Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups: Go Grab Blake Corum Now

Week 11 is the stretch-run checkpoint for fantasy managers. The waiver wire isn’t just about this week; it’s about positioning your team for December. 

These are the pickups who can help you finish strong.

Waiver wire targets are generally available in at least 70% of ESPN leagues and are ranked in order of priority by position.

Your bid should vary by format and situation. Need RB help? Prioritize that position. All set there? Then no need to chase the top guys.

Week 11 Byes

• Indianapolis Colts
• New Orleans Saints  

Contents

• Priority Target
• Immediate Help
• Deep-League Flex Plays
• Upside Stashes
• Injuries to Watch
• Top RB Handcuffs
• Top Streaming Defense
• Top Streaming Kicker
• Drop Candidates

Priority Target of the Week

Blake Corum, RB, Los Angeles Rams

Blind Bid Recommendation: 12-15%

What Changed?

Corum’s role in the Rams’ offense has been growing. Kyren Williams played 77% of LA’s snaps and took 70% of the backfield carries from Weeks 1-6. But starting in Week 7, that usage shifted. 

From Weeks 7-10, Corum had a 33% snap share, while Williams dipped to 63%. Corum also accounted for 42% of the Rams’ backfield carries in that stretch, including 29% of the touches inside the opponents’ 5-yard line. 

In Week 10, Corum was in on a season-high 39% of the Rams’ snaps and matched Week 9’s season-best total of 13 carries.

What’s the Outlook?

Sean McVay is moving away from his one-back approach. Williams led all RBs with a 94% snap share last season, but Corum has now received 12+ carries in three consecutive games. Corum trailed Williams by just one carry against the 49ers on Sunday. 

Williams remains the starter, but McVay has consistently been rotating series between the backs. The Rams’ No. 5 offense in both yardage and scoring gives Corum a chance to deliver usable fantasy production in any given week by the current work alignment.

And if Williams were to get injured, Corum would immediately be the featured back in one of the league’s best offenses.

The Rams’ upcoming schedule (vs. Seattle, vs. Tampa, at Carolina) is tough, but Corum’s increasing usage makes him our priority add of the week.

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Joe Flacco, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

Blind Bid Recommendation: 7-10%

What Changed?

Cincinnati had a bye last week, but Flacco has reignited an offense that struggled after Joe Burrow went down. 

Since arriving in Week 6, Flacco has averaged 313.5 passing yards and 3 total TDs per game in his four starts. 

The Bengals opened Burrow’s window to return from IR, but have already ruled him out for Week 11. That sets up Flacco to make another start in Week 11 against a Pittsburgh defense that allows the fourth-most fantasy points to QBs. And he looks likely to remain at the helm for at least another game or two beyond that.

What’s the Outlook?

Cincinnati’s offense has thrived with Flacco under center, scoring 31+ points in each of the past three games.

The Pittsburgh matchup gives Flacco QB1 upside for at least one more week. In Week 7, he lit up this defense for 342 yards and 3 TDs. 

Whoever starts for the Bengals gets a pass-funnel Patriots defense in Week 12, followed by a trip to Baltimore on Thanksgiving. 

Cincinnati sports the second-easiest strength of schedule for its QBs in the next three weeks. 

That makes Flacco -- who stands available in 66.5% of ESPN leagues -- quite fantasy relevant for the playoff push. 

Jacoby Brissett, QB, Arizona Cardinals

Blind Bid Recommendation: 5-7%

What Changed?

The Cardinals placed Kyler Murray (foot) on IR. Murray has been sidelined since Week 6 and will now miss a minimum of three more games.

Murray’s absence has actually helped Arizona’s offense. Brissett owns 258+ yards with 2 TD passes in each of his four starts. Murray failed to throw for more than 220 yards in any of his five games. 

Brissett will start at least three more games. We’ll see beyond that, regarding the status of Murray’s foot (and his relationship with the franchise).

What’s the Outlook?

Brissett has been solid, throwing 8 TDs and only 1 INT in four starts. Arizona is averaging 4.1 more points and 62.9 more yards of offense per game with Brissett under center. He’s also delivered four straight top-13 weekly finishes for fantasy managers. 

View Brissett as a solid streaming option in single-QB formats, but a priority in Superflex leagues. 

He’ll be a mid-range QB2 in the next two weeks as Arizona has a pair of home games against the 49ers and Jaguars. 

