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Fantasy Football Round-Up: Five lists to help you earn NFL Week 11

Fantasy Football Round-Up: Five lists to help you earn NFL Week 11

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By: Dan Johnson

Midnight is where Week 11 really lives. The league sees records and graphics; we see the glow of tablets under hoodies, the Rams’ midnight jerseys as a reminder that real work happens when the cameras exhale. We burn quiet film-room oil while timelines chase highlights, sanding tendencies, nudging splits, shaving tells off motion and depth. It’s protection calls rehearsed in empty walkthroughs, coverage checks whispered on Wednesday, a red-zone wrinkle scribbled in the margin that buys a sliver of grass on Sunday. Fantasy, props, sides, totals—every edge feels like a dim hallway we walk alone before the stadium lights steal the story. We stack disciplined snaps, smart sits, ugly-but-correct clicks, trusting that the shine will arrive on its own schedule. Midnight mode is not just a uniform; it is a vow that our process stays subterranean while the league chases neon. And when the late-window cameras finally catch the angles we mapped in the dark, the dazzle will look like magic to everyone else; we will know it was nothing but patience, tape, and workbench faith made visible in Week 11. I’ve got you. Once more, I’m here with the full gamut of my Five Lists of Five: Week 11 edition (2025) to get you set with sleepers, stash players, matchups to exploit, must-starts, and trade targets.

You know how it goes. We’re in the business of domination, here. We trade in wins, and wins only. We, like Billy Beane, loathe losing more than we wish for winning. And midnight mode is all about earning what you put in. So let’s earn us a win.

And so, below, I’ve got a mix of analysis that should help you maximize your Week 11 fantasy football lineups, but also shore up your bench with potential cosmic storms waiting to happen.

Find links to all below, and enjoy laying waste to the most beloved of your leaguemates.

Follow my handle @dansby_edits for all of my fantasy football content—as well as plenty of NFL and College Football betting goodies—all season long.

Dan Johnson’s Fantasy Football Five Lists of Five: Week 11 edition (2025)

I’ve gone ahead and added the names of the players included on each list, so as to make this document more useful going forward.

Having said that, if you want any of the analysis as to why I consider these players worthy of a particular list, head to the article itself.

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Disclaimer

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is thegreatdansby9) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.