This is the Waiver Wire Week 11! Which players should you be adding to your fantasy football teams this week?
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UPCOMING BYE WEEKS
Week 11
Arizona
Carolina
New York Giants
Tampa Bay
Week 12
Atlanta
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
New Orleans
New York Jets
Shallow League Adds
(Players Rostered in 30-40% of Leagues)
RB Braelon Allen – NY Jets (33%)
One of the most valuable handcuffs in football. (Would be a Top-10 add priority)
WR Ricky Pearsall – San Francisco (37%)
Pearsall finished with four catches for 73 yards and a TD on six targets. He’s a no-brainer add due to his upside. (Would be a Top-10 add priority)
WR Demarcus Robinson – LA Rams (39%)
Robinson has four TDs in two games. He is a boom-or-bust flex option with high-value targets.
WR Xavier Legette – Carolina Panthers (36%)
He is a WR4 in a struggling passing offense.
QB Bo Nix – Denver (33%)
Nix has strong matchups in the next two weeks.
Standard Depth League Adds
(Players Rostered in 30% of Leagues of Fewer)
Quarterbacks
Drake Maye – New England (13%)
Maye remains my top add at the QB position on the Waiver Wire Week 11, although Russell Wilson is giving him a run for his money. I want Maye on my rosters as an option for the money weeks and the fantasy playoffs. We saw his rushing upside in Week 9, with 95 yards on the ground.
Russell Wilson – Pittsburgh (22%)
Wilson is a strong streaming consideration on the Waiver Wire Week 11, with lots of positive momentum in Pittsburgh. He threw the game-winning TD in the final moments to defeat Washington in Week 10. Wilson has seven TDs and only one interception in three games as a starter this season. He’s a top-10 addition this week.
Daniel Jones – New York Giants (21%)
Jones has rushed for a TD in back-to-back games.
Although he threw two interceptions on Sunday, his recent play has been fantasy-friendly, including a QB5 overall finish in Week 9. He has excellent matchups coming up after New York’s bye week.
Will Levis – Tennessee (7%)
Levis returned to the starting lineup and had his best game of the season. He’s a Superflex consideration in a tough matchup against the Jets this week.
Jameis Winston – Cleveland (8%)
Cleveland had the bye week to regroup, and hopefully, we’ll see more performances like Winston’s Week 8 outing (334 yards, 3 TDs) rather than his three-interception game in Week 9. Winston is a Superflex starter this week.
Trey Lance – Dallas (2%)
Lance is a Superflex speculative play. If he starts this week, Lance would bring a rushing floor similar to Malik Willis earlier this season.
Desmond Ridder – Las Vegas (1%)
This is another Superflex speculative play. Ridder could start this week and possibly for the rest of the season. He offers more fantasy potential than Gardner Minshew.
Running Backs
Audric Estime – Denver (3%)
Ready to spend some FAAB on the Waiver Wire Week 11? Estime looks poised to take over the lion’s share of the Broncos’ backfield. He had a season-high 14 carries for 53 yards in Sunday’s loss to Kansas City. Estime was a highly productive player at Notre Dame, where he holds the all-time school record for rushing TDs in a season with 18—a school with a long football history.
The only reason he was available to Denver on Day 3 of the NFL Draft was his slower-than-expected 40 time. Estime isn’t a 100% guaranteed starter—there’s some risk of a committee approach—but I’m betting on his touches to increase, with Denver likely leaning on the young, dynamic player as their primary back moving forward. Estime is my top option at RB on the Waiver Wire Week 11.
Ray Davis – Buffalo (30%)
Davis is an elite handcuff. He has already shown his ability to handle volume and scored a TD in two games when James Cook was the starter. He shouldn’t be on waiver wires.
Cam Akers – Minnesota (14%)
Akers made my top 10 last week, and he almost delivered. Aaron Jones is dealing with a rib injury, though the team has downplayed its severity, suggesting it may be a pain tolerance issue. Even if Jones plays, there could be increased opportunities for Akers. If Jones misses time, Akers would immediately slot into lineups.
Trey Benson – Arizona (18%)
Benson is an elite handcuff due to his athletic profile and James Conner‘s current usage. Conner is playing well, but if he were to miss time, Benson would be an instant mid-RB2 with explosiveness.
Gus Edwards – LA Chargers (17%)
Edwards is back, and Kimani Vidal was inactive. Edwards finished with 10 carries for 55 yards. He would be the next man up if Dobbins misses time and offers a low-ceiling, bye-week fill-in option.
Blake Corum – LA Rams (16%)
(Written before MNF) Corum is the next man up if anything happens to Kyren Williams. The Rams offense is healthy and trending upward in the second half of the season.
Khalil Herbert – Cincinnati (22%)
Herbert was traded to the Bengals at the deadline. He only played two snaps, but his role should grow. He offers contingent upside value.
Jaylen Wright – Miami (7%)
(Written before MNF) Wright provides double the contingent upside value with Tua Tagovailoa behind center.
He could also potentially overtake Raheem Mostert for the rest of the season.
Roschon Johnson – Chicago (11%)
Johnson is the direct handcuff to D’Andre Swift. He has two-way ability but offers no value beyond contingent upside.
Dameon Pierce – Houston
Pierce is the direct handcuff to Joe Mixon.