Emari Demercado, RB, Arizona Cardinals

Blinid Bid Recommendation: 8-12%

What Changed?

The Cardinals continue to use a two-man committee between Zonovan Knight and Emari Demercado, but Demercado has led the team in rushing in back-to-back games. 

In Seattle, Demercado played a season high 42% of Arizona’s snaps and produced 104 yards of offense on 7 touches. The majority of that came on a 55-yard jaunt in the fourth quarter. 

Knight left early with an ankle injury. We’ll see about his status for Week 11.

What’s the Outlook?

Looking up for Demercado, but it all hinges on Benson’s availability. Benson is eligible to return at any time and could practice ahead of this week’s matchup with San Francisco. 

If Benson gets in a full practice, he’ll start and reduce Demercado to a change-of-pace role. However, if Benson remains out, Demercado would offer RB3/flex potential, with a path to RB2 status if Knight also misses the game.

If Benson remains out, Michael Carter would factor in behind Demercado. But the fact that Carter was out-snapped by Demercado 32-8 last week is telling. If Knight practices, we could expect more of a 50/50 split between him and Demercado. 

We’ll keep an eye on Arizona’s practice participation, but Demercado looks like a good add in all formats. 

Tez Johnson, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Blind Bid Recommendation: 10-12%

What Changed?

In Week 8, Johnson posted a massive 96% route rate and 71% snap share in Tampa’s 23-3 win in New Orleans. After a Week 9 bye, Johnson followed that up by posting a career-best 83% snap share and posting an 87% running a route against the Patriots. 

He again took advantage of the increased reps by catching four of his five targets for 42 yards and a pair of TDs. 

Johnson has now topped 40 receiving yards in five straight games and scored 4 TDs in his last four. 

What’s the Outlook?

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Chris Godwin could be out “until late November-December.” That means Johnson should continue to play a prominent role in Tampa’s offense. 

Tampa’s remaining schedule presents challenges. The Bucs have consecutive road games against the Bills and Rams. A Week 13 game against the Cardinals looks promising, followed by a Week 14 home game with the Saints. 

View Johnson as a boom-or-bust WR4 who could have inconsistent week-to-week target shares as long as Godwin and Mike Evans remain sidelined. 

Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Green Bay Packers

Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%

What Changed?

Wicks led the Packers with a 19% target share in Week 10, snagging 4 catches for 38 yards.

Green Bay also lost Romeo Doubs to a second-half chest injury.

What’s the Outlook?

There are several moving parts here.

First, we don’t yet know the severity of Doubs’ injury. If he misses time, though, that would remove a 23% target share (pre-Week 10).

Then there’s the status of Matthew Golden, who missed Monday’s game with a shoulder injury. He was questionable entering the Philly matchup and could miss another week.

We already know that Jayden Reed is out, and he’s expected to miss a few more weeks.

So, Wicks should see a short-term value boost. But we’ll monitor Green Bay’s injury situation to see exactly where he’ll rank for Sunday’s matchup vs. the Giants. New York sits seventh-worst in fantasy points allowed to WRs.

But keep in mind, a boost in snaps doesn’t mean Wicks should be immediately inserted into fantasy lineups. He has topped 40 receiving yards once all season and has yet to score a TD. He’s a bit of a boom-or-bust target. 

Dalton Schultz, TE, Houston Texans

Blind Bid Recommendation: 6-10%

What Changed?

Backup QB Davis Mills fed Schultz 11 targets in a comeback win over the Jags. The result? Seven catches (tied for the team high) for 53 yards and a score.

He’s now the TE7 in PPR points per game over the past five weeks.

What’s the Outlook?

Houston’s rolled out a heavy WR rotation behind Nico Collins. But Schultz has supplied stability at TE, snagging 5+ passes in six of his past seven outings.

We’ll see if C.J. Stroud can pass concussion protocol ahead of Sunday’s matchup with Buffalo. Regardless, Schultz will draw a banged-up Bills defense that just allowed 30 points to the Dolphins. After that comes a Colts pass D that’s bottom-five in fantasy points allowed to TEs. 

Continue treating Schultz as a viable fantasy starter.

Deep-League Plays

Tyler Allgeier, RB, Atlanta Falcons

Blind Bid Recommendation: 5-8%

What Changed?

Allgeier played a season-high 23 snaps in Week 10. His 37% snap share was his second-highest rate of the season and marked the third consecutive game that Allgeier has surpassed the 30% mark. 

