Who should I start Week 7? Fantasy TNF start sit lineup decisions, inactives, breaking news

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Every weekend during the NFL season, fantasy football players must stay on top of the latest news. This especially matters on Sundays, when the league releases the injury and inactive reports for every game.

Below, you'll find Week 7 start-sit lineup recommendations to help you make early decisions on who to start in your fantasy league.

We're starting our running, live tracker of the latest fantasy news you need to know each Sunday morning, leading into 1 p.m. ET NFL game kickoffs.

Scroll down for our latest news updates and strategy tips to help you set your fantasy lineups.

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Who should I start in fantasy Week 7?

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Fantasy lineup Week 7 questions answered, for half-PPR start-sit lineup tips, including Jaylen Warren vs. Kenneth Gainwell start tips vs. the Bengals.

TNF Steelers vs. Bengals Start-Sit Tips

Must-Start TNF Week 7

Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Bengals
DK Metcalf, WR, Steelers
Tee Higgins, WR, Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST

Start These TNF Week 7 Players

Aaron Rodgers, QB, Steelers
Jaylen Warren, RB, Steelers

Sit These TNF Week 7 Players

Chase Brown, RB, Bengals
Jonnu Smith, TE, Steelers

Fantasy Football Week 7 Must-Starts (Sunday & Monday)

QB: Jayden Daniels, Commanders (at DAL); Dak Prescott, Cowboys (vs. WAS); Drake Maye, Patriots (at TEN); Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers (at DET); Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs (vs. LV); Jalen Hurts, Eagles (at MIN)

RB: Jonathan Taylor, Colts (at LAC); Christian McCaffrey, 49ers (vs. ATL); Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions (vs. TB); Bijan Robinson, Falcons (at SF); Josh Jacobs, Packers (at ARI); Rico Dowdle, Panthers (at NYJ); Quinshon Judkins, Browns (vs. MIA); Saquon Barkley, Eagles (at MIN); Kyren Williams, Rams (vs. JAX); Javonte Williams, Cowboys (vs. WAS); De'Von Achane, Dolphins (at CLE); Breece Hall, Jets (vs. CAR); JK Dobbins, Broncos (vs. NYG); "Bill" Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Commanders (vs. DAL); Ashton Jeanty, Raiders (vs. KC); Travis Etienne, Jaguars (vs. LAR); David Montgomery, Lions (vs. TB); Rachaad White, Buccaneers (at DET); Cam Skattebo, Giants (at DEN); D'Andre Swift, Bears (vs. NO); Jordan Mason, Vikings (vs. PHI)

WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions (vs. TB); Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks (vs. HOU); ; Justin Jefferson, Vikings (vs. PHI); Nico Collins, Texans (at SEA); George Pickens, Cowboys (vs. WAS); Deebo Samuel, Commanders (at DAL); Courtland Sutton, Broncos (vs. NYG); Drake London, Falcons (at SF); Ladd McConkey, Chargers (vs. IND); Xavier Worthy, Chiefs (vs. LV); Rashee Rice, Chiefs (vs. LV); Brian Thomas Jr., Jaguars (vs. LAR); Rome Odunze, Bears (vs. NO); Davante Adams, Rams (vs. JAX); Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers (at NYJ); aylen Waddle, Dolphins (at CLE); Keenan Allen, Chargers (vs. IND); A.J. Brown, Eagles (at MIN); DeVonta Smith, Eagles (at MIN)

TE: Jake Ferguson, Cowboys (at WAS); Trey McBride, Cardinals (vs. GB); Tyler Warren, Colts (at LAC); Sam LaPorta, Lions (vs. TB); Tucker Kraft, Packers (at ARI); George Kittle, 49ers (if he returns, vs. ATL); Travis Kelce, Chiefs (vs. LV); Dallas Goedert, Eagles (at MIN)

D/ST: Denver Broncos (vs. NYG); Kansas City Chiefs (vs. LV); New England Patriots (at TEN); Chicago Bears (vs. NO); Green Bay Packers (at ARI); Cleveland Browns (vs. MIA); Seattle Seahawks (vs. HOU); Houston Texans (vs. SEA); Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. LAR); Los Angeles Rams (vs. JAX); Philadelphia Eagles (at MIN); Minnesota Vikings (vs. PHI); Carolina Panthers (at NYJ)

Fantasy Football Week 7 Start 'Em

QB: Jared Goff, Lions (vs. TB); Caleb Williams, Bears (vs. NO); Justin Herbert, Chargers (vs. IND); Bo Nix, Broncos (vs. NYG); Bryce Young, Panthers (at NYJ); Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars (vs. LAR); ; Daniel Jones, Colts (at LAC)

RB: Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriots (at TEN); Alvin Kamara, Saints (at CHI); Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco, Chiefs (vs. LV); TreVeyon Henderson, Patriots (at TEN)

