ESPN's Matt Bowen and Jeremy Fowler wrote about their 2026 NFL free agency early top-25 ranking and predictions. According to what they are hearing, Breece Hall could secure a contract similar to Josh Jacobs, with a deal in the ballpark of a four-year, $48 million contract. Hall was very involved in speculation to be traded at the trade deadline, and the Jets stood firm on wanting a third-round pick in return for him, but they never got it. Hall is in his prime at 25 years old and brings a dual-threat element to the backfield. He has 174 receptions in his career, while averaging 92.0 total yards. He also has 82 rushes of 10 or more yards over three seasons, so he's a three-down back that can make big plays. Although we don't know which team he will be joining, this provides some insight into what the expected contract should be, barring any unforeseen developments over the next couple of months.

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ESPN reporter John Keim reports that Commanders head coach Dan Quinn mentioned that running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. (shoulder) will play Sunday. Rodriguez exited Week 10's contest against the Detroit Lions in the second half with an apparent shoulder injury and did not return. Before the Week 10 matchup, Rodriguez was chosen to be the team captain, and many reports heading into the week were suggesting that he might take over as the starter, and the way the first half played out, he was getting a majority of the work. However, we never got to see that fully play out due to his injury and his absence from the second half of the game. Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols remained involved and got all of the work in the second half. Still, given that neither Croskey-Merritt nor McNichols has run away with their opportunities as the starter, Rodriguez has a prime opportunity to do so in Week 11 against the Miami Dolphins, who are bottom-10 against opposing running backs on the season. Now that he's confirmed to play, Rodriguez should firmly be in the RB3/flex conversation heading into Sunday.

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Washington Commanders wide receiver, Terry McLaurin (quadriceps), was already ruled out for Week 11 on Monday; however, it was reported on Wednesday by ESPN reporter John Keim that Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said, "McLaurin is now onto the on-field portion of his rehab. That's why he's here." Ultimately, this means that he is working out on the field and progressing from his injury, following his re-aggravation of his quad injury in Week 8. Still, fantasy managers at this point have likely considered it a lost season for McLaurin. On the season, he has 203 receiving yards and one touchdown in four games played. Fantasy managers who still roster McLaurin are simply hopeful that he returns for the playoff stretch and is a reliable WR3/flex option down the stretch. Pass catchers like Deebo Samuel Sr., Zach Ertz, and Treylon Burks will continue to lead the pass-catchers in Week 11.

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NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that the New York Giants have elevated Jameis Winston to the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart and expect him to start Sunday in the event Jaxson Dart (concussion) doesn't clear the concussion protocol, per The Insiders. Winston was moved ahead of Russell Wilson, as interim coach Mike Kafka informed them. Additionally, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Giants are expected to start quarterback Winston against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, sources told Schefter and Jordan Raanan of ESPN on Wednesday. In a significant turn of events, both Schefter and Rapoport have reported that it's likely Winston gets the start against the Packers. He immediately raises the ceiling of the Giants' playmakers like Darius Slayton, Theo Johnson, and Wan'Dale Robinson, compared to what Russel Wilson can bring to the table at this point in his career. Winston is a bit of a wild card, but he will bring much more excitement to the team and Sunday's matchup. In his career, he has thrown for 24,225 yards, 154 touchdowns, and 111 interceptions. He can be started as a wild card in QB2 leagues once he is confirmed to be the starter.

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New York Jets wide receiver Josh Reynolds (hip) was placed on Injured Reserve after suffering a hip injury in the team's Week 8 thriller against the Cincinnati Bengals. Reynolds is eligible to return in Week 13 against the Falcons. The 30-year-old was having a quiet season in a bad Jets passing attack, catching 11 of 21 targets for 101 yards in five games. With star wideout Garrett Wilson (knee) also injured, the Jets will be relying on a wide receiver crew consisting of two newly acquired wideouts in John Metchie III and Adonai Mitchell, along with Arian Smith and Tyler Johnson.

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Tennessee Titans tight end Chig Okonkwo has had a quiet season through nine games, catching 29 of 39 targets for 281 yards with no touchdowns. Okonkwo ranks as just the TE33 with 6.3 PPR points per game, as the Titans' offensive situation has been bleak for fantasy purposes. The 26-year-old is just barely averaging a career high in receiving yards per game (31.2) and tied for the highest receptions per game (3.2). Okonkwo has also been gradually losing snaps to rookie tight end Gunnar Helm over the course of the season. After running more than 70% of the team's routes in the first two weeks of the season, Okonkwo hasn't had a route share above 60% in a game since. Helm hasn't surpassed him in any game yet, but he's stayed involved and has some real ability as a receiver and could get more involved out of the bye week. Okonkwo will remain off fantasy radars for Week 11 against the Texans.

