Week 7 of the NFL season is here. The last two weeks have been quite the wild ride. The once untouchable Philadelphia Eagles have now lost two straight, capped off by being embarrassed by the New York Giants.
The Kansas City Chiefs, who started the season 0-2 after losing to those same Eagles, have won three of their last four. Their latest victory, a Sunday night beatdown of the Detroit Lions, showed how quickly things can change in the NFL.
The same goes for fantasy football. One week a player is considered hot, and the next he is not. Then the managers of that player start looking for help, possibly in the form of a streamer.
To help, here are 10 players and one defense you can stream to win Week 7.
*Streamers are players who are rostered in 50% or less of Yahoo! leagues.
Fantasy Football Week 7 Streamers
Quarterbacks
This is a tough week to stream quarterbacks. The best ones who are still widely available have difficult matchups.
Jaxon Dart, New York Giants
Starting a quarterback against the Broncos hasn’t worked for many this season. But in a week with limited streaming options, Dart is one of the better plays.
He has already faced two tough defenses and finished as a QB1 in both games. Oddly enough, his worst fantasy performance came against the Saints. This matchup against Denver will likely be his toughest test yet, but his rushing floor makes him a solid option.
Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
Since Week 1, Darnold ranks as QB8 on a per-game basis, yet he remains rostered in fewer than half of leagues.
He faces the Texans this week, who have allowed the fewest points per game to opposing quarterbacks. That stat is a little misleading. Their recent matchups have been against Cooper Rush, Cam Ward, and Trevor Lawrence. Rush is a backup who was replaced himself, while Ward and Lawrence rank QB37 and QB22 in fantasy points-per-game. Those three combined for 18.7 fantasy points.
The only top-10 QB they’ve faced this year was Baker Mayfield in Week 2, and he scored 19.9 points. Darnold has played well enough lately to post a similar outing.
Running Backs
Week 6 was kind to running backs, but there’s still plenty of uncertainty at the position, sending managers to the streamer pool for help.
Tyler Allgeier, Atlanta Falcons
In three of five games this season, Allgeier has scored more than 10 half-PPR fantasy points. In four games, he’s seen double-digit carries. The lone outlier was the 30–0 blowout loss to Carolina.
Even as the backup to Bijan Robinson, Allgeier continues to get meaningful work. This is thanks to the Falcons running the ball 48% of the time, fifth most in the league.
The 49ers have already allowed four rushing touchdowns and just gave up scores to both Rachaad White and Sean Tucker last week. So why not both Bijan and Allgeier this week?
Tyjae Spears, Tennessee Titans
As mentioned in the Fantasy Six Pack Usage Trends article, Spears was on the field more than Tony Pollard in just his second game back.
While that didn’t mean more carries, it did result in four receptions and 90% of the short-yardage work. The Titans tend to use Spears more when trailing, and as underdogs this week, he should see plenty of snaps.
Bam Knight, Arizona Cardinals
A surprise report during pregame last week said Knight was going to be the starter. While that didn’t end up being the case, he still played more snaps and received more carries than Michael Carter. He also handled all the goal-line and short-yardage work, scoring a touchdown.
The matchup this week against the Packers is tough, but streaming is about guaranteed touches, and Knight has that locked down.
Wide Receivers
Injuries continue to shake up the WR landscape. Puka Nacua, Garrett Wilson, Emeka Egbuka, Calvin Ridley, and Marvin Harrison Jr. all went down in Week 6. The good news is that CeeDee Lamb and Mike Evans could return, and Rashee Rice is done serving his suspension.
Kendrick Bourne, San Francisco 49ers
For the second straight week – and it would have been three if they did not play on Thursday night last week – Bourne lands on this list. With 15 receptions for 284 yards over the last two games, he deserves to be rostered more so he isn’t eligible for it.
Jauan Jennings returned last week but admitted he played through two sprained ankles and five broken ribs. George Kittle and Brock Purdy might return, but it seems unlikely that Ricky Pearsall will. Even if Kittle does play, Bourne should continue to see heavy target volume.
Tre Tucker, Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders’ passing game has struggled, especially without Brock Bowers. Despite that, Tucker has quietly been a steady option, finishing as a WR3 or better in four of six games.
This week’s matchup against the Chiefs is a tough one, and Kansas City is favored by 12. If this game turns into a blowout, Tucker should see plenty of volume in catch-up mode.
Sterling Shephard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The hits keep coming for Tampa Bay. Emeka Egbuka strained his hamstring last week and is expected to miss Week 7, maybe more.
Mike Evans is trying to return, but even if he suits up, Shepard should remain involved as a reliable target for Baker Mayfield.
Tez Johnson and Kameron Johnson are deeper-league dart throws but more as boom-bust options.
Tight Ends
George Kittle, one of the more entertaining tight ends in the game, is returning this week. So those of you who were using Jake Tonges will need to look elsewhere.
Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns
Fannin has carved out a solid role as the Browns’ second tight end and could see an even bigger workload if David Njoku misses time with a knee injury.
Last week, he caught seven of 10 targets, with five coming after Njoku left in the fourth quarter. If Njoku sits, Fannin should be started in all leagues.
Mason Taylor, New York Jets
Last week didn’t go as planned for anyone on the Jets offense, Taylor included. This week should be better as they face the Panthers, who allow the second-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends.
Taylor had seen heavy usage before Week 6, and that should bounce back with Garrett Wilson sidelined. It’s possible Taylor becomes the primary target in the Jets offense.
Defense
It’s another challenging week for streaming defenses, with most of the top options already rostered.
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a sneaky good fantasy defense. They are getting buried in scoring leaders list because of a complete disaster in Week 2 against the Lions. That game they put up a negative two.
In the other four games of the season they are averaging 10.25 points. That would make them the No. 1 fantasy defense.
A lot of this has to do with how many turnovers they are forcing. They rank second in the NFL with 12 turnovers. This is with them having their bye week already as well.
Their opponent this week, the Saints, are tied for seventh with four giveaways on the season. This might make you think the turnovers won’t come this week for the Bears, well think again. The Commanders went into Week 6 having turned the ball over just three times, and the Bears turned them over three more times.
Expect more big plays from this defense.
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