WR: Jameson Williams, Lions (vs. TB); Sterling Shepard, Buccaneers (at DET); Chris Olave, Saints (at CHI); Stefon Diggs, Patriots (at TEN); Romeo Doubs, Packers (at ARI); Elic Ayomanor, Titans (vs. NE); Michael Pittman Jr., Colts (at LAC)

TE: Zach Ertz, Commanders (at DAL); Cade Otton, Buccaneers (at DET); Harold Fannin Jr., Browns (vs. MIA); Mason Taylor, Jets (vs. CAR); Kyle Pitts, Falcons (at SF); Dalton Schultz, Texans (at SEA)

Fantasy Football Week 7 Sit 'Em

QB: Matthew Stafford, Rams (vs. JAX); Jordan Love, Packers (at ARI); C.J. Stroud, Texans (at SEA); Mac Jones, 49ers (at ATL); Justin Fields, Jets (vs. CAR); Jaxson Dart, Giants (at DEN); Kyler Murray, Cardinals (if he plays, vs. GB); Sam Darnold, Seahawks (vs. HOU)

RB: Kimani Vidal, Chargers (vs. IND); Tony Pollard, Titans (vs. NE); Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, Seahawks (vs. HOU); Michael Carter and Bam Knight, Cardinals (vs. GB)

WR: Kendrick Bourne, 49ers (vs. ATL); Rashid Shaheed, Saints (at CHI); Jakobi Meyers, Raiders (at KC); Wan'Dale Robinson, Giants (at DEN); Matthew Golden, Packers (at ARI); Jordan Addison, Vikings (vs. PHI); Tre Tucker, Raiders (at KC)

TE: Darren Waller, Dolphins (at CLE); T.J. Hockenson, Vikings (vs. PHI); Hunter Henry, Patriots (at TEN); Michael Mayer, Raiders (at KC); Evan Engram, Broncos (vs. NYG)

NFL Fantasy Week 7 Inactives

Inactive fantasy players expected to be OUT for Week 7

These fantasy names are among either those listed on injured reserve, listed as OUT, or not expected to play this week. Remove them from your Week 6 lineups once confirmed.

To check every player practice report and health designation every week, bookmark our NFL injuries tracker.

Calvin Austin, Steelers - OUT

NFL Fantasy Week 7 Players ACTIVE, EXPECTED TO PLAY, or QUESTIONABLE

These fantasy names are expected to play in Week 7, but confirm their status before locking them into your lineups.

Week 7 fantasy players on bye

Take these typical or occasional fantasy starters out of your lineups:

Baltimore Ravens

QB Lamar Jackson
RB Derrick Henry
WR Zay Flowers
TE Mark Andrews
RB Justice Hill
WR Rashod Bateman
WR DeAndre Hopkins
TE Isaiah Likely

Buffalo Bills

QB Josh Allen
RB James Cook
TE Dalton Kincaid
WR Khalil Shakir
WR Keon Coleman
WR Josh Palmer

Top Week 7 fantasy news

Watch for updates on major fantasy news for Week 7.

Week 7 fantasy rankings

This week's fantasy football rankings were updated Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.

We've based these fantasy football rankings on full-point PPR scoring except where otherwise noted.

Note: Players or teams who have already participated in their game this week will have - TNF or - London in their row.

Week 7 Fantasy QB Rankings

Rk	Tr	Quarterbacks	TM	OPP
1	1	Drake Maye	NE	@TEN
2	1	Dak Prescott	DAL	WAS
3	1	Jayden Daniels	WAS	@DAL
4	2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	@MIN
5	2	Daniel Jones	IND	@LAC
6	2	Justin Herbert	LAC	IND
7	2	Jaxson Dart	NYG	@DEN
8	2	Caleb Williams	CHI	NO
9	3	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	LAR
10	3	Matthew Stafford	LAR	@JAX
11	3	Baker Mayfield	TB	@DET
12	3	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	@SF
13	4	Bryce Young	CAR	@NYJ
14	4	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	@CIN
15	4	Jordan Love	GB	@ARI
16	5	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	@CLE
17	5	Cam Ward	TEN	NE
18	5	Bo Nix	DEN	NYG
19	6	Spencer Rattler	NO	@CHI
20	6	Carson Wentz	MIN	PHI
21	6	Jared Goff	DET	TB
22	6	Sam Darnold	SEA	HOU
23	6	Mac Jones	SF	ATL
24	6	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	GB
25	6	CJ Stroud	HOU	@SEA
26	7	Justin Fields	NYJ	CAR
27	7	Joe Flacco	CIN	PIT
28	7	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	MIA
29	7	Geno Smith	LV	@KC
30	8	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	MIA
31	8	Kenny Pickett	LV	@KC
32	8	Tyler Shough	NO	@CHI
33	8	Russell Wilson	NYG	@DEN
34	8	Jake Browning	CIN	PIT
35	8	Jalen Milroe	SEA	HOU
36	8	Marcus Mariota	WAS	@DAL
37	8	Kirk Cousins	ATL	@SF

