Should I start Ben Skowronek or John Bates? (Half-PPR Week 11 2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: John Bates

Week 11 · Half-PPR

John Bates has the higher current FF forecast: 1.4 FP versus 1.2 FP. The 0.2-point gap is small; saved experimental forecasts provide context, not a separate override.

John Bates: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Ben Skowronek: 7.5% matchup lift against PHI.

Forecast updated Nov 15, 2026, 12:50 PM ET · Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Ben Skowronek

WR · PITStats & schedule

1.2FF projected

↓ -0.8 vs ESPN

at PHI

Sun 1:00 PM ET

FF PICK

John Bates

TE · WASStats & schedule

1.4FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs CIN

Mon 8:15 PM ET

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Scoring & lineup notes

PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.

FORTIFIED RANKINGS · Rankings position

FLEX. The bigger picture.

Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.

FF expected pointsMedian · when availableWindow: experimental middle 80%● ESPN● Sleeper● FantasyPros

3 shown · common FP scale

16.520.6

FF MEAN

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CeeDee LambWR · DAL vs TENSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 19.5Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 18.6Sleeper 17.3FantasyPros 18.1
19.5Expected FP
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Jahmyr GibbsRB · DET vs TBSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 18.6Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 18.9Sleeper 20.6FantasyPros 18.9
18.6Expected FP
3
James Cook IIIRB · BUF vs MIASun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 18.5Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 19.8Sleeper 17.8FantasyPros 16.5
18.5Expected FP

How the forecast and ranges work

FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.

Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10–P90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.

Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.