We are projecting Diontae Johnson and Pat Freiermuth to return from injury for the Pittsburgh Steelers which makes them one of the most fascinating teams to watch in terms of target share in Week 7.
Specifically, I'm wondering what happens with George Pickens. He had more targets than Johnson in Week 1 also, but Johnson only played 43% of the snaps. Pickens' production spiked while Johnson was on IR. Since Week 2 he is the No. 15 wide receiver in Fantasy on a per-game basis, producing week-winning results in Weeks 2 and 5.
The other complicating factor is the question of Jaylen Warren's role in the passing game; he's earned five targets per game and works the same type of short-area targets that Johnson and Freiermuth thrive on.
For now, I'm projecting a small step back for Pickens, but he's still a high-upside WR3. He's actually the only Steeler I have projected as a starter against the Rams. But they do have a handful of roster-worthy players as we await the new reality in Pittsburgh now that Pickens has emerged and they are back to full strength.
Here is the rest of the Week 7 WR Preview:
Week 7 WR Preview
Who's Out
Numbers to Know
Matchups That Matter
Waiver Wire Targets
DFS Plays
Projections
The following players are not being projected to play Week 7 at this time. Here's what it means:
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Numbers to Know
- 30.8% -- Brandon Aiyuk owns a 30.5% TPRR, which ranks fifth among WRs with at least 25 targets. That may go up this week if Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey are out.
- 32.7% -- Puka Nacua has a 32.7% target share since Cooper Kupp returned. Ignore the production blip in Week 6.
- 24.3 -- Since Week 2, Adam Thielen's 24.3 FPPG ranks second among WRs.
- 25.8% -- Wan'Dale Robinson has emerged as the clear WR1 on the Giants with a 25.8% TPRR since returning.
- 7 -- Courtland Sutton has seen a league-leading seven end-zone targets this season. Jerry Jeudy has not been targeted in the end zone.
- 127 -- A.J. Brown has at least 127 receiving yards in four straight games.
- 3 -- Rondale Moore has three rush attempts in three of his last four games. He's a fine flex as long as Conner is out.
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My full set of Week 7 Fantasy Football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 7. Projected stats for all starting wide receivers are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.