• Kyler Murray coming back soon: Murray has consistently been a top-10 fantasy quarterback when healthy throughout his career.
• The NFC West has short-term running back options: James Conner and Kyren Williams are on injured reserve and there are clear top options to replace them in the short term.
• Rookie receivers reach new career heights: Josh Downs, Rashee Rice and Dalton Kincaid have all put up career-best numbers, so some common names in this article may not be available for much longer.
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Week 7 of the 2023 NFL season is almost upon us. Here are the players you should target in your fantasy football leagues, including targets in minor and deeper leagues, as well as players you should avoid.
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Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals (Listed in 22.6% of leagues on ESPN)
Arizona opened Murray’s 21-day practice window last Wednesday.
- NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports that the Cardinals will take their time with Murray, so he most likely won’t play next week but should return in one of the following two games.
- The Cardinals coaching staff will want to see if Murray is the team’s long-term quarterback or if they should sign a signal-caller. So we can expect Murray to be the starter for the rest of the season once he’s healthy.
- Murray has averaged at least 18.6 PPR points per game in all four seasons, but his fantasy production – including his rushing workload – has declined in 2022.
- This is his first season with the new coaching staff, which creates additional uncertainty.
- He could be the only quarterback available for the rest of the season who can have multiple top-five finishes as a realistic outcome.
Sam Howell, Washington commanders (36.1%)
Howell completed 22 of his 42 passes for 249 yards in the Commanders’ loss to the New York Giants.
- This week wasn’t Howell’s best game, but he is the only quarterback to have more than 300 dropbacks this season.
- This high volume gives him a lot of room for imagination. His 1,749 passing yards are the seventh-most among quarterbacks this season.
- Howell faces the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8, who have allowed more than 18 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, making him the best streaming option this week.
- He was QB13 when the teams last met this season.
Daniel Jones, New York Giants (37.1%)
Jones has been sidelined the past two weeks with a neck injury, leading many fantasy managers to drop him.
- He has been disappointing so far this season with just 12.2 PPR points per game. He ranked 22nd in fantasy points through the first five weeks of the season.
- Jones had a dominant performance in Week 2, scoring the most fantasy points of any quarterback after a 300-yard passing performance, two passing touchdowns and a rushing score. His other four games were forgettable.
- Fantasy managers shouldn’t give up on Jones. He remains one of the best rushing quarterbacks in the league. His 197 rushing yards were the third-most for quarterbacks through the first five weeks of the season.
- Jones needs to improve his accuracy, but while he may be a slightly below-average passer, he is a potential fantasy starter.
- There’s a chance Jones could miss another game. And even if he plays, it will be a tough game against the New York Jets. Jones is purely a long-term option.
Gardner Minshew, Indianapolis Colts (3.6%)
Minshew completed 15 of his 23 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns, while he ran three times for 29 yards and two touchdowns in Week 7.
- His fantasy football numbers were better than his real-life play, but it’s worth noting that he faced an excellent Cleveland Browns defense.
- This was his second straight game with more than 300 passing yards. Only three quarterbacks have had more passing yards than Minshew in the last two weeks.
- Rapid production is key to his potential fantasy production. He and Jalen Hurts are the only quarterbacks with multiple rushing touchdowns in the last two weeks.
- The Colts have another tough matchup against the New Orleans Saints in Week 8, but beyond that game, Indianapolis has one of the best schedules for fantasy quarterbacks the rest of the season.
Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers (46.5%)
Hubbard shined in Week 6, while Miles Sanders sat out before the Panthers’ bye in Week 7.
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