Fantasy Stat Pack: Week 11

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a series of tweets I share on a weekly basis regarding player and team defensive performances, all from a fantasy lens. I’m going to be sharing some of that same information with you here.

I use this each week as I am making my own lineup and waiver wire decisions and thought you might find this valuable as well.

Note: The scoring system used for this data is always PPR with four points for passing touchdowns.

All year to date fantasy ranks are based on total points.

Quarterbacks

Week 11 QB1s (top 12 scorers)

Some of the game’s top signal-callers turned in ho-hum performances, allowing some surprises inside the top-five. The biggest story of the week, for fantasy players at least, was the performance of Taysom Hill, who scored twice and threw the ball better than most expected in the Saints’ win.

Year to Date QB1s

On his bye, Josh Allen fell two spots while the injury to Teddy Bridgewater also pushed him down a pair of places. Ryan Tannehill’s impressive game against the Ravens moved him up to the QB9 on the season. Although Kyler Murray endured his worst game of the season, he remains the QB1 on the season.

QB1 Games this Season

Most QB1 Games Allowed

The Falcons and Seahawks remain the two worst defenses against the quarterback position, allowing seven QB1 games each this year. The week, Derek Carr and the Raiders visit Atlanta while Seattle might help Carson Wentz break out of his slump.

The Steelers still haven’t allowed a QB1 game all year and that does not bode well for Lamar Jackson in the game that has been moved to Sunday. The Bears (vs. Aaron Rodgers), Texans (vs. Matthew Stafford) and 49ers (vs. Nick Mullens) have also been tough against opposing quarterbacks.

Running Backs

Week RB1s (top 12 scorers)

Week 11 was another dominating performance by Dalvin Cook but the story of this group might be the rookies. Clyde Edwards-Helaire enjoyed his best fantasy performance of the season, while Antonio Gibson had another top-ten performance, his third in four games. JK Dobbins and Jonathan Taylor also finally posted numbers that fantasy players have been expecting all season.

Year to Date RB1s

With Christian McCaffrey still out of the lineup, Carolina’s Mike Davis climbed a pair of spots on the season-long scorers, while a quiet game from Ronald Jones dropped him from RB9 to RB12. Edwards-Helaire moved into the RB1 range, replacing veteran Todd Gurley.

RB1 Games this Season

Most RB1 Games Allowed

The Broncos, Lions and Packers have each allowed eight RB1 games this year. Alvin Kamara must be drooling at the chance to face Denver, while Duke Johnson remains the Texans starter and David Montgomery is expected back in the lineup against the Packers.

The Saints are perfect on the year when it comes to allowing RB1 games, and it will be up to Melvin Gordon to try to ruin that this week. The Bears and Steelers also pose a major challenge for opposing running backs, which does not bode well for Aaron Jones and Gus Edwards, who will fill in for JK Dobbins and Mark Ingram.

Wide Receivers

Week 11 WR1s (top 12 scorers)

Keenan Allen has become one of the most dominant wideouts in the game and the obvious relationship he has with his rookie quarterback should keep him on this weekly list moving forward. Curtis Samuel and Nelson Agholor stayed hot with WR1 finishes and both Rams wideouts, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, showed up against the normally tough Buccaneers defense.

Year to Date WR1s

As close as the top-12 receivers have been all season, each week brings plenty of movement. Keenan Allen moved from WR7 up to WR3, while Stefon Diggs dropped from the top spot to WR5 thanks to his bye week. Allen Robinson and Robby Anderson dropped out of the list, replaced by Robert Woods and Tyler Boyd.

WR1 Games this Season

Most WR1 Games Allowed

Although Seattle has been better lately against the pass, those ten WR1 games still stand out. This week, they face the Eagles as Carson Wentz and company try to turn things around. This could be good news for Jalen Reagor and Travis Fulgham.

The Rams have not allowed a single WR1 game all year and with rookie Brandon Aiyuk on the COVID-19 list, I’m not sure the Niners have a player to break that streak.

Tight Ends

Week 11 TE1s (top 12 scorers)

Both Mark Andrews and Dallas Goedert broke out of recent slumps to finish among the top-four scorers for the week, finally rewarding patient dynasty players. As it often is, the TE1 list includes some surprises, including Chris Herndon and Jordan Akins.

Year to Date TE1s

The top two tight ends for the season seem fairly locked in with Travis Kelce and Darren Waller at the top. After that, it is mass chaos. Andrews moved back up to the TE3 spot. Robert Tonyan and Hunter Henry moved up the list, while Hayden Hurst and Jimmy Graham lost traction on the top-12 list. Dalton Schultz and Noah Fant moved into the TE1 range, replacing Rob Gronkowski and Evan Engram.

TE1 Games this Season

Most TE1 Games Allowed

The Chargers have emerged as the most tight-end-friendly defense in the league and this week, they face the Bills. Second-year tight end Dawson Knox hasn’t found much success this season after a solid rookie year. Several teams have allowed six TE1 games, making for solid matchups for Darren Waller, Hunter Henry, Ian Thomas, Noah Fant and Travis Kelce.

The Cardinals, Dolphins and 49ers have each allowed just one TE1 game all season. This should at least give fantasy players second thoughts about using Rams tight ends Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett.

Finally, here is the chart summarizing how teams have fared against each position. I’ve also included the schedule for this week for reference. (Editor’s note: BAL/PIT has since been rescheduled to Sunday.)

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