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The fantasy football quarterback scene has only gotten more complicated ahead of Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season.
Although only two teams are on bye — the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints — several managers will be without their go-to options. The Colts being on bye removes Daniel Jones from fantasy football lineups, but he only headlines the laundry list of inactives.
The Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels tops the weekly injury list, with Jaxson Dart, C.J. Stroud and Kyler Murray also out of commission.
Brock Purdy has been a staple of the injury report, but he is finally returning in Week 12. His return allows him to return to fantasy lineups, while simultaneously removing Mac Jones.
As chaos continues to ensue, managers had a lot to contemplate early in Week 11. Those who are struggling with absences and potentially missed out on adding fantasy football legend Jameis Winston still have a few viable options to rely on in Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season.
J.J. McCarthy should not be a streaming option, but he is only owned in slightly more than half of fantasy football leagues. Thus, the budding star should be available for many managers scrambling for a last-minute starting option.
McCarthy receives a lot of criticism, but he has been a successful fantasy football quarterback in his first full year in the league. The passing numbers might not be there, but the 22-year-old’s efficiency and ground game have led to 19 or more fantasy points in two of his first four starts.
Coming off a solid Week 10 performance against the Baltimore Ravens, in which he recorded a career-high 248 passing yards, McCarthy now draws a matchup with the Chicago Bears, who got lit up by Jaxson Dart in Week 11 before he left with a concussion. McCarthy is not as much of a dual threat as Dart is, but the Bears have struggled to contain mobile quarterbacks out of the pocket all season.
McCarthy enters Week 11 averaging 16.6 fantasy points per game on the year against a Bears defense allowing 20.7 fantasy football points per game to quarterbacks.
If there will ever be a time Geno Smith will be usable in fantasy football, it will come in Week 11. Smith leads the Raiders against the Dallas Cowboys, who have been the worst defense against quarterbacks all season.
The Cowboys are coming off a bye, but they were lit up by Jacoby Brissett in Week 10, who threw for 261 passing yards and two touchdowns against them. Dallas’ defense also made Bryce Young, Russell Wilson and Jordan Love look like fantasy football stars earlier in the year.
The Cowboys’ struggling defense should get healthier after the bye, but it will not matter. Jalen Hurts is the only quarterback to face Dallas this season and not record either 225 passing yards or three touchdowns.
Two weeks after a four-touchdown performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars,...