INJ	--	Brock Purdy	SF	ATL
INJ	--	Kyler Murray	ARI	GB
INJ	--	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	PHI
IR	--	Joe Burrow	CIN	PIT

BYE	--	Josh Allen	BUF	BYE
BYE	--	Lamar Jackson	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Cooper Rush	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Tyler Huntley	BAL	BYE

Week 7 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Name	TM	OPP	Week 7 Value
1	1	Jonathan Taylor	IND	@LAC	Elite RB1
2	1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	@SF	Elite RB1
3	1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	ATL	Elite RB1
4	2	Josh Jacobs	GB	@ARI	RB1
5	2	Javonte Williams	DAL	WAS	RB1
6	2	Kyren Williams	LAR	@JAX	RB1
7	2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	TB	RB1
8	3	De'Von Achane	MIA	@CLE	RB1
9	3	Rachaad White	TB	@DET	RB1
10	3	Rico Dowdle	CAR	@NYJ	RB1
11	4	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	@DAL	RB1/RB2
12	4	D'Andre Swift	CHI	NO	RB1/RB2
13	4	Jordan Mason	MIN	PHI	RB1/RB2
14	4	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	MIA	RB1/RB2
15	4	Ashton Jeanty	LV	@KC	RB1/RB2
16	5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	@MIN	Strong RB2
17	5	Cam Skattebo	NYG	@DEN	Strong RB2
18	6	Jaylen Warren	PIT	@CIN	RB2
19	6	Alvin Kamara	NO	@CHI	RB2
20	6	David Montgomery	DET	TB	RB2
21	6	Travis Etienne	JAX	LAR	RB2
22	6	Breece Hall	NYJ	CAR	RB2
23	6	Kimani Vidal	LAC	IND	RB2
24	7	Chase Brown	CIN	PIT	RB2
25	7	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	@CIN	RB2/Flex
26	7	Bam Knight	ARI	GB	RB2/Flex
27	7	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	NYG	RB2/Flex
28	7	Tony Pollard	TEN	NE	RB2/Flex
29	7	Kenneth Walker	SEA	HOU	RB2/Flex
30	8	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	@SF	Flex
31	8	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	@TEN	Flex
32	8	Kareem Hunt	KC	LV	Flex
33	8	Woody Marks	HOU	@SEA	Flex
34	8	Hassan Haskins	LAC	IND	Flex
35	9	Nick Chubb	HOU	@SEA	Flex
36	9	Sean Tucker	TB	@DET	Flex
37	9	Michael Carter	ARI	GB	Flex
38	9	Kendre Miller	NO	@CHI	Flex
39	9	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	@TEN	Flex
40	10	Zavier Scott	MIN	PHI	Flex
41	10	Jerome Ford	CLE	MIA	Flex
42	10	Isiah Pacheco	KC	LV	Flex
43	11	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	CAR	Flex/Bench
44	11	RJ Harvey	DEN	NYG	Flex/Bench
45	11	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	HOU	Flex/Bench
46	11	Tyjae Spears	TEN	NE	Flex/Bench
47	11	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	@DAL	Flex/Bench

48	12	Kyle Monangai	CHI	NO	Bench
49	12	Brian Robinson	SF	ATL	Bench
50	12	Cam Akers	MIN	PHI	Bench
51	12	Emanuel Wilson	GB	@ARI	Bench
52	12	Ameer Abdullah	IND	@LAC	Bench
53	12	Brashard Smith	KC	LV	Bench
54	12	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	LAR	Bench
55	12	Samaje Perine	CIN	PIT	Bench
56	12	Jaydon Blue	DAL	WAS	Bench
57	12	Emari Demercado	ARI	GB	Bench
58	12	Ollie Gordon	MIA	@CLE	Bench
59	12	Trevor Etienne	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
60	12	Tyrone Tracy	NYG	@DEN	Bench
61	13	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	ATL	Bench
62	13	Chris Rodriguez	WAS	@DAL	Bench
63	13	Dylan Sampson	CLE	MIA	Bench
64	13	Raheem Mostert	LV	@KC	Bench
65	13	Zamir White	LV	@KC	Bench
66	13	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	@JAX	Bench
67	13	Roschon Johnson	CHI	NO	Bench
68	13	Tahj Brooks	CIN	PIT	Bench
69	13	Nathan Carter	ATL	@SF	Bench
70	14	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	@CIN	Bench
71	14	DJ Giddens	IND	@LAC	Bench
72	14	Jacob Saylors	DET	TB	Bench
73	14	Craig Reynolds	DET	TB	Bench
74	14	Hunter Luepke	DAL	WAS	Bench
75	14	AJ Dillon	PHI	@MIN	Bench
76	14	Will Shipley	PHI	@MIN	Bench
77	14	LeQuint Allen	JAX	LAR	Bench
78	15	Tyler Badie	DEN	NYG	Bench
79	15	Dameon Pierce	HOU	@SEA	Bench
80	15	British Brooks	HOU	@SEA	Bench
81	15	Adam Prentice	DEN	NYG	Bench
82	15	Devin Singletary	NYG	@DEN	Bench
83	15	Julius Chestnut	TEN	NE	Bench
84	15	George Holani	SEA	HOU	Bench

