Week 7 fantasy football playbook

Studs, duds, sneaky DFS picks and more for each position (that matters) on your Week 7 fantasy football squad.

Thanks again for being a loyal reader and subscriber! Keep reading for the latest fantasy football rankings, injury news, players trending up and down, and more. Best of luck in Week 7!

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EDITOR’S NOTES

Best/worst matchups: Matchup rankings listed, other than WR, are courtesy of The Athletic’s Jake Ciely’s matchup rankings, which include his homemade metric, Adjusted Points Allowed (APA). WR rankings are based on WR/CB matchup ratings by fantasypoints.com.

Rankings: If viewing from email, clicking on the image will open the rankings in a new window. There are also links to the latest full rankings at the end of each individual chart.

DFS values: Pulled from our DFS Projections tool, with data courtesy of dailyfantasyfuel.com. “Value” projects how much return on investment a player will deliver, based on salary and projected performance.

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Week 7 playbook: Quarterbacks

View the latest Week 7 player rankings.

🤕 Pain index

• 🚫 Nope: Brock Purdy (SF)

• 🏴‍☠️ Not bloody likely: Kyler Murray (ARI)

• ✅ Good to go: Carson Wentz (MIN); J.J. McCarthy (MIN) - not starting

View latest NFL injury report

↕️ QB matchup breakdown

📈 Notable QBs with great matchups

• Best - Jayden Daniels (WAS) at DAL

• 3rd best - Caleb Williams (CHI) vs. NO

• 4th best - Bo Nix (DEN) vs. NYG

💪 Stud potential: Caleb Williams — Williams continues to deliver, with multiple touchdowns in three of his last four starts and averaging 31.7 fantasy points at home. The Saints have allowed at least 21 fantasy points to every quarterback but one and have been vulnerable to mobile passers, giving up the fourth-most rushing yards to the position. With a red-hot offense and friendly matchup, Williams has top-5 potential.