Fantasy Football Week 11 Waiver Targets

Well the fantasy season sure moves quick, the last three regular season weeks are upon us. Entering week 11, these could be your last attempts at securing a playoff spot to have a shot at the coveted fantasy trophy. While we understand by this time, the waiver wire has become supremely thin; there is still ample opportunity to snag matchup talent that could help the cause. There’s no question about it, its crunch time and mistakes can’t be had in the short term. With another six team bye-week upon us, this could be the most important wire submission of the season for some clubs. Let’s go shopping for those extra pieces that could provide potentially solid earnings. Good Luck…  

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BYE WEEK: Bills, Browns, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, 49ers       

Quarterbacks:

Dak Prescott (DAL) (36%)

While this week does possess six teams on the bye, most clubs on the week off don’t employ a top flight fantasy passer which would force the hand of managers to switch out their quarterback. However, a few juicy matchups do exist at the position that could make you question the possible upgrade for the week. Dak Prescott has found himself back in the good-books after seeing a better performance last week against the Eagles, and having a favorable schedule upcoming. Seeing a great matchup against the Falcons this week, Dak could very well be a giant upgrade to secure 20 fantasy points.  

Eli Manning (NYG) (17%)

Many scoffed, criticised and devalued our analysis last week when we mentioned Eli Manning as a fantastic pickup and a must start at quarterback in week 10. While we stood by our evaluation, Manning in fact returned the favor in scoring more fantasy points then Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff, and Matt Ryan to name a few. Eli once again has a fantastic matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home in New York where you could again plug-and-play seeing great results. It’s clear to us (as well) that Eli doesn’t have much left in the tank, but playing with Barkley and Odell always provides value in a solid matchup. We have no issue to recommend Manning for another week.       

Marcus Mariota (TEN) (31%)

While we’ve mentioned our lack of favor to Marcus Mariota in the past, it seems like he may be turning a corner in this Titans offense. Scoring 25 and 24 fantasy points in the last two weeks respectively and having a favorable matchup this week against the Colts, Mariota could be in for yet another sound day. Finding his number one receiver (Corey Davis) more frequently, while utilizing his tight-end (Jonnu Smith) appears to be a formula that could be working. If the Titans can establish their run game (which has been the case these last two weeks), Marcus should be able to make things happen. He is a viable option going into week 11.     

On the Radar:

Blake Bortles (JAX) (22%)

Josh Rosen (ARZ) (4%)

Case Keenum (DEN) (17%)

Lamar Jackson (BAL) (8%)

Running Backs:

Rashaad Penny (SEA) (17%)

The coming out party for the Seahawks rookie Rashaad Penny was on display against the Rams last week showing he is more than capable to handle a heavier workload. Penny should be the top waiver addition for running backs this week but does come with some speculation. The Hawks will continue to use a RBBC approach utilizing the hot hand in attempts to steal games. The great positive is that Seattle will not move away from the run game this season as they employ a scheme that runs over 50% offensively, to which is most in the NFL. It may be difficult to trust starting him weekly, but holding him on the bench for depth purposes could be valuable.   

Josh Adams (PHI) (14%)

Last year’s Super Bowl Champs have found it extremely difficult to establish anything on the ground which has made their offense one dimensional and easy to stop. Coach Pederson provided a vow of credibility to the young back suggesting more work is on the horizon. While we would like to believe this will be the case, it’s difficult to trust those words as most coaches throw flyers out in hopes to pitch the opposition off course. With that said, Adams is a solid pickup off the waiver as a wait and see player. It’s never a bad thing to house running backs that possess potential for more work.      

Jaylen Samules (PIT) (1%)

Straight speculative addition for the week belongs to the Steelers rookie Jaylen Samules. It’s clear that LeVeon Bell has no ambition to return to the field this season, leaving James Conner to continue his dominating performance with Samules to have mop-up duties. Again, hearing another Coach (this time Mike Tomlin) throw encouraging words to his young back suggesting the arrow is pointing up for Jaylen, he value lifts as more than just a radar player. His top end value will be held more as a handcuff rather than a start, but could get some solid work down the stretch with an easier schedule coming for the Steelers. Deeper leagues this pickup has far more appeal with James Conner in concussion protocol.      