INJ		Blake Corum	LAR	@JAX
INJ		Dylan Laube	LV	@KC
OUT	--	Bucky Irving	TB	@DET
OUT	--	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	@NYJ
OUT	--	Sione Vaki	DET	TB
OUT	--	Tyler Goodson	IND	@LAC
OUT	--	Jacardia Wright	SEA	HOU
IR-R	--	Aaron Jones	MIN	PHI
IR-R	--	Trey Benson	ARI	GB
IR-R	--	Omarion Hampton	LAC	IND
IR-R	--	Braelon Allen	NYJ	CAR
IR	--	James Conner	ARI	GB
IR	--	Miles Sanders	DAL	WAS
IR	--	Najee Harris	LAC	IND
IR	--	Antonio Gibson	NE	@TEN
IR	--	Austin Ekeler	WAS	@DAL

BYE	--	James Cook	BUF	BYE
BYE	--	Justice Hill	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Derrick Henry	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Ty Johnson	BUF	BYE
BYE	--	Ray Davis	BUF	BYE
BYE	--	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	@SEA

Week 7 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Name	Team	OPP	Week 7 Value
1	1	George Pickens	DAL	WAS	Elite WR1
2	1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	TB	Elite WR1
3	1	Drake London	ATL	@SF	Elite WR1
4	1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	HOU	Elite WR1
5	2	Courtland Sutton	DEN	NYG	WR1
6	2	Rashee Rice	KC	LV	WR1
7	2	Davante Adams	LAR	@JAX	WR1
8	3	Deebo Samuel	WAS	@DAL	WR1/WR2
9	3	Ladd McConkey	LAC	IND	WR1/WR2
10	3	DK Metcalf	PIT	@CIN	WR1/WR2
11	3	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	PIT	WR1/WR2
12	3	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@CLE	WR1/WR2
13	4	Chris Olave	NO	@CHI	Strong WR2
14	4	Nico Collins	HOU	@SEA	Strong WR2
15	4	Rome Odunze	CHI	NO	Strong WR2
16	4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	PHI	Strong WR2
17	4	Brian Thomas	JAX	LAR	Strong WR2
18	4	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	@NYJ	Strong WR2
19	5	Keenan Allen	LAC	IND	WR2
20	5	Stefon Diggs	NE	@TEN	WR2
21	5	Jordan Addison	MIN	PHI	WR2
22	5	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	MIA	Flex
23	5	Kendrick Bourne	SF	ATL	WR2
24	5	A.J. Brown	PHI	@MIN	WR2
25	6	Sterling Shepard	TB	@DET	WR2/WR3
26	6	Xavier Worthy	KC	LV	WR2/WR3
27	6	Rashid Shaheed	NO	@CHI	WR2/WR3
28	6	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	NE	WR2/WR3
29	6	Jameson Williams	DET	TB	WR2/WR3
30	6	Romeo Doubs	GB	@ARI	WR2/WR3
31	6	Tre Tucker	LV	@KC	WR2/WR3
32	7	Tee Higgins	CIN	PIT	Strong WR3
33	7	Matthew Golden	GB	@ARI	Strong WR3
34	7	Jakobi Meyers	LV	@KC	Strong WR3
35	8	Cooper Kupp	SEA	HOU	WR3
36	8	Michael Pittman	IND	@LAC	WR3
37	8	Josh Downs	IND	@LAC	WR3
38	8	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	@DEN	WR3
39	8	DeVonta Smith	PHI	@MIN	WR3
40	9	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	@DAL	WR3/Flex
41	9	Marvin Mims	DEN	NYG	WR3/Flex
42	9	Kameron Johnson	TB	@DET	WR3/Flex
43	9	Hollywood Brown	KC	LV	WR3/Flex
44	10	Zay Jones	ARI	GB	Flex
45	10	DeMario Douglas	NE	@TEN	Flex
46	10	Kayshon Boutte	NE	@TEN	Flex
47	10	Luther Burden	CHI	NO	Flex
48	10	Isaiah Bond	CLE	MIA	Flex
49	10	Alec Pierce	IND	@LAC	Flex
50	11	Troy Franklin	DEN	NYG	Flex/Bench
51	11	Tez Johnson	TB	@DET	Flex/Bench
52	11	Jordan Whittington	LAR	@JAX	Flex/Bench
53	11	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	WAS	Flex/Bench
54	11	Michael Wilson	ARI	GB	Flex/Bench
55	11	Christian Kirk	HOU	@SEA	Flex/Bench
56	11	Jayden Higgins	HOU	@SEA	Flex/Bench

