The fantasy football regular season is nearing its end, and that means that the postseason is on radars. Whether it’s fighting for a bye, securing a playoff spot, or playing spoiler, it’s time to smooth out the edges of your roster and make the next month your best month yet.
Let’s take a look at the top Week 11 waiver wire targets and pickups that fantasy managers should consider adding to their rosters.
As always, all players are rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo leagues.
Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers
Rostered: 32%
Romeo Doubs suffering a chest injury during the game certainly factored in. Still, I found it interesting that with Matthew Golden sidelined, Christian Watson was on the field for 81.8% of Green Bay’s offensive snaps, pacing them with 35 routes run.
The offensive sledding was tough all day for the Packers, but he did have catches of 20 and 25 yards with a 32.0-yard aDOT.
Yes, he’s going to be pigeon-holed, but considering that he’s flashed a limited skill that feeds into how he’s being used, that’s all we can ask for. In his three appearances this season, 75% of Watson’s targets have come 15+ yards downfield: this is what he’s going to be, and why I think Golden can be cut.
Christian Watson is a 6-4 WR 😭
Not even the worst “nine” in the division though. pic.twitter.com/Gtn1xEjlta
— Caleb Williams Fan Club (@CalebFC18) November 11, 2025
For planning purposes, here’s how the Green Bay schedule runs out in terms of defensive rankings on deep ball efficiency (yards per attempt), noting that Weeks 12 and 14 are the weeks with four teams on a bye, where you may be asked to dig deeper.
- Week 11 at Giants: 25th
- Week 12 vs. Vikings: 31st
- Week 13 at Lions: 13th
- Week 14 vs. Bears: 32nd
- Week 15 at Broncos: 3rd
- Week 16 at Bears: 32nd
- Week 17 vs. Ravens: 14th
- Week 18 at Vikings: 31st
Watson isn’t going to be a lineup staple, but there are certainly windows to use him. There are only two teams on a bye this week, but if you’re replacing Michael Pittman or Chris Olave and want some upside, Watson sneaks inside of my top 35 at the position this week.
Jacoby Brissett, QB, Arizona Cardinals
Rostered: 20%
With Kyler Murray on injured reserve, the runway is clear for Jacoby Brissett to operate without role concern over the next three weeks, and given his production, he deserves our attention.
Brissett is the only QB this season with four straight games of 250+ passing yards and multiple TD tosses, all of which have landed him as a top 12 performer at the position. He’s following the Joe Flacco path to success, and it’s working at a similar level: weigh down your top teammates with opportunities to make you look good.
In those four games, 52% of his targets have been directed toward Marvin Harrison Jr. or Trey McBride, a rate that helps the ceiling/floor math of Brissett.
Also factoring into his appeal is the fact that he’s run for at least 19 yards in three of those four games. His athleticism isn’t going to jump off the screen at you, but it’s enough to add a few bonus points and, more importantly, buy him time for Harrison/McBride to uncover.
After this week against the 49ers, the Cards face the Jags and Bucs, neither of whom has a pass defenses that scare me in a major way. At that point, Kyler Murray will be eligible to return, but are we sure that this wasn’t just a soft benching of him?
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If Brissett is producing for you, the odds are good that he’s functioning at a high level in Arizona, and that could result in him playing out the string of this season.
Why does that matter? Well, the Cards travel to Cincinnati when your fantasy league is being decided in Week 17. I’m not saying that he’ll be ranked as a top 10 QB in the most important week of our season, but I’m not ruling it out should he play well enough to hang onto the starting gig.
Luther Burden III, WR, Chicago Bears
Rostered: 6%
Hmm.
Hmmmmm.
Ben Johnson is starting to get comfortable in the Windy City, and with that, we get to pick apart the beautiful mind.
Luther Burden entered last week having never exceeded a 29.8% snap share, but in the comeback win, he was on the field for half of Chicago’s offensive snaps and had a 15-yard gain on the first drive.
Colston Loveland is carving out his role in this offense, and while a spike in usage from Burden would be less impactful for us because of the position he plays, he should at least be rostered after what we saw against the Giants, something I haven’t advocated for up to this point.
