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Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster tops Scott Pianowski’s list of Week 7 sleepers in fantasy football, filling the role of a currently-injured Rashee Rice. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
After a great Week 5, the Week 6 fantasy football sleeper page was a swing and a miss. Josh Downs came through, albeit it was fairly obvious, but little else went right. Ja’Lynn Polk was the wrong New England receiver to promote, Daniel Jones had another nightmare game at home and we failed to find traction in the backfield.
There will be weeks like that. We’re onto Week 7.
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster vs. 49ers (44% rostered)
I can’t believe Smith-Schuster is still available for this column, but he’s still floating free in over half of Yahoo leagues. Are memories that short?
Smith-Schuster was galloping free the last time we saw him in Week 5 (7-130-0, eight targets), and let’s not forget Smith-Schuster had 78 catches for 933 yards the last time he was a Kansas City regular — that was just two years ago. He already has the trust of Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes. If Travis Kelce doesn’t lead the Chiefs in targets this week, JuJu is going to. He should be rostered in every medium and deep fantasy football league. He’s certainly welcome on all of my teams.
QB Drake Maye (14%), WR DeMario Douglas (35%) vs. Jaguars in London
The Maye debut wasn’t perfect, let’s be clear on that. There were sacks; there were occasional poor decisions. But the speed of the pro game didn’t overwhelm him, and there were plenty of highlights as well — three touchdown passes and a useful 38 rushing yards.
Now, the matchup turns divine — the Jaguars’ defense. Jacksonville’s had the worst pass defense in the league, by a considerable margin, over the past month.
Douglas might be an even easier fantasy ticket to punch. He’s become the target hog in the New England offense (nine targets in three of his last four games), and there was a touchdown in Week 6, along with increased downfield opportunity.
Generally, we…
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Publish date : 2024-10-17 15:54:55
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