57	12	Van Jefferson	TEN	NE	Bench
58	12	Darnell Mooney	ATL	@SF	Bench
59	12	Travis Hunter	JAX	LAR	Bench
60	12	Xavier Legette	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
61	12	Jauan Jennings	SF	ATL	Bench
62	12	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	CAR	Bench
63	12	Roman Wilson	PIT	@CIN	Bench
64	12	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	NYG	@DEN	Bench
65	13	Chris Moore	WAS	@DAL	Bench
66	13	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	LV	Bench
67	13	Tyquan Thornton	KC	LV	Bench
68	13	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	@SEA	Bench
69	13	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	NO	Bench
70	13	Mack Hollins	NE	@TEN	Bench
71	13	Parker Washington	JAX	LAR	Bench
72	13	Tory Horton	SEA	HOU	Bench
73	13	Arian Smith	NYJ	CAR	Bench
74	14	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WAS	Bench
75	14	Greg Dortch	ARI	GB	Bench
76	14	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	PIT	Bench
77	14	Jaylin Noel	HOU	@SEA	Bench
78	14	Jalen Nailor	MIN	PHI	Bench
79	14	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	TB	Bench
80	14	Savion Williams	GB	@ARI	Bench
81	14	Malik Washington	MIA	@CLE	Bench
82	14	Gage Larvadain	CLE	MIA	Bench
83	14	Jimmy Horn	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
84	14	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
85	14	Demarcus Robinson	SF	ATL	Bench
86	14	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	CAR	Bench
87	14	Allen Lazard	NYJ	CAR	Bench
88	14	Ashton Dulin	IND	@LAC	Bench
89	15	Jaylin Lane	WAS	@DAL	Bench
90	15	Brandin Cooks	NO	@CHI	Bench
91	15	Devaughn Vele	NO	@CHI	Bench
92	15	Chimere Dike	TEN	NE	Bench
93	15	Dyami Brown	JAX	LAR	Bench
94	15	Tim Patrick	JAX	LAR	Bench
95	15	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	@ARI	Bench
96	15	Jamari Thrash	CLE	MIA	Bench
97	15	Dareke Young	SEA	HOU	Bench
98	16	Tre' Harris	LAC	IND	Bench
99	16	Tyler Lockett	TEN	NE	Bench
100	16	Kalif Raymond	DET	TB	Bench
101	16	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	@SF	Bench
102	16	Casey Washington	ATL	@SF	Bench
103	16	Dont'e Thornton	LV	@KC	Bench
104	16	Jack Bech	LV	@KC	Bench
105	16	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
106	16	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	ATL	Bench
107	16	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	@DEN	Bench
108	16	Beaux Collins	NYG	@DEN	Bench
109	16	Jahan Dotson	PHI	@MIN	Bench
110	17	Trent Sherfield	DEN	NYG	Bench
111	17	Pat Bryant	DEN	NYG	Bench
112	17	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	IND	Bench
113	17	Konata Mumpfield	LAR	@JAX	Bench
114	17	Mitchell Tinsley	CIN	PIT	Bench
115	17	Justin Watson	HOU	@SEA	Bench
116	17	Kyle Williams	NE	@TEN	Bench
117	17	Adam Thielen	MIN	PHI	Bench
118	17	David Sills	ATL	@SF	Bench
119	17	John Metchie	PHI	@MIN	Bench
120	18	Tay Martin	WAS	@DAL	Bench
121	18	Ryan Miller	TB	@DET	Bench
122	18	Ben Skowronek	PIT	@CIN	Bench
123	18	Scotty Miller	PIT	@CIN	Bench
124	18	Xavier Weaver	ARI	GB	Bench
125	18	Kevin Austin	NO	@CHI	Bench
126	18	Tai Felton	MIN	PHI	Bench
127	18	Malik Heath	GB	@ARI	Bench
128	18	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	@CLE	Bench
129	18	Dee Eskridge	MIA	@CLE	Bench
130	18	Alex Bachman	LV	@KC	Bench
131	18	David Moore	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
132	18	Skyy Moore	SF	ATL	Bench
133	18	Malik Turner	SF	ATL	Bench
134	18	Jake Bobo	SEA	HOU	Bench


INJ	--	Puka Nacua	LAR	@JAX
INJ	--	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WAS
INJ	--	Emeka Egbuka	TB	@DET
INJ	--	Mike Evans	TB	@DET
INJ	--	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	CAR
INJ	--	Quentin Johnston	LAC	IND
INJ	--	DJ Moore	CHI	NO
INJ	--	Terry McLaurin	WAS	@DAL
INJ	--	Marvin Harrison	ARI	GB
INJ	--	Chris Godwin	TB	@DET
INJ	--	Ricky Pearsall	SF	ATL
INJ	--	Calvin Ridley	TEN	NE
INJ	--	Darius Slayton	NYG	@DEN
INJ	--	Tutu Atwell	LAR	@JAX
INJ	--	Adonai Mitchell	IND	@LAC
INJ	--	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	WAS
INJ	--	Cedrick Wilson	MIA	@CLE
INJ	--	Noah Brown	WAS	@DAL
INJ	--	Bryce Oliver	TEN	@DET
OUT	--	Calvin Austin	PIT	@CIN
PUP-R	--	Christian Watson	GB	@ARI
IR-R	--	Jalen Coker	CAR	@NYJ
IR-R	--	Cedric Tillman	CLE	MIA
IR-R	--	Jayden Reed	GB	@ARI
IR	--	Malik Nabers	NYG	@DEN
IR	--	Tyreek Hill	MIA	@CLE

