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Scott Pianowski gives his green-light, yellow-light, and red-light plays to help you make your toughest start/sit decisions in Week 7.
✅ Green light
TE George Kittle vs. Chiefs
Kansas City’s seam coverage has been a mess all year, and Kittle seemed to be solving San Francisco’s red zone problems all by himself a week ago. Seasonal fantasy managers already have Kittle ready to go, but DFS players may also want to follow suit, even at a higher cost.
QB Drake Maye vs. Jaguars
His debut certainly had some mistakes, but he also threw three touchdown passes and sneaked 38 yards against a good Houston defense. Now he’s taking aim at a Jacksonville defense that has been torched by the pass all season. Maye belongs at the top of the pile of streamers for Week 7, and don’t be afraid to call out Pop Douglas as well.
RB Kareem Hunt at 49ers
San Francisco’s front seven used to be a matchup to avoid, but the unit is ordinary this year (14th in DVOA against the run). Andy Reid quickly put Hunt in the Circle of Trust and gave him an absurd 27 carries for the bye. Hunt has locked down this backfield.
WR Chris Godwin vs. Ravens
Mike Evans isn’t fully healthy right now, so the surging Godwin could easily be looking at a dozen or more targets. He’s growing as Tampa Bay’s slot machine, with five catches or more in every game and five touchdowns in six weeks. So much for the guy who had a touchdown allergy for most of 2022 and 2023.
🫤 Yellow light
TE Mark Andrews vs. Buccaneers
Andrews had a decent yardage game in Week 5 and he found the end zone last week, so the arrow is starting to point up. But Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers are well ahead of Andrews in Baltimore’s pecking order, and Andrews is only seeing about 50% of the snaps over the past three weeks. His dreamy edge may be gone forever.
WR Amari Cooper vs. Titans
Everyone can have a good laugh watching Tennessee’s passing game these days, but the Titans have quietly put together a nasty defense (ninth in DVOA). Cooper showed in 2018 that he is capable of thriving despite a midseason trade, but let’s try to be realistic with our initial expectations.
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. vs. Eagles
Head coach Brian Daboll has always been a fan of Devin Singletary, so Tracy probably doesn’t have a great chance of stealing this job outright. But Tracy had a receiving background in college and that has already translated into the pros, so I suspect he’ll remain imaginative even if Singletary returns. And it’s also possible that Singletary (groin) may not be ready this week.
RB Tank Bigsby vs. Patriots
The game script should be more favorable this week as the Jaguars are heavy favorites over New England. But keep in mind that the Jags don’t trust Bigsby much in pass protection, and he has only seen five targets as a pro (one this season).
WR Romeo Doubs vs. Texans
The two touchdowns were great, but he only saw a 12.5% target share – this will always be an overloaded offense. Doubs is worth mentioning as a depth option, but is far from an automatic starter.
🛑 Red light
QB Anthony Richardson vs. Dolphins
Richardson is capable of reaching legendary heights at any time, but he was inaccurate and inconsistent in the first month of play. The whole passing game in Indianapolis is a scary proposition until Richardson shows he has his sea legs.
RB Nick Chubb vs. Bengals
The football fan in me will be passionately cheering on Chubb, excited to see a star player return from a major injury. But it’s possible Chubb will be in limited snaps, and maybe no one can get there tied to this poor offensive line and quarterback situation.
RB Braelon Allen at Steelers
He saw just three touches in the loss to Buffalo, and now Davante Adams is around to steal some of the goal-line value. We had briefly hoped that Allen could have some independent value alongside Breece Hall, but it is more realistic to view Allen solely as an insurance policy.
