Fridays are for Five Lists of Five here at DKNetwork, and it’s sticks season! Week 11. Sticks. 11—get it? Sure you do. Energy is high! As is uncertainty abound. Big question marks still hang over players like Amari Cooper, Dalton Kincaid, Sam LaPorta, Tee Higgins, etc. We need fantasy football stashes. Fantasy football streamers. It never ends.
A reminder of the premise behind this specific series of lists: All I want is for you to be better than your friends. You’re going to be surrounded by them on Sunday, probably. How sweet would it be if you could be sure you’ve checked every box possible that might guarantee you a resounding victory this week? Some kick-your-feet-up insights? I’ve got some.
Again—I know my audience. The smoke-break audience. The quick-scan-of-the-phone-on-the-way-to-the-fridge audience. The give-me-as-much-info-as-possible-as-fast-as-possible audience. I’m a man of the people.
And so, once more: Five Lists of Five. Think of these as byte-sized, two-minutes-to-yourself lists to scan during your weekend as you foam at the mouth for any competitive fantasy edge. As much relevant analysis as I can fit into, like, 250 words per player.
Keeping things rolling this week with my top five wide receivers due for fantasy football breakouts in Week 11.
Also available from this week’s Fantasy Fridays Five Lists of Five:
- Top five fantasy football players most likely to score a touchdown in Week 11
- Top five fantasy football players to stash ahead of NFL Week 11
- Top five fantasy football streamers for NFL Week 11
- Top five fantasy football must-starts and smash spots for NFL Week 11
Break ‘Em Out
Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs (vs. Buffalo Bills)
It’s that kind of game. He’s that kind of player. And no—I know he’s not a wide receiver. But he’s likely the pass-catcher most deserving of being on this list.
Travis Kelce’s best game this year was 25.0 PPR fantasy points. That’s just under the threshold, to me, of a breakout game. Kelce’s been ramping up his performances, with 12 targets, 16 targets, and 12 targets respectively in his last three games. The addition of DeAndre Hopkins, and the sometimes-forcefeeding deliberate approach by Patrick Mahomes has made Kelce the prime beneficiary.
He goes nuclear this week. No one sees Chiefs and Bills on the calendar without thinking of the playoff overtime game. This will, for our generation, be a showcase/marquee matchup.
Kelce scores twice.
Mack Hollins, WR, Buffalo Bills (vs. Kansas City Chiefs)
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Mack Hollins has been the fifth best receiver in the NFL, score-wise, among pass-catchers with at least ten targets since Week 6. During that time, Hollins has caught ten of his 12 looks for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
The Chiefs defense is going to focus on suffocating the run game and putting Josh Allen in obvious passing situations when Chris Jones and co. can best tee off on the pass rush. Allen is going to have to get used to the quick game. He’ll have Shakir as his first option for that, but he knows Hollins is as reliable as they come.
Hollins might be the X-factor this week, should Buffalo hope to win without Dalton Kincaid to round out their playmakers.
Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers (vs. Seattle Seahawks)
With George Kittle questionable, Brandon Aiyuk out for the season, and Ricky Pearsall still a work in progress, it’s Deebo’s game through the air. He’s been getting a steady diet of carries, too; he’s gotten at least three totes on the ground in four of his last five games.
Seattle’s coverage isn’t great, and Purdy looked as good as he has since 2023 in the 49ers’ Week 10 win. Sometimes, it’s just about getting back to basics. Look for a throwback to 2021 with a molten-hot, volcanic Deebo Samuel game in a divisional matchup.
Tank Dell, WR, Houston Texans (vs. Dallas Cowboys)
Nico Collins practiced fully, and Dell’s ailing back is finally healthy enough that we’re not concerned about his game status.
We’re not worried about Nico Collins’s presence in the lineup. We’re thankful for it. Dell averaged 14.6 points per game in the ten contests during which he lined up across from Collins last season. Some of those were games in which Dell had one-or-more long touchdown, and he’d end up the highest-scoring wideout on the Texans.
The Cowboys secondary is bad. Even if the opportunities are a bit fewer this week, I expect less defensive coverage to shade Dell’s direction, allowing him to beat zones and create separation for C.J. Stroud.
Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals (vs. Los Angeles Chargers)
If he’s back, you play him. I think he’s healthy enough to be the second option in this passing offense, which has been exclusively bottlenecked to Ja’Marr Chase the last few games.
Again: some things don’t have to be hard. Let’s get excited to watch Tee Higgins silence the crowd at SoFi on Sunday Night Football when he catches a touchdown in his return from injury.
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