- QB Tua Tagovailoa could have sneaky top-10 upside in Week 11: Tagovailoa will face the Washington Commanders defense in Spain on Sunday morning. It ranks in the bottom two in pass defense in 2025. Each of the last four QBs to face the Commanderers has put up at least 23 fantasy points.
- Michael Wilson will step into the WR1 role for the Arizona Cardinals this week: Wilson could see double-digit targets in Week 11 with Marvin Harrison Jr. and Zay Jones both sidelined. He has top-24 potential against a San Francisco 49ers defense that has been bleeding points wide receivers over the last month.
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With so many key fantasy players injured or on bye weeks, you may find yourself digging deeper on the waiver wire than you ever expected. Here are five players to consider adding from the waiver wire heading into Week 11 if you’re in a pinch due to injury or bye weeks.
QB Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa isn’t often considered a potential streaming option. Still, as Miami’s offense has shown signs of life lately, scoring 30 or more points in two of the last three weeks, he should be considered a viable option in great matchups. This Sunday morning, he will be playing in Madrid, Spain against the Washington Commanders, whose defense has allowed the second-most passing yards per game and passing touchdowns this season. They are allowing an astounding 8.4 pass yards per attempt in 2025, which is the most allowed by any NFL team in season since the 1975 New York Jets.
Quarterbacks have been eating the Commanders' secondary apart, especially as of late. Washington allowed Jared Goff, Sam Darnold, Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott to each score 23-plus points over its last four games. If you need a one-week start to fill in for bye weeks or injuries, Tagovailoa can be found on most leagues’ waivers and is a great option this week.
Available in 83% of ESPN leagues and 79% of Yahoo! Leagues.
RB Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams
The Rams have been one of the league’s best offenses this season, and Sean McVay is finally working 2024 third-round running back Blake Corum into his game plan with some consistency, totaling 13 touches in each of the past three games and an increased role in the red zone and goal line – the most valuable areas of the field, especially for fantasy football managers. Corum is coming off a season-high 38.2% of offensive snaps played in Week 10, receiving 13 rush attempts to Kyren Williams’ 14 – splitting the backfield almost evenly. He is a viable flex play purely based on the potential for volume
Regardless of whether you need a flex play in Week 11 or not – Corum should not be spending much more time on waivers. Given the efficiency of the Rams’ offense and high-scoring potential, Corum stands as one of the league’s most valuable backup running backs. He has top-12 potential if Williams gets injured.
Available in 90% of ESPN leagues and 85% of Yahoo! Leagues.
WR Michael Wilson, Arizona Cardinals
With Marvin Harrison Jr. out this week due to appendicitis and Zay Jones (Achilles) placed on injured reserve, Michael Wilson is the lone man standing in the Cardinals’ wide receiver room. Wilson should see heavy target volume in a great matchup against the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday. Last week, Wilson saw a season-high seven targets but was only able to come down with four receptions for 34 yards in a tough matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. This week will be much easier against the 49ers, who have allowed the third-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers since Week 5. In that span, the 49ers have allowed 11 wide receivers to put up 11-plus points in a game against them, including five wide receiver performances of 16-plus points.
Available in 60% of ESPN leagues and 82% of Yahoo! Leagues.
WR Tyler Lockett, Las Vegas Raiders
It has not taken long for Tyler Lockett and Geno Smith to rekindle the connection they had for multiple years in Seattle. Lockett’s playing time jumped from just 29% in his first game with the Raiders in Week 9 to 57% in Week 10. In a super tough matchup against the Denver Broncos last Thursday Night, Lockett led the Raiders with six targets, five receptions and 44 receiving yards. He gets a much easier matchup this Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, who are one of two teams allowing 40-plus fantasy points per game to the wide receiver position this season (also the Pittsburgh Steelers). Lockett has WR3/flex value in Week 11 with upside to finish much higher than that.
Available in 96% of ESPN leagues and 97% of Yahoo! Leagues.
TE Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers
Despite the Steelers’ lack of a viable WR2 behind D.K. Metcalf and Arthur Smith at offensive coordinator, tight ends haven’t found much consistency this season. What has remained consistent, at least for Pat Freiermuth, has been his continued success against the Cincinnati Bengals. In eight matchups against the divisional rival, Freiermuth has averaged 16 fantasy points per game, never scoring fewer than 11 points in one of those matchups.
That success carried over again in their first meeting with the Bengals this year, where Freiermuth scored a career-high 25.6 fantasy points on the back of a 5-111-2 stat line. The Bengals currently lead the league with 80.2 receiving yards per game allowed to opposing tight ends this year, translating to just over 19 fantasy points per game to the position – also a league high.
Available in 92% of ESPN leagues and 84% of Yahoo! Leagues.
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