Which players to grab from the waiver wire ahead of Week 7 action

Many phantasy shot fans watched implicit the play arsenic the Panthers sent Robbie Anderson to the locker country pursuing aggregate verbal altercations with his coaches. Prior to the incident, helium had not received a azygous people against the Rams and was spotted sitting alone connected the sideline. Entering Sunday's game, Anderson had reeled successful 13 receptions for 206 yards successful 5 games.

The Panthers were already having a pugnacious week, with QB Baker Mayfield's ankle wounded and the firing of caput manager Matt Rhule. Carolina had already reportedly been buying Anderson -- and conscionable similar that, connected Monday day helium was so traded to the Arizona Cardinals. This commercialized could beryllium the archetypal of galore for a rebuilding Panthers team.

News of the woody surely suggests that Marquise Brown's ft wounded is much superior than primitively expected and portion further investigating is taking spot connected the ft wounded Brown suffered connected Sunday against the Seahawks, there's a a bully accidental the receiver whitethorn miss the remainder of the season.

The commercialized has phantasy implications for some Arizona and Carolina.

For the Cardinals, Rondale Moore's (46.5% rostered successful ESPN leagues) relation arsenic the No. 2 receiver should beryllium solid, with DeAndre Hopkins returning successful Week 7 to reclaim the No. 1 occupation aft having served his suspension. Over the past 2 games, Moore has caught 13-of-18 targets for 117 receiving yards. A.J. Green and the newly-acquired Anderson should divided snaps successful 3-WR sets. Moore tin beryllium viewed arsenic a flex enactment by phantasy managers, contempt being portion of a mediocre Cardinals discourtesy that ranks 16th successful full yards per crippled (346.0).

As for the Panthers, the biggest beneficiary of Anderson's departure (from a phantasy perspective) is Terrace Marshall Jr. (0.2% rostered). He volition regenerate Anderson arsenic the starting extracurricular receiver and is worthy adding successful deeper formats. It would besides beryllium omniscient not to place Laviska Shenault Jr. (0.4%), who is recovering from hamstring injury. In Week 3, helium caught 2 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown connected conscionable 11 violative snaps. Shenault should surely play much erstwhile helium is healthy.

Here are a fewer different WR options to see adding to your roster:

Michael Gallup, Dallas Cowboys (50.7%): Cooper Rush has struggled implicit the past 2 games for the Cowboys, scoring a full of conscionable 9.2 phantasy points. However, the lone subordinate with much targets than Gallup connected Sunday nighttime against the Eagles was CeeDee Lamb. It's expected that Dak Prescott volition instrumentality to the starting lineup successful Week 7 against the Lions. Detroit's defence allows 261 passing yards per game, sixth-most successful the league. Prior to this season, Gallup averaged 69.2 receiving yards and 14.0 phantasy points successful 31 games with six-plus targets. He's connected the flex radar for phantasy managers.

Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts (25.3%): Pierce has present scored astatine slightest 12 phantasy points successful 3 consecutive games. During this stretch, helium has been targeted 22 times, 4 of which traveled implicit 20 yards. Matt Ryan has a passer standing of 90.3 this play erstwhile targeting Pierce. The Titans and Commanders are upcoming favorable matchups that enactment Pierce connected the flex radar successful deeper formats.

Wan'Dale Robinson, New York Giants (6.5%): Robinson has yet to beryllium afloat integrated into the Giants discourtesy pursuing an MCL sprain successful Week 1. That started to alteration connected Sunday against the Ravens, wherever Robinson caught 3-of-4 targets for 37 yards and a touchdown. He lone played connected 15 snaps and ran conscionable 11 routes. In upcoming games, Robinson's relation volition surely proceed to grow. With his precise bully agility and quality to make yards aft the catch, Robinson would beryllium an perfect acceptable for Daniel Jones' short-to-intermediate throws.

Quick Hits: If you request a fill-in for a bye week, Zay Jones (26.9%) is simply a bully choice. In 4 of the 5 games helium has played, helium has seen astatine slightest 5 targets. ... Corey Davis (27.4%) led each Jets receivers successful snaps played and routes tally against the Packers connected Sunday. He averages 5.5 targets per game. ... In 2 of his past 3 games, Donovan Peoples-Jones (4.7%) has scored double-digit phantasy points, catching 13-of-21 targets for 195 yards implicit this stretch. ... Stash Jahan Dotson (52.8%), who is recovering from a hamstring injury. In 3 of his archetypal 4 games, helium scored 13-plus phantasy points.

Week 6 of the NFL play culminates with a Monday nighttime matchup betwixt the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 ET, ESPN). Before we settee into our seats to ticker that one, let's instrumentality a look astatine our recommended Week 7 ESPN Fantasy waiver-wire adds astatine the different accomplishment positions.

Quarterbacks

Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars (54.5%): The Jaguars discourtesy relies heavy connected the moving crippled arsenic the squad ranks eighth successful rushing attempts per crippled (28.2). Lawrence doesn't trust heavy connected the vertical pass, averaging lone 7.0 yards per attempt. However, his rushing quality and ratio (65.5% completions) marque Lawrence a large bye-week fill-in. He's a coagulated QB2.

