, KC @ LAC
RB51: Jalen Richard, OAK vs CIN
RB52: DeAndre Washington, OAK vs CIN
RB53: Jeff Wilson, SF vs ARI
RB54: Tony Pollard, DAL @ DET
RB55: Giovani Bernard, CIN @ OAK
RB56: LeSean McCoy, KC @ LAC
RB57: Justice Hill, BAL vs HOU
RB58: Dare Ogunbowale, TB vs NO
RB59: Paul Perkins, DET vs DAL
RB60: Malcolm Brown, LAR vs CHI
Week 11 fantasy football running back rankings (non-PPR scoring):
RB1: Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs ATL
RB2: Dalvin Cook, MIN vs DEN
RB3: Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ DET
RB4: Josh Jacobs, OAK vs CIN
RB5: Leonard Fournette, JAC @ IND
RB6: Melvin Gordon, LAC vs KC
RB7: Nick Chubb, CLE vs PIT
RB8: Marlon Mack, IND vs JAC
RB9: James Conner, PIT @ CLE
RB10: Alvin Kamara, NO @ TB
RB11: Le'Veon Bell, NYJ @ WAS
RB12: Mark Ingram, BAL vs HOU
RB13: Tevin Coleman, SF vs ARI
RB14: Brian Hill, ATL @ CAR
RB15: Joe Mixon, CIN @ OAK
RB16: Damien Williams, KC @ LAC
RB17: Devin Singletary, BUF @ MIA
RB18: Todd Gurley, LAR vs CHI
RB19: David Montgomery, CHI @ LAR
RB20: Ronald Jones II, TB vs NO
RB21: Austin Ekeler, LAC vs KC
RB22: Phillip Lindsay, DEN @ MIN
RB23: Carlos Hyde, HOU @ BAL
RB24: Sony Michel, NE @ PHI
RB25: Miles Sanders, PHI vs NE
RB26: Jordan Howard, PHI vs NE
RB27: Royce Freeman, DEN @ MIN
RB28: Kalen Ballage, MIA vs BUF
RB29: Adrian Peterson, WAS vs NYJ
RB30: James White, NE @ PHI
RB31: Latavius Murray, NO @ TB
RB32: Kenyan Drake, ARI @ SF
RB33: Kareem Hunt, CLE vs PIT
RB34: Raheem Mostert, SF vs ARI
RB35: David Johnson, ARI @ SF
RB36: Jaylen Samuels, PIT @ CLE
RB37: Frank Gore, BUF @ MIA
RB38: J.D. McKissic, DET vs DAL
RB39: Gus Edwards, BAL vs HOU
RB40: Derrius Guice, WAS vs NYJ
RB41: Tarik Cohen, CHI @ LAR
RB42: Duke Johnson, HOU @ BAL
RB43: Alexander Mattison, MIN vs DEN
RB44: Peyton Barber, TB vs NO
RB45: Ty Johnson, DET vs DAL
RB46: Darrell Henderson, LAR vs CHI
RB47: Jeff Wilson, SF vs ARI
RB48: Darrel Williams, KC @ LAC
RB49: Kenjon Barner, ATL @ CAR
RB50: Nyheim Hines, IND vs JAC
RB51: DeAndre Washington, OAK vs CIN
RB52: Rex Burkhead, NE @ PHI
RB53: Tony Pollard, DAL @ DET
RB54: LeSean McCoy, KC @ LAC
RB55: Justice Hill, BAL vs HOU
RB56: Jalen Richard, OAK vs CIN
RB57: Giovani Bernard, CIN @ OAK
RB58: Malcolm Brown, LAR vs CHI
RB59: Paul Perkins, DET vs DAL
RB60: Dare Ogunbowale, TB vs NO
More Advice from SI Fantasy:
—Week 11 PPR rankings from Shawn Childs of FullTime Fantasy: QB, RB, WR, TE
—Dr. Roto’s Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em for your tougher lineup decisions
—Frank Taddeo’s streaming options if you’re dealing with injuries or bye weeks
—Tuesday’s Bull Market Fantasy show with Jim Cramer
—Jaime Eisner’s waiver wire pickups: Brian Hill, Darius Slayton and suggestions for deeper leagues
—Frankie Taddeo’s droppables, with some big-name players you shouldn’t feel bad about cutting
—Jaime Eisner’s stock watch can help you win a trade
—Bill Enright’s injury report has the impact on everyone who got hurt in Week 10
