Heading into Week 11, let’s just say that it’s not pretty. We’re officially in the stretch run so we need to tighten up on depth and start cutting the fat on rosters. The position remains a mess, but there are a few tight end sleepers worth your attention this week.
Teams on Bye for Week 11: Colts, Saints
Before we dive in, double-check your waiver wire for these players in case they slipped through:
Mason Taylor, Juwan Johnson/Tayson Hill, Theo Johnson, Cade Otton, Harold Fannin, Colston Loveland
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Week 11 Tight End Streamers
Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Bengals can’t stop tight ends — period. They’ve given up 12 touchdowns to the position this season. No other defense has allowed more than seven.
When these teams met earlier this year, Freiermuth went nuclear, torching Cincinnati for 111 yards and two scores on just five catches. Nobody’s expecting a repeat, but the matchup screams opportunity again.
Jonnu Smith and Darnell Washington also found the end zone in that game, but Freiermuth remains the best bet for volume and scoring upside. He’s a high-risk, high-reward start for Week 11.
Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans
Dalton Schultz is back in TE1 territory. He’s finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end in three of his last four games, with the lone dud coming in Week 8. Since Week 5, Schultz hasn’t dipped below 11 fantasy points outside of that one outlier.
Even with Davis Mills airing it out 45 times in Week 10’s comeback win, Schultz looked like the steady second option behind Nico Collins. He led the team with 11 targets, catching seven for 53 yards and a late touchdown that sealed the win.
He’s developing solid chemistry regardless of who’s under center, and his floor is safer than most streaming options.
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Week 11 Tight End Sleepers
Dawson Knox, Buffalo Bills
Dalton Kincaid went down in Week 10 with a hamstring injury, and that immediately puts Dawson Knox back on the fantasy radar. Hamstrings are tricky — they tend to linger — so Knox could see a short-term bump if Kincaid misses time.
In limited work against Miami, Knox posted a 14.3% target share, hauling in 3-of-4 targets for 37 yards. That doesn’t scream league-winner, but any tight end seeing north of 10% usage in Josh Allen’s offense is worth a look.
If you’re streaming or thin at the position, Knox is a speculative pickup who could stumble into 5–7 targets per game while Kincaid recovers.
Noah Fant, Cincinnati Bengals
Fant’s quietly been producing, and he’s already found the end zone against this same Steelers defense earlier in the season. He’s touchdown dependent, but again, waivers are thin. The game, as of this writing, sits at a 49.5 over/under. Coming off a bye, he’s a decent desperation plug with red-zone involvement and modest floor in PPR formats.
Ja’Tavion Sanders, Carolina Panthers
Yeah, we’ve been here before — but Sanders continues to flash athleticism and trust from Bryce Young, even in a sluggish Carolina offense.
He caught all five of his targets for 32 yards against New Orleans, his second-highest catch total this season. The issue isn’t Sanders — it’s the Panthers’ league-worst pass rate over expected across the last month.
Until Carolina opens things up, he’s just a stash or an extremely last-minute start in deep formats.
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