by Nate Polvogt
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If you like winning, come back every week for under-the-radar fantasy waiver wire pickups to keep you in contention until the final contest. We leave no stone unturned to ensure we give you the BEST chance to win week in and week out. Let’s get to it with our Week 7 waiver wire pickups at QB.
~ Check out our Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings ~
It’s time to lock in those Week 7 waiver wire pickups, folks. We’re almost halfway through the fantasy football regular season, and it’s time to buckle down and get ready for a playoff push.
Pickings are thin at QB right now, but these three players could help bolster your fantasy football squads and provide depth for a title run.
Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups | QBs
*Rostership percentages courtesy of FantasyPros waiver wire rankings
Drake Maye (NE) | 4.9%
Rookie Drake Maye impressed in his NFL debut last week. Maye is currently sitting as the overall QB9 for Week 6 with 21.5 fantasy points. I wouldn’t expect Maye to repeat this performance every week, especially behind a suspect New England offensive line.
That said, the Patriots’ next three matchups – at Jacksonville, the Jets at home and then on the road to Tennessee – could be good spot-start opportunities for Maye if you are QB-needy.
Justin Herbert (LAC) | 38.7%
Chargers QB Justin Herbert mainly was left for dead in a run-heavy Jim Harbaugh this season. However, Herbert showed signs of life in Week 6 against an outstanding Denver defense, eclipsing 200 yards passing for the first time in 2024.
This season, Herbert will still not be a top-12 quarterback option in fantasy football. However, he is trending toward being viable in 2QB and Superflex formats.
Daniel Jones (NYG) | 24.6%
It isn’t sexy, but Giants QB Daniel Jones has been better than expected in 2024. Despite being on a Giants team that isn’t very good, Jones is currently the overall QB17 in fantasy football through six weeks.
With the emergence of rookie WR Malik Nabers and fellow pass catchers Darius Slayton and Wan’Dale Robinson, Jones has an assortment of reliable targets he can feed. In addition, the Giants are throwing the ball at a nearly 60 percent rate this season. Throw in Jones’ rushing upside, and it’s a no-brainer to get him rostered in 2QB and Superflex formats or a bye-week streamer in 1QB formats.
Nate Polvogt is a Co-Founder and the lead senior analyst for Optimus Fantasy Football. Find more from Nate on X (formerly Twitter) @NatePolvogt and on Optimus Fantasy.
by Nate Polvogt
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If you like winning, come back every week for under-the-radar fantasy waiver wire pickups to keep you in contention until the final contest. We leave no stone unturned to ensure we give you the BEST chance to win week in and week out. Let’s get to it with our Week 7 waiver wire pickups at QB.
~ Check out our Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings ~
It’s time to lock in those Week 7 waiver wire pickups, folks. We’re almost halfway through the fantasy football regular season, and it’s time to buckle down and get ready for a playoff push.
Pickings are thin at QB right now, but these three players could help bolster your fantasy football squads and provide depth for a title run.
Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups | QBs
*Rostership percentages courtesy of FantasyPros waiver wire rankings
Drake Maye (NE) | 4.9%
Rookie Drake Maye impressed in his NFL debut last week. Maye is currently sitting as the overall QB9 for Week 6 with 21.5 fantasy points. I wouldn’t expect Maye to repeat this performance every week, especially behind a suspect New England offensive line.
That said, the Patriots’ next three matchups – at Jacksonville, the Jets at home and then on the road to Tennessee – could be good spot-start opportunities for Maye if you are QB-needy.
Justin Herbert (LAC) | 38.7%
Chargers QB Justin Herbert mainly was left for dead in a run-heavy Jim Harbaugh this season. However, Herbert showed signs of life in Week 6 against an outstanding Denver defense, eclipsing 200 yards passing for the first time in 2024.
This season, Herbert will still not be a top-12 quarterback option in fantasy football. However, he is trending toward being viable in 2QB and Superflex formats.
Daniel Jones (NYG) | 24.6%
It isn’t sexy, but Giants QB Daniel Jones has been better than expected in 2024. Despite being on a Giants team that isn’t very good, Jones is currently the overall QB17 in fantasy football through six weeks.
With the emergence of rookie WR Malik Nabers and fellow pass catchers Darius Slayton and Wan’Dale Robinson, Jones has an assortment of reliable targets he can feed. In addition, the Giants are throwing the ball at a nearly 60 percent rate this season. Throw in Jones’ rushing upside, and it’s a no-brainer to get him rostered in 2QB and Superflex formats or a bye-week streamer in 1QB formats.
Nate Polvogt is a Co-Founder and the lead senior analyst for Optimus Fantasy Football. Find more from Nate on X (formerly Twitter) @NatePolvogt and on Optimus Fantasy.
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