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RotoBaller staff's fantasy football Week 11 waiver wire pickups for 2025. Expert advice for waiver wire RB, WR, TE, QB targets from Phil, Dan, Craig and Alex.
Through 10 weeks, you probably know whether you are a top fantasy football championship contender, but you never know what can happen if you make the playoffs, so continue to dive into the waiver wire every week in hopes of improving your starting lineup or building depth for future matchups.
Pivoting when your players are injured, underperforming, or on a bye is always the name of the game in fantasy football, and we're here to guide your waiver-wire decisions.
Our RotoBaller experts Phil Clark, Alex Ciulla, Craig Rondinone, and Dan Fornek are here to help you identify the top RB, WR, TE, and QB targets ahead of Week 11.
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Running Backs Waiver Wire Week 11
Selections By Phil Clark
Emari Demercado, Arizona Cardinals
Emari Demercado, Bam Knight, and Michael Carter have shared touches during Trey Benson’s recovery. Their erratic workloads have largely led to inconsistent production for fantasy managers who have deployed the trio of backs in their lineups. However, Demercado’s numbers since Week 9 have combined with the ankle injury that was sustained by Knight in Week 10 to vault Demercado among this week’s Tier 1 options.
Demercado has now secured a 41.1% snap share during his last two matchups, while accumulating 18 attempts (9.0 per game), 143 rushing yards (71.5 per game), and rising to ninth overall in rush yards over expected in Week 9 according to Next Gen Stats. Demercado has also run 25 routes, captured four of his five targets, and produced 39 yards as a receiving weapon.
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Knight had attained a 56.7% snap share in Week 9 and had registered nine attempts and 27 rushing yards. He also paced the Cardinals’ backfield in both snap share (46.6%) and attempts (10), and assembled 28 rushing yards before he encountered his ankle issue. Carter also secured an 11% snap share, while accruing seven touches and 38 total yards when Arizona traveled to Seattle in Week 10. The status of both Benson and Knight should be monitored as the Cardinals' matchup with the 49ers approaches. Demercado can be utilized as an RB3/flex option during that contest if Benson and Knight are inactive.
Isaiah Davis, New York Jets
Davis remains embedded among the most intriguing backs to stash on your rosters due to his prospects of securing a larger workload within the Jets’ offense. This is a byproduct of his unchallenged role as the RB2 in a New York backfield that was restructured following Braelon Allen’s knee injury in Week 4. Davis has now attained a 38.9% snap share since Week 5. He has also accumulated 92 rushing yards (18.4 per game), with his 15 attempts (3.0 per game), as Breece Hall has confiscated the majority of opportunities as a rusher (17.2 attempts/85.2 yards per game).
Davis’s capabilities as a three-down back have also fueled his continued involvement as a receiving weapon. Davis has also run 72 routes and had risen among the top 11 in multiple receiving categories from Weeks 5-8, before the Jets entered their bye week (14 targets/3.5 per game), (11 receptions/2.8 per game), (93 receiving yards/23.5 per game), (88 yards after the catch). Davis is also primed to operate with an extensive workload as New York’s primary back if Hall is sidelined during any of the Jets’ remaining matchups. That provides your incentive to secure Davis this week.
Tyjae Spears, Tennessee Titans
Spears’ viability as a roster resource for fantasy managers has steadily increased as the regular season has unfolded. He emerged from injured reserve in Week 5 (ankle) and was limited to modest involvement during his season debut (25.4% snap share/four touches/14 total yards). However, Spears has secured a favorable role in the Titans’ offense following his integration into a rotation with Tony Pollard. Spears has operated with a 50.4% snap share since Week 6, which has nearly matched the percentage that has been attained by Pollard (50.8%).
Spears has also exceeded Pollard’s totals in routes run (68/59), targets (14/12), receptions (13/10), receiving yards 96/77 and yards after catch (108/60 during the Titans’ last four matchups. He has also accumulated 26 attempts (6.5 per game), assembled 138 rushing yards (34.5 per game), and averaged over 6.0 yards per attempt during two of his four games during that span (6.2/6.6).
Spears’ versatility and his ongoing role within the Titans’ backfield maintain his ability to deliver RB2/RB3 production even as he operates in a timeshare with Pollard. That also delivers your motivation for pursuing Spears on your waiver wire this week.