Justice Hill – Baltimore (20%) / Keaton Mitchell – Baltimore (8%)
Hill would be the next man up if Derrick Henry misses time, but Mitchell’s return lowers his value. Mitchell may end up being the more valuable roster option in the coming weeks.
Marshawn Lloyd – Green Bay (5%)
I expect Lloyd to take over as the backup in Green Bay after the Packers’ bye week. Competing backs Chris Brooks and Emanuel Wilson shouldn’t be too challenging to surpass. The 2024 third-round pick has some stylistic similarities to former Packer Aaron Jones.
Kenneth Gainwell – Philadelphia (2%)
Gainwell is the direct handcuff to Saquon Barkley.
Jeremy McNichols – Washington (1%)
McNichols scored a rushing TD on Sunday. He has filled in as the No. 2 back behind Austin Ekeler with Brian Robinson dealing with injuries.
Antonio Gibson – New England (18%)
Gibson is primarily a lightly used handcuff to Rhamondre Stevenson.
Wide Receivers
Adonai Mitchell – Indianapolis (6%)
This feels like a breakout for Mitchell, not a fluke. He has shown strong separation ability this season and was singled out multiple times by WRs coach Reggie Wayne. Mitchell caught all six of his targets and finished with 71 receiving yards. With Michael Pittman Jr. week-to-week, expect Mitchell to gain momentum through the remainder of the season, building toward 2025.
Alec Pierce – Indianapolis (15%)
I prefer Mitchell, but Pierce still has value with Pittman’s injury. Pierce caught his fourth TD of the season—tying a career high—and added a very late TD reception. Garbage time points count in this thing of ours.
Josh Palmer – Los Angeles (15%)
A deep-league depth piece. He has 63 or more yards in three of his last four games played.
Noah Brown – Washington (13%)
Brown has a 20%+ target share over his last three games and has settled in alongside Terry McLaurin and Zach Ertz as a predictable-usage receiver in Washington. We know Brown is capable of a spike week based on last season with Houston. He has 20 targets over the last three games.
Rashod Bateman – Baltimore (29%)
One of my favorite WR additions this week. This may be the last time to write about Bateman this season, as his roster percentage is about to surpass the threshold. Bateman caught a season-high six passes and tied his season high with eight targets.
He can provide bench depth and bye-week fill-in value on the Waiver Wire Week 11.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling – New Orleans (2%)
Did the Fantasy Sleepers article you read every week have MVS listed? Well, we did. Week 10 was fun if you threw the dart on an MVS spot start, but it’s probably wiser to let someone else pay for him this week. Don’t go chasing waterfalls.
Elijah Moore – Cleveland (8%)
Moore has 27 targets over his last three games. We want to roster WRs attached to Jameis Winston, and Moore finished with an 8-85 line in Week 8.
John Metchie III – Houston (1%)
Metchie had his best game as a pro, finishing with five catches for 74 yards and a TD. Nico Collins will be back soon, but involving Metchie more as the WR3 would be a rational coaching move. The former second-round pick has overcome significant off-field health challenges, making him an easy player to root for.
Mike Williams – Pittsburgh (18%)
Williams caught a TD just days after arriving following a trade deadline deal with New York. He’s a speculative add to see if his role expands.
Kayshon Boutte – New England (1%)
Boutte has recorded six targets in three straight games.
Jalen Coker – Carolina (8%)
Coker had a disappointing Week 9 in a game where many used him as a spot start, but he rebounded with a season-high eight targets in Sunday’s win.
Coker is an every-down player but could lose snaps to Adam Thielen.
Adam Thielen – Carolina (23%)
Thielen will return soon. Expect him to be on the field frequently and potentially out-target the rookies.
Demario Douglas – New England (26%)
Douglas has 11 catches over his last two games and has posted four games with nine targets this season.
Devaughn Vele – Denver (1%)
This is a deep-league option only. Vele caught his first TD of the season on four receptions on Sunday.
Darius Slayton – New York Giants (1%)
This is a deep-league option only. Slayton has been solid this season, and the upcoming schedule has some great matchups.
Tight Ends
Jonnu Smith – Miami (26%)
(Written before MNF) Smith is seeing low-end TE1 usage but remains widely available. He played a season-high number of snaps in Week 9 and caught five passes.
Dawson Knox – Buffalo (1%)
Knox would see increased usage and be on the streaming radar if Dalton Kincaid‘s knee injury keeps him out. Knox is a veteran presence with TD upside.
Will Dissly – LA Chargers (2%)
Since LA’s bye week, Dissly has posted four or more catches in four of his last five games.
This past week, he saw a 30%+ target share, becoming a significant part of LA’s offense.
Ja’Tavion Sanders – Carolina (3%)
Sanders is trending up. He caught a TD this week and had four catches for 87 yards in Week 9.
Theo Johnson – New York Giants (2%)
Johnson has received six targets in back-to-back games and continues to flash his athletic ability. He looks like the long-term answer at TE in New York.
Top 10 Overall Ranking
(Players available in 70% of leagues or more)
1- Audric Estime RB Denver
2- Trey Benson RB Arizona
3- Rashod Bateman WR Baltimore
4- Adonai Mitchell WR Indianapolis
5- Cam Akers RB Minnesota
6- Blake Corum RB LA Rams
6- Drake Maye QB New England
7- Gus Edwards RB LA Chargers
8- Jonnu Smith TE Miami
9- John Metchie WR Houston Texans
10- Russell Wilson QB Pittsburgh
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