Theo Johnson start or sit: Week 11 fantasy football advice

The New York Giants host the Green Bay Packers as 7.5-point underdog this Sundays. The Giants will be on their third quarterback of the season, as Russell Wilson is not good anymore and Jaxson Dart has already sacrificed his brain to the game. This week we get free throwing Jameis Winston behind center to face one of the better defenses in the league.

New York continues to lose offensive playmakers, with Malik Nabers going down for the season early on, and then upstart rookie running back Cam Skattebo suffering a scary ankle injury. This week they’re without Dart and receiver Darius Slayton. The losses for the offense have helped tight end Theo Johnson find room to step up and contribute.

Below, we’ll go over Theo Johnson’s outlook in fantasy football for Week 11.

From Week 4 on, Johnson has been fantasy TE5 in PPR leagues. That strong spot is fueled by his five touchdown receptions during that span. But last week, Johnson finished as TE7 without finding the end zone. He had career highs in targets, receptions and yards against the Bears.

This week he’ll face a tougher defense vs. Green Bay, but the Packers have been weak at allowing receptions against tight ends. They’ve given up the fourth-most targets and fifth-most receptions to the position on the season. Winston should be better at getting the ball to his playmakers than Wilson, so I’m not too worried about him bringing Johnson down this week.

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