The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 11. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Chase Brown.
Is Chase Brown Playing in Week 11?
Brown is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Bengals’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Chase Brown in Week 11?
The Bengals placed Zack Moss (neck) on IR last week, and that encouraged them to make a deadline deal for Khalil Herbert, a move that inspired some strong reactions.
I’m not here to say that’s the wrong angle, but Chase Brown played 88% of the snaps on Thursday night in Baltimore while racking up 13 rush attempts and earning 11 targets (nine catches for 52 yards). They tried to get Herbert’s feet wet, and he put a handoff on the ground. Now, it was a quick turnaround following the trade, and he did recover the fumble to prevent a complete disaster, but it certainly wasn’t an inspiring debut.
Brown has scored in six of his past seven games and has produced 3.6% over fantasy expectations this season. I do think there is some validity to shifting some work Herbert’s way, but what’s the ceiling? Brown held roughly a 65/35% touch edge recently over Moss. If that’s the floor, we are still talking about a fine RB2 for the remainder of the season as the featured back in an offense that is going to be asked to score plenty.
This isn’t a good matchup, and that goes without saying, but Brown’s versatility should be able to overcome that (see Week 10) until we have a tangible reason to doubt his volume.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 11 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Chase Brown’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 11
As of Sunday morning, Brown is projected to score 15.3 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 17.9 rushing attempts for 73.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. It also includes 1.5 receptions for 36.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Chase Brown’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) James Cook | BUF (at KC)
3) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
4) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. BUF)
5) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Austin Ekeler | WAS (at PHI)
7) Ray Davis | BUF (at KC)
8) Ty Johnson | BUF (at KC)
9) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. BUF)
10) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. WAS)
11) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (at PHI)
12) Will Shipley | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Carson Steele | KC (vs. BUF)
14) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (at KC)
15) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (at PHI)