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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 7 of the NFL season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, as several teams are on bye and the injuries are really starting to pile up. But fear not, we're here to help you with all sorts of waiver wire analysis and advice to help you pickup the right players for your fantasy football rosters. Here's a quick rundown:
Each and every week we publish various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you figure out which free agents to grab off the waiver wire. An awesome team of fantasy football analysts are cranking out their waiver wire articles early in the week, and updating them as more news is announced. For starters, you must read our overall waiver wire article from lead editor Pierre Camus and our waiver wire express lightning round to get a feel for the waiver wire landscape.
If you are in a league with waiver wire blind bidding, check out the FAAB waiver wire article from Nick Mariano who recommends how much of your free agent budget to bid and spend on players when trying to add them off the waiver wire. And then you can take a deeper dive into each position, for more in-depth analysis and recommendations: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
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Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 7?
Need a more structured list of who to pickup off waivers? This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 7! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 2 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Michael Carter | RB | 52 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 42 | Add in All PPR Leagues |
| 4 | Alex Collins | RB | 59 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Devonta Freeman | RB | 2 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Sterling Shepard | WR | 51 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 7 | A.J. Green | WR | 44 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Marquez Callaway | WR | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Demetric Felton | RB | 9 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 12 | Henry Ruggs III | WR | 53 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 50 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 28 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | 47 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Jamison Crowder | WR | 27 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 17 | Tim Patrick | WR | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 11 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Jared Cook | TE | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Chris Evans | RB | 4 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 21 | Mark Ingram | RB | 32 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 19 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 24 | Christian Kirk | WR | 44 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Jaret Patterson | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 28 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 44 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 24 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 29 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | 39 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE | 29 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Zach Ertz | TE | 60 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 30 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Allen Lazard | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Van Jefferson | WR | 10 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Evan Engram | TE | 33 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 8 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 37 | Jamal Agnew | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 38 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 16 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Nico Collins | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 42 | O.J. Howard | TE | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Sam Darnold | QB | 56 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Derek Carr | QB | 52 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Jameis Winston | QB | 36 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 46 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | 20 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 47 | Mac Jones | QB | 17 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 48 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | 16 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 49 | Geno Smith | QB | 7 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 50 | Carson Wentz | QB | 35 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 7 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
D'Ernest Johnson
Michael Carter
J.D. McKissic
Alex Collins
Kenyan Drake
Devonta Freeman
Rhamondre Stevenson
Jaret Patterson
DeeJay Dallas
Demetric Felton
Chris Evans
Jerick McKinnon
Mark Ingram II
Kenneth Gainwell
Week 7 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Marquez Callaway
Sterling Shepard
A.J. Green
Henry Ruggs III
Mecole Hardman
Hunter Renfrow
Tim Patrick
Jamison Crowder
Rashod Bateman
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Christian Kirk
Darnell Mooney
Amon-Ra St. Brown
T.Y. Hilton
Nelson Agholor
Allen Lazard
Van Jefferson
K.J. Osborn
Jamal Agnew
Demarcus Robinson
Parris Campbell
Nico Collins
Dante Pettis
Week 7 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Jared Cook
Ricky Seals-Jones
Zach Ertz
Evan Engram
Tyler Conklin
Dan Arnold
O.J. Howard
Week 7 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Derek Carr
Jameis Winston
Sam Darnold
Geno Smith
Teddy Bridgewater
Mac Jones
Tua Tagovailoa
Carson Wentz
