Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings: F*** Them Injuries
Week 7 is here! Let me repeat…WEEK 7 IS HERE! The fantasy football landscape is beginning to take shape. Teams are starting to know whether they are playoff bound or running out of time. Wins are becoming more and more important as the weeks carry on. The margin for error continues to shrink and fantasy managers HAVE TO make the right start/sit decisions. Choosing the wrong lineup even just for one spot can be the difference between winning and losing which could end up being the difference from making the playoffs and being a laughing stock of your league. My Week 7 rankings are OUT NOW so let me dive into some of the most important aspects of setting fantasy football lineups.
Injured Players
Death, taxes, and injuries during the fantasy football season. Three things that are unavoidable in this life. There are a number of key players that are hurt, coming back from being hurt, or are dealing with an injury that must be monitored heading into kickoff. Travis Etienne, Rachaad White, James Cook, and Devin Singletary are backs that have all been on the injured list. Whether they return or not will have a massive ripple effect on the Week 7 rankings. Will Tank Bigsby be a running back 2? Is Ray Davis startable? Will Tyrone Tracy Jr. continue to produce as a top 15 RB? All of these questions will take time to answer. It appears that Evan Engram is healthy after returning last week and will be a top six tight end in my rankings this week. Injuries are a constant in fantasy football and the rankings eb and flow as updates come out whether they are positive or negative.
Landmines
Avoiding landmines in fantasy football is a skill that is easier to say than to do. This week there are a few players that are coming off of good Week 6 performances but that doesn’t mean that they should be trusted to start. Kimani Vidal scored on a big play but didn’t see volume and that is why he is ranked outside my top 45 at running back. Gabe Davis scored two times and should have caught three or four tuddies but he is still Gabe Davis. That is exactly why he isn’t even a strong flex play as my WR 65. As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, Rachaad White’s health is a big deal. As long as he suits up, fantasy managers should not be excited to start Sean Tucker. Even though he was one of the top performing running backs last week. Big time fantasy points one week can disappear the next week. Don’t be chasing waterfalls and try to avoid land mines.
Sleepers
Caleb Williams and Dak Prescott are off this week and those fantasy teams may be looking to stream a quarterback. There is a pair of rookies that look like they could bridge the gap this week. Bo Nix has been a top 10 QB each of the last two weeks and Drake Maye put up over 20 fantasy points in his first ever start as a pro. I have both players inside my top 20 at the position. Vikings running back, Aaron Jones is recovering from an injury and that could lead to an increase in opportunities for Ty Chandler. Whether or not Jones plays, I will have Ty Chandler just outside of RB 2 range and if the veteran sits out then he’s got to be looked at as a must start in the Lions versus Vikings showdown. Drake Maye is a quarterback sleeper and his lead target, DeMario Douglas is also a sleeper this week. The Patriots take on a soft matchup in the Jaguars which is why Douglas is a top 24 option for me this week in London.
Check out the entire Week 7 positional ranks on South Harmon dot com to help make even the toughest of lineup and replacement decisions.