Fantasy football rankings, Week 7: Wide receivers for standard, PPR leagues

We take a look at a few receivers that broke out in Week 6 and the latest injury news. Those reports long with our Week 7 rankings.

by Scott Kaliska

Oct 15, 2014, 2:12 PM UTC

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Week 6 was crazy with some new names standing out among the top scoring wide receivers. Andre Holmes followed up his strong performance in London by catching four receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns. He has probably replace Rod Streater in the starting lineup, even after Streater returns from his injury. He'll experience some ups and downs based on the Raiders schedule but should provide value especially in Weeks 11-16. Brandon LaFell caught four passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns. He seems to be earning Brady's trust but still has to battle Edelman and Gronk for targets. With Stevan Ridley going down, the Patriots may have to lean on the passing game. Keep an eye on the situation, you can never trust which way the Patriots are going to go. Lastly, Mohamed Sanu took advantage of the absence of AJ Green by catching five balls for 70 yards and a touchdown. Sanu will continue to receive the targets with Green out and Marvin Jones on IR. The Bengals have a bunch of tasty matchups down the stretch.

On the injury front, Victor Cruz tore his PCL and is out for the season. Odell Beckham Jr. will jump into the starting lineup and needs to be grabbed in all formats. Beckham looks like the real deal but will no doubt experience ups and downs in the Giants passing game. As stated above, Marvin Jones is out for the season. The ankle injury in Week 5 is the likely cause. The Bengals have added Greg Little to their roster to replace Jones. Sticking with the Bengals, AJ Green is still week to week with his toe injury. He's going to miss this week but could also miss Week 8. This looks like a lingering injury that could be something he deals with the whole season.

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Calvin Johnson also sat out Week 6. We believe he'll miss Week 7 but keep an eye on the practice reports to see if he's close to making a return. Eddie Royal suffered a rib injury against the Raiders but should play this week. He's scored five touchdowns over his last four games. He's a great WR3/flex play on a weekly basis. Philadelphia and Tampa Bay are on bye this week. That means we'll be without Jeremy Maclin, Riley Cooper, Jordan Matthews, Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans.

Jarvis Landry has burst on the scene in Miami. He led the team in receiving against the Packers in Week 6. Landry is a rookie out of LSU and should continue to earn the trust of Ryan Tannehill. I like the Dolphins schedule and can see Landry turning into a mid-season sleeper. Staying in the AFC East, Chris Hogan of the Bills, is starting to create some buzz. He's a deep sleeper since he plays for the Bills and is their third receiver. He caught five passes for 72 yards and a touchdown against New England. Orton has sparked the passing game in Buffalo and Hogan should benefit in certain matchups.

Wide receiver rankings (Standard), Week 7

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	SF	1	2	1	2
2	Jordy Nelson	GB	CAR	4	1	2	1
3	Antonio Brown	PIT	HOU	5	3	3	3
4	Julio Jones	ATL	@BAL	2	5	4	4
5	Dez Bryant	DAL	NYG	3	4	5	5
6	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	MIA	6	7	6	7
7	Brandon Marshall	CHI	MIA	7	6	7	6
8	Steve Smith Sr.	BAL	ATL	10	12	11	9
9	Randall Cobb	GB	CAR	8	8	19	8
10	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	@GB	9	9	15	11
11	T.Y. Hilton	IND	CIN	17	11	9	12
12	Golden Tate	DET	NO	16	13	8	13
13	Mike Wallace	MIA	@CHI	11	16	16	14
14	Michael Floyd	ARI	@OAK	15	15	13	15
15	DeSean Jackson	WAS	TEN	14	14	14	16
16	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	SF	29	10	12	10
17	Mohamed Sanu	CIN	@IND	20	17	10	17
18	Andre Johnson	HOU	@PIT	12	19	21	19
19	Julian Edelman	NE	NYJ	13	18	40	18
20	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@PIT	19	22	28	21
21	Rueben Randle	NYG	@DAL	31	27	18	20
22	Roddy White	ATL	@BAL	21	25	27	24
23	Sammy Watkins	BUF	MIN	30	24	23	23
24	Brandin Cooks	NO	@DET	24	23	35	25
25	Reggie Wayne	IND	CIN	23	26	34	28
26	Michael Crabtree	SF	@DEN	25	20	43	26
27	Percy Harvin	SEA	@STL	33	29	26	27
28	Terrance Williams	DAL	NYG	27	30	29	30
29	Andre Holmes	OAK	ARI	36	34	17	33
30	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@OAK	22	28	42	29
31	Keenan Allen	SD	KAN	28	31	31	31
32	Pierre Garcon	WAS	TEN	35	21	47	22
33	Marques Colston	NO	@DET	38	33	25	34
34	Eric Decker	NYJ	@NE	18	38	41	37
35	Cecil Shorts III	JAC	CLE	34	40	20	40
36	Justin Hunter	TEN	@WAS	40	37	22	39
37	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	@DAL	39	41	24	35
38	Torrey Smith	BAL	ATL	43	35	33	32
39	Brian Quick	STL	SEA	32	36	37	41
40	James Jones	OAK	ARI	26	45	39	42
41	Brandon LaFell	NE	NYJ	37	44	32	43
42	Malcom Floyd	SD	KAN	41	42	30	45
43	Wes Welker	DEN	SF	48	32	--	36
44	Anquan Boldin	SF	@DEN	44	43	38	44
45	Kendall Wright	TEN	@WAS	46	39	49	38
46	Davante Adams	GB	CAR	49	47	36	47
47	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	@JAC	47	46	--	46
48	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	@BUF	45	48	48	--
49	Miles Austin	CLE	@JAC	42	--	--	--
50	Allen Robinson	JAC	CLE	--	--	46	48
--	Robert Woods	BUF	MIN	--	--	44	--
--	Andre Roberts	ARI	@OAK	--	--	45	--
--	Dwayne Bowe	KAN	@SD	50	49	50	50
--	Eddie Royal	SD	KAN	--	--	--	49
--	Markus Wheaton	PIT	HOU	--	50	--	--

