5 breakout fantasy football stars to pick up for Week 11

1. Top fantasy football pickups for Week 11 – New England Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson

Sometimes opportunity emerges when you least expect it in the NFL. With Damien Harris ruled out of New England’s Week 10 matchup due to a concussion, rookie Rhamondre Stevenson drew the start and punished the Cleveland Browns.

Stevenson received 20 carries and racked up 100 yards along with a pair of touchdowns as he bulldozed Browns’ defenders all afternoon long. The Patriots also called Stevenson’s number in the passing game as he recorded a pair of receptions for ten yards to cap off a stellar day.

Harris has performed too well for Bill Belichick to simply cede the backfield to the rookie but Stevenson played well enough today to force a timeshare. There are plenty of carries to go around in New England since the Patriots want to make life easy for fellow rookie Mac Jones, meaning a decent workload could come Stevenson’s way even when Harris is active.

Rostered in only 31 percent of Yahoo leagues, Stevenson should be the top target of the week, especially since New England has to play on Thursday against Atlanta. Stevenson figures to be an RB2 again if Harris isn’t out of the concussion protocol by that point but will at least merit flex consideration if he is the secondary option to Harris in Week 11.