Week 7 brings us four teams byes for the second time, leaving us scrambling to find realistic options that can score points. And by that I mean: there are five games all week that have an over/under above 48, and one of those games is Thursday night. Yes, now we are drowning in garbage. Rules for this weekly article: 1) I will not recommend quarterbacks – there are plenty of good ones. You are alone there. 2) I will not recommend any running back costing more than $5,000, wide receiver costing more than $4,500, or tight end costing more than $4,000 on the DraftKings DFS list. This was an easy limit for what a FLEX really is. 3) I think that any player who gets more than 50 yards or gets a win for the column, anything else you get from that, well, that’s great for you. Let’s keep expectations low because we’re looking for outliers. An in-depth breakdown of recent trends in passing yards and what it means for fantasy-relevant players heading into Week 7. ▶ Running backs Blake Corum, LAR – $5,000 – Column franchise player Corum has now scored in consecutive games while generating eight and 11 touches. It’s good that Kyren Williams is complaining about not getting the ball more, but I think the general trend to look at is that the Rams probably need to run the ball more as a team with Davante Adams out. That means more Williams and more Corum. Williams has tended to be the end zone guy, but with how often this team throws to running backs, I think there’s plenty of room for Corum to still get his. Kendre Miller, NO – $4,600 – Miller took a career-high 22 touches against the Giants, most hitting them between the tackles. This is certainly a different week against a road favorite Steelers defense. But the touch advantage is still high, and I think Miller has touchdown value that most backs in this range probably can’t match, even if Charlie Brown has been giving us butt pushes from Tyler Shough all season. Samaje Perine, CIN – $4,600 – The Bengals beat writers seemed to think there was a real backfield share brewing after they ran much better with Perine out of the shotgun than they did with Chase Brown under center against the Dolphins in Week 5. I don’t know. I know I would call this a high-ceiling play, but the Bengals have scored 30 or more points in three of their last four meetings with the Ravens and the game is a 48.5 plus/minus. I like to have high touch pieces playing in this one. Tyrone Tracy Jr., NYG – $4,800 – The Giants released Najee Harris and I think it’s very clear that they view Devin Singletary as a pass-down player only. (He has played 71 snaps this year and there have only been 13 rushing snaps.) That leaves the rebound play of Skattebo, which we no longer have, and Tracy. If you take John Harbaugh at his word about wanting to play the hot hand, Tracy is the best running back they have. Skattebo is also routinely off the field in passing situations, getting 20+ passing snaps just once in five weeks before the bagel of Week 6. The Giants (although I think they’re better than this) are 10-point dogs in Houston. I think all of this indicates that Tracy has the best chance to produce on this one. Alfredo Brown analyzes the players to buy and sell ahead of Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season. ▶ Wide Receivers Omar Cooper Jr., NYJ – $4,100 – The Dolphins have allowed a league-low 5.3 passes per game to No. 1 wide receivers; They are going to try to do the exact game plan that the Patriots executed against the Jets last week, where they shut down Garrett Wilson. Except the Dolphins defense features practice squad stars compared to the Patriots. Anyway, I have some reservations that Adonai Mitchell could come back and fill out this piece a bit, but I think Cooper is a good bet to produce. Jaylin Noel, HOU – $3,900 – Am I going to back out now? DeMeco Ryans has already said that Tank Dell will play this week. Marvin Harrison Jr. will get an increase in playing time after having a full week to practice with the team. But Noel has managed 3/85/0, 5/41/1 and 4/107/1 in the last three weeks without an incomplete goal. So while we can talk about his playing time being reduced, he was already doing it without enough playing time. Let’s let the column’s franchise player keep cooking, I say. Kendrick Bourne, ARI – $4,000 – I don’t particularly love this matchup, even if the Broncos’ defensive backs are a little banged up right now. But Bourne has 16 targets in two games since Marvin Harrison Jr. was inactive and traded. He’s literally the most important piece the Cardinals added to the offense under Mike LaFleur this offseason now that Jeremiyah Love was either thrown into the hole Ozzie Smith fell into in The Simpsons softball episode or managed to hurt his ankles so badly that he doesn’t want to play, whichever feels truer to you. So, yeah, I have no choice but to believe this will be a proof of concept for this offense. Konata Mumpfield, LAR – $3,200 – The first of two punters I like this week, Mumpfield went 4/93/1 on eight targets during Los Angeles SNF’s loss to the Broncos, a game in which they were without Puka Nacua. This time they will not have Davante Adams. It’s all small-sample theater with Mumpfield, but he also had 13 targets in two games without Adams in Weeks 16 and 17 last year before the Rams rested their starters in Week 18. He’s been mentioned as the closest thing to an Adams replacement they have. The Rams’ underlying offensive numbers are still pretty good. Mumpfield is a logical bet at this price. Ja’Kobi Lane, BAL – $3,400 – Immediately returned to a 4/40 line, and now has eight targets in 58 offensive snaps this year. The Ravens should have Lamar Jackson back…we think…and Lane has the preseason hype to overcome a wrist/IR season. I will trust the process once again. Giants RB Picture Changes After Harris Release Kyle Dvorchak discusses the best running back options for the New York Giants following the release of Najee Harris earlier this week. ▶ Tight ends Mark Andrews, BAL – $3,900 – Listen, I hate this play. You hate this play. We all hate this play. Unfortunately, the Bengals are allowing 90.2 yards per game to tight ends, even after the last tight end they played was “Greg Dulcich.” Mark Andrews is completely washed out, but can be washed out with seven sacks this week instead of three. Tyler Higbee, LAR – $3,500 – Adams’ goal void continues to plague the spine, and Higbee is stuck doing an unsatisfying Terrance Ferguson impersonation. The Raiders have allowed 8.3 targets per game above average to tight ends this year.
