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Fantasy Football Week 7 Cheat Sheet: Waiver-Wire Rankings and Flex Projections
- Updated: October 18, 2016
As another week gets pulled from the NFL calendar, it’s vital to stay on top of waiver-wire rankings when injuries take place or top players slump.
It may be even more important to update rankings at flex positions to make sure the right lineups are on the field most weeks.
We’ll start with the flex projections.
Heading into Week 6, wide receiver Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers was at the top of the rankings. The injury suffered by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (torn meniscus) impacts Brown, who has slipped to the No. 5 position and is in danger of slipping even further if backup quarterback Landry Jones is ineffective or if Roethlisberger is out for any serious length of time.
LeSean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills has supplanted Brown at the top of the rankings, followed by Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons, A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals and Allen Robinson of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
McCoy has been a powerful force for the Bills, as they have reeled off four straight wins and look like a potential playoff team and legitimate challenger to the New England Patriots in the AFC East.
McCoy is coming off an eye-popping performance against the San Francisco 49ers in which he punished the defense and former head coach Chip Kelly by running for 140 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries.
The Bills travel to Miami to take on the underachieving Dolphins. Miami played its best game of the year in beating the Steelers in Week 6, but there’s no reason to think the Dolphins can string solid games together. Additionally, it appeared the Steelers were looking past the Dolphins (foolishly) because they host the Patriots this week.
The Dolphins rank 26th in yards allowed and are 31st against the run.
McCoy has rushed for 587 yards and six touchdowns to this point, and he has also caught 21 passes (out of 24 targets) as a receiver. While he has just 97 receiving yards and one touchdown to this point, he could easily have a big game as a pass-catcher.
Jones is an explosive, big-play receiver, and he has been near the top of the wide receiver rankings since the start of the year. His numbers are impressive, as he has caught 31 passes for 656 yards and four touchdowns, and the Falcons should be primed for a …
