Fantasy Football Lessons, Week 11: Elijah Moore’s Breakout Is Here

Jonathan Taylor had five total TDs and Austin Ekeler had four in a single game, Elijah Moore had his breakout and Terry McLaurin proved to be one of the best WRs in the NFL. Here are the most important lessons learned in Fantasy football – Week 11 NFL 2021.

Elijah Moore is already a tall WR2 with upside in Fantasy Football

The rookie had his match breakout in week 11 of the NFL and should already be considered within the Top 18 of our weekly rankings. It is chosen by the gods of Fantasy Football to win leagues to the players who follow this column weekly and have it. Of the WRs with at least five targets this week, he was second in receiving yards and receiving yards. Lastly, according to PFF, only Justin Jefferson and Terry McLaurin had more rushing yards than this player.

Zach Ertz and Dawson Knox are league-winners.

These two TEs dominate their respective team on run routes and their utilizations are ridiculously good. Knox was the TE1 of the week in percentage of routes run by dropback with 95%, and had a high target share 25%, he is arguably the Waivers’ best addition at the TE position, plus only Kyle Pitts has more receiving yards than he does on passes of more than 20 yards. Ertz, on the other hand, has three consecutive games with more than 20% of targets per run.

Better days are coming for David Montgomery

This player is one of the few players who belongs to the 90% snaps club and even though he had a bad game, his use remains elite and worthy of being Top 12 in rankings.

Greater risers and fallers from week 10

Here are the players who fell the most and fell the most in my Fantasy Football rankings:

Risers:

• WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling – Packers: Without Allen Lazard, he handled 86% of the team’s routes and was the clear WR2, as he dominated with a high 22% of targets per route run. If Lazard misses another game, go get him.
• TE John Bates – Football Team: He had the same role as Ricky Seals-Jones and Logan Thomas with 85% of the team’s routes. Its target share is low and its percentage of snaps blocking is still quite high, two trends that I still do not love.
• WR Brandon Aiyuk – 49ers: This player had one of the target shares highest in the entire NFL at 35%, utilization was also ridiculously measured relative to their routes run with 29% of targets per route. It is a WR2 and should be more respected.
• WR Dez Fitzpatrick – Titans: This player was the WR1 of the team after AJ Brown and Marcus Johnson left the game injured, managed to make a TD and ran routes in 85% of the dropbacks.

Fallers:

• RB Antonio Gibson – Washington Football Team: He had only 49% of the team’s snaps in a close match. A 13% drop in snaps and a 29% drop in carry percentage.
• TE Pat Freiermuth – Steelers: With the return of Eric Ebron to 100%, this rookie sensation only ran 48% of the team’s routes being completely dependent on TD. Last week there was a decrease in routes of 13% and this match of 14%. Their targets per run are still ridiculous.
• RB D’Ernest Johnson – Browns: He only had 7 snaps and as talented as the player is, it is impossible for Nick Chubb to shine on the pitch.

Mirage vs Reality

• Mirage: Tennessee’s backfield: Even though Dontrell Hilliard dominated with more than 60% snaps and ran more than 60% routes, it is impossible to trust him when Jeremy McNichols returns because of the poor level he showed. It’s possibly the worst committee in the entire NFL.
• Reality: Elijah Moore: For all the reasons mentioned above and due to its high percentages of targets per route run along with, finally, good use.

Thanks for reading me. What Fantasy Football lessons did you take from week 11 of the 2021 NFL Season? Remember to pay attention to Tuesday’s article, where I will analyze the most attractive options to take you on Waivers for week 8. Also remember to watch the Fantasy Squad program on our YouTube channel.