10 RB sleepers to target for fantasy football week 7

4. Chris Ivory, Jacksonville

Ownership % — ESPN: 30%; Yahoo!: 30%

Role: Bye week filler with potential for Flex appeal

Ivory’s a repeat player from my week 7 waiver adds column earlier this week, but his ownership percentages are still fairly low. Here’s what I had to say earlier in the week:

"Typically known more as a bruising back with occasionally soft hands, Ivory reeled in nine catches on 10 targets for 79 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, buoying his value despite an underwhelming two carries for three yards on the ground. Even before Fournette’s injury in the fourth quarter, Ivory had carved out a role as a third-down back throughout the game. At this point in the season, running back depth is hard to find — by adding Ivory, you not only get a potential late-blossoming check-down option in a limited offense but also the primary backup to one of the premier running back options in fantasy."

Not too much has changed since then, except that Fournette has been given the green light to play this week. Even so, Ivory seemed to be (successfully) placed in a new role last weekend as a third down pass-catching back, a role which the burly 6-foot, 223-pound back somehow thrived in with those nine receptions.

With Fournette in, his prospects for carries have gone down, but his soft hands make him a good player to still add in hopes of some receptions.