NFL Fantasy Football Week 7 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Wide Receiver

Week 7 of the NFL and Fantasy Football season is upon us and managers are having to deal with another tumultuous week of depth chart changes and injuries. Week 6 saw the New York Giants bully the Philadelphia Eagles, a forgettable performance from London, and another wild finish between Chicago and Washington on Monday Night Football. Ahead of Week 7, we’ll be taking a look at arguably the most important position in fantasy football: wide receiver.

Notable injuries from Week 6 will include: Cardinals’ Marvin Harrison (concussion), Packers’ Dontayvion Wicks (ankle), Rams’ Puka Nacua (ankle), Jets’ Garrett Wilson (knee), Buccaneers’ Emeka Egbuka (hamstring), and Titans’ Calvin Ridley (hamstring). While all players were thankfully able to avoid serious injury, their statuses are ‘questionable’ and worth monitoring ahead of Week 7.

Aside from must-start players like Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown and Vikings’ Justin Jefferson, we’ll be taking a look at the best starts of NFL Week 7 and which wide receivers you can leave on your bench.

BYE Weeks: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills

Week 7 Wide Receivers – Start ‘Em

This Week’s Top-5 WR Starts:

1. Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET) – vs. TB
2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) – vs. HOU
3. Justin Jefferson (MIN) – vs. PHI
4. Davante Adams (LAR) – @JAX
5. Ja’Marr Chase (CIN) – vs. PIT

Rashee Rice (KC) – vs. LV

Rashee Rice is finally able to return to action in Week 7 following his six-game suspension from the start of the season. The Kansas City Chiefs are also beginning to hit their stride with a recent 30-17 win over Detroit and quarterback Patrick Mahomes is looking like his usual self once again. With leader receiver Xavier Worthy in and out of the lineup, Rice will return to his role as the lead pass-catcher within this high-powered offense.

Ranked around the top-12 heading into the week by numerous outlets, Rashee Rice should be a must-start receiver heading into the rest of the season. Given his time away from the field, he should be hungry in his return against a relatively bad Las Vegas Raiders’ secondary.

Ladd McConkey (LAC) – vs. IND

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to host the Indianapolis Colts in what should be an exciting week 7 matchup. While the Chargers have been struggling to find the end zone since Week 1, this Colts showdown could lend itself to a high-scoring affair where both teams are airing the ball out. With leading receiver Quentin Johnston ‘questionable’ at practice (hamstring), Ladd McConkey steps into the WR1 role in this offense once again.

A preseason candidate to lead the league in receiving yards, McConkey certainly hasn’t had the start to the season he hoped for. However, he’s managed to score 2 touchdowns on 12 receptions over his last two games and saw a season-high nine targets last week against the Dolphins. Feel confident starting Ladd McConkey in what could turn into a shootout against the Colts.

Sterling Shepard (TB) – @DET

The Buccaneers have been...