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The Packers Best WR and Waiver Wire Pickups for your Fantasy Football team in Week 11 of the 2023 NFL Season
Good morning. Week 10 was by far the most entertaining of the season, right? So many game-winning FGs and some huge offensive performances. But anyone else lose every survivor pool?
And two Morning Huddle writers (Eddie, Cowboys fan and Marcus, Browns fan) are living LARGE right now. At least I (Jake, Bengals fan) have one thing they don’t: a franchise QB 👀
Today's newsletter highlights
🏃♂️ Top Waiver Wire Pickups
🧾 DEEP Dives to Stash
🔝 Big Rankings Update
Good news for several players that we’ve had on IR for what’s felt like the entire season: It’s hammer time.
De’Von Achane - activated
Matthew Stafford - will reportedly play
Justin Jefferson - practiced last week + MN streaking
Justin Fields - grip is progressing
Kyler Murray - BACK back— Edwin Porras, DPT (@FBInjuryDoc)
9:01 PM • Nov 13, 2023
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TRIVIA
Which QB holds the record for most consecutive games (54) with a passing TD?Christian McCaffrey's TD streak was snapped, leaving him tied with HOFer Lenny Moore at 17. Click your answer, then hit continue to check. |
RANKINGS
Trevor Lawrence falls to QB14. Despite being a generational prospect, Lawrence has finished as a top-10 fantasy QB only twice this season. He has fewer passing yards and TDs than Baker Mayfield this season and is tough to trust in your lineup.
Jahmyr Gibbs rises to RB5. We’ve loved Gibbs since his college days at Bama, and it looks like Detroit is finally letting him eat. The rookie has 25+ FP in 3-straight games while on a 75-reception 17-game pace (per @GuruFantasyWrld). He’s elite.
Our rest-of-season 0.5 PPR rankings were updated early this morning 👇️
WAIVER WIRE
Running Back
Cowboys RB2 (Left, Pollard) with the RB1 (Rico Dowdle) // Vincent Carchietta, USA Today Sports
One player we listed in last week’s top options, Rico Dowdle needs to be added everywhere. As Sam Sherman noted, the Cowboys' backup RB, Dowdle, is more efficient than the starter, Tony Pollard, on far fewer touches. Sound familiar?
As Saad Yousef of The Athletic wrote, “Pollard is not a prototypical feature back and the Cowboys don’t need to force him in that role.” Dowdle look better between the tackles (see chart below) and was more efficient than Pollard; 12 of Pollard’s 15 carries amounted to just 16 yards, while Dowdle took 12 carries for 79 yards and a TD. “Dowdle is a physical back who is better suited running between the tackles, lowering his shoulders and falling forward than Pollard”, per Yousef’s article.
NFL Next Gen Stats
“I love Rico’s run style,” said HC Mike McCarthy. More work should be on the horizon for Dowdle, whose 71.3 PFF rating on Sunday beat Bijan Robinson (67.1) and Saquon Barkley (70.2). And this may be a good thing for Tony Pollard (66.9), who could revert to his more explosive, change of pace role. Check every league.
Here are Week 11’s other RB waiver claims:
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