Should i start antonio gates week 7

Look no further! Below are the top 25 ranked fantasy players for Week 7 per our esteemed panel of experts. The higher the player, the safer the start according to our experts. Not many of these names will surprise you, but it's a great way to get a quick sense of how well our experts collectively think each player will perform each week. You can view the full rankings HERE to help get your starting lineup set in stone prior to the kickoff of this weekend's games.

You know how you get to be the top ranked player by the NFL Fantasy crew? Post three straight games with plus receiving yards and nine catches. That's how. Gronk plays. Gronk scores. Gronk is at the top or close to it of our weekly rankings. Rinse, repeat. Palmer had a poor-ish fantasy outing in Week 6, but still threw for over passing yards and notched A matchup with the porous Ravens secondary should cure him of all ills. Well, it looks like one strong performance from the neck-bearded wunderkind has eased our worries about his erratic early-season performances.

Or maybe it's just his matchup against the Saints secondary. When Bell gets Big Ben back under center, he'll likely be a mainstay in the top spots on this list. For now, he'll have to settle for fifth. We're not worried about his 8. Man, does Rivers love him some Antonio Gates. But can you blame him when Gates makes ridiculous one-handed catches like he did against the Packers?

Oh, and Gates is playing the Raiders, who still bleed points to tight ends except old men like Owen Daniels. Julio averaged over 22 fantasy points per game in the first three weeks of the season. He's averaged 8. Are you really going to doubt one of the best wide receivers in football?

Week 7 brings the Jacksonville Jaguars to Kansas City, along with a defense surrendering 20 fantasy points per week to quarterbacks. With many quarterbacks on a bye this week, and many others simply not preforming — I'm looking at you, Donovan McNabb — Cassel presents a fairly solid option in Week 7. Fantasy owners should also take note that going forward, Cassel faces only one defense for the rest of the season that is giving up below-average fantasy points to quarterbacks—Week 14 at San Diego.

So fantasy owners may want to store Cassel on their bench in case of emergency later in the season. Marshawn Lynch failed to wow fantasy owners in his Seattle Seahawks debut in Week 6, rushing for just 44 yards and a touchdown. But that was against a Chicago Bears defense that is surrendering only 84 yards on the ground per game. Week 7 brings a much better matchup, when the Arizona Cardinals visit Seattle on Sunday. The Cardinals are allowing opposing running backs yards on the ground while giving up 21 fantasy points to rushers every week.

During Lynch's Week 6 trot to the end zone, he displayed more power than he has in years. He appears rejuvenated, which of course is great news for fantasy owners and the Seahawks' running game. Fantasy owners should also take note of Lynch's schedule during the fantasy playoffs from Week 14 through Week 16 — San Francisco, v. Atlanta, Tampa Bay. Of those teams, only Atlanta gives up fewer fantasy points to running backs than an average defense, and Tampa Bay allows eight points per week more than the average defense.

Knowshon Moreno returned in Week 6 from his three-week hiatus just in time to face off against the New York Jets' fourth-ranked rush defense. While Moreno didn't put on a rushing clinic, he did manage to average 4. The Raiders are just giving away fantasy points — 24 per game — to running backs every week, and this is your week to capitalize as a Moreno owner. The Raiders give up one touchdown on the ground every week.

Unless that touchdown is stolen by the otherwise-pious Tim Tebow, Moreno should be able to claim it for himself. After fumbling — er, stumbling — out of the gate during his first three professional games, Ivory made a splash in Week 6 against the inept Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, abusing them for yards on only 15 carries.

Even after that performance, Ivory is owned in only 14 percent of fantasy football leagues. The potential for a repeat performance presents itself this week, as the Cleveland Browns travel to New Orleans on Sunday. The Browns actually rank near the top of defenses in terms of least fantasy points given up to running backs. The Browns give up few points to running backs because they have only allowed one rushing touchdown the entire season.

What the Browns do give up, however, are plenty of yards on the ground. The most passing touchdowns by a player over his first six games with a new team in NFL history :. YEAR S. Matthew Stafford.

Los Angeles Rams. Justin Herbert. Los Angeles Chargers. Deshaun Watson. Houston Texans. Kurt Warner HOF. Louis Rams. Mark Rypien.

Last week, Kupp recorded nine catches for yards and two touchdowns. Polo Grounds, New York. Packers win fourth of 13 world championships. Lions 31, Rams Briggs Stadium, Detroit. Lions advance en route to title. Raiders 27, Eagles Super Bowl XV. Superdome, New Orleans. Raiders become first Wild Card team to win SB. Broncos 23, Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Seahawks 41, Saints Qwest Field, Seattle. Marshawn Lynch authors the Beast Quake.