Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7
We are already six weeks into the NFL season, yet there is still value on the waiver wire. Here is your guide for who are the MAJOR Waiver Wire Adds in Week 7 . For a more comprehensive list, check out my waiver wire rankings here.
QBs
Daniel Jones (New York Giants)
Consensus Rostership: 28.2%, Week 7 Matchup: Jacksonville Jaguars
Daniel Jones has won 6 of his last 7 starts pic.twitter.com/4yVGrgQej1
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) October 18, 2022
This game against the Ravens was supposed to be one of the harder games on the Giants’ schedule. Now with them having beaten Baltimore, this schedule seems to really lighten up for Daniel Jones. The Giants next 4 games include the Jags, the Seahawks, the Texans, and the Lions, with a bye week in the middle. The Giants will look to enter the easier part of their schedule at 5-1.
Taylor Heinicke (Washington Commanders)
Consensus Rostership: 0.1%, Week 7 Matchup: Green Bay Packers
Carson Wentz is likely to miss 4-6 weeks with a fractured finger. Taylor Heinicke will more than likely take over as the starter for the Commanders during that time. While Heinicke was under center, he finished last season in the top 20 in completion percentage (min. of 180 dropbacks) and passing touchdowns with 20. He should be a more consistent quarterback for Washington.
RBs
Rachaad White (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Consensus Rostership: 30%, Week 7 Matchup: Carolina Panthers
Of the backs on the waiver wire, White is one of the only ones with a solid role in his offense. The only running backs that the Bucs use are him and Leonard Fournette. Lenny has been known to miss time over the past few season. If that were to happen this year, White and his receiving upside could vault him to low end RB2 status.
Tyler Allgeier (Atlanta Falcons)
Consensus Rostership: 44.2%, Week 7 Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals
Tyler Allgeier could be next up. pic.twitter.com/YQrn2aX4zY
— PFF ATL Falcons (@PFF_Falcons) October 3, 2022
The rookie out of BYU got a decent workload in the Falcons week six win over the 49ers, totaling 15 rushing attempts for 51 yards. While not looking so impressive, he does rank (out of all 113 RBs) 14th in PFF offensive grade, 22nd in PFF rushing grade, and 23rd in PFF fumble grade.
WRs
Rondale Moore (Arizona Cardinals)
Consensus Rostership: 45.2%, Week 7 Matchup: New Orleans Saints
Marquise Brown may miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Even though DeAndre Hopkins is returning for the Cardinals’ TNF game against the Saints, Rondale Moore will be a great WR2 option for Kyler Murray. Through the past two weeks, Moore has the best reception percentage and NFL passer rating when targeted among all WRs on the team.
Alec Pierce (Indianapolis Colts)
Consensus Rostership: 31.1%, Week 7 Matchup: Tennessee Titans
Alec Pierce is HIM 🔥 (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/39nTcZIopl
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) October 16, 2022
Pierce looks to be the WR2 in the Colts receiving corp headed by Michael Pittman Jr. Pierce has had at least five targets and nine fantasy points in every game since Week 3. Looks to be a solid pickup in a pass-heavy offense.
TEs
Evan Engram (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Consensus Rostership: 33.1%, Week 7 Matchup: New York Giants
Engram has been one of the more consistent TE’s in terms of target share this season. If Engram can keep up this workload, he may be a viable fantasy option and the tight end spot, which is very thin after Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews.
Robert Tonyan (Green Bay Packers)
Consensus Rostership: 34.7%, Week 7 Matchup: Washington Commanders
Robert Tonyan routes per dropback rate by week:
— Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) October 17, 2022
1. 50%
2. 48%
3. 64%
4. 59%
5. 54%
6. 82%
29 of Tonyan’s 46 snaps yesterday were slot or wide. Team-high 12 targets for a 29% share.
With a serious lack of receivers, Aaron Rodgers may be forced to rely on Robert Tonyan for the remainder of the season. Tonyan ranks top 15 in offense and receiving PFF grades. He is another guy that could receive a ton of work as a TE.
Daniel Bellinger (New York Giants)
Consensus Rostership: 2.2%, Week 7 Matchup: Jacksonville Jaguars
One of the many great draft picks made by my New York Football Giants this year. Daniel Bellinger has been a stud. Over the last three weeks, Bellinger is tied with Saquon Barkley for the second-highest target share on the team. Bellinger also ranks top 5 in both offense and receiving PFF grades among TEs with at least 12 targets. He may continue to thrive in an offense that lacks receiving talent.
Thanks for reading our Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7!
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