Week 11 Catchup

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About Last Night …

How are those TreVeyon Henderson fantasy teams looking right about now? The New England rookie blew up for a TD hat trick, leading the way for a 27-14 Patriots victory over the Jets on Thursday Night Football. While Hendo was the main attraction, Drake Maye quietly threw for 281 yards as the Patriots QB showed out in his 2025 primetime debut. Now for more highlights …

• How do you pick between Hendo’s scores? There’s the pileup-push. The conventional 7-yarder. And the catch to cap the hat trick.

• And he had 93 scrimmage yards on 24 touches. Yup, the breakout continues.

• Muy bien, Matthew.

• Many have been asking for Justin Fields to run more. How’s 11 for 67, plus this one?

• Stefon Diggs is making himself very comfortable in Foxborough, 9-105-0.

Editors’ Picks

Week 11 is officially underway, and we’ve got even more content, Rankings and Xfinity Best Projections to help you keep your TNF lead, come back from a TNF deficit and anything in between to help you dominate your matchup this Sunday …

Your Start/Sit Guide To Week 11

Hat tip to Coach Gene for even more smooth sailing last week as the Skipper, while the highs and lows of my start/sit season more closely resemble his pal, Gilligan.

Start Davis Mills last week for a (292-2-1; 3-20-1) QB3 finish out of nowhere? You’re welcome. Or did you sit Breece Hall—who somehow managed to rack up 125 yards despite the woeful Jets’ totaling just 169? That’s an absurd 74% of the team share by the way! Sorry (sad trombone sound).

Anyway, forward we march …

START: Darius Slayton, WR, NYG

LAGHEZZA: Sometimes it’s OK to incorporate a little fun into the formula. The New York American Football Giants completed their all-out YOLO transition this week, announcing wild card Jameis Winston will get the nod under center for Big Blue on Sunday.

Sure, Green Bay’s far from a soft matchup anytime Rashan Gary and Micah Parsons are trolling the waters. With that, the Pack’s bottom-five blitz (12.2%) and sack (4.4%) rates could give deeper routes time to develop for Jameis downfield—not like he’s going to be intimidated anyway. 

Remember, we’re not much more than a calendar year removed from Winston torching secondaries over a six-week span as fantasy’s QB5 in points/game (20.0).

Slayton’s still waiting for his first top-24 weekly finish, but the drought ends Sunday. Plus, if you’ve been watching the Giants lately, Slayton not only hauled in a highlight grab of the season, but he also missed a couple of big plays on ticky-tack penalties. Expect a deep target every single time there’s man coverage on the outside.

SIT: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, WAS

CLEMONS: The “Bill” has come due, and it is time that we pay it. It was a great story when he was introduced to us. A seventh-round pick who had kicked around colleges. He showed so much promise and could further the ridiculous narrative that devalues running backs being taken high in the draft. After all, if you can find backs like Bill in the seventh round, who needs to spend a first?

After Week 1's top-17 PPR performance, everybody was on board. His Week 5, top-5 performance solidified him in many fantasy prognosticators' minds.

Over the next five weeks, however, he has failed to score six points in PPR formats. It is time to turn the page if you have not already done so. He has not proven to be valuable as a pass receiver, and although he has averaged 12.4 carries per game, his 3.01 yards per carry are not very appetizing when he has not found the end zone. Maybe there is a new Bill in the future, but it is time for an amendment right now in the nation's capital.

Late-Week Waiver Wire Help

The final four weeks of the fantasy football regular season are here. The season always goes by too fast, but the good news is that we still have the most exciting stretch ahead of us. The performances that win fantasy championships are some of the most memorable aspects of the NFL season, and that is what we are going to experience over the next two months. 

Hopefully your team is already in playoff position and starting to plan ahead for Weeks 15-17. But if not, don't worry, we have you covered with all the waiver advice, start/sit projections and rankings to help you finish the season strong.

Now, what players could you add late in the week to bolster those championship odds? …

Luther Burden, WR, Chicago Bears—8% rostered

DJ Moore suffered a shoulder injury in Week 10, which led to a season-high route participation for Luther Burden. We don't know whether or not Moore will be available in Week 11, but if he misses the game or is expected to have a reduced role, I like the upside that Burden provides.

Not only do I think Burden is a talented player who can capitalize if given a larger role, I also think his role as a lower aDOT receiver who plays from the slot nearly 40% of the time could be a good fit for this matchup against the blitz-happy Minnesota Vikings defense. Caleb Williams may be forced to get the ball out quickly on a regular basis in this game, which aligns with the types of routes that Burden and Olamide Zaccheaus will be running.

Admittedly, Zaccheaus will probably project for more points in Week 11, but I like adding Burden because of his upside for the rest of the season if we see a breakout performance. As a highly drafted rookie, Burden is expected to be a big part of the Bears' future plans, so his role should grow over the course of the season, but Moore's injury may fast-track that process.

» For more late-week players to add who may have slipped through the waiver cracks, click below! ⬇️

Around The Watercooler

The latest fantasy and NFL gossip, news, memes and more from our merry band of football nerds …

👀 Upgrade Chase Brown, Jaylen Warren and more. Rankings risers and fallers.

🎙️ More rankings chatter and Week 11 predictions.

🧭 No JT, Gibbs or Achane this week. How can we go on? Pete shows us the way.

🔥 Three SMASH STARTS for Week 11 … An Eagles receiver ready to fly high.

😴 Don’t sleep on Woody Marks in DFS.

1️⃣ This just in: Top-75 Big Board for the 2026 NFL Draft.

🚑 Week 11 Injury Report. Will Davante Adams play?

🎉 YOLO Jameis could be back this week. Let’s party!

😱 Hype speech for your 4-6 team. All I think about is you!

🤯 Ready for the RJ Harvey breakout, and we’re here for it.

🥸 Difference between “mustache” and “must stash” is more than pencil thin.