Week 7 Fantasy TE Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Tight ends	TM	OPP	Week 7 Value
1	1	Trey McBride	ARI	GB	Elite TE1
2	1	Tyler Warren	IND	@LAC	Elite TE1
3	1	Tucker Kraft	GB	@ARI	Elite TE1
4	1	Jake Ferguson	DAL	WAS	Elite TE1
5	2	Dallas Goedert	PHI	@MIN	TE1
6	2	Sam LaPorta	DET	TB	TE1
7	2	Kyle Pitts	ATL	@SF	TE1
8	2	Zach Ertz	WAS	@DAL	TE1
9	3	Travis Kelce	KC	LV	TE1
10	3	Evan Engram	DEN	NYG	TE1
11	3	Jonnu Smith	PIT	@CIN	TE1
12	3	Darren Waller	MIA	@CLE	TE1
13	3	Michael Mayer	LV	@KC	TE1
14	4	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	PHI	Top TE Streamer
15	4	Mason Taylor	NYJ	CAR	Top TE Streamer
16	4	AJ Barner	SEA	HOU	Top TE Streamer
17	4	Dalton Schultz	HOU	@SEA	Top TE Streamer
18	4	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	MIA	Top TE Streamer
19	5	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	IND	Top TE Streamer
20	5	Hunter Henry	NE	@TEN	Top TE Streamer
21	5	David Njoku	CLE	MIA	Top TE Streamer
22	6	Jake Tonges	SF	ATL	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
23	6	Tyler Higbee	LAR	@JAX	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
24	6	Theo Johnson	NYG	@DEN	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
25	6	Cade Otton	TB	@DET	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
26	6	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	NE	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
27	6	Hunter Long	JAX	LAR	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

28	7	Colston Loveland	CHI	NO	Bench
29	7	Cole Kmet	CHI	NO	Bench
30	7	Noah Fant	CIN	PIT	Bench
31	7	Juwan Johnson	NO	@CHI	Bench
32	7	Taysom Hill	NO	@CHI	Bench
33	7	Tommy Tremble	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
34	7	Noah Gray	KC	LV	Bench
35	7	Davis Allen	LAR	@JAX	Bench
36	7	Josh Oliver	MIN	PHI	Bench
37	7	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	CAR	Bench
38	8	Darnell Washington	PIT	@CIN	Bench
39	8	Gunnar Helm	TEN	NE	Bench
40	8	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	@DEN	Bench
41	8	Julian Hill	MIA	@CLE	Bench
42	8	Luke Farrell	SF	ATL	Bench
43	8	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	@CIN	Bench
44	8	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	HOU	Bench
45	8	Mitchell Evans	CAR	@NYJ	Bench
46	9	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	WAS	Bench
47	9	Will Dissly	LAC	IND	Bench
48	9	Albert Okwuegbunam	LV	@KC	Bench
49	9	Ian Thomas	LV	@KC	Bench
50	9	Brock Wright	DET	TB	Bench
51	9	Foster Moreau	NO	@CHI	Bench
52	9	Adam Trautman	DEN	NYG	Bench
53	10	Austin Hooper	NE	@TEN	Bench
54	10	Harrison Bryant	HOU	@SEA	Bench
55	10	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	@JAX	Bench
56	10	Luke Musgrave	GB	@ARI	Bench
57	10	Eric Saubert	SEA	HOU	Bench
58	10	Tyler Conklin	LAC	IND	Bench
59	10	Ben Sinnott	WAS	@DAL	Bench
60	10	Drew Sample	CIN	PIT	Bench
61	10	John FitzPatrick	GB	@ARI	Bench
62	10	Elijah Higgins	ARI	GB	Bench
63	10	John Bates	WAS	@DAL	Bench
64	10	Tanner Conner	MIA	@CLE	Bench
65	10	Kylen Granson	PHI	@MIN	Bench
66	10	Connor Heyward	PIT	@CIN	Bench
67	10	Brenden Bates	HOU	@SEA	Bench
68	10	Jack Stoll	NO	@CHI	Bench
69	10	Cade Stover	HOU	@SEA	Bench

INJ	--	Brock Bowers	LV	@KC
INJ	--	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	@NYJ
INJ	--	Colby Parkinson	LAR	@JAX
INJ	--	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	@MIN
OUT	--	Mike Gesicki	CIN	PIT
OUT	--	Tanner Hudson	CIN	PIT
IR-R	--	George Kittle	SF	ATL
IR-R	--	Brenton Strange	JAX	LAR
IR-R	--	Lucas Krull	DEN	NYG

