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Thursday Fantasy Fliers, Week 11: Dexter McCluster and Dorial Green-Beckham

Thursday Fantasy Fliers, Week 11: Dexter McCluster and Dorial Green-Beckham

Let's be very clear, right here at the top: We do not recommend a multi-Titan fantasy lineup. Not this week, not any week. Doesn't seem ideal. As much as we all like rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, he's directing an offense that ranks No. 30 in the league in total yardage (321.6 YPG) and No. 27 in scoring (18.8). You can only own so many shares of a team like this.

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However, we have four teams on bye this week and, by this point in the season, injuries have hit everyone's fantasy roster. So there's a decent chance you're looking to the free agent pool for assistance in Week 11. Here are two names approved for use in deeper formats, in case of emergency...

RB Dexter McCluster, 21 percent owned, $14 in Yahoo daily

McCluster has carved out a role that's entirely unaffected by the Andrews-Cobb-Sankey pileup, so no need to fret about that nonsense. Dexter is routinely seeing 3-8 carries and 4-8 pass targets per game, generally finishing with 50-or-so scrimmage yards. He found the end-zone against Carolina last week, too (pictured above). He's caught 19 balls over his last five games, so he offers PPR appeal, if nothing else. Jacksonville's defense has allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per game to running backs and the sixth-most receiving yards (501) to the position. Tennessee will be without both Kendall Wright (knee) and Justin Hunter (ankle), so McCluster shouldn't lack for targets. Nor should this guy...

[Week 11 rankings: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver | Tight End | Flex | All Positions]

WR Dorial Green-Beckham, 22 percent owned, $13 in Yahoo daily

DGB followed his 10-target, 77-yard sorta-breakout with a two-target, zero-catch dud against the Panthers. So that was alarming. But with Wright and Hunter out of the mix, the Titans are simply going to need the gigantic rookie (6-foot-5, 237) to contribute. We can't say he's been a particularly reliable route-runner — this ugly pick had as much to do with DGB as Mariota — but he's desperately needed at the moment. Hunter is done for the season, leaving 4-5 targets per game up for grabs. Vets Delanie Walker and Harry Douglas should see plenty of looks, but Green-Beckham will need to be involved as well. He seems built for red-zone work, so a three-catch, one-touchdown night is doable.