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Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Jaydon Blue was a healthy inactive in the team's last game in Week 9 against the Arizona Cardinals. After being inactive for the team's first four games of the season, Blue was finally active for his NFL debut in Week 5 against the New York Jets after Miles Sanders (ankle, knee) was placed on injured reserve. The rookie fifth-rounder out of Texas served as the clear No. 2 back behind starter Javonte Williams, handling 22 carries for 65 yards and adding one catch (one target) for five yards in Weeks 5 through 8 before being made inactive again in Week 9. The lack of receiving usage was disappointing to see, as that is one of the most appealing parts of Blue's prospect profile, but he essentially just spelled Williams and didn't see many creative play designs to get him the ball in space and use his 4.38 speed. It remains to be seen if Blue will play in the coming weeks and what his usage will look like if he is active.

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Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine (ankle) had the Week 10 bye to rest the high-ankle sprain suffered in the team's Week 9 loss to the Chicago Bears. Head coach Zac Taylor said that Perine would be out a couple of weeks, which puts his status in doubt for Week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 30-year-old has been solid in the primary backup role behind Chase Brown, handling 32 carries for 198 yards and a touchdown to go with seven catches on nine targets for 30 yards as a receiver. While it's a small sample size, his 6.2 yards per carry is easily the best of his career and leads all running backs with at least 30 carries this season. Perine is a trusted veteran for his strength in pass protection, and if he's unable to go in Week 11, rookie Tahj Brooks will be expected to fill in as the No.2 behind Brown.

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Houston Texans wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson didn't draw a single target in Sunday's 36-29 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was the first game this season where Hutchinson was held without a catch despite running the third-most routes on the team. His last catchless game came in Week 12 of last season, where he played only eight offensive snaps. The 25-year-old has still been a reliable player overall for the Texans this season, recording 21 receptions for 222 yards and three touchdowns on 29 targets while also serving as an excellent blocker. Hutchinson had his lowest snap share of the season in Week 10 at 52.2% and may continue to see less work with rookie Jayden Higgins emerging over the last few weeks. Hutchinson is a useful player for the Texans, but can be left on the waiver wire in most fantasy leagues.

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Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. managed just two catches for 38 yards in Week 10's 31-25 overtime loss to the Colts, but the stat line doesn't tell the whole story. The 25-year-old was targeted a solid five times in the contest, and one of them could have gone for at least a 20-yard catch and potentially a touchdown, but he simply dropped it; otherwise, it would have been a much more bountiful day. There are no points for almost catching a pass, though, and he disappointingly finished as the 25th-ranked TE for fantasy this week. The two receptions were his lowest output of the season, so hopefully he can rebound from this performance in Week 11, as the 6-foot-6 tight end is still averaging over six targets and five catches per game this year. Week 11 brings a home matchup against Carolina, a defense that has been generous to TEs thus far, even allowing the Tyler Shough-Juwan Johnson connection to register a touchdown in Week 10. With just one touchdown in nine games for Pitts, though, he could be on the verge of being relegated to TE2 territory in Week 11.

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Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth caught all three of his targets for 33 yards in a Week 10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. It remains difficult to predict weekly involvement for Pittsburgh's tight ends, but all of them could find success against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11. When these two teams met in Week 7, Freiermuth, Jonnu Smith, and Darnell Washington each found the end zone. The Bengals have allowed the most fantasy points and touchdowns to tight ends this season, and Freiermuth has historically torched them. In nine career games versus Cincinnati, he has totaled six touchdowns while averaging over seven targets, five receptions, and 66 yards per contest. Though far from a reliable fantasy starter, Freiermuth can be streamed in a pinch and considered in DFS lineups this Sunday.

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After failing to reach 50 receiving yards in any game between Week 2 and Week 8, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown hauled in two catches for 73 yards on four targets in his team's Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills. However, with Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy ahead of him on the Chiefs' wide receiver depth chart, Brown's upside coming out of Kansas City's Week 10 bye is limited. He has not earned more than four targets in any game since Rice returned from the suspension that sidelined him for the first six games of 2025. Brown's big-play ability allows him to maintain some level of fantasy relevance. Still, he will be difficult to trust on a week-to-week basis as long as Kansas City's top pass-game targets can stay on the field. The Chiefs have a tough matchup in Week 11 against the Denver Broncos, making Brown a player for fantasy managers to avoid.

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Through his first nine games of 2025, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has recorded 41 catches for 540 yards and three touchdowns on 53 targets. While the 36-year-old is not the player he once was at his peak, he remains a key piece of his team's passing attack. Kelce has recorded at least five targets in seven of nine outings this season and at least 54 yards in six out of nine contests. If there's one cause for concern with Kelce's fantasy profile, it might be his target outlook now that Chiefs wideout Rashee Rice is back from suspension and fully re-integrated into the offense. Kelce has averaged 5.3 targets per game this season with Rice in the lineup, compared to 6.2 targets per game when he's been sidelined. Still, Kelce has remained productive in recent weeks with Rice on the field and profiles as a solid tight end option in Week 11 against the Denver Broncos.

