9 Fantasy Football Players to Drop or Hold (Week 7 Waiver Wire)

Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your fantasy football waiver wire additions for the week. And check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups and advice for Week 7.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

Drop Recommendations

Droppable

• Chris Godwin (WR – TB)
• Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB – NYG)
• Tyquan Thornton (WR – KC)

Chris Godwin dislocated his ankle and fractured his fibula in the middle of the 2024 season. He returned in Week 4 and played two games, but now he’s out again with another fibula injury. It’s unclear what the timetable for his return is, but it seems unlikely he’ll be back quickly. Mike Evans should return from a hamstring injury soon. Emeka Egbuka sustained a hamstring injury in Week 6, but reports suggest it isn’t a serious injury. With heavy target competition and after such a significant injury last season, Godwin might have trouble regaining his status as a valuable fantasy asset. He’s droppable.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. returned from a shoulder injury in Week 6, but he had a 30% snap share, four carries and zero targets. The Giants’ backfield belongs to rookie Cam Skattebo. Tracy is merely a handcuff, and not an especially valuable one.

After scoring a touchdown in three straight games and then rolling up 90 receiving yards in the game where his touchdown streak was snapped, Tyquan Thornton went cold for the Chiefs in Week 6, failing to draw a single target. It was a good run, but with Rashee Rice coming back from a suspension in Week 7, Thornton’s playing time is going to evaporate. It’s time to cut him.

Droppable With a Chance of Regret

• Hassan Haskins (RB – LAC)
• Marquise Brown (WR – KC)

It wasn’t clear how the Chargers would divide work in their backfield after having to put rookie back Omarion Hampton on IR. Hassan Haskins was the third running back on the Chargers’ Opening Day roster, behind Hampton and Najee Harris, which made it seem as if Haskins might have the inside track to be the lead back in Hampton’s absence. Not so fast, my friend. Kimani Vidal dominated snaps and touches in the Chargers’ backfield in Week 6. Haskins is now basically just a handcuff to a third-stringer.

After a 10-catch, 99-yard performance against the Chargers in Week 1, Marquise Brown has been clinging to fantasy relevance by his fingernails. His two-touchdown performance against the Lions in Week 6 felt like a farewell party. With Rashee Rice coming back from suspension this week, Brown is about to lose his grip. He’ll be the third wheel behind Rice and Xavier Worthy — a role with little fantasy value.

Don’t Drop Yet

• TreVeyon Henderson (RB – NE)
• RJ Harvey (RB – DEN)
• Bhayshul Tuten (RB – JAX)
• Darnell Mooney (WR – ATL)

TreVeyon Henderson investors are getting increasingly restless, and Henderson continues to play behind veteran Rhamondre Stevenson. Henderson’s Week 6 snap share was 29.7% — a season low. On the bright side, Henderson had a carry or a target on 11 of his 19 snaps. And while Henderson’s role is discouraging, it’s nice that the New England offense is thriving with Drake Maye at the helm. Because if Henderson eventually does pass Stevenson and gets a beefier share of the workload, he could be quite valuable in a good offense. Don’t drop him out of frustration. Henderson is worth your patience.

It’s not just TreVeyon Henderson investors who are frustrated with the way their highly drafted rookie running back is being used. Another second-round rookie, RJ Harvey, is struggling to get a foothold in his team’s offense. Harvey’s snap shares have been below 33% in five of his first six games, and he’s had seven or fewer touches in five of his six games. Harvey is playing behind J.K. Dobbins, who’s had trouble staying healthy throughout his career. And typically, there’s room for more than one running back to be fantasy-relevant in a Sean Payton offense. That hasn’t been the case yet with Payton’s 2025 Broncos, but give it time.

Bhayshul Tuten wasn’t drafted quite as early as TreVeyon Henderson or RJ Harvey. Tuten was a fourth-rounder, but his blazing speed had investors enthusiastic about his 2025 outlook. Tuten has seen strict backup duty behind Travis Etienne. The Jaguars’ rookie running back has had six or fewer touches in each of his last four contests, and his Week 6 snap share was only 14.9%. Still, Tuten has upside as the No. 2 running back in a Liam Coen offense. He’s worth holding if you can afford to during the bye weeks.

Darnell Mooney missed the first game of the season with a shoulder injury, and now he’s out with a hamstring injury. It’s not imperative to keep him on your roster, but the Falcons’ target tree is so skinny that Mooney should be busy once he’s healthy. It’s easy to forget that Mooney was just eight yards shy of a 1,000-yard season in 2024 while playing on 93% of Atlanta’s offensive snaps.