Waiver Wire Strategy for Week 11
The trade deadline came and went and there are a few moves that warrant a bit of attention.
Top 5 Waiver Wire Targets – Week 11
Here are my Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 11:
- RB, Tyjae Spears
- TE, Colston Loveland
- RB, Emari Demercado
- WR, Chimere Dike
- QB, Sam Darnold
Waiver Wire Pickups by Position
Quarterbacks
- Sam Darnold: surprisingly threw only 1 TD pass in the route against Arizona.
- Brock Purdy: I continue to say it, but he’s close to returning
- Joe Flacco/Joe Burrow: Burrow should be back sometime in the next three weeks
- Marcus Mariota: Mariota should do well against Miami next week.
- J.J. McCarthy: I’m not a fan of McCarthy as a passer, but he runs.
Running Backs
- Tyjae Spears: After the bye, I think we’ll see more from Spears.
- Emari Demercado: has he earned playing time even when Benson returns?
- Blake Corum: I like him better in dynasty formats, but he’s strung two games together with quality touch totals.
- Tyler Allgeier: He continues to take red zone carries away from Bijan Robinson and thus, finds the end zone quite a bit.
- Brian Robinson Jr.: The 49ers appear to be rotating Robinson in a bit more to rest McCaffrey as much as they can. Robinson is looking like one of the better backups now.
- Sean Tucker: he looked stellar last week. He’ll be back to the bench when Bucky returns.
- Braelon Allen: Isaih Davis’s usage last week tells me the Jets weren’t serious about giving him more snaps unless they traded Hall. Braelon Allen could be back in 2-3 weeks. It’s time to give him a look.
Wide Receivers
- Chimere Dike: I’m hoping to see him used as a focal point after the bye week.
- Parker Washington: he’s strung together a few very good games. I am concerned about the addition of Jakobi Meyers though.
- Kayshon Boutte: Hollins had a huge game while Boutte was out. When he plays, he finds the end zone quite a bit.
- Darius Slayton: decent yardage last week, but still not enough targets.
- Tory Horton: Rasheed Shaheed didn’t light the world on fire while Horton missed last week’s route of the Cardinals. I still think Horton shoudl be the #2 WR in Seattle, but we’ll see how it shakes out.
- Tez Johnson: Not a great week 10 for Johnson, but he’s still a viable fantasy option while Godwin and Evans miss time.
Tight Ends
- Colston Loveland: He is distancing himself from veteran Cole Kmet. I think he’s the best TE add for sure.
- Theo Johnson: He looks to be improving incrementally by the week. The change in coaching staff could give him a shot in the arm.
- Cade Otton: Don’t count on him to find the end zone often, but Otton should see plenty of targets while Evans and Godwin miss time.
- Luke Musgrave: Nobody scored well for the Packers against the Eagles. I’ll give Musgrave another chance next week.
- Mason Taylor: It’s hard to get excited about Jet pass catchers this season.
- Taysom Hill: He won’t catch many passes, but he’s looking like the short yardage back in New Orleans
Defenses (DST)
- NE Patriots (vs NY Jets)
- LA Chargers (vs Jacksonville)
- Atlanta (vs Carolina)