Best fantasy football QB waiver wire pickups for Week 11

Hello and welcome to the Week 11 waiver wire watch!

Another weekend of NFL action is mostly in the books and the second half of the 2025 regular season is officially underway. There were many impressive quarterback performances over the weekend and a few of them are still sitting on the waiver wire waiting to be scooped up.

We’ll go over some performers that you should consider scooping off the waiver wire ahead of Week 11 and as always, we’ll classify a waiver add as someone who is rostered in 60% of leagues at the max.

Week 11 byes: Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints

Darnold is operating the hottest offense in the NFL at the moment and they buried the Cardinals 44-22 on Sunday to rack up their fourth straight victory. The veteran was highly efficient by going 10-12 for 178 yards and a touchdown and it helps when you have Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp to lob passes up to all game long. He’s continued to maintain his spot in the top-five of several stats, including leading all QB’s in success rate and yards per attempt.

He’s in for a major matchup on the road against the Rams this Sunday with sole possession of first place in the NFC West on the line. The QB should be available on the waiver wire if you want to scoop him up ahead of this important showdown.

Week 11 matchup: @ Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET

The Bengals were off on their bye this past weekend and will have a chance to climb back into the AFC North race when visiting the Steelers this Sunday. That means Flacco will be back in action to continue the tear he’s been on since being traded to the team over a month ago. Through four games with Cincy, the Super Bowl 47 MVP has racked up 1,254 yards with 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He was the second-best fantasy QB through that stretch, compiling 101.8 fantasy points over those four weeks.

Given how dreadful the Bengals’ defense has been, every single one of those yards has been needed to simply keep the team competitive. That will most likely be the case again in the Steel City this week, so he’ll be available if you need a QB for the week.

Week 11 matchup: @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET

The Dolphins…dominated the Bills 30-13 on Sunday? Huh, didn’t see that one coming. De’Von Achane was the engine behind this AFC East shocker, but Tagovailoa contributed to the win as well with 173 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. It wasn’t the best afternoon for the Miami QB, but he has popped up with a few productive outings in the midst of this miserable campaign and it helps that Jaylen Waddle is finding his stride as the team’s top pass-catcher.

Tagovailoa and company will head to Spain this week to face a Commanders defense that has been torched through the air, giving up an NFL-high 2,737 passing yards along with 22 passing touchdowns. If there were any week where you’d want to stream the Dolphins’ QB just for the matchup, it’s this one.

Week 11 matchup: vs. Washington Commanders, 9:30 a.m. ET (Madrid game)

Brissett did not have himself a good Sunday as the Cardinals were trashed in a 44-22 blowout loss to the Seahawks. But garbage time stats still count in fantasy and he was able to scrape together a respectable 258 yards and two touchdowns to earn 19.4 fantasy points for the week. The veteran journeymen has been a top-12 fantasy QB since he replaced Kyler Murray, so it’s still not a bad idea to scoop him up if you need QB help.

Week 11 matchup: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m. ET