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The Sunday-only NFL main slate for Week 7 features 11 games, excluding the Packers, Raiders, Steelers and Seahawks (bye), Broncos-Cardinals (Thursday Night Football), Titans-Chargers (morning London game) and Giants-Falcons (Monday Night Football). That's a lot of fantasy star power being taken off the table, but there are still plenty of options ready to pop in Sunday's games, including a couple rookies on a roll and a familiar face at the tight end position.
TOURNAMENTS (GPP – GUARANTEED PRIZE POOL)
QB: Sam Darnold, NYJ vs. MIN ($22): Don't look now, but Darnold's racked up 19 or more fantasy points in back-to-back weeks. The third overall pick in this year's draft is growing more comfortable at the NFL level, and he could prove to be a major bargain at just $22. New York's receiving corps is beat up this week, but Darnold still has enough weapons to make a serious dent against a Vikings defense that allowed a combined 776 passing yards and seven touchdowns to Jared Goff and Carson Wentz before bouncing back against a far inferior young quarterback in Josh Rosen last week.
RB: Mark Ingram, NO at BAL ($18): Baltimore's allowing just 12.8 points per game, but it would be surprising to see New Orleans' league-best scoring offense (36.0 points per game) stymied coming out of a bye. When New Orleans does get within scoring range, Ingram's as likely as anyone to be the man to cross the goal line, as evidenced by his two-touchdown performance in his Week 5 season debut. Another two-score outing would make Ingram a terrific choice at just $18, and such a performance is well within the realm of possibility.
WR: John Brown, BAL vs. NO ($24): Brown was targeted just three times last week, but his 40 combined targets over the previous four contests suggest his workload will likely creep back up against the vulnerable Saints secondary (297.6 passing yards allowed per game). Baltimore's big-play threat is averaging north of 20 yards per catch, so Brown's impact could be massive if he's able to get behind New Orleans' defense once or twice.
Other Against-the-Grainers
QB: C.J. Beathard (SF, $22); Joe Flacco (BAL, $30)
RB: Matt Breida (SF, $21); Javorius Allen (BAL, $14); Jordan Howard (CHI, $23)
WR: Robby Anderson (NYJ, $17); Josh Gordon (NE, $20); Marquise Goodwin (SF, $15)
TE: Cameron Brate (TB, $16); C.J. Uzomah (CIN, $15)
DST: New York Jets ($20); Baltimore Ravens ($14)
CASH GAMES (H2H, 50/50s and DOUBLE UPS)
Quarterback
Andy Dalton, CIN at KC ($32)
As incredible as Kansas City's offense has been this season, the defense has been almost equally horrendous -- the Chiefs' opponents are averaging 340.3 passing yards and 28.7 points per game. Dalton is well equipped for the likely shootout to come between these teams, having thrown multiple passing scores in all but one game this season while twice piling up at least 337 yards through the air.
Running Back
Sony Michel, NE at CHI ($21)
Michel has gotten better every single week, recording 316 rushing yards and four touchdowns over the past three. His price is climbing at a slower rate than his production, creating a nice value play here at $21. Chicago's defense can be tough, but the unit lost a lot of its intimidation factor after getting picked apart by the Brock Osweiler-led Dolphins last week.
LeSean McCoy, BUF at IND ($16)
McCoy's turned it on over the past two games, producing 108 scrimmage yards in Week 5 and 94 scrimmage yards in Week 6. The most potent weapon in Buffalo's offense is yet to find the end zone this season, but he'll have a great chance to end that drought against an injury-riddled Indianapolis defense that's allowing exactly 30 points per game.
Wide Receiver
Jarvis Landry, CLE at TB ($25)
Opposing passing games have had their way with Tampa Bay's atrocious secondary, averaging 355.6 yards per game through the air. Landry is by far the biggest weapon in Cleveland's passing attack, as evidenced by his average of 10.8 targets per game. He's also topped 100 receiving yards in two of the past three games, displaying excellent chemistry with rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield's dealing with an ankle injury, but it isn't projected to keep him out of this one.
Tyler Boyd, CIN at KC ($22)
Despite a quiet Week 1, Boyd's stats (37 catches, 455 yards, four touchdowns) are nearly identical to A.J. Green's (33 catches, 494 yards, five touchdowns). Cincinnati's top two receivers should both be able to exploit the porous Chiefs secondary, but Boyd will cost you just $22 while Green costs $35.
Adam Thielen, MIN at NYJ ($36)
New York's defense has generated plenty of turnovers, but the Jets still hemorrhage yards, including 272.3 per game through the air. Thielen's as close to a sure thing as you can get at the wide receiver position with over 100 yards in each of the season's first six games, and he also has touchdowns in three straight games and four of the past five. In a game featuring a Hulk vs. Thor promotion as part of the NFL's partnership with Marvel, Thielen may be the closest thing on the field to an actual superhero.
Tight End
Rob Gronkowski, NE at CHI ($24)
This could be a buy-low opportunity of sorts on Gronkowski. His yardage has ticked up in each of the past two weeks, and you have to figure the burly tight end is due to find pay dirt given his prolific scoring rate (77 touchdowns in 108 career games). At $3 cheaper than Zach Ertz and a whopping $8 below Travis Kelce, this may be the best relative value you'll get all season on Gronk.
Defense/Special Teams
Jacksonville Jaguars, JAX vs. HOU ($15)
Jacksonville's star-studded defense will be out for blood at home after getting embarrassed in Dallas last week. Houston's nearly nonexistent offensive line has led to Deshaun Watson getting sacked more than any quarterback in the league thus far, so the Sacksonville moniker should be quite relevant as the Jaguars pile onto Houston's total of 25 sacks allowed this season. This unit can rarely be had this cheap, so take advantage while you can.
Honorable Mentions
QB: Jared Goff, (LAR, $37); Baker Mayfield (CLE, $29)
RB: Ezekiel Elliott (DAL, $29); Peyton Barber (TB, $12); Christian McCaffrey (CAR, $26)
WR: Albert Wilson (MIA, $15); Tyreek Hill (KC, $31); A.J. Green (CIN, $35)
TE: Zach Ertz (PHI, $27); David Njoku (CLE, $18)
DST: Houston Texans ($16); Dallas Cowboys ($11)
