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Best Week 11 Moves from Our Fantasy Football Pros

Best Week 11 Moves

Whether you're playing redraft, dynasty, or even DFS, knowing what moves to make is crucial to success.

That's why we're having each of our fantasy football pros give you one move to take advantage of this week.

Check back every week for new moves!

Get a Buc

Matt Schauf

The Buccaneers get a really nice schedule to finish the season, no matter what position you’re looking at.

• QB: Ninth-best, with the “worst” spot being a Week 12 matchup with the Giants.
• RB: Second-best.
• WR: The numbers say negative. But how likely are we to see a good stretch run for Baker Mayfield align with a bad run for Mike Evans?
• TE: Up and down by the numbers. But Cade Otton looks like at least the No. 2 option in his passing game.

I highlighted Mayfield’s schedule in this space two weeks ago, and again in this week’s fantasy football playoffs article.

Evans and Bucky Irving each got highlighted among Trade Targets the past two weeks.

Rachaad White and his 5+ receptions in three of the past four games could still prove helpful. And maybe Otton sits on a team in your league with multiple TEs.

The point: This Bucs bye week is the perfect time to assess which player might be available in your league to help you down the stretch.

There’s an attractive buffet of options.

Thursday Night DFS Bargain-Bin Options

Alex Korff

Thursday night looks like a fun game between the Eagles and Commanders, with many fantasy studs. But that means the top of the slate is very expensive.

If we want to load up on 3-4 of those studs, we need some lower options that might luck into some fantasy points. 

Some guys I am using to squeeze into DraftKings lineups (use them at your own peril):

Ben Sinnott ($200): Zach Ertz is dominating the the passing-catching TE role for the Commanders. Sinnott is only averaging 5.8 routes and 0.3 targets per game. He is honestly a bad start. But he is athletic and I liked him as a prospect. If I need a $200 player, he would be that player.

Grant Calcaterra ($1000): Calcaterra was a solid play when Goedert was out a few games. But even with Goedert on the field, Calcaterra is averaging about 13 routes and 2 targets a game. For $1000, I don’t hate it. 

Jeremy McNichols ($2800): If Brian Robinson is back, probably don’t play this guy. McNichols has been weirdly involved all year, averaging 15 snaps and about 4.2 opportunities per game. In the game without B-Rob, we saw about a 50% increase in total opportunities. McNichols gets goal-line and 2-minute snaps. I think you could do worse at $2800. 

Jahan Dotson ($4000): Can someone say “revenge game?” This might come as a surprise, but Dotson has run the second-most routes among Eagles on the season. Of course, he has totaled less than 20 fantasy points through nine games. Honestly , Dotson seems overpriced for his workload this season. I am going to play him in a lineup because I have a bad relationship with money. You should not pick him.

Stash Malik Washington in Dynasty

Kevin English

Washington scored his first career TD on Monday night.

It was a rare highlight for the Round 6 rookie, who has totaled only 6 touches this season. But the lack of production isn’t surprising given the presence of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, plus Tua Tagovailoa’s missed games.

So, why the optimism on Washington?

Recall that he exited college with a huge 111-1,384-9 final-year receiving line at Virginia. He ranked top 5 nationally in catches, yards, missed tackles forced, and Pro Football Focus receiving grade. He sat 11th in yards per route run.

At the Combine, Washington posted a 62nd-percentile 40 time, a 98th-percentile vertical, and a 79th-percentile broad jump. He’s a stout 5’9, 191 pounds.

Waddle signed a contract extension last May but hasn’t taken a step forward in 2024. Hill is under contract through 2026, although there’s no guarantee he’ll stick in Miami until that point. There were some trade whispers surrounding the former Chief last month.

We’ll see what next offseason brings. For now, though, the Dolphins don’t have a challenger for Washington’s WR3 role.

Buy The Chargers Passing Game

Jared Smola

The Chargers currently rank 22nd in passing yards per game and tied for 16th in passing TDs per game. 

So why am I telling you to buy this passing game?

For starters, QB Justin Herbert is playing some of the best football of his career. He’s sitting on a 66% completion rate with 7.8 yards per attempt and an 11-to-1 TD-INT ratio. He ranks fourth in Pro Football Focus passing grade.

Herbert and Co. have only been limited by volume. Only the Eagles are averaging fewer pass attempts per game than the Chargers. That’s been partly due to play calling and partly due to a strong L.A. defense.

The first issue has already solved itself. The Chargers have spiked from a 49.1% neutral pass rate over the first five weeks of the season to 56.6% over the last five. That latter mark ranks 14th in the league.

As for the defense, it’ll remain strong. But it’s also about to face some high-powered offenses. The Chargers’ next five opponents:

• Bengals
• Ravens
• Falcons
• Chiefs
• Buccaneers

Herbert is about to find himself in some high-scoring games – which will boost his volume and production.

Speaking of that remaining schedule, it ranks:

• sixth-easiest for QBs
• sixth-easiest for WRs
• eighth-easiest for TEs

Herbert, WR Ladd McConkey, and WR Quentin Johnston are likely obtainable via trade. And TE Will Dissly, who has maintained nice usage the past two games despite TE Hayden Hurst’s return, could be a useful spot starter the rest of the way.

Trust C.J. Stroud

Shane Hallam

The sophomore slump hits hard. 

In his 10 games, Stroud only has two top-10 fantasy performances. We’ve even seen him run the ball more than ever, hitting his career high in Week 9 with 59 rushing yards. It hasn’t mattered.

Stroud has clearly operated differently this season, especially with WR Nico Collins on the sideline.

The old adage of a QB trying to do too much applies here. Stroud stopped trying to stick in the pocket and step into passes. Instead, he has been rolling out or dropping his eyes, along with other bad habits young QBs show.

He fixed those in the first half against the Lions last week. Sharpening his footwork and trusting his WRs to be in the right spots.

In the second half, he reverted back to uncertain Stroud and gave the game away.

Collins should be back this week. The matchup against the Cowboys is great. We have seen Stroud figure things out, even if only for a half.

His lack of consistent rushing lowers his fantasy ceiling and floor, but a late-season resurgence of the technician we saw in his rookie year is coming. 

Trust C.J. Stroud as a QB1 again for this week as well as for the rest of the season.

Shane Hallam, Writer

Shane has over 20 years of experience creating content and playing every fantasy football format including redraft, dynasty, devy, IDP, and more. He is a multi-year winner of $500 dynasty leagues on the FFPC and utilizes deep film and scheme study to enhance his fantasy performance.