Fantasy Football Week 11 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em Running Backs: Chase Brown continues RB1 run, plus sleepers

Christian McCaffrey (Achilles) was limited in practice Wednesday, and Kyle Shanahan said McCaffrey experienced no pain from his workout Monday. He’s trending in the right direction to make his 2024 debut in Week 10 at Tampa Bay.

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Wednesday that running back Aaron Jones (ribs) is “doing well,” and hopefully he’ll be able to play in Week 11 at Tennessee. He’s not expected to practice much this week, and we’ll continue to monitor his progress heading into Sunday.

If Jones plays then he’s a must-start running back in all leagues. He hasn’t scored a touchdown in three games in a row, and he’s been held to 12.2 PPR points or less in each game over that span against the Rams, Colts and Jaguars.

But Jones has at least 19 total touches in each of those outings, and hopefully this injury doesn’t limit his workload against the Titans. And this is a favorable matchup.

Tennessee has allowed eight total touchdowns to running backs in the past four games against Buffalo, Detroit, New England and the Chargers, and Jahmyr Gibbs and Rhamondre Stevenson have scored at least 22.4 PPR points against the Titans over that span. That bodes well for Jones finally getting back in the end zone and having a big game.

Now, if Jones can’t play against Tennessee then Cam Akers would likely start, and I like him as a flex against the Titans. Akers has 19 carries for 84 yards and three catches for 16 yards on three targets in his past two games for the Vikings.

But we want to see Jones play in Week 11. And hopefully he’s healthy to dominate the Titans in this matchup.