Fantasy football rankings: Week seven position by position rankings
Fantasy football rankings – Wide Receivers
In my analysis, I mentioned liking both of the receivers that wound up top two in week six. Although I didn’t have them quite that high, Stefon Diggs and Terry McLaurin were two of my favorite plays last week, and both came through with stellar performances. Tyreek Hill proved to be a top five play in his return from injury. Julian Edelman had a top 10 performance of his own, and D.J. Moore and Larry Fitzgerald both had solid days as well.
I nailed Hill at four, Edelman, Chris Godwin, and Mike Evans as top 10 plays, was within one spot on Kenny Golladay, and was within a handful on guys like Fitzgerald, Odell Beckham Jr., Tyler Lockett, and Mike Williams.
Amari Cooper went out early with an injury, Cooper Kupp and his fellow Rams were shut down by the Niners defense, and D.J. Chark was held in check by standout corner Marshon Lattimore.
Players like Jaron Brown and Allen Lazard caught touchdowns to vault them into the top 17 for the week, and Golden Tate and Robby Anderson had great games, both finishing in the top eight in ESPN PPR scoring among receivers.
- Cooper Kupp LAR vs ATL
- Julio Jones ATL vs LAR
- Michael Thomas NO vs CHI
- T.Y. Hilton IND vs HOU
- Julian Edelman NE vs NYJ
- DeAndre Hopkins HOU vs IND
- Amari Cooper DAL vs PHI
- Kenny Golladay DET vs MIN
- D.J. Chark JAC vs CIN
- Tyler Lockett SEA vs BAL
- Michael Gallup DAL vs PHI
- Golden Tate NYG vs AZ
- Larry Fitzgerald AZ vs NYG
- Adam Thielen MIN vs DET
- Keenan Allen LAC vs TEN
- Robert Woods LAR vs ATL
- Alshon Jeffery PHI vs DAL
- Terry McLaurin WAS vs SF
- Tyler Boyd CIN vs JAC
- Stefon Diggs MIN vs DET
- John Brown BUF vs MIA
- Calvin Ridley ATL vs LAR
- Will Fuller HOU vs IND
- Allen Robinson CHI vs NO
- Brandin Cooks LAR vs ATL
- Cole Beasley BUF vs MIA
- Marvin Jones DET vs MIN
- Dede Westbrook JAC vs CIN
- Phillip Dorsett NE vs NYJ
- Jamison Crowder NYJ vs NE
- Corey Davis TEN vs LAC
- Christian Kirk AZ vs NYG
- Allen Lazard GB vs OAK
- Robby Anderson NYJ vs NE
- Mike Williams LAC vs TEN
- Jake Kumerow GB vs OAK
- Auden Tate CIN vs JAC
- Darius Slayton NYG vs AZ
- DK Metcalf SEA vs BAL
- Willie Snead BAL vs SEA
- Nelson Agholor PHI vs DAL
- Preston Williams MIA vs BUF
- Mohamed Sanu ATL vs LAR
- Adam Humphries TEN vs LAC
- DeVante Parker MIA vs BUF
- A.J. Brown TEN vs LAC
- Marquise Goodwin SF vs WAS
- Ted Ginn Jr. NO vs CHI
- Kenny Stills HOU vs IND
- Taylor Gabriel CHI vs NO
I think the Rams get back on track in a big way this week against the Falcons, and I feel that Cooper Kupp will lead the charge as a pass catcher with a game similar to the ones he put up in weeks three through five. Woods and Cooks are great options too and may be better plays in GPP DFS tourneys, but Kupp should shine in week seven.
Julio Jones and Michael Thomas should be considered match up proof and are obvious must starts in season-long. T.Y. Hilton should have a breakout game against a struggling Texans secondary that is leading to shootout after shootout for Watson and the rest of the Houston team.
Amari Cooper has the potential to be the number one receiver this week if he is not hindered by his quad injury. It sounds like the plan is for him to play, but I’m tempering expectations just a bit just in case. But he and Michael Gallup are both great plays against a pitiful Eagles secondary.
Other receivers I like this week include D.J. Chark, Tyler Lockett, Golden Tate, Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown and Cole Beasley, Phillip Dorsett (if he plays and Josh Gordon doesn’t), Jamison Crowder, and Corey Davis.
Guys I may look to avoid include Alshon Jeffery, Stefon Diggs, Tyler Boyd, Allen Robinson, and Mike Williams.