Sean Tucker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tucker provides an explosive presence to Tampa Bay‘s backfield, although he remains stationed below Bucky Irving and Rachaad White on the Buccaneers’ depth chart when both veterans can elude injuries. However, Tucker has been functioning in rotation with White, while Irving has been contending with foot and shoulder issues. Tucker has also gained relevance for fantasy managers as his usage and output have increased during Tampa Bay’s last two matchups.
Tucker has nearly matched White’s total in attempts during that sequence (23/21), while he has secured a 33.8% snap share, assembled 95 rushing yards, and averaged 4.5 yards per attempt. That includes Tucker’s numbers when the Buccaneers hosted New England in Week 10. Tucker operated with a 33.3% snap share, carried nine times, assembled a season-high 53 rushing yards, and averaged 5.9 yards per attempt. Irving’s status should be monitored in advance of Tampa Bay’s visit to Buffalo in Week 11.
However, that should not deter you from adding Tucker due to the prospects of Irving remaining inactive once again. Tucker retains the potential to erupt for sizable yardage if he maintains his role in the Buccaneers’ reconstructed backfield.
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire Week 11
Selections By Alex Ciulla
Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans
No C.J. Stroud? No problem for the Texans as QB Davis Mills led the team to a 36-29 victory over the Jaguars despite a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit. It's unclear which team speaks more to. Either way, it was fun to watch Houston air it out sans Stroud. Mills was passable and got first-year pro Higgins going after a one-catch effort in Week 9.
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Higgins was much more productive on Sunday, compiling personal-bests in receptions (five) and yards (42), while corraling his third TD of the campaign. I'll admit I had my money on his former college teammate, Jaylin Noel, emerging first, but the latter isn't playing nearly as many snaps.
Speaking of, the snap distribution in Houston's WR room has been a jumbled mess. The 22-year-old earned a greater share than teammate Xavier Hutchinson on Sunday, which is noteworthy. That's the second occasion since Week 8, and the first while all the Texans' wideouts were active. I expect Higgins' production to remain inconsistent for a bit, although he's trending in the right direction. He may not have a ton of long speed, but he snaps off his stem with devastating explosiveness, particularly on slants and other in-breaking routes.
Tyler Lockett, Las Vegas Raiders
Lockett nearly doubled his snap share in his second appearance as a Raider on Thursday, pulling in 5-of-6 targets for 44 yards. All of those marks were team-bests on a night when quarterback Geno Smith totaled a dreary 143 passing yards. I'm not expecting huge things from Lockett, but his familiarity with Smith should pay dividends.
Former Raiders' wideout Meyers tailed off toward the end of his tenure with the team, though his vacancy undoubtedly opens up targets for the taking. Lockett will get an opportunity, considering no one else in the corps has really separated themselves from the pack.
Head coach Pete Carroll obviously loves him, and his built-in chemistry with his (old) new QB is a plus. At the same time, the veteran doesn't figure to have much ceiling. He may be interesting as a low-end PPR play, but probably shouldn't be considered outside such formats.
Darnell Mooney, Atlanta Falcons
Fans in Berlin, Germany, were gifted free football on Sunday morning as the Falcons and the Colts lit up the scoreboard overseas. Atlanta has been one of the more puzzling teams. That proved true again in their 31-25 loss to Indianapolis. Even still, sixth-year pro Mooney showed some signs of life, and he's on the waiver-wire radar despite a one-catch, 17-yard outing.
What we're really after here are the targets. The 28-year-old garnered eight of them on Sunday, tying running mate Drake London for the most by any Falcon. Mooney actually worked open quite often in a tough matchup, but Michael Penix Jr. missed him on at least three throws. Otherwise, his box score would be much more enticing.
Mooney isn't someone I'd be starting with the utmost confidence next week, though he's at least an intriguing stash in case this passing offense finds its groove down the stretch. We're not even a year removed from the Alabama native posting a solid 64/992/5 line, but the floor is frightening. I'm still betting on Penix Jr. figuring it out, and Mooney fits in as a nice third option alongside London and Kyle Pitts Sr.
Tight Ends Waiver Wire Week 11
Selections By Craig Rondinone
Theo Johnson, New York Giants
Theo Johnson continues to find ways to rack up fantasy points on a weekly basis. Although he failed to score a touchdown against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, he was able to catch a career-high seven passes for 75 yards in the losing effort.
The problem now is that QB Jaxson Dart might miss a game or two due to the concussion he suffered, so will Johnson’s value take a hit if washed-up Russell Wilson is throwing dying quails in his direction? Let’s hope Wilson can still hit Johnson from five-to-10 yards away and that the young tight end’s fantasy needle keeps pointing upward.
Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Talk about a tale of two seasons! Cade Otton was of no use to any fantasy managers during the first month of the campaign, catching just a half-dozen passes for 34 yards and having two games where he did not catch a single Baker Mayfield pass.
But Otton has been a PPR machine over his last five contests! 29 receptions for 319 yards during that scintillating span. Granted, no touchdowns for Otton this season, but scoring has never been his thing (10 TD in 55 career games). As long as wideouts Mike Evans (collarbone) and Chris Godwin (fibula) are off the field, Otton is a solid fantasy play.
Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints
Tyler Shough is no Drew Brees, but he sure is getting the ball to Juwan Johnson. Johnson has scored touchdowns in both games Shough has started, and he piled up a career-high 92 receiving yards in New Orleans’ surprising victory over Carolina this past Sunday. Johnson’s issue is that he is the other starting tight end off this week due to the bye, so fantasy managers will have to wait patiently for him to return during Week 12.
Tyler Shough hits his TE Juwan Johnson for 52 yards!
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Harold Fannin Jr. and David Njoku, Cleveland Browns
Harold Fannin Jr. has been fantastic for Cleveland over his last five games, catching 25 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns. His fantasy future would be looking much more rosy if the Browns dealt David Njoku at the trade deadline, though. Now Fannin will continue to split targets with the high-priced veteran in Cleveland’s below-par passing attack.
David Njoku staying put with the Browns does not do anyone any fantasy favors, but the muscular pass catcher has strung together a nice mini-scoring streak of three touchdowns over his last four contests. Now, Njoku draws Baltimore’s 28th-ranked pass defense this Sunday, a team he has caught at least four balls against in five of his past six games against them.
Quarterbacks Waiver Wire Week 11
Selections By Dan Fornek
J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings
Week 10 wasn’t a clean game for J.J. McCarthy, but he still managed to be usable in fantasy. The second-year quarterback completed just 47.6% of his passes but threw for 248 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. He also added five carries for 48 yards. McCarthy has had plenty of struggles this season in his four starts, but there have been plenty of flashes. From a fantasy perspective, he’s been a solid, if not a good option, for three of his four weeks. McCarthy has three games with 14.0+ fantasy points, including a 22.2-point effort in Week 1.
Part of McCarthy’s appeal in fantasy is his ability to have production as a rusher. McCarthy has at least five carries in three straight games. He also has three games this season with 25 or more rushing yards and has added two rushing touchdowns this season. The Vikings face off against the Bears again in Week 11. Not only is this the team against whom McCarthy had his best game this season (from a fantasy perspective), but it is also a team currently navigating several injuries across its secondary. A top 12 performance is not out of the question for McCarthy.
Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Flacco’s trade to the Cincinnati Bengals created one of the best pocket passing fantasy options in 2025. The veteran quarterback played four games with the Bengals, averaging 43.3 attempts, 313.5 passing yards, and 2.8 passing touchdowns per game before the bye week. He threw for over 1,200 passing yards and 11 touchdowns during that time. Flacco was the QB2 in fantasy points per game from Weeks 6 to 9 (minimum two games played), averaging 25.4 points per game.
At this point, the Cincinnati Bengals have proven they trust Flacco completely to get the ball to Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, regardless of the opponent. That’s good because their defense will continue to push the team into negative game scripts. The Bengals have an excellent matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary in Week 11, but they also have favorable matchups against Baltimore (Weeks 13 and 15) and Miami (Week 16) on the horizon.
Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals
Kyler Murray (foot) was shockingly placed on the injured reserve before Week 10’s game, meaning Jacoby Brissett will be the starting quarterback for at least four weeks (including Week 10). Based on comments from head coach Jonathan Gannon, Brissett may just be the team’s starting quarterback going forward. To be fair, Brissett has been excellent in his four games as the starter in 2025.
From Weeks 6 to 9, Brissett was the QB10 in fantasy, averaging 22.1 fantasy points per game. During that time, he completed 65.2% of his passes for 860 yards, six touchdowns, and one interception. He continued that strong play in Week 10, even if the Cardinals were on the losing end of a beatdown against the Seattle Seahawks. Brissett still threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, scoring 19.4 fantasy points. He has at least 19.0 fantasy points in every game this season.
Brissett has shown a connection with both Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride, which was undoubtedly another reason to elevate him to the team’s starter. If healthy, Brissett is guaranteed at least three more starts against solid opponents in San Francisco, Jacksonville, and Tampa Bay in Weeks 11 to 14.
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