Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) is back in the QB1 conversation for Week 8, with NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reporting he is likely to make his return against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 1 after coming close to playing Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Jackson will miss his third consecutive game after suffering a […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (right thumb) profiles as a Week 7 QB2 whose greatest fantasy appeal comes in Superflex and deeper leagues, and he will wear a custom protective glove for Sunday's matchup against the Carolina Panthers. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport shared a photo of the custom equipment ahead of kickoff. Developed with […]

This Key Starters and Tough Calls feature for Week 7 of the 2026 season helps you make tough running back and wide receiver lineup decisions. Scott Engel's Week 7 Lineup Spotlights focus on two notable running backs returning to action and useful wide receiver streamers. The NFL players included in this Week 7 article from […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! This Week 7 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season.  Week 6 saw some unexpected performances that we called in this article last week. Tre Tucker was […]

Welcome to main slate of Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our updated fantasy football Week 7 start/sit recommendations chart for all remaining player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some tough Week 7 start/sit decisions like Adonai Mitchell, Woody Marks, J.K. Dobbins, Germie Bernard, and more to see how […]

Howdy RotoBallers! The weekend is here, and we are back with more fantasy football waiver advice. The Commanders, Bills, Chargers, and Jaguars are on the bye this week. While most waivers have already run, it's always worth scouting the waiver wire for a potential bye-week or injury replacement, or even a high-upside bench stash. Below, […]

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to the seventh edition of our High-Upside Bench Stashes series. With another full slate of NFL action set to kick off in just a few days, it's never too late to check the waiver wire for some sneaky upside stashes. In this week's edition, we will look at several handcuff running backs […]

Many of us are going to be left scrambling this week. Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee, Houston, and West Virginia are all on bye. That means no Michael Hawkins Jr. or Keelon Russell. We're here to help with our Week 9 college fantasy football waiver wire pickups list. To help you make your waiver wire bids, […]

Week 7 of the NFL season closes with a Monday Night divisional clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Decimated by injuries, the Eagles enter this matchup missing multiple star players, while the Cowboys have consistently underperformed en route to a 2-4 record. We will bring you Monday Night Football analysis all season, focusing […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Weekend Cut List Rankings for fantasy football Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season. The remainder of the Week 7 slate kicks off in just 24 hours. While many managers are tweaking their lineups, checking the waiver wire for late-week pickups is a great way to gain an edge over […]

Retired quarterback Peyton Manning is not expected to be a candidate for the Indianapolis Colts' general manager position, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. After the Colts fired Chris Ballard last week, it was reported that they would interview Manning for the position. That report appears to have been false, as Schefter now writes that […]

If you are replacing a starting running back this weekend, start with Kendre Miller and Samaje Perine. Miller handled 20 carries on Sunday, and Perine matched Chase Brown's touch total in the Cincinnati Bengals' last game before their bye. Both remain available in plenty of leagues, and both of their workloads deserve another look after […]

RotoBaller writer Jamie Calandro shares his Week 7 fantasy football lineup rankings for RB, WR, TE, and QB. Last year, Jamie finished as the third-most accurate ranker in the industry among hundreds of other industry experts! This rankings article also includes rankings analysis that will hopefully help you make some tough decisions when it comes […]

Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 7. This week, we've got four teams on bye (Bills, Jaguars, Chargers, and Commanders). If you're in need of some advice for this week to get in the win column, you're in the right spot. Week 6 was an interesting week. We hit on our starts but mostly whiffed […]

Fantasy football is a war of attrition. You just have to still be standing there when the dust settles in December. Our RotoBaller analysts are here every week with potential sleepers and busts ahead of the remaining Week 7 games. We do this every week! The goal is to give you the confidence you need […]

Week 7 in the NFL is upon us. Fantasy seasons are entering make-or-break mode. It is still possible to recover from one-win starts, and it is still possible to fall as an undefeated team. However, the margin for error will quickly fade in the coming weeks. Now that we are squarely into bye weeks, the […]

Week 7 is here, folks! We saw a battle between two of the NFL's biggest rising stars on Thursday Night Football, as Caleb Williams and Drake Maye both had outstanding performances. It was Williams who came out on top in the end, moving the Bears to a 5-2 record. In this weekly series, I'll highlight […]

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season. The midway point of the season will be here before you know it, which is crazy to think about! As we get into Week 7, we're able to determine which teams are the real deal and which ones can't […]

Quarterback is the highest-scoring position in fantasy football, yet it's also not terribly difficult to have success streaming the position. It's very difficult to predict which quarterbacks will finish in the top 10 at their position ahead of time due to a variety of factors. Looking at strength of schedule is a great way to […]

In a lot of my leagues, things have started to balance out. There are still top teams, but in the last two weeks, a lot of teams that started slowly picked up wins. There are a whole lot of 3-3 teams at the moment. That means that even if you got off to a slow […]

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season! For anyone who isn't familiar, each week we give you our recommended Survivor Pool picks to target and also avoid for 2026 Survivor leagues. This week, I'm pinch-hitting on this feature for our friend Kevin Tompkins -- kind of […]

We have reached Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season, and the early-season noise has started to settle into something more reliable, which is exactly why spotting the boom-or-bust options matters more than it did a month ago. Six weeks of usage, target share, and actual game scripts give you a clearer picture of who […]

Six slates are cemented into the timeline as we near the fantasy football regular season's halfway mark, so let's chop it up looking at Week 7 and beyond with our updated rest-of-season rankings sheet. The bye weeks are smacking us across the face, as are the injuries and underwhelming performances, which means folks are clinging […]

Week 7 of the NFL season brings another difficult set of lineup decisions, especially with four teams on bye and several offenses struggling to find consistency. This week, several matchups have particularly low projected point totals, including Browns-Titans (37.5), Dolphins-Jets (39.5), Colts-Vikings (41.5), and Chiefs-Seahawks (42.5). Those aren't exactly the games we want to target. […]

The 2026 NFL season rolls on to Week 7, so it's time to continue my weekly bold predictions column. This is where I'm trying to predict which players will hit their ceilings this week. I'll focus on players who you're likely on the fence with in start-and-sit decisions. Last week, I had only one good […]

Welcome back to our updated fantasy football trade value chart for Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season. In this article, you'll find our updated trade rankings, plus several fantasy football buys and sells, including Chase Brown, DK Metcalf, and Aaron Jones Sr. and more. Bye weeks are in full swing, and managers have a […]

The Sunday slate for Week 7 kicks off in a few hours, which means it's a  great time to drop some bold predictions. While these may seem unlikely, these players have prime matchups to greatly outperform their projections. In this roundtable edition of bold predictions, see what RotoBaller writers have to say about Kyler Murray, […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee will make his second consecutive start (and fourth start of his career) against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football in Week 7. With quarterback Jalen Hurts (blood clots) expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 season due to multiple blood clots found in his lungs, the starting signal-caller […]

A pair of squads with serious postseason aspirations square off in Sunday night primetime action, as the Chiefs head to Seattle to face the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks. While this is already a must-see matchup for fantasy managers, an interesting narrative is Kenneth Walker III's return to Seattle. Walker has been a huge boost […]

Welcome to our Monday Night Football start/sit chart for Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season. Below you will find our start/sit matchup charts for all players in the MNF game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. With several fantasy superstars playing in this game, matchups may come down to this. In addition to […]