10 RB sleepers to target for fantasy football Week 11

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 15: Mike Davis #28 of the Carolina Panthers rushes with the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during their NFL game at Bank of America Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – NOVEMBER 15: Rex Burkhead #34 of the New England Patriots runs the ball in for a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on November 15, 2020, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

8. Rex Burkhead (NE)

Game: New England Patriots at Houston Texans (Sunday, 11/22, 1:00 pm EST)

Burkhead has found the endzone lately. That momentum could lead him to the promised land once again in Houston. What James White was to Tom Brady in year’s past, Burkhead is to Cam Newton now — a safety valve.

The Texans are abysmal at stifling running backs. Houston gives up 25 PPR points per game — second-to-last in the NFL.

9. Jonathan Taylor (IND)

Game: Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, 11/22, 4:25 pm EST)

It’s weird to call Taylor a sleeper, but that is what he has become during the last month. Taylor is in a rookie rut, and the Colts have turned to Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins to handle most of the day-to-day duties.

Taylor is not categorically bad all of a sudden, though. He has merely hit a rough patch. Let’s give him an audition to get back on track against the Packers — a team that allows 24 fantasy points per game to tailbacks.

10. Le’Veon Bell (KC)

Game: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders (Sunday, 11/22, 8:20 pm EST)

Bell was signed to make an impact alongside Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He hasn’t — at all.

The Raiders could have a patchworked defense this weekend as many players are beset by the coronavirus or are in the observatory protocol. Bell should score soon and in Las Vegas would be a nifty spot as the Chiefs look for vengeance vs. the team that knocked them off in October.

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