BYE	--	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	BYE
BYE	--	Mark Andrews	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Isaiah Likely	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Charlie Kolar	BAL	BYE
BYE	--	Dawson Knox	BUF	BYE
BYE	--	Jackson Hawes	BUF	BYE

Week 7 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team Defense	OPP
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	@CIN
2	Green Bay Packers	@ARI
3	Denver Broncos	NYG
4	Philadelphia Eagles	@MIN
5	Cleveland Browns	MIA
6	New England Patriots	@TEN
7	Arizona Cardinals	GB
8	Seattle Seahawks	HOU
9	Carolina Panthers	@NYJ
10	San Francisco 49ers	ATL
11	Los Angeles Rams	@JAX
12	Kansas City Chiefs	LV
13	Los Angeles Chargers	IND
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	LAR
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@DET
16	Detroit Lions	TB
17	Minnesota Vikings	PHI
18	Indianapolis Colts	@LAC
19	New York Jets	CAR
20	New York Giants	@DEN
21	Las Vegas Raiders	@KC
22	Tennessee Titans	NE
23	Chicago Bears	NO
24	Atlanta Falcons	@SF
25	Washington Commanders	@DAL
26	Dallas Cowboys	WAS
27	Houston Texans	@SEA
28	New Orleans Saints	@CHI
29	Miami Dolphins	@CLE
30	Cincinnati Bengals	PIT
BYE	Buffalo Bills	BYE
BYE	Baltimore Ravens	BYE

Week 7 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Kicker	TM	OPP
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	WAS
2	Matt Gay	WAS	@DAL
3	Cameron Dicker	LAC	IND
4	Wil Lutz	DEN	NYG
5	Harrison Butker	KC	LV
6	Jake Elliott	PHI	@MIN
7	Chris Boswell	PIT	@CIN
8	Joshua Karty	LAR	@JAX
9	Chase McLaughlin	TB	@DET
10	Jake Bates	DET	TB
11	Eddy Pineiro	SF	ATL
12	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	@SEA
13	Will Reichard	MIN	PHI
14	Chad Ryland	ARI	GB
15	Jason Myers	SEA	HOU
16	Joey Slye	TEN	NE
17	Andy Borregales	NE	@TEN
18	Nick Folk	NYJ	CAR
19	Brandon McManus	GB	@ARI
20	Cam Little	JAX	LAR
21	Andre Szmyt	CLE	MIA
22	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	@NYJ
23	Parker Romo	ATL	@SF
24	Daniel Carlson	LV	@KC
25	Evan McPherson	CIN	PIT
26	Cairo Santos	CHI	NO
27	Jude McAtamney	NYG	@DEN
28	Michael Badgley	IND	@LAC
29	Blake Grupe	NO	@CHI
30	Jason Sanders	MIA	@CLE
BYE	Tyler Loop	BAL	BYE
BYE	Matt Prater	BUF	BYE

