Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Priority Pickups (Week 11)

Our analysts combine to provide rankings for weekly fantasy football waiver wire targets. We’ll help you prioritize your bids for the week ahead. Check out our full expert consensus fantasy football waiver wire rankings and all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 11 Here are our latest fantasy football waiver wire rankings and top fantasy football waiver wire pickups to target for the week.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Top Targets: Week 11

Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Alec Pierce (WR – IND): 42% Rostered

  • Next Opponents: BYE, @KC, HOU
  • True Value: $12
  • Desperate Need: $16
  • Budget-Minded: $8

Analysis: Well, Alec Pierce did it again. Pierce’s exploits against single-high coverage have been well covered in this article in previous weeks. Last week, Pierce faced a Falcons secondary that utilizes single-high coverage at the highest rate in the NFL, and Pierce soaked up a 26.9% target share and churned out 84 receiving yards and a score. He entered Week 10 with a 27.6% target share, 3.69 yards per route run and a 32.5% first-read share against single-high coverage, per Fantasy Points Data. Pierce should continue to eat in the weeks to come. Looking at the Colts’ remaining schedule, the only defense that doesn’t deploy single-high on 50% of their snaps (or more) is Seattle. Pierce will have plenty of spike weeks to conclude the season that can help tilt fantasy matchups in your favor.

Colston Loveland (TE – CHI): 46% Rostered

  • Next Opponents: @MIN, PIT, @PHI
  • True Value: $1
  • Desperate Need: $2
  • Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Colston Loveland returned to a part-time role in Week 10 with Cole Kmet back. Loveland had a 61.7% snap rate, a 56% route share and an 11.4% target share, per PFF. Loveland turned the workload into four receptions and 55 scoreless receiving yards. Even in a part-time role, Loveland is a viable streaming option over the next two weeks. Minnesota and Pittsburgh have respectively allowed the seventh-most and fifth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends over the last five weeks, per Fantasy Points Data.

Tez Johnson (WR – TB): 32% Rostered

  • Next Opponents: @BUF, @LAR, ARI
  • True Value: $3
  • Desperate Need: $5
  • Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: In Weeks 6-9, Tez Johnson had an 81.1% route share, a 16.5% target share, 48.7 receiving yards per game, 1.70 yards per route run and a 17.7% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those three games, he had one red-zone target and three deep targets. Against New England in Week 10, Johnson had only an 11.6% target share, but he made his receptions count, with half of them resulting in touchdowns. Johnson finished with four receptions, 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Johnson should continue to produce solid weekly Flex value with Chris Godwin still not practicing.

Tyler Allgeier (RB – ATL): 33% Rostered

  • Next Opponents: CAR, @NO, NYJ
  • True Value: $4
  • Desperate Need: $6
  • Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Writing about Tyler Allgeier in the waiver wire column has become the most stable thing in my life. In a fantasy football world that turns upside down each week, it’s nice to know that an elite backup and potential Flex play is waiting for you on the wire. Bijan Robinson is the focal point of the Falcons’ offense, but when they want some powerful downhill running, they aren’t afraid to turn to Allgeier. In Week 10, this turned into 11 carries for 57 yards and both of the Falcons’ rushing scores in a loss to the Colts. With an incredible three-game schedule coming up, Allgeier should not only be rostered in all leagues but potentially placed into your Flex if you need a quick fix.

Theo Johnson (TE – NYG): 42% Rostered

  • Next Opponents: GB, @DET, @NE
  • True Value: $1
  • Desperate Need: $2
  • Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: From Week 4 to Week 9, Theo Johnson was the TE13 in fantasy points per game with an 18.6% target share, 31.7 receiving yards per game, 1.17 yards per route run and a 21.2% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Touchdowns helped Johnson immensely in those games, as he had six red-zone targets and five touchdowns in those six games. Against the Bears on Sunday, Johnson had another strong game with a 22.2% target share, seven receptions and 75 receiving yards. He’ll continue to flirt with TE1 production weekly as a strong streamer. He’s a key cog in the Giants’ passing attack and red-zone offense.