He also posted his second-highest attempt (11) and yardage (57) figures of the season and punched in a pair of short-range TDs. 

What’s the Outlook?

Allgeier has now scored 6 rushing TDs this season. Bijan Robinson has 2. The discrepancy isn’t a fluke. Robinson has not had a carry inside the opponent’s 5-yard line since Week 1. 

Allgeier has commanded all 3 of Atlanta’s carries inside the 5-yard line since Week 2 and has out-carried Robinson 13-5 inside the 10-yard line this season. Allgeier’s  6 rushing TDs are tied for sixth in the league.

He doesn’t contribute in the passing game, but Allgeier is a high-end handcuff who has enough standalone value to be a weekly flex option. 

He’ll be a TD-dependent RB3 in Week 11 against a Carolina run defense that is starting to fall apart. The Panthers have allowed the eighth-most PPR to RBs in the last three weeks. 

Sean Tucker, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Blind Bid Recommendation: 5-8%

What Changed?

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles indicated that there is “no timetable” for Bucky Irving’s return. That means that Tampa will continue to start Rachaad White, but White’s production has dipped. 

Since running for a season-best 65 yards in Week 6, White hasn’t reached 40 yards or topped 3.8 yards per carry in any of Tampa’s ensuing three games. 

Meanwhile, Tucker has taken 42% of Tampa’s backfield carries in their last two games. He scored a TD in Week 8 and led the backfield in rushing yards (53) and yards per carry (5.9) in Week 10.

What’s the Outlook?

Tucker’s 22 snaps against the Patriots were his high mark of the season. It was also the first time all year that an RB rushed for 50 yards against New England. 

White has received only one more carry in each of Tampa’s past two games. In that stretch, Tucker has out-gained White 95-73. The backs have evenly split goal-line carries in the last 3 games. 

Don’t be surprised if Rucker out-carries White as soon as this week, when Tampa travels to Buffalo to take on a Bills’ defense that cedes the eighth-most fantasy points to RBs. 

View Tucker as an ascending player with deep-league flex appeal.

Tyler Badie, RB, Denver Broncos

Blind Bid Recommendation: 1-3%

What Changed?

J.K. Dobbins is seeking a second opinion on  a foot injury he sustained last week.

If Dobbins misses time, R.J. Harvey stands to benefit the most. Harvey leads all RBs in fantasy points per touch but has made most of his impact in the passing game.

Badie has only 2 carries, which puts Havey in line to see the majority of rushes, while Badie would then play as the change-of-pace back and fill in on passing downs. 

What's the Outlook?

Badie has a 24% route rate and 6% target share on an average of 12 snaps per game. 

He has played ahead of Jaleel McLaughlin all season, and stands to see an increase in targets if Dobbins is sidelined.

View Badie as an flex option in deeper PPR leagues.

Jayden Higgins, WR, Houston Texans

Blind Bid Recommendation: 4-6%

What Changed?

The second-rounder had his best game of the season in Week 10, catching five of seven targets for a 42 yards and his third TD of the year. 

After the game, HC DeMeco Ryans spoke highly of Higgins: 

“It was fun to see Higgins and what he’s capable of doing -- just a big target on the outside, going up and making contested catches, doing an outstanding job. He’s done that all year. We just gotta find a way to continue to get him the ball.” 

Since Houston’s Week 6 bye, Higgins has emerged as Houston’s No. 2 perimeter WR opposite Nico Collins. 

• Week 7: 63% snap share (second in WR corps)
• Week 8: 83% snap share (first)
• Week 9: 48% snap share (third)
• Week 10: 57% snap share (second) 

What’s the Outlook?

While Higgins’ role is growing, Xavier Hutchinson’s snap share has declined in each of Houston’s last four games. Fellow rookie Jaylin Noel has slotted back behind Christian Kirk. 

Higgins will continue to benefit from the extra coverage that Nico Collins draws, and the Texans have an inviting schedule, starting with a Week 11 matchup in Tennessee. 

Higgins has caught a TD and scored double-digit PPR points in two of his last three games. He is now on the deep-league flex radar. 

Mack Hollins, WR, New England Patriots

Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%

What Changed?

Hollins had, by far, his best game of 2025 in Week 10. He drew a season-high 10 targets and caught six balls for 106 yards. 

Hollins played a season-high 79% of New England’s snaps and now leads the Patriots’ receiving corps with 402 snaps (62.8% of the team total) for the season.

What’s the Outlook?

