Week 11 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Travis Kelce comes off bye against the Eagles, Trey McBride readies for another 8-10 targets, and David Njoku adjusts to life without Deshaun Watson.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 11/19 at 9:50 AM ET. Added Pat Freiermuth. Moved Donald Parham up.

Week 11 Tight Ends

RK	Player	Opp	Time
1	Travis Kelce	PHI	Mon, 08:15 pm EST
2	T.J. Hockenson	@DEN	Sun, 08:20 pm EST
3	Mark Andrews	CIN	Thu, 08:15 pm EST
4	Sam LaPorta	CHI	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
5	Dalton Kincaid	NYJ	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
6	George Kittle	TB	Sun, 04:05 pm EST
7	Dalton Schultz	ARI	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
8	Trey McBride	@HOU	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
9	Cole Kmet	@DET	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
10	Evan Engram	TEN	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
11	Jake Ferguson	@CAR	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
12	Logan Thomas	NYG	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
13	Luke Musgrave	LAC	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
14	David Njoku	PIT	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
15	Pat Freiermuth	@CLE	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
16	Donald Parham	@GB	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
17	Tyler Conklin	@BUF	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
18	Chigoziem Okonkwo	@JAC	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
19	Cade Otton	@SF	Sun, 04:05 pm EST
20	Michael Mayer	@MIA	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
21	Tyler Higbee	SEA	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
22	Tanner Hudson	@BAL	Thu, 08:15 pm EST
23	Connor Heyward	@CLE	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
24	Daniel Bellinger	@WAS	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
25	Irv Smith	@BAL	Thu, 08:15 pm EST
26	Noah Fant	@LA	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
27	Adam Trautman	MIN	Sun, 08:20 pm EST
28	Tommy Tremble	DAL	Sun, 01:00 pm EST

TE Notes: T.J. Hockenson has become too big to fail. His beginner-level targets are of the utmost importance for backup QB Josh Dobbs. Consider it an extra boost for Week 11 that the Vikings are facing a Broncos defense surrendering the most tight end fantasy points. … It’s been something of a fallow period for Mark Andrews, but there is no credible reason to dislodge him from the top three. He went 5/45/1 against the Bengals in Week 2. … Sam LaPorta returned from bye to a surprisingly quiet effort in Sunday’s Chargers shootout. Fantasy managers can expect immediate atonement vs. a Bears defense coughing up the third most TE fantasy points. … Dalton Kincaid is fourth in tight end targets (24) during Dawson Knox’s absence over the past three weeks. The Bills are changing offensive coordinators, but new play-caller Joe Brady will have to keep looking his first-round seam stretcher’s way.

It was a rare spiked week for George Kittle with both Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel healthy. It was also a reminder of why we keep Kittle in the top eight despite his fantasy downside. The Bucs’ pass funnel will provide the opportunity for more big plays. … Dalton Schultz’s slow start has become the most distant of memories. All the way up to TE7 by average PPR points, he is eighth in tight end targets (56) even with the Texans’ bye mixed in. The Cardinals are a solid matchup. … Cole Kmet has supplied a solid baseline and touchdown upside no matter who is under center for the Bears. Chicago is going to have to throw plenty to keep up with Detroit. … Kyler Murray was like every other Cardinals quarterback in that he couldn’t stop targeting Trey McBride. There is zero reason to expect things to change against a Texans defense surrendering the second most TE fantasy points.

I have enjoyed Evan Engram’s PPR floor, but the touchdowns have been literally nonexistent. He has drawn only eight looks inside the 20. That lack of green zone emphasis combined with Trevor Lawrence’s struggles make touchdown regression somewhat unlikely. … With the Cowboys finally letting it rip through the air, you could argue I have Jake Ferguson far too low. There shouldn’t be many managers with the benefit of leaving him on the bench. … David Njoku is averaging eight targets over his past four games. Now he just needs Deshaun Watson (ankle) to be out there against the Steelers … and he won’t be. Njoku’s TD odds plunge with P.J. Walker/DTR under center. … Logan Thomas is arguably the most consistent pass catcher in the Commanders’ pass-heavy offense. The shell-shocked Giants are an attackable matchup. … Maybe we will finally get a Michael Mayer pop-up week as the Raiders hopelessly try to keep up with the Dolphins. … Even with the Chargers’ receiver injuries, it just isn’t happening for Gerald Everett.

Week 11 Kickers

RK	Player	Opp	Time
1	Harrison Butker	PHI	Mon, 08:15 pm EST
2	Brandon Aubrey	@CAR	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
3	Jake Elliott	@KC	Mon, 08:15 pm EST
4	Justin Tucker	CIN	Thu, 08:15 pm EST
5	Jake Moody	TB	Sun, 04:05 pm EST
6	Tyler Bass	NYJ	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
7	Matt Ammendola	ARI	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
8	Jason Myers	@LA	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
9	Riley Patterson	CHI	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
10	Brandon McManus	TEN	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
11	Greg Zuerlein	@BUF	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
12	Cameron Dicker	@GB	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
13	Dustin Hopkins	PIT	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
14	Wil Lutz	MIN	Sun, 08:20 pm EST
15	Jason Sanders	LV	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
16	Evan McPherson	@BAL	Thu, 08:15 pm EST
17	Greg Joseph	@DEN	Sun, 08:20 pm EST
18	Nick Folk	@JAC	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
19	Chase McLaughlin	@SF	Sun, 04:05 pm EST
20	Matt Prater	@HOU	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
21	Joey Slye	NYG	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
22	Daniel Carlson	@MIA	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
23	Anders Carlson	LAC	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
24	Cairo Santos	@DET	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
25	Chris Boswell	@CLE	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
26	Eddy Pineiro	DAL	Sun, 01:00 pm EST
27	Lucas Havrisik	SEA	Sun, 04:25 pm EST
28	Randy Bullock	@WAS	Sun, 01:00 pm EST

Week 11 Defense/Special Teams

RK	Player	Opp
1	Dallas Cowboys	@CAR
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	@CLE
3	Buffalo Bills	NYJ
4	Washington Commanders	NYG
5	Cleveland Browns	PIT
6	San Francisco 49ers	TB
7	Los Angeles Chargers	@GB
8	Jacksonville Jaguars	TEN
9	Baltimore Ravens	CIN
10	Seattle Seahawks	@LA
11	New York Jets	@BUF
12	Detroit Lions	CHI
13	Miami Dolphins	LV
14	Denver Broncos	MIN
15	Minnesota Vikings	@DEN
16	Cincinnati Bengals	@BAL
17	Tennessee Titans	@JAC
18	Houston Texans	ARI
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@SF
20	Kansas City Chiefs	PHI
21	Arizona Cardinals	@HOU
22	Las Vegas Raiders	@MIA
23	Philadelphia Eagles	@KC
24	Green Bay Packers	LAC
25	New York Giants	@WAS
26	Los Angeles Rams	SEA
27	Carolina Panthers	DAL
28	Chicago Bears	@DET