Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Week 11
QB: Jacoby Brissett (ARI)
17.4% Rostered
Did I talk bad about Jacoby Brissett a couple weeks ago in my Power Rankings? Yes. Did I realize that I was wrong for fantasy purposes? Also yes. Brissett has been a welcome surprise for fantasy owners and the Arizona Cardinals. He scored 19.42 points against the Seattle Seahawks. He went 22/44 for 258 yards and 2 TDs. He also added 4 carries for 31 yards on the ground. Kyler Murray was recently placed on IR so the Cardinals are Brissett’s team for at least the next 4 weeks. Brissett has done really well under center for the Cardinals. In the 4 games he has started thus far, he has thrown at least 250 yards and had 2 passing TDs. For fantasy purposes, he has had games worth 20.7, 19.7, 24.8 and 19.4 points. The Cardinals don’t really have a run game so it should be more passes for Brissett. Up next the Cardinals take on the 49ers. The 9ers have a pretty horrible defense with holes everywhere. They have an inability to defend TEs and Brissett’s favorite target is TE Trey McBride. Expect a big day for Brissett this week.
RB: Brian Robinson Jr.
21.1% Rostered
The running back waiver wire is such a crapshoot but I’m more confident in this pick than I was over the last 2 weeks. Brian Robinson Jr is the backup in San Francisco but as you’ll later see, he’s a valuable piece to the 49ers’ offense. He put up 11.5 points against the Los Angeles Rams who are a top 3 rushing defense. Robinson had 8 carries for 41 yards and a TD. He also added 1 reception for 4 yards. BRJ (yeah, I just gave him that nickname) has gotten a lot more playing time in recent weeks to the tune of 100 yards rushing over the last 2. Part of that can be because the 49ers are willing to give CMC more rest as the season goes on and part of that is because he’s been running more rejuvenated since he scored his first TD of the season 2 weeks ago. He is a big, physical, bruising back which is a sharp contrast to CMC’s running style. Robinson could potentially see more goal line work moving forward. This upcoming week, the 49ers play the Arizona Cardinals. They don’t have a great defense and give up 335 yards per game.
WR: Tyler Lockett (LVR)
1.9% Rostered
I’m really digging deep for this one. As I mentioned on our latest podcast episode (Episode 274), if you had me picking Tyler Lockett on your bingo card, Tyler King owes you $10 bucks. If you know me, you’ll know that I am not a fan of Lockett because of his play style and the fact that he played for the Seattle Seahawks for years. That being said, I actually think this is a great pick! In his first real game as a Raider, Lockett put up 9.4 points against the Denver Broncos. He had 5 receptions on 6 targets for 44 yards. The main reason I like this pick so much is because of the strong history between Lockett, Geno Smith and Pete Carroll. When they were all together in Seattle, Lockett was a perennial top 20 WR and was very fantasy relevant. The Raiders are a really bad team and should be down in the game quite often which leads to more passing to try to get the ball down the field. The Raiders don’t have a ton of talent so it’s really the Brock Bowers and Tyler Lockett show through the air. This week Lockett takes on the Dallas Cowboys who come in with the 3rd worst passing defense in the league. I’m expecting a shootout with a lot of points through the air.
TE: Cade Otton (TB)
34.8% Rostered
The TE revolving door theory rears it’s head back around this week. Behind door #3 is Cade Otton, a pick I’ve made multiple times this season. Against the New England Patriots, he scored 17.2 points with 9 receptions on 12 targets for 82 yards. He is coming off of his best week of an already stellar season. 12 targets for any player is insane let alone 12 targets for a TE. Otton is clearly the #2 guy behind Emeka Egbuka. The Bucs are short on receiving options with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving on the shelf which leads Baker Mayfield to look Otton’s way early and often. Since week 5, Otton’s lowest target share is 5. The Bucs’ have a not so reliable defense so they needs to pass the ball to stay in the game and for Baker to stay within arm’s reach of the MVP race. The Bucs play the Buffalo Bills this week. The Bills are coming off a tough game where their offense looked broken. I expect the Bills to come out firing on all cylinders and scoring a lot of points to show that they fixed their issues. I’m feeling a high scoring game which gives Otton more opportunities than normal.