Fantasy Football Week 7: Waiver Wire Pickups

You people should certainly know the drill by now: Each week, we highlight the top potential waiver pickups who remain available in at least 50% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. If you find yourself with roster needs entering Week 7, the names below deserve your attention.

Quarterbacks

Drake Maye, New England Patriots (6%)

The eye-test and box-score agree: Maye had a promising regular season debut for New England. He passed for three scores, led his team in rushing (32 yards) and completed one of Sunday’s prettiest throws:

Maye’s team couldn’t match the Texans drive-for-drive, but there’s no great shame in that. He was outgunned, yet clearly ready for the stage. Maye finished 20-for-33 with 243 passing yards, three TDs, two picks (one ugly, the other tipped) and he was sacked four times. It wasn’t perfect, but it was full of promise.

New England is headed into a matchup at Wembley Stadium against Jacksonville, a sinking ghost ship of a team. The Jaguars entered the week ranked dead-last at defending the pass and they were picked apart by Caleb Williams on Sunday. Maye gets the fantasy green light in his second career start, given the friendly circumstances.

Recommended FAB offer (assuming $100 budget): $5

Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers (41%)

Herbert didn’t have a particularly impressive day statistically in LA’s win at Denver, but we can confirm that he made a few exceptional throws. His receiving room is a bit undermanned and his coaching staff seems to only reluctantly call passing plays, but there’s not much question about the quality of this guy’s arm. Herbert is headed into a road matchup with Arizona, a vulnerable defense that was just shredded by Jordan Love, so the schedule is about to take a friendly turn. If you’re looking to cover a Week 7 bye, Herbert is an acceptable QB seat-filler.

FAB: $3

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins (44%)

Tagovailoa remains on track to return … well, at some point in 2024 — possibly as early as Week 8. So…

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Publish date : 2024-10-14 16:16:46

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