The fantasy football schedule is now moving into Week 11 with the final game from this week going down with the Dolphins and the Buccaneers on Monday night football and for fantasy owners, with the playoffs coming and players getting injured, some to watch going forward for various reasons includes Peyton Manning, Shane Vereen, Percy Harvin, Vernon Davis, Arian Foster and Jimmy Graham.
Shane Vereen and Percy Harvin are two players to watch coming back from injuries and they should make impacts coming up in Week 11, as both are expected to return after missing most/all of the season. Harvin has been out since last year after getting hip surgery, while Vereen was injured for the Patriots in Week 1 and he is getting better at the perfect time. Peyton Manning is dealing with his ankle injuries, while Vernon Davis is dealing with a concussion. Arian Foster is out for the season with a back injury and that makes Ben Tate and Dennis Johnson top pickups for owners of Foster, as he is one of the most productive backs in football, but now he will be on the shelf for the rest of 2013.
The Seahawks played it cautious and held out Harvin from the last game against the Falcons and now ESPN.com is reporting that he is expect to be back in the lineup against his old team in the Minnesota Vikings. Harvin would be a huge boost for the Seahawks offense, as the team is lacking in that area with Russell Wilson after losing Sidney Rice and having Harvin on the outside would add an explosive element to things. The team is averaging just over 200 yards per game and are ranked 24th in the league in passing yards per game and the offense has been lacking over the past few weeks, as they scored over 30 points against the Falcons after not getting over that mark in three of the past four games and four of five. The team looks like it will be getting back on track and with a bye week coming, Harvin could get even healthier by the time the playoffs come around.
Jimmy Graham has been dealing with a foot injury over the past few weeks and while he did not score a touchdown against the Cowboys on Sunday night, he wasn't needed much and now he has time to get better before playing the 49ers next. The team looked good on Sunday and Graham finished with five catches for 59 yards after having nine catches for 116 yards last game with two touchdowns against the Jets. Graham has scored four touchdowns in his past three games and his numbers are still off the charts, as he has over 50 catches for 805 yards and 10 touchdowns this season and he should continue to be one of the prime options in the NFL. In two of the past five games he is over 100 yards and he should continue to get targets from Drew Brees after totaling 17 in the past two games.
The other players to keep an eye on are Manning and Davis, as each are dealing with injuries heading into next week. Davis left Sunday's game against the 49ers with a concussion after making one catch for two yards on two targets and that came after he had three catches for 52 yards and a TD in London and that came a few weeks after his game of eight catches for 180 yards and two TDs and now he has four touchdowns in his past five games. Watch the injury report to make sure these dudes will be good for Week 11.
