Fantasy Football: Playing the waiver wire for Week 11

Week 10 will end with the Monday night game between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. But focus can now show shift to Week 11 for fantasy football owners, and the waiver wire additions to be made. Four teams are on bye in Week 11 (New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons).

8 players to add off the waiver wire before Week 11 for fantasy football

Devin Singletary, RB, Houston Texans

Singletary started encroaching on Dameon Pierce's snap share before Houston's Week 7 bye, and with Pierce out with an ankle injury the last two games he has been the lead back for Houston. In Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Singletary had 30 carries for a career-high 150 yards with a touchdown (with one catch for 11 yards).

Pierce was not impressive this season before being injured, and he may return to the wrong side of a time share with Singletary. Three of Houston’s next four opponents (Arizona Cardinals-Week 11; Denver Broncos-Week 13, New York Jets-Week 14) entered Week 10 in the bottom-10 in fantasy points allowed to running backs (Yahoo! scoring, 0.5-point PPR).

It's worth remembering Singletary had just 26 rushing yards in Week 9, and 150 yards is certainly a high end, unlikely to be repeated performance. But he's a RB2 in 12-team leagues while Pierce is out, and likely a viable flex play when Pierce is back. The former Bill should not be available in half of fantasy leagues.

ESPN Ownership: 50.8%
Yahoo! Ownership: 50%

Tyler Boyd, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

With Tee Higgins (hamstring) out and Ja'Marr Chase (back) less than 100 percent, Boyd had eight receptions for 117 yards (on a team-high 12 targets) against the Houston Texans in Week 10. It's easy to chalk up that boom performance to Higgins being out, but Boyd has at least five targets or a touchdown in every game since Week 2. He also has at least 8.6 full PPR points in all but one game over that span (at least 9.9 in five of the eight games).

The Bengals now have a short week before playing the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night to open Week 11. So Higgins' status will be a natural question, and it's fair to say Chase will not be fully recovered from a rough looking back injury in Week 9.

Boyd's ownership rates stretch beyond the general 50 percent or less availability, and Week 10 might go down as his best game of the season. But he should be rostered in far more fantasy leagues, and virtually every 12-team league, so he's worth checking on.

ESPN Ownership: 56.3%
Yahoo! Ownership: 67%

Brandin Cooks, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Cooks was a big part of the Cowboys' bonanza against the New York Giants in Week 10, with nine catches for 173 yards and a touchdown. A lot of that came early, with seven of his 10 targets on Dak Prescott's 24 first half pass attempts, but Cooks has now scored in three of the last four games in line with Dallas' passing game coming to life.

The Cowboys' next four opponents (Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks. Philadelphia Eagles) are not tough on opposing wide receivers. With CeeDee Lamb drawing the opponent's top corner and plenty of attention otherwise, Cooks is lined up for favorable situations.

Week 10 will probably easily go down as Cooks' biggest yardage game this season. But that won't prevent him from being a usable fantasy option, to and possibly through the playoffs.

ESPN Ownership: 49.1%
Yahoo! Ownership: 38%

Romeo Doubs, WR, Green Bay Packers

Doubs only had three catches for 31 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10, but he scored a touchdown for the third time in the last four games. He leads the team in targets (59), receptions (33) and receiving touchdowns (6), and his 20 percent target share leads Green Bay wide receivers. But, as is the issue with all Packers' pass catches, over half of Doubs' targets have been deemed uncatchable by Pro Football Focus.

By matchup or likely game script. Doubs doesn't have any particularly tough matchups on the rest of his schedule. It won't be pretty with Jordan Love quarterbacking the Packers, but Doubs has inherent fantasy value with a combination of heavy involvement and being a preferred option when the end zone is near.

ESPN Ownership: 39.7%
Yahoo! Ownership: 53%

Quentin Johnston, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

The clear highlight of Johnston's day in Week 10 against the Detroit Lions was his first NFL touchdown, among four catches for 34 yards. But he notably led all Chargers' skill players in snaps (61), with just one fewer route run than Keenan Allen.

Johnston will continue to see heavy snaps, and the only matchup that looks especially tough from here on out is Week 12 against the Baltimore Ravens. An awful Chargers' defense is sure to keep Justin Herbert throwing plenty, and Johnston's target share-based numbers can only really go up moving forward.

ESPN Ownership: 33.3%
Yahoo! Ownership: 29%

Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks

Production has been up and down, but Charbonnet out-snapped Kenneth Walker for the third straight game in Week 10 against the Washington Commanders and he had 62 total yards on 10 touches. The rookie's deeper numbers have also been better than Walker's over that three-game span, as he has taken over the passing down role in Seattle's backfield.

Walker landed on the injury report a couple weeks ago and again last week, but he had 19 carries in Week 10 to set aside any concern. But the injuries are an explanation for Charbonnet seeing a lot of action lately, even with the clear split in early down and passing down work.

Charbonnet is a sheer waiver wire stash, as he can't be started outside of the most desperate of situations right now. But the upside if Walker were to miss time makes him an appealing add again this week.

ESPN Ownership: 31.4%
Yahoo! Ownership: 45%

Antonio Gibson, RB, Washington Commanders

Gibson is the 1B to Brian Robinson in the Commanders' backfield, but after a mostly down earlier portion of the season he's on a bit of an upswing. Gibson has five receptions in three straight games, on 16 total targets, with at least 55 total yards in the last two. He has at least four catches or a receiving touchdown in five of the last six games.

The weekly floor with Gibson is low, and the upside is capped by being in a timeshare. But he's trending in a good way, with real flex appeal in PPR leagues as some fantasy managers may be diving deep for options at running back.

ESPN Ownership: 43.7%
Yahoo! Ownership: 52%

Pat Freiermuth, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers

Freiermuth is eligible to come off IR this week, and that automatically puts him on the waiver wire radar at tight end. It's an outright bad matchup for him in Week 11 against the Cleveland Browns, but things ease up nicely after that from Week 12-17 (Cincinnati Bengals. Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Bengals again, Seattle Seahawks).

The Steelers' offense is not exactly a fantasy oasis, and Freiermuth was off to a slow start before his injury. But anyone struggling at tight end should have him on their radar as an add this week.

ESPN Ownership: 36.6%
Yahoo! Ownership: 36%