The best case is still an awfully thin profile. I think his best-case scenario in 2025 is still a wide range of outcomes — dart throw — but that’s more than we’ve had up to this point. Chicago has a brutal stretch of games the rest of the way, but that could actually work in his favor, as Johnson is aware that beating stout defenses with a million papercuts is difficult to do.
I’m not close to considering Burden as a flex for this week, but could he get there with time? I think so. Could he pay off his DFS price tag this week with a big play or two against an aggressive defense?
I’ve seen worse gambles, and it opens up a lot on a slate that isn’t short on start power.
Chimere Dike, WR, Tennessee Titans
Rostered: 14%
Sometimes you see these rookie-rookie connections, and we might have one quietly brewing in Tennessee.
Chimere Dike was a fantasy asset for three straight games before the bye, and with the Titans simply playing out the string, there’s no reason to think that the fourth-round pick will see his role reduced moving forward.
- Week 7 vs NE: Caught all four targets, 70 yards, TD
- Week 8 at IND: Caught seven of eight targets, 93 yards
- Week 9 vs LAC: 67-yard punt return TD
OK, so the punt return last week pulled a three-target five-yard performance out of the fire, but the general idea remains: this team is motivated to see what they have in the sparkplug out of Florida.
I don’t have him ranked as a starter this week, and I have a hard time thinking that’ll change anytime soon, but if you’re going to bet on a below-average offense like this, you want it to be on youth.
Dike should, at the very least, be rostered.
Cedric Tillman, WR, Cleveland Browns
Rostered: 11%
A hamstring injury had Cedric Tillman on IR since the beginning of October, but he was activated last week, and the Browns showed no hesitation in throwing him right into the mix (72.9% snap share, 33 routes run) against the Jets.
Two catches for 11 yards isn’t exactly a box score that the Tillman family is putting on the fridge. Still, it was good to see him operating at near full strength, especially with Dillon Gabriel throwing multiple touchdown passes for a second consecutive game.
Of course, nothing is certain in Cleveland. We could see a quarterback change, and we will likely see them struggle to move the ball effectively regardless.
Season Rankings, Browns
- Points Per Game: 29th
- 3rd Down Efficiency: 30th
- Yards per Game: 31st
- Yards Per Play: 32nd
Even marginal gains would have this offense ranking among the five worst in the league, and that makes starting their WR2 with any level of confidence a long shot.
That said, it’s access to a long shot we didn’t have a week ago, and the schedule, after this week, includes games against the Raiders, Titans, and Bears. I’m not saying that Tillman is a must-roster player. Still, two of those plus spots come in the two remaining bulk bye weeks, and with him averaging 17.0 air yards per touchdown reception, color me intrigued for a dart throw in specific situations.
Devin Singletary, RB, New York Giants
Rostered: 35%
More information is generally a good thing. I’ve lived my life under this assumption, and I don’t regret it.
That said, when the additional information contradicts the initial, paralysis by analysis can occur.
What data points can we trust? Is there a split to consider? Have we learned anything of value?
I’m as guilty as anyone of overthinking these types of things, and I’m going to show personal growth here.
I don’t know who the Giants are going to run their backfield through, and I don’t think they do either.
Week 9 vs. 49ers
- Tyrone Tracy: 44.6% snaps, 4 targets, 8 touches
- Devin Singletary: 55.4% snaps. 2 targets, 10 touches
Week 10 at Bears
- Tyrone Tracy: 65.7% snaps, 2 targets, 15 touches
- Devin Singletary: 34.3% snaps, 3 targets, 11 touches
Weeks 9-10
- Tyrone Tracy: 56.3% snaps, 6 targets, 23 touches
- Devin Singletary: 43.7% snaps, 5 targets, 21 touches
I don’t think we know anything, and in a matchup against a strong defense like what the Packers roll out there, I’m not the least bit tempted to guess.
Tracy’s receiver background has him higher in my ranks than Singletary this week because of the projected game script, but my conviction is low.
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This is the type of speculative add I like making this time of year. There is no certainty, that’s why he’s 65% available, but he’s on the field and has a clear path to work.
If it’s the Tracy show this week, you move on, but this is a reasonable lottery ticket to purchase, even if it’s one with limited expectations.
