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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire, Week 7: Stash Kimani Vidal

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire, Week 7: Stash Kimani Vidal

quarterback

Drake Maye, Patriots (6% represented in Yahoo leagues)

Was Maye perfect in his first start? Of course not. From a fantasy perspective, did he do what we asked him to do? He actually did that. The big man threw far and ran with the football.

He had three gains of more than 30 yards, two of which were touchdowns, and ran five times for 38 yards. He gets a Jacksonville defense that has allowed three 300-yard passers this year. Half of their opponents have exceeded the 30-point mark.

Bo Nix, Broncos (11%)

Nothing will get away with it until morale improves. He is averaging 30 rushing yards per game and has scored three times on the ground. That equates to 125 passing yards in fantasy points. Nix also threw five touchdowns in his last three games after not throwing a touchdown in his first three games. Nix is ​​stuck in QB2 purgatory, but his quick performance is enough to keep him on the streaming radar.

Matthew Stafford, Rams (%)

Stafford is far from the most exciting fantasy quarterback, but that's something you should have thought about before deciding to stream the position in Week 7. Bring it together.

Either way, Stafford faces a Las Vegas defense that has given up the eighth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks this year and is slightly below league average in EPA per play allowed. The Rams may also bring back Cooper Kupp this week.

Others receiving votes: Andy Dalton, Daniel Jones

Run back

Kimani Vidal, Chargers (11%)

The Chargers placed Gus Edwards on injured reserve before Sunday because of an ankle injury. As a result, Kimani Vidal was active for the first time this year and left no doubt that he should have played Edwards all along.

Vidal served as a distant RB2 for JK Dobbins, who drove in 25 times to go along with Vidal's four runs, but pushed for more work in the future. Dobbins has also struggled with efficiency metrics, averaging 3.2 yards per attempt in his last three games, exacerbating the need for LA to occasionally find a back to sign him.

Tyrone Tracy, Giants (45%)

Tracy wasn't as explosive in Week 6, only managing a measly 50 yards on 17 attempts, but he was an excellent pass catcher. He caught all six of his targets for 57 yards. Tracy dominated touches in the backcourt, outscoring Eric Gray 17-3. Gray was not targeted. Tracy will be considered a high-end RB2 until Devin Singletary returns and could start over from Singletary even if the veteran is healthy.

Tyler Allgeier, Falcons (30%)

Allgeier's role does not appear to be changing. In Week 6, he ran 18 times for 105 yards and a touchdown. Bijan Robinson ran just 15 times for 95 yards with two touchdowns. Allgeier was the Falcons' main defender as they put the Panthers out of their misery. On the last two runs, he ran 10 times for 67 yards. These are his tasks as a “heavy back”.

The Falcons are three-point favorites this week and aren't expected to lose by more than one point the rest of the season.

Isaac Guerendo, 49ers (4%)

Jordan Mason is considered fit for action after suffering a shoulder injury in Week 6. The 49ers played on Thursday, so Mason gets the mini-bye to recover and seems like a good choice to start in Week 7. Fantasy managers should still take a shot at Guerendo, the 49ers' fourth-round rookie. Guerendo is an exceptional athlete who posted a RAS of 9.98 at the combine.

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He is one of only four running backs with combine data who ran under 4.4-40 while weighing over 220 pounds. Guerendo showed his athletic excellence with a 76-yard run that put the Seahawks on ice. As a starter, he would be a high-end RB2, although that likely won't happen this week.

Sean Tucker, Bucs (1%)

Tucker backed up Bucky Irving while Rachaad White was out in Week 6 and stole the show. Tucker made a few passes early in the game and took a screen 36 yards to the house in the first half. That alone was enough to earn him a spot in the waiver column. He then finished the game with six consecutive carries for 64 yards and a touchdown on the Bucs' final drive. Tucker was purely a backup but did enough to keep his part-time role until Week 7 in case Rachaad White was out again.

Trey Sermon, Colts (50%)

Sermon was largely ineffective as the Colts' starter, averaging a dismal 2.4 YPC on 28 attempts. He also went from six receptions in Week 5 to zero last week. Still, Sermon has 34 touches of the ball in two starts. He will be a volume-based RB3 if Jonathan Taylor continues to be sidelined.

Antonio Gibson, Patriots (50%)

Rhamondre Stevenson missed Week 6 with a foot injury. Gibson got off to a good start, managing the majority of the carries until New England began to mix in its backups in the fourth quarter. He saw 10 of 12 backfield carries in the first three frames. The Pats offense has hope under Maye, which makes the backfield more attractive going forward.

