Fantasy Football Start/Sit Rankings & Advice: Defense (Week 7)

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Fantasy Football Week 7 Rankings & Start/Sit Advice

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Week 7 Player Notes & Start/Sit Advice

MIA vs PIT: Kenny Picket has been starting for the Steelers for three weeks now, but it’s still pretty early to have a good idea of what we should expect from him with respect to sacks and interceptions. A slightly stronger signal is the fact that the Steelers’ scores in that time have been 20, 3 and 20. This is not a high-powered offense. Pickett is in concussion protocol and could miss Week 7. Right now I’m expecting him to play, but if he doesn’t, Mitch Trubisky is the backup. That wouldn’t change my rank much for Miami – if anything, Trubisky might be a slight upgrade.

LV vs HOU: This is a case of a medium-bad defense facing a very bad offense in the Davis Mills-led Texans. At 3% rostership this is the real “if you can’t find anything better” pick, and you could certainly do worse. With the Raiders you’re hoping for a game script where their pretty solid offense pulls ahead, forcing the Texans to throw more, opening the door to a multi-interception game from Mills.