On the Radar:

Giovani Bernard (CIN) (25%)

Theo Riddick (DET) (12%)

Spencer Ware (KC) (8%)

Javorius Allen (BAL) (33%)

Nyheim Hines (IND) (26%)

Alfred Blue (HOU) (4%)

Wide Receivers:

Josh Reynolds (LAR) (4%)

The best potential addition off the wire at receiver this week and perhaps for the remainder of the season belongs to the Rams Josh Reynolds now that Cooper Kupp has torn his ACL. The Rams offense remains high powered and inserting Reynolds shouldn’t pose much concern. Josh had fill-in duties a couple weeks ago when Kupp initially hurt his knee and performed admirably in the process. Spreading the ball around to their slew of talented tight-ends might see an uptick as well now that Kupp is done for the year, but the amount of three-wide sets the Rams use, Josh has fantastic flex appeal moving forward. He could be the missing link to a championship run for your fantasy squad.

Anthony Miller (CHI) (15%)

We can no longer ignore the Bears superb rookie receiver Anthony Miller any longer. Our offseason elevation of the dynamic rookie was gleaming, but did have an asterisk attached due in part to the amount of usage he would receive. Miller now looks to have solidified himself as the number two option in the receiver room and shouldn’t give his spot away for the rest of the season. Coach Nagy has done a masterful job getting Mitchell Trubisky to play to his potential making Miller and company hold great value for fantasy production. At this point holding Miller with matchup start appeal is the way to go with greater potential in seeing him make a difference each and every game. If you miss out on Josh Reynolds, Miller is the man to target.   

Nelson Agholor (PHI) (45%)

While we can’t stress this point enough, the Eagles run attack is in utter shambles and hasn’t proven anything to promote the possibility of change. Nelson Agholor once again could have value and appeal moving forward even with Golden Tate on the roster. Philadelphia will have to re-create the run game with short routes and completions to Agholor and Tate in hopes to draw coverage closer to the line to expose the backend. Matchup appeal is higher than weekly starts moving forward, but with only a 45% ownership stake, Nelson is a good pickup this week.    

John Ross (CIN) (16%)

It was clear that without their super-star AJ Green on the field, the Bengals offense was anemic to say the least. It was surprising to us to see Andy Dalton struggle as much as he did, but finding Ross in the endzone did provide some inspiration. While we aren’t great supporters of Ross in this offense just yet, the Bengals should be forced to at least provide more target share now that Tyler Boyd essentially became invisible facing greater coverage. There is boom or bust with anything attached to John Ross at the moment, but if you’re stuck, he could add some value.        

On the Radar:

Mohamed Sanu (ATL) (45%)

Maurice Harris (WAS) (36%)

Keke Coutee (HOU) (20%)

Tre’Quan Smith (NO) (32%)

Brandon Marshall (NO) (9%)

Willie Snead (BAL) (29%)

Josh Doctson (WAS) (10%)

Donte Moncrief (JAX) (11%)

Dontrelle Inman (IND) (0%)

Tight-Ends:

Jonnu Smith (TEN) (2%)

As the Titans look to be figuring out how to exploit their weapons adequately, their tight-end Jonnu Smith is becoming a hot commodity off the wire this week. Finding the endzone in each of his last two contests, it’s clear that Mariota is looking for the mismatch in the redzone and finding good success. The tight-end position has been a disaster this season for most clubs as spread formations have all but killed the position. Even still, in times where finding anything productive from the position will be valuable moving forward, Smith could be your man with good matchups upcoming.    

Tyler Higbee (LAR) (0%)

Now that Cooper Kupp is forced into the medical room for the remainder of the season, Tyler Higbee instantly has some level of value especially in good matchups. It was clear that Coach McVay targeted his tight-ends far more than any other contest last week in hopes to create production with Kupp removed from the contest. The issue with Higbee is that the Rams also employ Gerald Everett and he holds a very similar skillset. Higbee is higher on the depth chart and should get first crack at production moving forward. Still a difficult play on a weekly basis, he could be a player to target.  

Jordan Thomas (HOU) (3%)

The Texans coming off the bye week will undoubtedly have made efforts to involve their rising talented tight-end into the offensive game plan. With DeAndre Hopkins and Demaryius Thomas now pulling all the coverage to their sides, Jordan Thomas will have higher value especially in the redzone as seen from his last two games. Thomas may not see much of the target share in regular situations, but he has great value for touchdowns in what is again becoming a high-flying offense.  

On the Radar:

Ricky Seals-Jones (ARZ) (18%)

Gerald Everett (LAR) (1%)

Dallas Goedert (PHI) (6%)

Best Week 11 Defensive Streams:

Baltimore Ravens (56%) vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers (56%) @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Arizona Cardinals (19%) vs. Oakland Raiders

Cincinnati Bengals (10%) @ Baltimore Ravens