Wide receiver rankings (PPR), Week 7

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	SF	1	3	2	2
2	Antonio Brown	PIT	HOU	5	1	3	1
3	Jordy Nelson	GB	CAR	4	2	1	3
4	Julio Jones	ATL	@BAL	2	4	5	4
5	Brandon Marshall	CHI	MIA	7	5	4	5
6	Dez Bryant	DAL	NYG	3	6	6	7
7	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	MIA	6	7	8	8
8	Steve Smith Sr.	BAL	ATL	9	12	11	9
9	Randall Cobb	GB	CAR	12	8	17	6
10	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	@GB	8	11	15	12
11	T.Y. Hilton	IND	CIN	15	10	10	11
12	Golden Tate	DET	NO	14	13	7	14
13	Mohamed Sanu	CIN	@IND	17	15	9	13
14	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	SF	25	9	12	10
15	Andre Johnson	HOU	@PIT	10	14	21	15
16	Mike Wallace	MIA	@CHI	13	17	18	17
17	DeSean Jackson	WAS	TEN	16	18	14	18
18	Michael Floyd	ARI	@OAK	22	20	13	19
19	Julian Edelman	NE	NYJ	11	16	35	16
20	Roddy White	ATL	@BAL	19	23	23	24
21	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@PIT	23	19	29	20
22	Sammy Watkins	BUF	MIN	29	21	22	21
23	Rueben Randle	NYG	@DAL	24	30	16	29
24	Brandin Cooks	NO	@DET	26	24	24	25
25	Reggie Wayne	IND	CIN	20	22	38	23
26	Michael Crabtree	SF	@DEN	21	26	42	28
27	Cecil Shorts III	JAC	CLE	33	33	20	33
28	Keenan Allen	SD	KAN	30	28	32	30
29	Percy Harvin	SEA	@STL	38	29	28	26
30	Pierre Garcon	WAS	TEN	32	25	44	22
31	Andre Holmes	OAK	ARI	35	35	19	35
32	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@OAK	27	27	45	27
33	Eric Decker	NYJ	@NE	18	40	43	31
34	Terrance Williams	DAL	NYG	31	37	30	37
35	Marques Colston	NO	@DET	39	31	27	40
36	James Jones	OAK	ARI	28	36	41	36
37	Justin Hunter	TEN	@WAS	40	39	25	39
38	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	@DAL	41	38	26	38
39	Brian Quick	STL	SEA	34	41	36	41
40	Brandon LaFell	NE	NYJ	36	44	33	43
41	Wes Welker	DEN	SF	46	32	--	32
42	Kendall Wright	TEN	@WAS	45	34	48	34
43	Torrey Smith	BAL	ATL	44	42	34	42
44	Malcom Floyd	SD	KAN	37	48	31	49
45	Anquan Boldin	SF	@DEN	43	43	39	44
46	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	@JAC	42	46	50	45
47	Allen Robinson	JAC	CLE	--	47	40	47
48	Davante Adams	GB	CAR	49	50	37	50
49	Dwayne Bowe	KAN	@SD	50	45	--	46
50	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	@BUF	47	49	49	--
--	Robert Woods	BUF	MIN	--	--	46	--
--	Andre Roberts	WAS	TEN	--	--	47	--
--	Miles Austin	CLE	@JAC	48	--	--	--
--	Eddie Royal	SD	KAN	--	--	--	48