Daniel Jones, New York Giants (27.3%): Jones has been a pleasant astonishment for phantasy managers who person inserted him into lineups arsenic a QB2 successful deeper formats connected a Giants squad with constricted receiving options. The passing crippled volition payment adjacent much from the eventual instrumentality of Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney. Jones ranked 3rd successful QB rushing yards entering this past Sunday's game. A precise favorable docket awaits the Giants, with games against the Jaguars and Seahawks anterior to their bye. Don't place Jones.

Justin Fields, Chicago Bears (26.9%): The aforesaid inclination tin beryllium seen with Fields, different dual-threat quarterback. Over the past 2 games, helium has improved arsenic a passer. Fields has amassed lone 398 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns and an interception with a completion percent of 61.7%, but his 135 rushing yards connected 20 carries genuinely elevates his phantasy ceiling. Over the adjacent month, the Bears person a fewer favorable matchups, making him a coagulated enactment for phantasy managers navigating bye weeks.

Marcus Mariota, Atlanta Falcons (14.4%): The inclination continues with Mariota, yet different backmost who is simply a dual threat. The lone squad that averages much rushing attempts than the Falcons (33.7) are the Eagles (37.5). Mariota averages 22.8 passing attempts and 175.8 passing yards per game, but his rushing quality makes him a viable phantasy option. During the 5 games successful which Mariota has had astatine slightest 5 rushing attempts, helium has averaged 18.1 phantasy points.

Quick Hits: Only Josh Allen (1,980) has much passing yards than Matt Ryan (12.5%, 1,765). Ryan tin beryllium a QB1 successful the close matchups, arsenic helium showed against the Jaguars connected Sunday. Ryan is different large bye week fill-in, fixed upcoming games against the Titans and Commanders.

Running backs

Brian Robinson, Washington Commanders (50.2%): Robinson was the team's RB1 successful the Commanders' crippled against the Bears connected Thursday. He finished with 60 rushing yards and a touchdown connected 17 attempts. Robinson played connected 47% of the violative snaps portion Antonio Gibson played connected conscionable 28%. The aboriginal downs belonged to Robinson, who ceded passing enactment to the different backs. It is imaginable that helium volition proceed to spot double-digit rushing attempts per game, including extremity enactment work. Robinson is firmly connected the flex radar.

Mike Boone, Denver Broncos (34.2%): Melvin Gordon III continues to conflict cervix and rib injuries, truthful Boone should proceed to play an progressive relation successful Denver's moving backmost by committee. Back successful Week 5, Boone finished with 85 full yards connected 10 touches against the Colts. With Russell Wilson readying to support playing done his enarthrosis injury, the Broncos could beryllium forced to trust adjacent much connected the moving crippled successful the future. In deeper formats, Boone is simply a flex enactment for phantasy managers.

Kenyan Drake, Baltimore Ravens (3.2%): J.K. Dobbins was held retired successful the 2nd fractional against the Giants connected Sunday aft his genu "tightened up," implying it mightiness not person responded decently to the turf astatine MetLife Stadium. Drake filled the void for the Ravens, finishing with 127 full yards and a touchdown connected 11 touches. Dobbins' presumption should beryllium monitored by phantasy managers arsenic the Ravens hole for their Week 7 crippled against the Browns. He could beryllium enactment connected a "pitch count" adjacent if helium is progressive arsenic helium continues to heal from past season's injury. When picking up Drake, it's important to person the close expectations. Gus Edwards (5.1%) could instrumentality from injured reserve precise soon and Mike Davis is inactive connected the roster. In deeper formats, however, Drake should beryllium considered for a pickup.

D'Onta Foreman, Carolina Panthers (3.1%): Foreman is chiefly a proactive pickup, and here's why. The drumbeats surrounding a Christian McCaffrey commercialized proceed to turn louder arsenic the Panthers' beforehand bureau decides connected its direction. His superb show connected Sunday lone accrued his imaginable NFL commercialized value. Assuming Carolina doesn't person a moving backmost successful instrumentality for McCaffrey, Foreman would go the Panthers' pb backmost successful an eventual committee.

Quick Hits: Caleb Huntley (5.2%) and Tyler Allgeier (37.7%) are some worthy a look for phantasy managers successful deeper formats. This season, the Falcons are averaging 33.7 rushing attempts per game. ... Kyren Williams (2.1%) should instrumentality from injured reserve successful the adjacent future. As Cam Akers is astir apt to beryllium traded anterior to the deadline, Williams and Darrell Henderson Jr. could perchance signifier a committee.

Tight ends

Hayden Hurst, Cincinnati Bengals (51.8%): Hurst caught each 3 of his targets, but for lone 21 yards connected Sunday against the Saints. Still, implicit his 2 erstwhile games, helium caught 9-of-11 targets. Hurst volition proceed to play a captious relation successful the Bengals discourtesy arsenic helium runs a precocious fig of routes. The lone Cincinnati players with much targets than Hurst (31) are Joe Mixon (32), Tee Higgins (38) and Ja'Marr Chase (63). There are lone 7 choky ends with astatine slightest 150 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. Hurst is 1 of them. Hurst is simply a large enactment for phantasy managers successful request of a boost, with upcoming games against the Falcons, Browns, and Panthers anterior to Bengals' bye.

Daniel Bellinger, New York Giants (2.5%): In 2 consecutive games, Bellinger has scored double-digit phantasy points. Over the past 4 games, helium has been targeted 16 times. Bellinger led the Giants successful snaps played with 60 and had 82% way information connected Sunday against the Ravens. He tin beryllium viewed arsenic a high-end TE2 this week against the Jaguars.