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Roman Wilson hauled in two of his three targets for 35 yards and a touchdown in a Week 10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Though he logged just a 35% snap share, Wilson tied DK Metcalf to lead the team in receiving on a forgettable night for Pittsburgh's offense. It's also worth noting that fellow receiver Calvin Austin III struggled with drops and caused an interception in the fourth quarter. Going forward, it wouldn't be shocking to see Wilson earn more playing time. It is clear that the Steelers need another weapon to step up for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Wilson has flashed upside with two scores in the past three weeks. He shouldn't be considered a viable option in most redraft formats, but Wilson could surprise this week against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers struggled in a Week 10 loss, completing 16 of his 31 pass attempts for 161 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Fortunately, he is poised to bounce back at home against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11. Although the Steelers lost to the Bengals on the road back in Week 7, Rodgers went off for 249 yards and four touchdowns. With Pittsburgh favored and Cincinnati surrendering the fourth-most fantasy points per contest to opposing signal-callers, Rodgers is back on the fantasy radar as a high-end QB2 and quality streaming option on Sunday.

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Across nine games played in 2025, Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard has recorded 623 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns on 138 total touches, an average of 15.3 touches per game. However, Pollard's usage was clearly trending downwards heading into Tennessee's Week 10 bye. After seeing at least 14 carries and 17 total touches in each of the Titans' first five games of the season, Pollard failed to crack 12 total touches in any of his most recent four outings. Tennessee has been steadily evening out the workload between Pollard and third-year back Tyjae Spears. Coming out of the bye week, there seems to be little reason for the 1-8 Titans to feed the veteran Pollard over the up-and-coming Spears. Spears has also been more efficient, averaging over a yard per touch more than Pollard. Heading into a Week 11 matchup against the Houston Texans, Pollard is tough for fantasy managers to trust as anything more than a low-end flex option.

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Over the past two weeks combined, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has scored just 6.6 half-PPR fantasy points. While there are reasons to be optimistic about the Steelers' offense against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11, this matchup doesn't project to be a great one for Metcalf specifically. Cincinnati has surrendered six receiving touchdowns to opposing wideouts, and only one of them went to a clear WR1. In Metcalf's Week 7 meeting with the Bengals, he managed just three receptions for 50 yards. Because Metcalf has not exceeded five receptions in any contest this season, fantasy managers can't rely on volume when deciding whether to start him. The 27-year-old will probably need to hit pay dirt to provide value as a low-end WR2 or flex option this week.

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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson had a solid game in his final outing before the team's Week 10 bye, recording five catches for 50 yards on seven targets in a Week 9 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. However, the 26-year-old's target volume has tailed off in recent weeks after a scorching start to the season. Across the first five weeks of 2025, Ferguson was averaging 9.6 targets per game. From Weeks 6 through 9, Ferguson averaged 4.5 targets per contest. That drop-off coincided with the return of star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to the lineup, who had three-plus games in the middle of the season with a high-ankle sprain. Coming out of the bye, Ferguson could continue to lose targets to Lamb and Cowboys wideout George Pickens. Ferguson may still be a useful fantasy tight end, but he's more reliant on touchdowns now than he was earlier in the year.

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Before his team's Week 10 bye, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was struggling to be consistently productive. In his final three games before the bye, Worthy recorded 11 catches for 111 yards and zero touchdowns on 18 targets. For the season, the 22-year-old has hauled in just 24 receptions for 256 yards and one touchdown on 40 targets across seven games. Worthy appears to have taken a clear backseat to wide receiver Rashee Rice and tight end Travis Kelce in the Kansas City passing game. Worthy has also seen his red-zone usage decrease in 2025, after scoring nine touchdowns across 17 games as a rookie in 2024. The Chiefs will face a difficult matchup in Week 11 when they travel to Denver to take on the Broncos, so Worthy's struggles may continue coming out of the bye.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas had his best game of the season in his team's final game before its Week 10 bye. Iosivas recorded five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in Cincinnati's Week 9 loss to the Chicago Bears. The 26-year-old has been a modest producer overall this season, hauling in 16 catches for 236 yards and a score on 31 targets across nine games. As long as star Bengals wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins remain healthy, the target volume ceiling for Iosivas is limited. If there's any reason for optimism surrounding Iosivas' fantasy outlook, it's how pass-heavy the Bengals' offense has become. In the four games since Joe Flacco has taken over under center in Cincinnati, he's averaging a whopping 43.3 pass attempts per game. If the Bengals continue to throw at that rate, Iosivas could have multiple opportunities to make plays in Week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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