We are approaching the fantasy football playoff stretch run, where teams on the playoff bubble will need to start stringing together wins in order to have a legitimate shot at making the tournament.
Even though we are through the first 10 weeks of the NFL season, that doesn’t mean we don’t have a handful of sleeper options you should consider inserting into your fantasy football lineup in Week 11. Let’s take a closer look.
Week 11 Fantasy Football Sleepers | Quarterbacks
Joshua Dobbs | Minnesota Vikings @ DEN
Joshua Dobbs has been a member of the Minnesota Vikings for less than 14 calendar days, and yet he has two 27+ point fantasy performances with the team over the span of two games.
If we go back to his time as Arizona’s starting QB, he has rushed for a touchdown in four straight games and just carved up one of the better secondaries in the league in Week 10. Dobbs is a solid top-15 play against the Denver Broncos this week.
Week 11 Fantasy Football Sleepers | Running Backs
Ty Chandler | Minnesota Vikings @ DEN
I have absolutely no shame in my Vikings stack game. Starting RB Alexander Mattison suffered a concussion against New Orleans on Sunday, which puts his status for Week 11 in real jeopardy at the moment.
Ty Chandler filled in admirably for Mattison against a stingy Saints defense, rushing 15 times for 45 yards and a score. If Mattison is unable to go, Chandler is next in line to see an expanded role in this backfield.
Next up for Minnesota is a Denver Broncos defense that gives up an average of 27 fantasy points per game to opposing running backs. That puts Chandler firmly in the RB2 conversation if he is the starter in Week 11.
Keaton Mitchell | Baltimore Ravens vs. CIN
If you have managed to catch a glimpse of Baltimore Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell over the last two weeks, then you would quickly understand why many are comparing his outstanding efficiency to Miami Dolphins explosive rookie RB De’Von Achane.
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Mitchell has produced 172 rushing yards and two scores on just 12 carries over the last two games, which mirrors some of the big-play potential and unheard-of efficiency we saw from Achane earlier this season.
The Ravens still have Gus Edwards, who is a TD machine in his own right. But if Mitchell keeps producing splash plays, then it would be reasonable to expect his role to grow in the coming weeks.
Week 11 Fantasy Football Sleepers | Wide Receivers
Noah Brown | Houston Texans vs. ARI
The Houston Texans may have found a big-time contributor in the passing attack with WR Noah Brown’s recent performances.
Over the last two games, Brown has compiled 13 receptions for 325 yards and a score, an obviously impressive amount of production from a player who never had a 100-yard receiving game since coming into the NFL back in 2017 leading up to Week 9 of this season.
Brown’s eight targets against the Bengals only trailed WR Tank Dell. If WR Nico Collins misses a second straight game, Brown could continue to produce big numbers against the Arizona Cardinals.
Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens vs. CIN
The consensus appears to have soured a bit on Ravens rookie WR Zay Flowers after a fast start in 2023. Flowers’ recent drop in target volume and production has him falling outside of the top 40 wide receivers heading into Week 11.
Sure, the Ravens’ passing offense has been spreading the ball around, and Flowers doesn’t have a 20-point fantasy performance on his résumé yet this season. However, he still possesses a high fantasy floor with his consistent role in this Baltimore passing attack.
Flowers’ five receptions for 73 yards against the stingy Browns defense should be looked at as a positive when forecasting his outlook moving forward. After all, if the aforementioned Brown can drop 172 yards on this Bengals defense, Flowers is certainly capable of a big performance too.
Brandin Cooks | Dallas Cowboys @ CAR
Don’t look now, but the Dallas Cowboys passing game has been absolutely firing on all cylinders over the last four games. Quarterback Dak Prescott has thrown for a minimum of 272 yards in each and has 12 touchdown passes during that stretch.
WR Brandin Cooks has been the recipient of three of those TD passes. After failing to establish a reliable role in this passing game through the first month of the season, Cooks has caught a touchdown in three of his last four games and just posted a monster stat line of nine receptions for 173 yards and a score in Week 10.
Cooks may not be the focal point of this passing attack like he has been in years past, but he seems to have carved out a large role in Dallas’ offense and is clicking with Prescott. If you’re in a pinch at WR this week, Cooks may be worth a dart throw to see if this offense can continue to roll against the struggling Carolina Panthers.
Week 11 Fantasy Football Sleepers | Tight Ends
Michael Mayer | Las Vegas Raiders @ MIA
The final stat line of Las Vegas Raiders rookie TE Michael Mayer wasn’t exactly spectacular in Week 10, but he did manage to produce a highlight-reel TD reception to save his fantasy day against the New York Jets.
The Jets’ struggling offense allowed the Raiders to play the field-possession game while feeding the ball to RB Josh Jacobs on 27 occasions in a low-scoring affair to protect rookie QB Aidan O’Connell.
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Unfortunately, the Raiders won’t have the same fortune of playing small ball against the high-powered Dolphins offense in Week 11. Expect O’Connell to throw the ball a lot in Week 11, which makes Mayer a quality streaming TE option this Sunday.
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