It’s important to look at WR/CB matchups when setting your fantasy football lineups. At times, we have some matchups that we can exploit and receive the best fantasy output in return. I’ll do my best to point out some of the best Week 11 WR/CB matchups to target when making your fantasy or DraftKings lineup.
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Week 11 WR/CB Matchup:
Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET) vs. Jarrian Jones (JAX)
After throwing five interceptions against the Texans last week, Jared Goff is salivating about his matchup against the Jaguars. The same goes for St. Brown, who has been sort of quiet in the box score lately. He’s scored in seven straight games, which is great, but the overall fantasy output has been lacking. Since Week 8, St. Brown hasn’t cleared 60 receiving yards and is averaging 15.1 DKFP over that span. Luckily for him, this is the best matchup he’s had in weeks and he should finally be able to get back on track.
Jones has been targeted against 33 times, allowing 24 catches for 266 yards (11.1 YPR). Amazingly, 206 of those yards have come after the catch. It’s been a very rough go for this Jaguars secondary overall, as they’ve allowed the fourth-most receiving yards and the seventh-most catches to opposing receivers. This should be a big spot for St. Brown, as long as this doesn’t get out of hand quickly (which it most certainly could).
Week 11 WR/CB Matchup:
Cooper Kupp (LAR) vs. Marcus Jones (NE)
Kupp has been back to his old ways ever since returning to the Rams in Week 8. Over the last three games, he’s drawn 29 targets and made 23 catches for 235 yards and a touchdown. Even with Puka Nacua in the mix, these two have dominated the targets from Matthew Stafford in a very condensed offense. Nacua dominated the target share last week with 14 but these two nearly posted identical fantasy numbers. This week, Kupp is in a great matchup to continue his resurgence against Marcus Jones.
Jones has been the main slot corner for the Patriots and has been very up and down throughout the season. This will be his toughest task to date and his 11.7 YPR allowed could pose as a big problem (unless you’re using Kupp). Jones has allowed three touchdowns in slot coverage, which is tied for the second-most in the league. Kupp is the preferred red zone option over Nacua, as his six targets are triple what Nacua has seen. We’re talking about a small sample but it’s still noteworthy. It’s not as if you weren’t starting Kupp to begin with but this could be a spot where he outperforms his fellow wide receiver if you’re deciding between them.
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Week 11 WR/CB Matchup:
Ladd McConkey (LAC) vs. Mike Hilton (CIN)
Hilton has been someone we look to target against almost on a weekly basis. This will be taking place Sunday night and McConkey is someone you need to be looking toward in that game. He drew a tough matchup last week against the Titans and caught his only two targets for 52 yards. Fear not, he should back to his level of normalcy in Week 11. McConkey has quickly become the WR1 in this offense and is now averaging six targets, 55 receiving yards and 12.6 DKFP per game.
Hilton has been allowing a very high catch rate, currently at 76% and 9.1 YPR. Particularly over the last few weeks, Hilton has allowed 12 catches on 13 targets dating back to Week 7 against the Browns. Don’t let the bad matchup from last week shy you away from McConkey, as this is a great spot for him as he continues to soak up the targets.
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