Week 7 Fantasy Half-PPR RB/WR/TE Flex Rankings

Rk	Player Name	TM	POS	OPP
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB1	@SF
2	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB2	ATL
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR1	HOU
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR2	TB
5	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB3	@LAC
6	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB4	TB
7	De'Von Achane	MIA	RB5	@CLE
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB6	@ARI
9	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB7	@MIN
10	Nico Collins	HOU	WR3	@SEA
11	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR4	PHI
12	Drake London	ATL	WR5	@SF
13	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB8	@KC
14	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB9	JAX
15	George Pickens	DAL	WR6	WAS
16	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	GB
17	Davante Adams	LAR	WR7	JAX
18	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	WR8	PIT
19	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR9	NYG
20	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR10	NO
21	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB10	MIA
22	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB11	WAS
23	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR11	IND
24	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB12	CAR
25	Rashee Rice	KC	WR12	LV
26	Chris Olave	NO	WR13	@CHI
27	Tyler Warren	IND	TE2	@LAC
28	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR14	IND
29	Rachaad White	TB	RB13	@DET
30	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR15	@NYJ
31	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE3	@ARI
32	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB14	@CHI
33	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAX	WR16	LAR
34	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR17	@CLE
35	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB15	@NYJ
36	DK Metcalf	PIT	WR18	@CIN
37	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR19	LV
38	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE4	WAS
39	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	WR20	@DAL
40	Chase Brown	CIN	RB16	PIT
41	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE5	TB
42	Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB17	@DEN
43	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR21	@LAC
44	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB18	@CIN
45	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE6	@CHI
46	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB19	@TEN
47	Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR22	@CHI
48	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB20	@TEN
49	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB21	@DAL
50	Cade Otton	TB	TE7	@DET
51	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR23	PIT
52	Sterling Shepard	TB	WR24	@DET
53	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB22	PHI
54	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TE8	MIA
55	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR25	PHI
56	David Montgomery	DET	RB23	TB
57	Dalton Schultz	HOU	TE9	@SEA
58	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR26	ATL
59	D'Andre Swift	CHI	RB24	NO
60	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR27	@MIN
61	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TE10	@SF
62	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	WR28	@DEN
63	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR29	@MIN
64	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB25	NYG
65	Kendrick Bourne	SF	WR30	ATL
66	Kimani Vidal	LAC	RB26	IND
67	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAX	RB27	LAR
68	Jakobi Meyers	LV	WR31	@KC
69	Stefon Diggs	NE	WR32	@TEN
70	Jameson Williams	DET	WR33	TB
71	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB28	HOU
72	Travis Kelce	KC	TE11	LV
73	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR34	@ARI
74	Woody Marks	HOU	RB29	@SEA
75	DJ Moore	CHI	WR35	NO
76	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	WR36	MIA
77	Jalen Nailor	MIN	WR37	PHI
78	Josh Downs	IND	WR38	@LAC
79	Zach Ertz	WAS	TE12	@DAL
80	Kayshon Boutte	NE	WR39	@TEN
81	Tre Tucker	LV	WR40	@KC
82	Bam Knight	ARI	RB30	GB
83	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	WR41	NE
84	Jordan Whittington	LAR	WR42	JAX
85	Darren Waller	MIA	TE13	@CLE
86	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB31	NE
87	Tyquan Thorton	KC	WR43	LV
88	Jake Tonges	SF	TE14	ATL
89	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB32	NYG
90	Jayden Higgins	HOU	WR44	@SEA
91	Troy Franklin	DEN	WR45	NYG
92	Matthew Golden	GB	WR46	@ARI
93	Evan Engram	DEN	TE15	NYG
94	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	WR47	NYG
95	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB33	@CIN
96	Michael Wilson	ARI	WR48	GB
97	Dyami Brown	JAX	WR49	LAR
98	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	RB34	LAR
99	Travis Hunter	JAX	WR50	LAR
100	Kareem Hunt	KC	RB35	LV
101	Isiah Pacheco	KC	RB36	LV
102	Tez Johnson	TB	WR51	@DET
103	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB37	@SF
104	Hunter Henry	NE	TE16	@TEN
105	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR52	WAS
106	Kyle Williams	NE	WR53	@TEN
107	Cooper Kupp	SEA	WR54	HOU
108	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE17	PHI
109	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR55	LV
110	Nick Chubb	HOU	RB38	@SEA
111	David Njoku	CLE	TE18	MIA
112	DeMario Douglas	NE	WR56	@TEN
113	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	RB39	@CLE
114	Tory Horton	SEA	WR57	HOU
115	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	TE19	NE
116	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	RB40	@DAL
117	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	RB41	CAR
118	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	WR58	@DAL
119	Tyrone Tracy	NYG	RB42	@DEN
120	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	TE20	IND
121	Parker Washington	JAX	WR59	LAR
122	Michael Carter	ARI	RB43	GB
123	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	WR60	WAS
124	Devin Singletary	NYG	RB44	@DEN
125	Jaydon Blue	DAL	RB45	WAS
126	Kendre Miller	NO	RB46	@CHI
127	Hassan Haskins	LAC	RB47	IND
128	Kameron Johnson	TB	WR61	@DET
129	Tutu Atwell	LAR	WR62	JAX
130	Marquise Brown	KC	WR63	LV
131	Brashard Smith	KC	RB48	LV
132	Chris Moore	WAS	WR64	@DAL
133	Jimmy Horn Jr.	CAR	WR65	@NYJ
134	Tre' Harris	LAC	WR66	IND
135	Luther Burden III	CHI	WR67	NO
136	AJ Barner	SEA	TE21	HOU
137	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	RB49	ATL
138	Tommy Tremble	CAR	TE22	@NYJ
139	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	WR68	@DEN
140	Christian Kirk	HOU	WR69	@SEA
141	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	WR70	CAR
142	Sean Tucker	TB	RB50	@DET
143	Malik Washington	MIA	WR69	@CLE
144	Mack Hollins	NE	WR70	@TEN
145	Theo Johnson	NYG	TE23	@DEN
146	Isaiah Bond	CLE	WR71	MIA
147	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	WR72	@CLE
148	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	WR73	@NYJ
149	Demarcus Robinson	SF	WR74	ATL
150	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	WR75	@NYJ

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Vinnie Iyer has been with The Sporting News since 1999, not long after graduating from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He has produced NFL content for more than 20 years, turning his attention to full-time writing in 2007. Vinnie covers every aspect of the NFL for TSN including draft prospects analysis, gambling and fantasy football. He also represents TSN as host of the “Locked On Fantasy Football” podcast on the Locked On network.

Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.

Griffin Missant

Griffin Missant joined The Sporting News in 2025 as a fantasy football intern. He graduated from Grand Valley State University, where he covered the Lakers football program. He has also worked for Sleeper and the Fantasy Trade Room. He has played fantasy for over a decade, and has been passionate about fantasy football ever since.