Week 7 Waiver Wire
Note: Every suggestion will be pulled from either the Yahoo or ESPN rostership, and everyone in these articles will be less than 50% rostered on at least one of those sites. Only some leagues are cut and dry the same so this is just a template for a 12 team full PPR league. There may be players that would have made this article but are rostered in over 50% of the leagues on both sites so they were not included because you’re either in a smaller league or bigger league. If you have questions, please get in chat and ask. Going forward, I will list the bye week schedule below as it is going to become more important as we plan for that moving forward.
Week 5: DET, LAC, PHI, TEN
Week 6: KC, LAR, MIA, MIN
Week 7: CHI, DAL
Week 8: NONE
Week 9: PIT, SF
Week 10: CLE, GB, LV, SEA
Week 11: ARI, CAR, NYG, TB
Week 12: ATL, BUF, CIN, JAX, NO, NYJ
Week 13: NONE
Week 14: BAL, DEN, HOU, IND, NE, WAS
QB
Jared Goff (Detroit Lions) – 5%
Goff is now averaging 17.4 PPG and is coming off of back to back 25+ point performances. He’ll face the Vikings team in Week 7 that is coming off a Bye and will be at home. The Vikings have allowed the 3rd most passing yards on the season (263) and the Vikings offense is set up for immense success in this one to push the Lions to throw at a higher rate than they usually would.
Drake Maye (New England Patriots) – 5%
If you need a matchup proof QB for the rest of the season, Maye is your guy. Against a tough Texans defense in his first NFL start, Maye was able to drop 19.5 fantasy points, showing his floor by rushing for 38 yards while also tossing three scores. His rushing gives him a floor each and every week and in Week 7, the Patriots take on the Jaguars in London. The Jags are allowing the most pass yards per game (276.7), 4th most pass yards per play (7.2), have allowed the most pass TDs (14), and have a league worst +.23 EPA/Pass allowed.
Tua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins) – 1%
Tua is inching close to Week 8, which is when he is available to come off of the IR. He has cleared concussion protocol but the Dolphins are being smart with him. To be honest, if the doctors clear him to return, there is no reason not to give him a normal workload. If you are in desperate need for a QB, Tua should get you around 17 PPG upon his return.
RB
Tank Bigsby (Jacksonville Jaguars) – 15%
The Jaguars seem done with Etienne to be honest and likely reduce him to a receiving back role and they are using a hamstring injury to get there which conveniently occurred on a play he fumbled the ball away. The only downside is that on the kickoff after half, Tank Bigsby also fumbled but the Jaguars came away with it. If Etienne misses anytime Bigsby is bumped to borderline RB1 territory with the Patriots on the docket in Week 7. Even when Etienne returns to the lineup, I’m not convinced he just jumped into the RB1 role again.
Tyrone Tracy (New York Giants) – 5%
Someone is going to outbid you for Tracy if he is somehow still available in one of your leagues. Tracy has been great and received 82% of the team’s snaps in Week 6 with Singletary missing his second consecutive game. The issue I have with Tracy is that Brian Daboll absolutely loves Devin Singletary and the minute he is back in the lineup, Singletary is the RB1 again. However, organically Tracy has earned a split to be the 1B in this offense and should still see 2-3 targets a game and a handful of carries. If Singletary misses time later in the season Tracy is bumped back into being the RB1 and a weekly must start so he is worth the stash regardless.
Ray Davis (Buffalo Bills) – 4%
Ray Davis subbed in for a banged up James Cook, seeing a 60% snap share, 67% rush share, a 47% route participation, and a 13% target share. He ended with 20 carries for 97 rushing yards while catching all three targets for 55 receiving yards. Not only is Ray Davis a great handcuff and worth rostering everywhere, but there is an excellent chance he eats heavily into James Cook’s usage moving forward, making this a dual backfield.
Kimani Vidal (LA Chargers) – 0%
Another player that you are unlikely to get without blowing FAAB on him but I’m not overreacting here. This is a run first offense and Dobbins dominated the backfield as he has the trust of the coaching staff. Vidal is still a 6th round rookie at the end of the day but he has a window to get more work and he played well in the Chargers Week 6 win over the Broncos, catching a 38-yard TD. HE finished with a 24% snap share and 11% of the rushes but had a nice 26% route participation. As the Chargers get more comfortable with the rookie, his share should grow.
Isaac Guerendo (San Francisco 49ers) – 0%
If you can get Guerendo for cheap, do it. I just don’t think that is going to happen as everyone always hypes up SF’s RBs any chance they get. If Jordan Mason doesn’t miss, Guerendo is worthless to be honest because CMC is returning soon. However, with a shoulder sprain, Mason likely misses the 49ers Week 7 game against the Chiefs. If he does, Guerendo offers startability and would be TD reliant as he is unlikely to see much work through the air. With his speed, he could house any play at any moment as we saw in Week 6 when he ran the ball 10 times for 99 yards, including a game sealing 76-yard TD run to bury the Seahawks late in the 4th quarter.
