Should I start Lee Smith or Rashee Rice? (Standard Week 11 2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Rashee Rice

Lee Smith is on bye in Week 11 and projects for 0.0 FP. Rashee Rice has a scheduled game and projects for 8.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Rashee Rice: 8.1 FP recent scoring average.
Rashee Rice: 3.75% matchup lift against ARI.

Forecast updated Nov 14, 2026, 2:49 PM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Rashee Rice

WR · KCStats & schedule

8.7FF projected

↑ +0.4 vs ESPN

vs ARI

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Lee Smith

TE · ATLStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Rashee Rice

FF projection: 8.7 FP +0.5vs ESPN
ESPN: 8.2 FP
Sleeper: 10.0 FP
FantasyPros: 7.1 FP
Boosted Trees: 8.9 FP; Experimental · saved Oct 27, 12:03 AM ET

Rashee Rice faces ARI in Week 11. Recent scoring average: 8.1 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 3.75%.

Lee Smith

FF projection: 0.0 FP
Sleeper: 0.0 FP

BYE

Lee Smith is on bye in Week 11 and projects for 0.0 FP. Rashee Rice has a scheduled game and projects for 8.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros live refresh is unavailable. Stored same-week projections are used (oldest provider fetch Nov 14, 2026, 1:10 PM ET).

Updated Nov 14, 2026, 2:49 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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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

11.819.0

FF MEAN

1
James Cook IIIRB · BUF vs MIASun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 17.4Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 19.0Sleeper 16.8FantasyPros 15.3
17.4Expected FP
2
Tony PollardRB · TEN vs DALSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 17.1Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 15.1Sleeper 11.8FantasyPros 13.4
17.1Expected FP
3
Jahmyr GibbsRB · DET vs TBSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 16.6Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 16.9Sleeper 18.1FantasyPros 17.0
16.6Expected 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.