"At various points during the fantasy football season, injuries, bye weeks and breaking news can cause you to need reinforcements for your fantasy lineup. Every Friday throughout the 2025 NFL season, Matt Bowen will offer some late-week pickup options to help fill those holes, with an emphasis on deeper leagues. Because of that, this column will focus mostly on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues, with occasional exceptions."
"Brissett had 21.9 points, plus 452 yards passing, in a Week 11 loss to the 49ers. He averages 21.3 PPG in his five starts this season with multiple touchdowns throws in each. Yes, game flow forced Brissett to throw with heavy volume against San Francisco (57 attempts), but the tape tells us that he has upgraded this Cardinals passing offense. Brissett fits this week as a deeper-league starter against a Jaguars defense that ranks in the bottom 10 against opposing quarterbacks (20.1 PPG)."
Late-week fantasy pickup options focus on players rostered in fewer than 50% of leagues, emphasizing deeper formats. Justin Herbert and Bo Nix are on byes this week, creating added demand at quarterback. Three available quarterbacks with solid matchups present starting options for deeper leagues. Jacoby Brissett averaged 21.3 PPG in five starts, produced 21.9 points and 452 passing yards in Week 11, and has recorded multiple touchdown throws in each start. Brissett attempted 57 passes against San Francisco and now faces a Jaguars defense that allows 20.1 PPG to opposing quarterbacks. Sam Darnold has produced under five fantasy points and committed three or more turnovers in consecutive weeks.
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