Which under-the-radar players might be able to give your fantasy team a lift? Which chalky players might not be as safe as they seem? Our featured analysts name some potential sleepers and underachievers along with start/sit advice for Week 7. Here are all of their picks for Week 7, and below we dive into a few notable players.
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Fantasy Football Week 7 Start/Sit Advice
Trey Palmer (WR – TB)
“Week seven has six teams on bye, so a player like Trey Palmer stands out in his matchup. Trey Palmer plays the slot for this Bucs offense, and the Falcons struggle against slot receivers this year. Palmer is coming off a seven-target game where he had 47 yards. I think the Falcons will try to limit Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, which will allow Palmer to see more targets in the middle of the field. He has good sleeper appeal in week seven.”
– Steven Pintado (The Fantasy Coaches)
Gus Edwards (RB – BAL)
“Gus Edwards is my choice to disappoint in Week 7. He has topped 10 PPR points only once this season, despite the absence of JK Dobbins. This week he faces off against a Lions defence that hasn’t allowed more than 43 rushing yards to a running back and has allowed only one running back rushing touchdown this season. He simply has no upside this week and is a must-avoid.”
– Aaron St Denis (The League Winners)
Zack Moss (RB – IND) & Jonathan Taylor (RB – IND)
“Zack Moss and Jonathan Taylor each had 13 touches in Week 6 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Yet, fantasy players shouldn’t want to start either running back this week. The Cleveland Browns have held running backs to only 14 half-point PPR fantasy points per game this season, the sixth-fewest in the NFL. Furthermore, they held Christian McCaffrey only only 3.9 yards per rushing attempt. Fantasy players should avoid starting either running back this week. Unfortunately, that might be challenging with six teams on a bye in Week 7. At the very least, temper your expectations.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)
“Zack Moss could be a trap play this week. Not only is he going to lose more and more ground in the volume department (on a weekly basis), as the team just signed Jonathan Taylor to a huge new contract, he faces the Browns in Week 7, a brutal match-up. The Browns injured CMC last week, and they will be looking to completely demolish that Colts rushing attack in Week 7. I’m not saying to sit JT, that would depend on your alternatives, but Moss feels like a trap this week.”
– Smitty (TheFantasyFootballShow)
“Zack Moss is an easy sit for me this week. Taylor has been back for two weeks, and Moss saw his rushing attempts go from 23 to 7 week over week. Yes, he got in the endzone, but each week Taylor will eat more and more into Moss’s workload. The match-up vs Cleveland doesn’t help this week.”
– Ken Zalis (FantasyPros)
“The entire offense in Indianapolis is in flux right now, so I’m a little hesitant about starting Zack Moss (RB21) this week against Cleveland. It looks like Richardson might be done for the year, forcing the team to lean on Gardner Minshew in his place. Jonathan Taylor has returned and hasn’t looked stellar, but I expect Moss’ role to be reduced each week Taylor plays. On top of all that, I just don’t know if any IND RB, let alone Moss, can put up RB2 numbers against this Browns defense right now.”
– Andrew Hall (FantasyPros)
“The fantasy world is riding high on Zack Moss, but he has two things working against him in Week 7. First, Jonathan Taylor is getting better every week. He out-touched and out-gained Moss in Week 6. Second, the Browns defense is tough. They give up the 8th-fewest points to RBs, and no back has crossed 60 rushing or 90 total yards against them. They’ve also only allowed two RB touchdowns this year, meaning Moss’s upside is severely capped this week.”
– Ryan Weisse (Club Fantasy FFL)
“Zack Moss split snaps with Jonathan Taylor in Week 6. But the bigger problem this week looks like the Cleveland defense, which has allowed just 3.82 YPC to RBs and sits fourth in rush DVOA.”
– Kevin English (Draft Sharks)
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