Others receiving votes: Dameon Pierce, Roschon Johnson, D'Ernest Johnson

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Wide receiver

Josh Downs, Colts (48%)

The eventual return of Anthony Richardson will hurt Downs' fantasy value, but he's a baller. And we want ballplayers on our fantasy teams. Advanced stuff, I know. His current pace of 6.8 receptions for 59.8 yards would be enough for 115 receptions and just over 1,000 yards in 17 games. He has a 29 percent target share, compared to a 20 percent target share for Michael Pittman since Downs returned in Week 3. Downs is currently the PPR WR15 in points per game.

Romeo Doubs, Packers (35%)

Doubs missed Week 5 for personal reasons but returned to action in Week 6. Dontayvion Wicks left the game early and did not return, clearing the way for Green Bay's usual receiver rotation. Doubs led the Packers with 30 routes. Jordan Love only targeted him four times, but he made up for that performance with three grabs for 49 yards and two scores. When he's not arguing with his team about not seeing enough goals, Doubs plays almost every route in an offense that we want parts of. That's enough to include him in the FLEX conversation.

Christian Watson also took the field back against Arizona. He ran a route on 72 percent of Love's dropbacks, ranking second among receivers. Watson came home with a 44-yard score on one of his three goals. Watson hasn't been aiming high this year, but is making the most of his looks with big plays and touchdowns at a high rate. It's available in just over half of all Yahoo leagues.

Demario Douglas, Patriots (7%)

“Pop” was completely uninvolved in New England’s offense the first two weeks of the year. He had two goals despite running a lot of routes. The Patriots have come to realize that he is easily their best receiver and have treated him as such. Douglas has a target share of 26 percent and has been targeted on nearly a third of his routes in his last four appearances. He is averaging 13.1 PPR points during that stretch.

Bubs Means, Saints (0%)

Chris Olave suffered a concussion in Week 6 and did not return. It's not his first concussion in the NFL and the Saints play on Thursday, making it nearly impossible for him to complete the league's concussion protocol in time to face the Broncos. Means ran a route on 71 percent of Spencer Rattler's dropbacks, was targeted on nearly a quarter of his routes and posted a target share of 23 percent. He scored his and Rattler's first career touchdown. Even with Olave out, Rashid Shaheed was stuck in a highly threatening role, leaving a real No.1 job open.

Devaughn Vele, Broncos (0%)

The Broncos lost Josh Reynolds to a finger injury before Week 6. He was placed on injured reserve and will be out for at least three more weeks. Without Reynolds, the Broncos gave some of their young receivers a crack in the starting rotation. Vele and his freshman colleague Troy Franklin achieved a route rate of around 70 percent. Vele tied Courtland Sutton and Javonte Williams for a team-high six goals. He caught four for 78 yards.

Vele has been strangely absent from the lineup in recent weeks as a healthy substitute, but gets the ball whenever he's out there. The rookie appeared in two games and led the Broncos in receptions twice. Both he and Franklin, who caught his first career touchdown in Week 6, are worthy of being added as the final bench players.

Others receiving votes: Allen Lazard, Jalen Tolbert, Xavier Legette, Rashod Bateman

Tight end

Hunter Henry, Patriots (26%)

Henry is back on the menu, with Drake Maye at the helm. Jacoby Brissett had 19 completions for 168 yards in the first five weeks. Maye threw for 243 yards on 20 completions in his first start. He was more aggressive in pushing the ball downfield, which gave his team a chance to make plays and score points. Henry is in the top 10 in route rate and target share among tight ends, putting him on the TE1 perimeter for the next few weeks.

Zach Ertz, Commander (25%)

Please, my dear readers, go out into the world and add Zach Ertz to your fantasy teams so I can stop writing about him. His target share and route rate are identical to Hunter Henry's, but his quarterback is already on the fast track to superstardom. Ertz is currently the PPR TE13 despite scoring zero touchdowns.

Cade Otton, Bucs (36%)

Otton is our distance runner king. He finished second overall last year and is on track to do the same in 2024. Otton caught one pass in the first two weeks of the season but has since become more involved in the offense. In his last four appearances he averaged 6.8 goals per game. His quarterback leads the league in passing touchdowns and ranks eighth in passing yards.

Others receiving votes: Noah Fant, J'Tavion Sanders

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