The Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants dominated the top of the wide receivers leaderboard in week 10.
Pittsburgh receivers Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant finished first and fourth respectively this week in fantasy points, while New York receivers Odell Beckham and Dwayne Harris were fifth and seventh respectively in fantasy points.
Brown is on absolute fire in the past two weeks, with more than 55 points combined in two weeks. He won’t continue that pace this week since the Steelers are on their bye this week.
If you have him or Bryant on your roster, you’ll need to find other options. Here’s our week 11 start ’em, sit ’em guide for wide receivers.
Daily fantasy start of the week
Julio Jones vs. Indianapolis Colts
Jones has made the most of playing below-average pass defenses recently, going for more than 90 yards receiving in four consecutive games.
Luckily for Jones and the Atlanta Falcons, they square off against another below-average pass defense.
The Colts are fifth-worst against the pass this season, allowing 279 yards per game. And the Falcons will likely to throw the ball plenty, as teams attempt the 10th-most passes against Indianapolis.
Jones can go off in a hurry and we believe the Falcons will look to unleash Jones early and often.
Start
Kamar Aiken vs. St. Louis Rams
We’re not fond of Joe Flacco as a starting option this week, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to stray away from the now main target for the Ravens.
The Rams have been a quality team against the pass this season, but they’ve shown times where they can allow big plays to receivers.
Aiken is now the target leader for the Ravens with Steve Smith out with injury, and he should get a nod on fantasy football rosters.
He’s a solid WR2, with his 14 targets this past week against Jacksonville. He’s the No. 1 option for the Ravens and fantasy football owners shouldn’t pass him up this week, even with a tough matchup.
Michael Crabtree vs. Detroit Lions
Don’t get too caught up in Crabtree’s numbers this past week.
Crabtree only caught four passes last week against Minnesota, but much like the rest of the Raiders, he had a difficult time separating himself from one of the best defensive units in the NFL.
We won’t let his performance last week overshadow what he’s done recently.
He’s gone for double-digit fantasy points in three of his last four games, and gone for more than 100 yards receiving in two of those contests.
Against Detroit, Crabtree should be able to navigate his way through that secondary. Sure, the Lions looked good last week, but the Raiders receivers are better equipped at getting open than Green Bay’s at the moment.
The Lions are still a bottom-10 defense against the pass and Crabtree should be a viable option this week.
Daily fantasy sit of week
A.J. Green vs. Arizona Cardinals
Other than a monster performance in week 3 against Baltimore, Green hasn’t been a stellar option in fantasy football.
And this week against Arizona, he won’t get loose for many fantasy points.
In his last six games, Green has only gotten out of single digits once in fantasy points. We don’t anticipate anything will change this week against the stingy Cardinals pass defense.
The Cardinals are a top-10 defense and we just don’t trust Andy Dalton in the primetime. He reared his bad self Monday night against Houston, and we’re not sure if he will battle back this week in another primtime matchup against Arizona.
Because of those issues, we’re sitting Green on our DFS roster.
Sit
Anquan Boldin vs. Seattle Seahawks
We can’t be any more confident in a sit than with Boldin.
First, Boldin has to start. He’s reportedly still not 100 percent out of the bye week, which makes him an even worse option if he plays.
Even if he was 100 percent, we still wouldn’t suggest starting Boldin. Earlier this season, Boldin did what many believed he would do, and that was score in single digits in fantasy. Since that game, he hasn’t played because of injury issues.
The 49ers just don’t match up well against Seattle’s strong pass defense (OK, it wasn’t great against Arizona, but San Francisco is entirely a different team.) Blaine Gabbert likely won’t be very competent against the Seahawks so that limits any viability from position players from San Francisco.
DeSean Jackson vs. Carolina Panthers
We’ve waited two weeks to see the gamebreaker that many believed Jackson could be right away for the Redskins this season.
So far, though, he’s only generated a little more than five points in two games. And this week’s matchup against Carolina isn’t a time for Jackson to get his footing back.
He only registered a little more than four points last week, and that’s when the Redskins offense couldn’t be stopped. The Panthers will make sure Washington is stopped often this week, so we can’t imagine Jackson will contribute much for fantasy football owners.
His upside is severely limited this week against Carolina’s strong defense.
