The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ruled out Antonio Brown for Week 7 on Friday. That probably means more targets for Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, O.J. Howard, and Cameron Brate. It also means Fantasy managers are scrambling for replacement wide receivers in leagues. With six teams on a bye and multiple major injuries, it's not a great week to be looking.
I'll have deeper league options available below, but the first thing you need to look for are a pair of receivers available in just under a third of leagues; Robby Anderson and Hunter Renfrow.
Anderson is rostered in about 70% of leagues, which both seems way to high based on his production and way too low based on the 29 targets he's seen over the past three weeks. He also has a great matchup against the Giants.
We have no reason to believe, at 28 years old, that Anderson forgot how to catch. His 37.5% catch rate this year is 20 points lower than his career average. If you gave him his career efficiency, with his year-to-date targets, Anderson would have 23 catches for 312 yards. He'd rank as a solid WR3 between DeVonta Smith and Chase Claypool (another receiver we won't have this week).
Renfrow is 68% rostered and he's been much better than Anderson. He has double-digit Fantasy points in every game but one this season. The Eagles have played a lot of two-deep overage this season to prevent the big play, which should open up the middle of the field for Renfrow.
Both Renfrow and Anderson are good No. 3 options this week. If they aren't available, see the names below.
Here is the rest of the Week 7 WR Preview:
Fantasy Football Today Newsletter
Know What Your Friends Don't
Get tips, advice and news to win your league - all from the FFT podcast team.
By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge Paramount's Privacy Policy.
I'm getting very close to just calling Darnell Mooney the No. 1 receiver on the Bears. His skillset appears to fit better with Justin Fields than Allen Robinson's, which helps explain Mooney's 27% target share and 34% air yards share.
Hill has been a roller coaster this season, but against a bad Titans secondary as the third-highest priced receiver on the slate, I like it. The Titans have given up a league-worst 33 Fantasy points per game to wide receivers.
I'm going right back to the well with Cooks even if the matchup is much more difficult this week. He's the No. 19 receiver in Fantasy this season and he's priced like a No. 3. The pricing is especially egregious considering a third of the guys who have been better than him aren't playing this week.
