Fantasy Football Week 7 Cheat Sheet: Waiver-Wire Rankings and Flex Projections

October 18, 2016   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

As another week gets pulled from the NFL calendar, it's vital to stay on top of waiver-wire rankings when injuries take place or top players slump.
It may be even more important to update rankings at flex positions to make sure the right lineups are on the field most weeks.
We'll start with the flex projections.
Heading into Week 6, wide receiver Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers was at the top of the rankings. The injury suffered by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (torn meniscus) impacts Brown, who has slipped to the No. 5 position and is in danger of slipping even further if backup quarterback Landry Jones is ineffective or if Roethlisberger is out for any serious length of time.
LeSean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills has supplanted Brown at the top of the rankings, followed by Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons, A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals and Allen Robinson of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
McCoy has been a powerful force for the Bills, as the...

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