Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Priority Pickups (Week 7)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Top Targets: Week 7

Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Kimani Vidal (RB – LAC): 26% Rostered

• Next Opponents: IND, MIN, @TEN
• True Value: $13
• Desperate Need: $24
• Budget-Minded: $8

Analysis: Never wrong, just early. That’s what Kimani Vidal truthers will tell you after being too early on him last year. To be fair, the truthers may have had a point, as Vidal exploded for 124 rushing yards on 18 attempts Sunday against the Dolphins. Going into the week, Hassan Haskins was projected to be the lead back in Omarion Hampton‘s absence. But Vidal took the role and didn’t look back. The second-year ball-carrier from Troy out-snapped Haskins 43-20, and untouched him 21-7. Hampton is supposed to return this season, but his IR stint will keep him out until at least Week 10. It’s important to recognize that Vidal’s big game came against a Miami defense that allowed Rico Dowdle to rush for more than 200 yards the week prior. However, if Vidal continues to get the vast majority of snaps and touches, he can be an RB3/Flex option for fantasy, at the very least.

Harold Fannin Jr. (TE – CLE): 25% Rostered

• Next Opponents: MIA, @NE, BYE
• True Value: $4
• Desperate Need: $6
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: In Dillon Gabriel‘s first start, Harold Fannin Jr. had a 12.1% target share, a 47.2% route share, 13 receiving yards (0.76 yards per route run) and a 14.3% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. It was Fannin’s smallest route share of the season, and the touchdown he secured saved his fantasy day. David Njoku suffered a knee injury on Sunday, and Fannin became the Browns’ full-time tight end, playing 80.2% of the snaps with a 75.8% route share and a 20.8% target share, per PFF. He finished with seven grabs and 81 receiving yards. Fannin will be a strong streaming option over the next two weeks, assuming Njoku plays. But if Njoku is out, Fannin will be a must-start TE1. The Dolphins and Patriots, respectively, have allowed the eighth-most and seventh-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Kendrick Bourne (WR – SF): 32% Rostered

• Next Opponents: ATL, @HOU, @NYG
• True Value: $4
• Desperate Need: $6
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: With Jauan Jennings obviously not 100% while he is still dealing with a few injuries, Kendrick Bourne has operated as the 49ers’ clear No. 1 WR over the last two games. This week, George Kittle and Ricky Pearsall could return, which would knock Bourne down the target pecking order. But until Kittle and Pearsall step back on the field, Bourne is the guy in the 49ers’ passing offense. In Week 5, Bourne was amazing, with a 22.4% target share, 142 receiving yards (3.74 yards per route run) and a 25% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Against the Buccaneers in Week 6, Bourne smashed again with a 23% target share, five receptions and 142 receiving yards. He’s a strong Flex play until the 49ers get back to full strength (or at least close to it).

Mason Taylor (TE – NYJ): 34% Rostered

• Next Opponents: CAR, CIN, BYE
• True Value: $5
• Desperate Need: $7
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Well, after two nice performances, Mason Taylor came crashing back to earth in Week 6, as Justin Fields turned into a rotten pumpkin. In the two games prior to the Denver debacle, Taylor was a focal point of the Jets’ passing attack as the TE9 in fantasy points per game. In Weeks 4-5, Taylor had a 26% target share, 66 receiving yards per game (1.89 yards per route run) and a 27.8% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In Week 6, he turned his only target into two receiving yards. Don’t fear: Taylor will bounce back in the next two weeks with cupcake matchups incoming. Carolina and Cincinnati have respectively allowed the third-most and second-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Kendre Miller (RB – NO): 32% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @CHI, TB, @LAR
• True Value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: Turns out it’s harder to overtake Alvin Kamara than some in the fantasy community expected. Despite growing hype over Kendre Miller’s increased usage the last few weeks, he was outsnapped 35-20 by Kamara against the Patriots in Week 6. Miller also ran nine fewer routes and had four fewer targets. However, Miller’s eight carries suggest that he will continue to be involved each week. Unfortunately, when you are playing on one of the worst teams in the league, a part-time role doesn’t mean much for a running back. But Miller has proven to be the clear second option if Kamara misses time. He is a desperation Flex play each week, but his real value is his potential if Kamara were to be absent.