Top RB Handcuffs
- Braelon Allen (New York Jets)
- Zach Charbonnet (Seattle Seahawks)
- Tyler Allgeier (Atlanta Falcons)
- Bucky Irving (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Ray Davis (Buffalo Bills)
- Tyrone Tracy (New York Giants)
- Ty Chandler (Minnesota Vikings)
- Blake Corum (LA Rams)
- Trey Sermon (Indianapolis Colts)
- Antonio Gibson (New England Patriots)
WR
Juju Smith-Schuster (Kansas City Chiefs) – 20%
Same as last week:
“Juju was used as the WR1 in Week 5 and looked like his old self, something we haven’t seen in a while. I’ll take the chance that he actually is the reliable, over the middle slot WR in this offense. He had a 66% route participation with a 28% target per route run, resulting in eight total targets for seven receptions and 130 yards including a 50 yard catch and run where he looked fluid and quick. If Juju is actually healthy and playing well, he is going to be a consistent contributor for this offense for the rest of the year. They have a bye in Week 6 so if you need immediate production and your season is hanging by a thread, look elsewhere to a guy like Tolbert.”
He is back from his Bye week and set up for success the rest of the season. Will offer a high floor with pop games and TD upside.
Demario Douglas (New England Patriots) – 20%
Douglas is the WR you want tied to Drake Maye. In Maye’s first game Douglas only saw a 67% route participation but it was more than made up for given he had a 32% TPRR and a 30% target share. Since Week 3, he has a 25% TPRR and a 26% target share with at least eight targets in three of the four games. He has averaged 13.05 PPR points per game since Week 3 and that is only going to grow as Drake Maye grows and this offense grows. They have the putrid Jaguars defense in Week 7, a 9:30am London game.
Michael Wilson (Arizona Cardinals) – 3%
Wilson has now dropped 10+ PPR points in three of his last four games. Seeing six or more targets in three of the four. Over that month span, Wilson has a 91% route participation, 21% target per route run and 23% target share with a solid 11.4 ADOT. In Week 6, Marvin Harrison suffered a concussion and is likely to miss at least one week. The Cardinals play the Chargers at home on MNF in Week 7 which is labeled as a neutral to poor matchup but the volume should be there for Wilson.
Noah Brown (Washington Commanders) – 0%
Noah Brown is quietly playing solid ball and getting a lot of targets. Since joining the Commanders and getting the nod from Week 2 on, Brown has a 56% route participation, 22% TPRR and a 16% target share and has commanded 23% of the team’s air yards. As he continues to grow in this offense and with how poorly the Commanders defense is, we should see more and more games go directly that they went last week with the Commanders playing catchup resulting in eight targets for Brown.
TE
Cade Otton (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 3%
Over the last month, Otton has seen at least a 17% target share in all four games, scoring at least 7.4 PPR points in each. The Bucs host the Ravens on Monday Night, a team giving up the most pass yards in the NFL to TEs so far this year.
Grant Calcaterra (Philadelphia Eagles) – 0%
Dallas Goedert went down on the first drive of the game in Week 6 and was ruled out with a concussion. This is likely only a 1 week bandaid but OC Kellen Moore loves his TEs and Calcaterra moved into position right off the cuff, catching all four of his targets for 67 yards. The Eagles play the Giants in Week 7 so expect more or less the same 8-10 PPR floor with a heightened chance at a score.
Erick All (Cincinnati Bengals) – 0%
Erick All could emerge as a full blown starting TE, eventually taking away snaps from all others and it appears he is on his way to that. This is the first week this season where All led the TE group in route participation with a 43% mark. It is a work in progress but he now has a 9% target share or higher in four of his last five games.
DST
Buffalo Bills – 0%
Even though it will be on a short week, the Bills will host Will Levis and the Tennessee Titans. While the last two opponents against the Titans have only scored two (MIA in Week 4) and 3 (IND in Week 6), the first three opponents averaged 17.33 DST points per game against Will Levis and this sputtering offense. The Bills offense is good enough to push the Titans into pass only mode, and if that happens, Levis is a defensive touchdown waiting to happen with his job hanging by a thread at this point.
Cincinnati Bengals – 0%
The Bengals defense sucks but they had a glimmer of optimism in Week 6, holding the Giants to only seven points, putting up 8 DST points. In Week 7, the Bengals visit the Browns and honestly, any defense, even the Panthers, is a viable start against Deshaun Watson. Whatever it is that Watson is doing out there, it isn’t football.
Indianapolis Colts – 0%
The Colts defense has been far from playable but this week they will host Tyler Huntley and the untimely offense of the Miami Dolphins. The Colts strengths are stopping the run as opposed to the edge passing attack and luckily for the Colts, Miami can’t throw beyond 10 yards with Huntley under center and no timing between him and his speedster WRs. Until Tua comes back, Miami is a must avoid and can even be targeted like in this instance.
