Which players to grab from the waiver wire ahead of Week 11 action

The Rams presently person a 3-6 record, which is tied for the worst-ever nine-game commencement by a defending Super Bowl champion. The erstwhile 4 defending champs to commencement 3-6 each missed the playoffs. Despite the losing, 1 agleam spot for some the Rams and phantasy managers was Cooper Kupp, who unluckily injured his ankle during the Rams' nonaccomplishment to the Cardinals connected Sunday.

Head manager Sean McVay said instantly aft the crippled that "it didn't look good; it didn't dependable good," but an MRI volition beryllium performed connected Monday to effort and find the afloat grade of the wounded and however overmuch time, if any, Kupp volition person to miss. Prior to getting hurt, Kupp had managed 21 consecutive games with astatine slightest 15.0 phantasy points successful PPR formats, the third-longest streak of its kind. Kupp had besides accounted for 35.7% of each Rams receptions entering Week 10, the highest people successful the league.

Fantasy managers should see Ben Skowronek arsenic an enactment if Kupp's wounded is serious. He led the Rams with 60 snaps and 40 routes tally connected Sunday, with a full of six targets. Van Jefferson, who returned to the squad successful Week 8, besides caught his archetypal 3 passes of the season, including a touchdown.

Here are immoderate different WR options to see if you person Kupp connected your roster:

Kadarius Toney, Kansas City Chiefs (47.5%): Those phantasy managers who had proactively stashed Toney were rewarded handsomely connected Sunday, arsenic helium caught 4-of-5 targets for 57 yards and a touchdown. According to Next Gen Stats, his touchdown had 20.4 yards of separation -- the top separation of immoderate passing people since Next Gen began tracking successful 2016. Toney besides rushed doubly for 33 yards against the Jaguars. JuJu Smith-Schuster's wellness should beryllium monitored by phantasy managers, but adjacent if helium tin get cleared from the league's concussion protocol, the WR presumption has been heavy rotated by the Chiefs and Toney's engagement should proceed to turn each week. He's firmly connected the flex radar against the Chargers successful Week 11.

Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers (5.8%): With Romeo Doubs retired owed to an ankle injury, Watson scored an awesome 32.7 phantasy points connected Sunday, becoming conscionable the sixth rookie successful the past 20 seasons with 100 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns successful a game. The concussion and hamstring wounded that the rookie dealt with earlier successful the play look to beryllium down him. Watson played connected 84% of snaps and had a season-high 8 targets against the Cowboys. The signifier is acceptable for him to go a phantasy superstar for the remainder of the season. Watson is simply a large flex enactment successful Week 11 against a Titans defence which has allowed the second-most passing yards (272.6).

Nico Collins, Houston Texans (6.7%): Collins had been retired owed to a groin wounded for the past period but, connected Sunday, helium led the Texans with 10 targets against the Giants. Collins caught 5 passes for 49 yards and a touchdown. As for Brandin Cooks, helium caught 4 of his 7 targets for conscionable 37 yards. The disgruntled receiver wasn't traded astatine the deadline and the Texans person stripped him of his captaincy due to the fact that of his comments aft not being traded. Since Houston has a 1-7-1 record, Collins mightiness get much targets arsenic a benignant of audition for the No. 1 receiver slot for adjacent season. Houston has a precise favorable rest-of-season docket for wide receivers.

Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cleveland Browns (22%): Peoples-Jones delivered against the Dolphins connected Sunday, catching 5-of-9 targets for 99 yards. He played connected 58 snaps and ran 37 routes, which was eerily akin to No. 1 receiver Amari Cooper. Peoples-Jones has scored double-digit phantasy points successful 5 of his past six games, averaging 6.7 targets and 74.3 receiving yards per game. His phantasy ceiling could summation adjacent further erstwhile Deshaun Watson returns from suspension successful Week 13.

Quick Hits: Darius Slayton (4.6%) caught 3-of-4 targets for 95 yards and a touchdown for the Giants connected Sunday. In Week 11, helium should beryllium considered a flex enactment against the Lions. ... Jarvis Landry (29.4%) should not beryllium overlooked by phantasy managers successful deeper formats. He played connected 78% of snaps against the Steelers connected Sunday and was targeted six times. ... Isaiah McKenzie (17.5%) continues to play connected a precocious fig of snaps and tally a batch of routes for the Bills. ... In his archetypal crippled returning from injury, Treylon Burks (23.8%) played connected 56.4% of snaps. ... Odell Beckham Jr. (30%) volition beryllium getting into shot signifier implicit the adjacent fewer weeks. Many teams are rumored to beryllium funny successful signing the seasoned receiver.

Let's instrumentality a look astatine our recommended Week 11 ESPN Fantasy waiver-wire adds astatine the different accomplishment positions.

Quarterbacks

Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers (46.6%): Garoppolo has scored astatine slightest 16 phantasy points successful each but 1 game. Playing for a 49ers discourtesy that present includes Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle, Garoppolo is well-positioned for success. Due to the 49ers' reliance connected the moving game, helium has a precocious phantasy floor, but a debased ceiling. Since Tua Tagovailoa and Tom Brady person a bye week, Garoppolo is an fantabulous enactment against the Cardinals successful Week 11. Arizona's defence has allowed 19.7 QB phantasy points per game.

Jared Goff, Detroit Lions (37.2%): From a movie perspective, I was precise pleased with what I saw from Goff against the Bears. Despite a struggling Lions' moving game, helium managed the pouch well, made immoderate fantabulous throws successful choky windows, and carried the discourtesy successful the 4th quarter. In Week 11, Goff faces a Giants defence that has allowed 16.0 QB phantasy points per game, which is conscionable astir what Goff is averaging (15.7). Look nary further than Goff if you're seeking a backmost with a precocious floor.

Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans (7.5%): Tannehill is often overlooked arsenic a streamer, arsenic the Titans are averaging 30.2 rushing attempts per crippled acknowledgment to Derrick Henry. However, connected Sunday, Denver's defence prioritized shutting down the tally and Tannehill ended up with a season-high 19.4 phantasy points. The Titans went with a designed walk connected 79% of plays, their highest complaint since 2015. Tannehill won't supply you with a week-winning show connected his own, but helium tin supply phantasy managers successful deeper formats with a precocious floor.

Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh Steelers (5.9%): Pickett scored a season-high 19.0 phantasy points connected Sunday against the Saints, acknowledgment to his rushing ability. From a movie perspective, Pickett's accuracy connected heavy throws is my biggest concern. If you person the abstraction connected your bench, helium is worthy stashing successful deeper formats oregon superflex leagues. With games against the Panthers, Raiders, and Ravens during the phantasy playoffs (Weeks 15-17), the Steelers person 1 of the easiest remaining schedules for a phantasy quarterback.

Quick Hits: Deshaun Watson (28.2%) is simply a bully pickup for phantasy managers successful deeper formats oregon superflex leagues. Once helium returns from suspension successful Week 13, helium is expected to commencement against the Texans. Watson has averaged 22.7 phantasy points per crippled successful his career.

Running backs

Elijah Mitchell, San Francisco 49ers (51.0%): When Mitchell (knee) was activated from IR, helium returned to a radically antithetic backfield than the 1 helium near behind. Mitchell ran for 89 yards connected 18 attempts successful his archetypal crippled backmost against the Chargers connected Sunday night, playing connected 33.8% of snaps. Mitchell finished with 18 rushing attempts compared to conscionable 14 for McCaffrey, who saw his workload importantly reduced. It's wide that both moving backs volition beryllium progressive successful the 49ers' moving game. Mitchell tin beryllium viewed arsenic a flex enactment going forward, peculiarly successful games wherever the 49ers are dense favorites.

Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (24.4%): White started implicit Leonard Fournette against the Seahawks connected Sunday. After Fournette near the crippled with a hep injury, White played connected 20 of a imaginable 25 snaps, with Ke'Shawn Vaughn occasionally replacing him. He finished the crippled with 105 rushing yards connected 22 attempts. It was the archetypal clip since 2013 (Bobby Rainey) that a Buccaneers rookie recorded 100 rushing yards. In addition, White gained 48 yards aft interaction against the Seahawks -- the astir by immoderate Buccaneers' rusher this season. White looks similar a imaginable phantasy shot league-winner, conscionable similar Kenneth Walker III did earlier this play anterior to his breakout.

Isiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs (23.1%): Pacheco played connected 55.5% of the Chiefs' violative snaps connected Sunday against the Jaguars and finished with 82 rushing yards connected 16 attempts. Clyde Edwards-Helaire wasn't fixed a azygous rushing effort oregon people and lone played connected 4 full snaps. On passing downs, Pacheco near the field, mostly successful favour of Jerick McKinnon, who had 8 targets. The Chiefs' upcoming docket is precise favorable for moving backs and should person phantasy managers salivating. In Week 11, Pacheco volition look a Chargers defence that allows 27.4 RB phantasy points per game.

Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers (11.7%): Warren finished with 77 full yards connected 12 touches against the Saints connected Sunday. Warren is much explosive than Najee Harris, who had 37% of his rushing yards travel from a azygous run. Warren played connected conscionable 42.8% of snaps, portion Harris played connected 59.5%. Still, the rookie is connected the flex radar against the Bengals successful Week 11.

Quick Hits: Brian Robinson Jr. (51%) has had 13-plus rushing attempts successful 3 retired of 5 games this play and J.D. McKissic has missed 2 consecutive games with a cervix injury. ... Kyren Williams (15.4%) was activated from IR aft dealing with an ankle wounded and played connected much snaps than Cam Akers, totaling 39 yards connected 4 touches. ... Gus Edwards (33.6%) is expected to beryllium steadfast coming retired of the Ravens' bye week. ... Latavius Murray (25.4%) has had double-digit touches successful 4 consecutive games and has scored double-digit phantasy points successful 2 of those outings.

Tight ends

Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears (38.8%): Kmet has amassed 13 targets implicit the past 2 games and has scored 20-plus phantasy points successful consecutive games. He's reached the extremity portion 5 times implicit the past 3 games and is present tied for the second-most TE touchdowns this season. After taking a deed to the leg, Kmet near Sunday's crippled against the Bears early, but the wounded doesn't look to beryllium serious. Against the Falcons, Kmet tin beryllium viewed arsenic a TE1.

Foster Moreau, Las Vegas Raiders (12.3%): Moreau should proceed to play connected important snaps and get a batch of targets with Darren Waller (hamstring) present connected IR. Moreau caught 3-of-4 targets for 43 yards and a touchdown connected Sunday against the Colts, playing connected 95% of snaps and moving 37 routes. He'll beryllium actively progressive against the Broncos successful Week 11 and tin beryllium viewed arsenic a high-end TE2.

Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints (8.2%): Johnson caught 5-of-7 targets for 44 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers connected Sunday. In 3 of his past 4 games, helium has scored astatine slightest 12 phantasy points. Johnson is simply a large streamer for phantasy managers successful deeper formats.

Quick Hit: Zach Ertz's genu wounded connected Sunday against the Rams has enactment rookie Trey McBride (0.3%) onto the streaming radar. McBride was 1 of Colorado State's astir decorated players. The John Mackey Award victor acceptable schoolhouse records for choky ends successful receptions, receiving yards, and 100-yard games successful 2021.