The Los Angeles Chargers will face the Cincinnati Bengals 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 WR Quentin Johnston.
Is Quentin Johnston Playing in Week 11?
Johnston 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 Chargers’ 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 Quentin Johnston in Week 11?
A few times per season, we see a player perform so far above expectation that it is difficult to digest, usually coming by way of a crazy touchdown rate. In recent years, Christian Watson and Jordan Addison come to mind as young receivers who rode unsustainable scoring efficiency to strong seasons.
Those two were able to remain productive for their breakout season but have been bitten by the regression bug to a degree since. That’s the thing about regression — we can all feel it looming, but it’s an inexact science when it comes to projecting the impact in a single-game sample size.
Enter Quentin Johnston, a player who has scored on 17.2% of his targets this season. For reference, Calvin Johnson scored on 10.1% of his targets during the best scoring season of his Hall of Fame career. He’s 12.8 PPR fantasy points away from matching his rookie season total despite having seen 38 fewer targets.
Nothing about this feels real to me (two touchdowns have come in games with a single-digit on-field target share, he doesn’t have an end-zone target in five of seven games, etc.) and yet, because of the matchup, he’s deserving of Flex consideration.
Bengals defensive rankings, 2024:
- 23rd in yards per game
- 28th in points per drive
- 29th in touchdown rate
- 31st in red-zone efficiency
For me, betting on Johnston is more of a bet on his quarterback than anything else. During this three-game winning streak, Justin Herbert owns the fourth-highest passer rating in the NFL (119.2 trailing only Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, and Kirk Cousins). I have him ranked as a WR3, just ahead of options whom I view as equally volatile as Johnston but with less support under center (Calvin Ridley, Brian Thomas Jr., and Rome Odunze).
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.
Quentin Johnston’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 11
As of Sunday morning, Johnston is projected to score 10.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.2 receptions for 43.9 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Quentin Johnston’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 WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
