Sneaky Fantasy Football Free Agent Pickups for Week 7

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Oct 21

As we approach week seven, the football season fantasy lineups are starting to get harder to fill. With injuries coming to certain stars and bye weeks starting to come into play fantasy owners must pay attention to the waiver wire a bit more. If your fantasy team is low in the standings as of right now, pay close attention to these names who could be starting on fantasy rosters in deeper leagues this week.

Latavius Murray, former Minnesota Viking is now handling most of the carries for the Denver Bronco offense. Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hacketts experiment so far has been a failure in the Mile High City. They now have a two and four record and need to pile up wins fast. Running back Javonte Williams, too many analysts was a big fantasy sleeper heading into the year and was ruled out for the year due to a knee injury. Denver doesn’t seem to trust Melvin Gordon to be the bell cow of that offense due to fumbling problems and lack of consistency. On Thursday. versus the Chargers, Denver gave Murray 15 carries where he ran for 66 yards. Murray had just recently joined the Broncos on October 3 seeing that they trust him with this workload already is a promising sign. Even though he didn’t find himself in the end zone he was one of the more consistent parts of Denver‘s offense last week. They have a matchup with the Jets this week who now have one of the best secondaries in football. With the way, Russell Wilson has been playing so far this year expect Denver to rely heavily on the ground game on Sunday. Murray could be a good running back filler for those owners who own running backs with bye weeks or injuries in week seven.

Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce has made a strong impression so far through six weeks. He and quarterback Matt Ryan have seemed to develop chemistry. The Colts rely on Michael Pittman as their number one weapon especially with Jonathan Taylor missing time so far this season, Pierce remains a vital part of their offense. Even though last week Pierce only caught three passes one was for a huge game-winning touchdown. Plays like that will give Ryan more trust in going to Pierce in big moments and often throughout the year. The Colts are now heading to a match-up with the Tennessee Titans who have been mediocre at best thus far. Pierce was able to catch eight balls for 81 yards against a very good Denver Broncos secondary in week five. Consider him a possible flex play against a weaker secondary in the Titans this Sunday.

After injuring himself in the season opener and missing four games Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson made his presence last week against the Ravens. Quarterback Daniel Jones has looked good thus far this season but remains without a true weapon to rely on. Robinson was the Giants' second-round pick, he was getting hype during the heat of training camp and many expected him to have an important role on this offense. Even though he only caught three balls on Sunday one of them ended up in the end zone. That red zone threat the Giants need other than Saquon Barkley might just be Robinson. Without Sterling Shepard for the rest of the year and health concerns about former first-round pick Kadarius Toney. There won’t be much competition for Robinson if he remains healthy for the rest of the year. If the Giants continue their surprising success as well that will only boost Robinson’s stock.

Ravens running back Kenyan Drake had a very nice day on Sunday versus the Giants. Drake ran 10 times for 119 yards scoring a touchdown as well. JK Dobbins, the ravens running back went out earlier in the contest with tightness in his leg. Drake is by no means going to be the Ravens' starter going forward. But, his performance on Sunday should earn him more snaps in the future. For a team like Baltimore who are looking for other playmakers on their offense, it wouldn’t make sense for John Harbaugh to cut Drake from gameplans for their offense especially after his performance last week. Dobbins has had an injury-riddled past as well making his questionable health very up in the air. If Baltimore is going to make a true run in the AFC they are going to need to find more weapons within their roster right now. Which makes Drake a player worth stashing on your bench with a high upside.

Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds has become an unexpected part of Detroit's passing game. Injuries to Amon-Ra St. Brown and DJ Chark, this has allowed for more opportunities for Reynolds. In Detroit's last three games Reynolds has had over seven targets in each contest. He already has two touchdowns on the year to go along with that. Even though the Lions are getting back, St. Brown, Chark’s health still remains up in the air. The chemistry that quarterback Jared Goff has with Reynolds will keep him in the Detroit lineup. For fantasy owners who are weak on wide receivers, Reynolds would be a quality addition. The one part of Detroit’s start to the season thus far that has not been the problem has been their pass game. A red zone threat like Reynolds that has a history with the quarterback will only get more snaps as the Lions get deeper into their season.