Hollins has seen the most playing time in New England’s receiving corps, but he ranks third in route rate (55%) and target share (12%). 

He has scored double-digit fantasy points in two of the team’s last three games, but also has four games with single-digit receiving yards. 

Hollins’ snap count puts him on the deep-league radar, but his Week 10 numbers also might overrate his value in waiver runs this week. View Hollins as a depth piece with WR4 value potential. Anything beyond that expects too much from him.

Tyler Lockett, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%

What Changed?

The Raiders traded Jakobi Meyers to Jacksonville. In their first game without Meyers, Lockett had an 80% route rate and led Las Vegas with a 25% target share. 

It was a brutal showing for the Raiders’ offense, which mustered only 188 total yards and 7 points against Denver’s elite defense. 

But Lockett’s usage was encouraging in his second game with the Raiders. 

What’s the Outlook?

Lockett led Las Vegas in targets (six), catches (5), and receiving yards (44). Part of that came because the Broncos blanketed TE Brock Bowers, but Lockett’s contributions should be noted.

Meyers lined up in the slot on 61% of his snaps in Las Vegas. In his two games, Lockett has similar usage (56% slot rate). 

While Lockett is past his prime, the Raiders sport one of the thinnest WR corps in football. There’s a path to Lockett drawing consistent targets in an offense likely to spend lots of time trailing opponents. 

Lockett is a volume-dependent flex option that presents some deep-league value. This week brings a Dallas matchup that has supplied the league’s most fantasy points to WRs.

Michael Wilson, WR, Arizona Cardinals

Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%

What Changed?

Arizona’s switch to Jacoby Brissett at QB has boosted Wilson’s production. Wilson failed to eclipse 16 receiving yards across the Cardinals’ first five games. He drew just an 11% target share.

But Brissett has sparked Arizona’s floundering passing attack, and Wilson’s numbers have increased substantially. 

In Week 10, Wilson led Arizona’s receiving corps with a season-high 70 snaps (92%). In four starts with Brissett, Wilson’s target share has increased to 14%.. 

What’s the Outlook?

Wilson has averaged 8.0 PPR points per game in his last four. That’s not exactly league-winning upside, but it’s in the same scoring range with players such as Elic Ayomanar, Jerry Jeudy, and Calvin Ridley. 

Consider adding Wilson as a low-end WR5/flex option in deeper leagues, where he can be a bye-week replacement in Week 11 against the 49ers and in Week 12 versus the Jaguars. 

Dawson Knox, TE, Buffalo Bills

Blind Bid Recommendation: 2-5%

What Changed?

Dalton Kincaid exited Week 10 with a hamstring injury after 18 snaps. That resulted in Knox playing a season-high 68% of Buffalo’s snaps in Miami.

Knox put up his best yardage total (37) of the season and caught three of four targets. 

What’s the Outlook?

Kincaid is week-to-week with the injury. Knox would start if Kincaid misses further game time. We’ll monitor Kincaid’s practice participation, but it sounds like he’s going to miss at least one week. 

The Bills have the ninth-easiest remaining strength of schedule for TEs, which includes Tampa Bay at home this week. 

A Week 12 trip to Houston looks tough, but matchups with the Steelers and Bengals in Weeks 13-14 have the potential to make Knox a streamable TE2 if Kincaid remains sidelined. 

Upside Stashes

Luther Burden, WR, Chicago Bears

Blind Bid Recommendation: 2-5%

What Changed?

Week 10’s usage was encouraging for Burden. He played a season-high 49% of Chicago’s snaps and caught all three of his targets for 51 yards. His 20 routes were also the most he has run this season. 

Meanwhile, Olamide Zaccheaus played his lowest snap rate (57%) since Week 7 and had his worst game of the season, catching just one of his four targets for 5 yards. 

D.J. Moore injured his shoulder in that game, which contributed to Burden’s increased role. If Moore misses time, Burden, who offers inside/outside flexibility, could move into Moore’s starting spot.

What’s the Outlook?

Moore did not play in the second half of Chicago’s win, so we’ll have to keep an eye on his practice participation this week. 

If Moore misses this week’s game, Burden would be on the WR4/flex radar against the Vikings. Ben Johnson has used Burden (61.8% wide rate) similarly to Moore (63.1% wide). 

Chicago sports the eighth-easiest strength of schedule for WRs from Weeks 12-17, which adds intrigue to Burden as a stash. 

