Waiver Wire Express - Week 11 Lightning Round Including Audric Estime, Jaylen Warren, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Quentin Johnston, Alec Pierce, Russell Wilson, more

We're hitting the thick of November, the home stretch for many of our fantasy regular seasons. While this past week was finally kind on the injury front, we still have several breakout performances to analyze. Let's start our investigation of whether these players are difference-makers or fool's gold with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season.

This article supplies a quick reaction to put fantasy-relevant players on your radar for Week 11 after the week's action and injuries to Dalton Kincaid (knee) and Tank Bigsby (ankle), with scares coming for Aaron Jones (chest) and Najee Harris (ankle) as well. This column is published early every week and then updated daily. Each day will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. 

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats, with options for longer stashes beyond byes and immediate assistance. Please note that Week 11 has four teams on bye: Buccaneers, Cardinals, Giants, and Panthers.

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Week 11 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Alexander Mattison
Jaylen Warren
Audric Estime
Tyler Allgeier
Khalil Herbert
Tyjae Spears
Zach Charbonnet
Braelon Allen
Ray Davis
Gus Edwards
Cam Akers
Jaylen Wright
Roschon Johnson
Trey Benson
Jeremy McNichols
Kenneth Gainwell
Blake Corum
Keaton Mitchell

Week 11 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Cedric Tillman
Jauan Jennings
Tyler Lockett
Ricky Pearsall
Quentin Johnston
Jerry Jeudy
Romeo Doubs
Rashod Bateman
Christian Watson
Michael Wilson
Wan'Dale Robinson
Xavier Legette
Mike Williams
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
DeMario Douglas
Ray-Ray McCloud III
Alec Pierce
Noah Brown
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Joshua Palmer
Elijah Moore
Jalen Tolbert
Demarcus Robinson
Gabe Davis
Adonai Mitchell
Mack Hollins
Kayshon Boutte
Jalen Coker
Sterling Shepard
Adam Thielen
Brandin Cooks
Mason Tipton
Devaughn Vele
Johnny Wilson

Week 11 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Taysom Hill
Mike Gesicki
Hunter Henry
Zach Ertz
Dawson Knox
Jonnu Smith
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Will Dissly
Theo Johnson

Week 11 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 11:

Justin Herbert
Bo Nix
Drake Maye
Russell Wilson
Geno Smith
Jameis Winston
Will Levis
Trey Lance
Mac Jones

Week 11 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 11:

Houston Texans DST
Denver Broncos DST
Cleveland Browns DST
Miami Dolphins DST
Los Angeles Rams DST

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