Start ’em sit ’em tips for Week 11 of the NFL season

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 11 lineups!

Start in DFS: Amon-Ra St. Brown ($18)

Start: Darius Slayton

St. Brown is tied for fifth in fantasy points per snap among WRs this season and should continue to see a ton of targets with a healthier ankle, D’Andre Swift banged up and TJ Hockenson gone. Jared Goff ranks sixth in YPA versus the blitz, and the Giants enter with the highest blitz rate in the league (and the third-highest target percentage to WRs allowed).

It’s a nice setup for Sun God this week despite playing outdoors and in cold weather, yet his Yahoo DFS salary is outside the top 15 WRs.

Slayton ranks top 12 in yards per route run, yards per target and fantasy points per target this season and gets a Lions secondary this week allowing an NFL-high 7.8 YPA. Detroit’s inability to pressure the passer should really benefit Slayton. Wan’Dale Robinson is dealing with a hamstring injury that could force him to sit, so Slayton can be treated as a top-20 WR this week. I also really like Daniel Jones in this matchup.

Start in DFS: David Montgomery ($18)

Start: Marcus Mariota

Montgomery is set to see close to a full workload with Khalil Herbert on IR, and he gets a matchup indoors against a Falcons defense allowing the 10th-most fantasy points to running backs this season. Moreover, Cole Kmet is questionable with a thigh injury, while Justin Fields has heavy legs after averaging an unsustainable 12.4 carries over the last five games. Montgomery’s fantasy upside is hurt by a lack of targets, but he could easily get 20+ touches Sunday, and defenses should start focusing on stopping Fields more. Montgomery is a top-10 RB on my board this week.

Volume has been an issue (as well as accuracy) — people are calling for rookie Desmond Ridder to take over — but Mariota remains the starter for a Falcons squad with the fourth-highest implied team total this week. The Bears have a collapsing defense that’s allowed the most yards per play (6.8!) over the last three weeks, and Mariota has quietly gotten the sixth-most fantasy points per dropback this year, so he can be started Sunday.

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Start: D’Onta Foreman, Kenyan Drake

Baltimore’s defense was playing terrific before the bye, so this is a tough matchup for Baker Mayfield’s return. But Foreman was one of only two players to have a 50%+ opportunity share last week (the other was Saquon Barkley), as he’s emerged as Carolina’s workhorse. Foreman is worth starting regardless of opponent given his usage.

Drake had 26 touches and acted as the Ravens’ clear lead back before the team’s bye, looking more comfortable than ever in Baltimore’s system while scoring two touchdowns. He’d be a borderline top-10 RB this week if not for Gus Edwards’ likely return, but Drake is a solid fantasy start either way. The Ravens are 13-point home favorites against a…