Juwan Johnson, TE, New Orleans Saints

Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%

What’s Changed?

The Saints traded WR Rashid Shaheed to the Seahawks at the deadline. Kellen Moore’s TEs combined to play a season-high 127 snaps in the first game since that move.

Johnson led the group in targets (four), catches (4), and yards (92). He also scored a TD for the second consecutive week. 

Johnson posted a 71% route rate and ranked second on the team with a 15% target share.

What’s the Outlook?

The Saints have one of the thinnest receiving corps in football, so we can expect Moore to use lots of “12” personnel groupings, with Johnson, Foster Moreau, and Taysom Hill. 

Johnson ranks eighth among all TEs with an 81% route rate. He’s heavily featured when he’s on the field, and should see a steady share of targets with Shaheed in Seattle. 

QB Tyler Shough performed much better against Carolina than in his first start (at the Rams). That offers at least some optimism on the rookie passer.

After the bye, Johnson gets a tough matchup against an Atlanta defense that allows the fewest fantasy points to the position, but the schedule opens up after that. Johnson’s schedule from Week 13 on ranks 13th for TE scoring.

Johnson has quietly posted overall TE6 PPR numbers in 2025. He’s a nice stash who offers weekly TE1 upside. 

Injuries to Watch

• Jaxson Dart (concussion)
• Oronde Gadsden II (quad)
• J.K. Dobbins (foot)
• Dalton Kincaid (hamstring)
• D.J. Moore (shoulder)
• Matthew Golden (shoulder)
• Romeo Doubs (chest)
• Zonovan “Bam” Knight (ankle)
• Terrell Jennings (knee)
• Chris Rodriguez Jr. (shoulder)
• Rashod Bateman (ankle)

RB Handcuff Top 10

Top Streaming Defense

Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers 

Atlanta’s defense got off to a hot start, allowing just 253.4 total yards and 20 points per game in its first five contests. Things have gone south since. In Atlanta’s last four, they’re surrendering 378 total yards and 27.3 points per game, with an 0-4 record.

Week 11 offers an opportunity for the Falcons to stop the bleeding. They host a Carolina offense that ranks 27th in offense (297.1 yards per game) and 28th in scoring (17.7 points per game). 

Atlanta’s pass rush ranks fourth in the league, registering 29 sacks in nine games. Meanwhile, the Panthers have allowed 22 sacks, tied for 15th-most. Carolina has also committed 15 turnovers, which is tied for fourth-most. 

The Falcons are tied for seventh with 13 takeaways. Back in Week 3, Carolina shut out the Falcons 30-0, but Atlanta’s offense turned the ball over 3 times and outgained the Panthers 332-224. They held Bryce Young to 121 passing yards in that game. 

Young hasn’t passed for 200 yards in any game since Week 2. The Panthers enter Week 11 with the fifth-lowest implied total (19.5), which indicates another middling performance for Carolina’s offense. 

That makes the Falcons a good streaming option this week, but they also have some long-term appeal. In Week 12, Atlanta travels to New Orleans to face the NFL’s third-lowest scoring offense, and then follows that up with a Week 13 trip to New York to take on the Jets.

Top Streaming Kickers

1. Andres Borregales, Patriots
2. Harrison Mevis, Rams
3. Eddy Piñeiro, 49ers

Drop Candidates

Kyler Murray, Cardinals

Murray could be dropped due to his subpar play alone. However, the Cardinals putting him on IR guarantees that Murray will miss at least another three weeks.

Justin Fields, Jets 

Fields has been held under 55 passing yards in two of his last three starts. Aaron Glenn hasn’t named his Week 11 starter, but is expected to go back to Tyrod Taylor. Fields has had some big fantasy outings but is too inconsistent to be a viable fantasy starter.

Jerome Ford, Browns

Ford has been out-snapped by Dylan Sampson 47-27 in Cleveland’s last two games and only has one carry. Quinshon Judkins is dominating the Browns’ backfield. 

Rashod Bateman, Ravens

Bateman has 7 total receptions in his last 6 games and is now dealing with an ankle injury. 

Darnell Mooney, Falcons

Mooney has caught one pass in three straight games. His catch rate for the year? An almost unbelivable 37.1%. 

Evan Engram, Broncos 

Engram has tallied 2 catches for 12 yards over the past two weeks. He's stuck on one top-12 fantasy finish for the year (TE12). Even in deep formats, the veteran has proved unworthy of a bench spot.

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