Fantasy Football Week 11 Wide Receiver Start/Sit: Troy Franklin or Courtland Sutton, Romeo Doubs and More

We're throwing a new voice at you for this week's fantasy football wide receiver start/sit article.

With Ted Chmyz out for the day, I'll offer up some start/sit decisions instead. I covered my top-30 fantasy wide receivers on Wednesday, and now will dive a bit deeper into a few of those guys, plus a couple new guys who are trending in start/sit decisions here at FantasySP.

Let's go!

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Wide Receivers to Start in Week 11

Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

Sutton is a popular name inside the start/sit tool, and for good reason.

Over the past three weeks, he has combined for just 16 targets. He has 24 and 30 yards the past two weeks, with a touchdown being the only reason he has just one single-digit fantasy outing in that span. Sutton has been a so-so or worse fantasy asset in five straight weeks really.

We'll get into why he's trending down a bit more later in this story, but fantasy owners are wondering if Sutton is worth starting, and I say yes. I have him ranked 17th for week 11, so he's starting in all two-WR fantasy setups, and definitely if you have three WR spots to fill.

Kansas City is a very tough matchup for the Denver WR1, but I see both the offense and Sutton bouncing back this week in a huge statement game. With J.K. Dobbins likely out this week, more will be put on the plate of the Denver passing game, and that favors Sutton.

Get him in those starting lineups and expect a bounceback performance for the team's top wideout.

Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos

Franklin's emergence is why Sutton's numbers have tailed off a bit. Some fantasy owners are wondering if he is the team's best receiver now.

I'm not there yet, but I do still think Franklin is worth starting, even as a WR2 against a tougher defense. Why? His recent numbers are good, and with more on the passing game for Denver, he and Sutton should be good fantasy assets this week.

I have Franklin ranked 25th in my top-30 rankings, so I have him starting in a lot of standard leagues in week 11. That might be as a WR2 for some, or a flex guy for others. I think he needs to be in your lineup though.

He has between 8-10 targets over the team's past four games, which is obviously stellar for his fantasy outlook. Even if he's not that involved this week, I see him doing enough on his touches to finish as a top-30 fantasy wideout.

I get not wanting to trust the Denver offense and its pass catchers in this matchup, but the Broncos have to move the ball somehow, and I think both Sutton and Franklin deliver for fantasy owners in week 11.

Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers

McMillan is another wide receiver who landed inside my top 30, but barely at No. 28. That puts him as a low-end WR2 and even low-end flex option.

He's clearly the top wideout and pass catcher for the Panthers, but their offense is a lot less potent than most around the league. Even in a tough matchup against the Falcons, I like the idea of starting McMillan in week 11.

He has 6-10 targets over the past three games, with 4-7 catches in those contests. McMillan has 60, 46 and 99 yards in those outings. He went for 48 yards on three receptions and eight targets in the first game against Atlanta.

He's had an OK rookie season, but it's been underwhelming as a fantasy asset with just two touchdowns so far. McMillan has delivered better fantasy results of late, and if he can keep that up and maybe add a TD on top of it, you have a really good fantasy score in the end.

Sure, he's not the most trustworthy fantasy option, but as the clear top wideout in Carolina, he's probably a better option than some of your other wide receiver options, or flex options. 

Wide Receivers to Sit in Week 11

Romeo Doubs, Green Bay Packers

Doubs did not make my top-30 list, with a chest injury playing a role in that. He's supposedly going to be good to go, and as the Packers' top wideout to this point of the season, he's a good weekly option on paper.

He had just four targets on Monday night against the Eagles before leaving with the injury. Doubs had 6-10 targets in the five games before that.

Three of his four touchdowns this season came back in week 4, and while he's scored in double digits (or been close) in every week since, he has just one outing over 15 fantasy points in that stretch.

The Packers' offense has a gaping hole for someone to step into after the injury to Tucker Kraft, and Doubs makes the most sense to fill that role. Unfortunately, the chest injury might hold him back, as could the presence of Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks and Matthew Golden - eventually Jayden Reed will return and really muck things up.

Anyways, back to Doubs and his week 11 fantasy outlook. He has a favorable matchup against the Giants, so that's another positive in his favor. He is projected right around WR30, and barely missed my list.

He might seem like a no-brainer starting option to some, but I view him as a high-end WR4, so that means he might not make the cut for your standard league. He's a guy to bench if you have three or more wideouts who appeared on my top-30 list.

Tez Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Everyone wants to start Johnson, and it makes sense after he went for 42 yards and two scores on four receptions and five targets in week 10.

He's serving as the second-best fantasy wideout in Tampa Bay with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin out with injuries still. Emeka Egbuka is still the team's top fantasy wideout, and the guy who I'd take first from the Bucs' passing game.

I also like tight end Cade Otton, so I view Johnson as the team's third-best pass catcher right now. The Bucs' offense is good enough to support all three guys, as last week showed, but that still puts Johnson on the start/sit line.

The Bills are a slightly below-average matchup for Johnson and the Bucs' wideouts, while Otton has the toughest matchup a tight end could have. Yet, I still trust Otton as a fantasy asset more, so Johnson is a guy to sit most often in standard leagues.

Some fantasy owners might need to start him out of necessity, and that's OK if it happens. I wouldn't be starting him expecting a repeat of last week, or really anything close to that outing.

I expect the Bucs to pound the rock a bit in this contest, and it will leave Johnson outside the top-30 fantasy wideouts for the week.

Michael Wilson, Arizona Cardinals

Right as I was putting together my wide receiver rankings last week, Marvin Harrison was ruled out because of appendicitis. That will put more on the plate of Wilson, who has been the team's No. 2 receiver this season.

It's fair for him to be added in fantasy leagues with Harrison out, and that goes for deeper leagues or standard ones. 

He's been steadily involved this season, getting four or more targets in six straight games. Wilson has scored just one touchdown on the season, and has gone over 50 yards just once.

You should be able to tack on a handful of yards and a couple extra catches with Harrison out of the picture, but he's still going to be the No. 2 pass catcher behind tight end Trey McBride.

I see McBride as the one who will really take advantage of Harrison being out, while Wilson struggles to deliver like a team's WR1 really should.

Wilson will be in standard league start/sit decisions, but I think you can do better than him this week. The matchup against the Niners is above average, but I just wouldn't want to trust Wilson with a standard league start unless there were no other options.

Fire him up in some deeper leagues, but look elsewhere in standard leagues.