Are you in win-or-die mode? Lucky.
That was kind of funny. No? Okay, let’s roll.
Much like Week 10, Week 11 features four teams on bye, too. Don’t worry, though; it just gets worse from here.
Let’s be honest, do you really need to be told to start guys such as Brock Purdy against Seattle who worked the Seahawks in October for his best fantasy performance to date? Or to sit someone such as Caleb Williams, who has scored single-digit fantasy points for the previous three weeks?
But you may need that extra oomph to start someone you’re on the fence with. You also may have taken a gamble in the draft, feel depleted at a position, and are looking to slide someone in this week slyly. And let’s be honest, this happens most weeks.
Last week, we saw Giants’ QB Daniel Jones, Bills’ RB Ray Davis, Panthers’ WR Jalen Coker, Buccaneers’ WR Sterling Shepard and Bengals’ TE Mike Gesicki make the list.
Did they cost you your game? Well, CJay wrote Week 10’s, so blame him.
Editor’s Note: These Week 11 Sleepers and Streamers rank Tier 4 or lower on The Wolf’s Week 11 Rankings.
Aaron Rodgers, QB, New York Jets
vs Indianapolis Colts
The good thing about the Jets always losing in games is that Aaron Rodgers has to throw the ball.
They have to win at some point, and if you ignore the wacky Halloween Thursday game, the Jets have not won since mid-September.
Mathematically, New York isn’t eliminated from the postseason, and until they are, Rodgers should still appear to care.
That, and the porous Colts defense paired with Anthony Richardson retaking the offense, is a recipe for disaster.
Indianapolis has allowed the last three opposing quarterbacks to score 21 or more fantasy points against it. Considering Rodgers finished with 6.5 (give or take per league), that sounds pretty good.
In Arizona, it was the second game this season where Rodgers was held without a touchdown. Otherwise, he has multiple touchdowns in six of 10 games.
A Richardson-led offense is a work in progress. The Jets could control the time of possession, and Rodgers may perform better in a game that doesn’t start with a hole.
Rodgers ranks in Tier 4 (QB 23) on The Wolf’s Week 11 Rankings.
Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
vs Baltimore Ravens
I’m not asking Jaylen Warren to run on the Ravens, I’m asking him to catch it out of the backfield.
While Baltimore’s defense is the best against the rush, it’s the worst in pass defense. Would you believe the Ravens have already allowed more than 50 receptions to running backs this season?
Key Ravens defenders should also make the day challenging for guys like George Pickens and Pat Freiermuth. Especially if you’re in PPR, Warren could be the guy Russell Wilson turns to in order to move the chains. Warren has at least two catches in his past four games.
The Steelers-Ravens rivalries in the last decade have been close, and even one-score, most of the time. A sneaky Warren could be the key to a sneaky Pittsburgh win.
*Warren has a ‘questionable’ injury designation. Check his game status before playing him.
Warren ranks in Tier 5 (RB 32) on The Wolf’s Week 11 Rankings.
Jakobi Meyers, WR, Las Vegas Raiders
@ Miami Dolphins
I’m always hesitant trusting west coast players traveling cross-country for a 1 p.m. eastern start. However, the Raiders were on bye last week, so this feels different.
I like Meyers more in PPR as he has 18 targets in the two games for the Raiders prior to their bye. Quarterback Gardner Minshew, who remains the starter, also helps the case for Meyers.
Miami kept Cooper Kupp and Puca Nacua in check in prime time during Week 10, but the Dolphins have also been abused by the pass this season. Just ask them about Seattle and Arizona.
Rookie tight end Brock Bowers is actually pairing and helping Meyers, and both will be good to go on Sunday.
I’m a little leary about the Raiders entering Sunday with a new offensive coordinator, Scott Turner, but I’m hoping the run game at least has a little improvement and guys such as Meyers and Bowers want to play for him.
Meyers ranks in Tier 4 (WR 25) on The Wolf’s Week 11 Rankings.
Dawson Knox, TE, Buffalo Bills
vs Kansas City
In one of the biggest games of the week, Buffalo could be coming in under-manned.
Starting tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee) and wide receiver Keon Coleman (wrist) have already been ruled out, and fellow wideout Amari Cooper (wrist) could miss his third straight game.
If Kansas City wasn’t the worst in the league at allowing points to tight ends, I’d be lower on Knox. But, he used to be the starter at the position for the Bills, knows the offense and has a good rapport with quarterback Josh Allen.
Even if Buffalo tries to forcibly run the ball, it will need its reprieve in the passing game. Knox and Khalil Shakir may be the only known names available to do that.
Knox ranks in Tier 5 (TE 20) on The Wolf’s Week 11 Rankings.
Will Dissly, TE, Los Angeles Chargers
vs Cincinnati Bengals
Remember when Will Dissly was the savior of tight ends for multiple years as a Seahawk? And then suffered season-ending injuries each time? What a rollercoaster. Can you tell I was a Dissly truther?
Regardless, quarterback Justin Herbert threw one-third (six) of his passes Dissly’s way last week against Tennessee. Is that an outlier? Maybe, but that was nearly half as many passes as he saw in Week 7, and still not the second-most since then.
He isn’t gaining much yardage, so this is a purely PPR-formatted start suggestion. In those formats he has had 16, 9 and 8 PPR points in three of the last four weeks. The Chargers have also seen receivers return in that span, and with a healthy corps good to go in prime time, Dissly could again reach these numbers.
Much like Knox, I also like Dissly because of how weak his opponent is against the position. Bengals are fourth-worst.
Dissly ranks in Tier 5 (TE 19) on The Wolf’s Week 11 Rankings.
