We’re back to make more business decisions ahead of fantasy football Week 7.
Once again, if you’re curious as to who I might recommend picking up to fill the slots, check out:
- my colleague and fellow DKN analyst Zach Thompson‘s Week 7 Waiver Wire column, or
- my Fantasy Football Week 6 Stash List; plenty of players had intriguing-enough performances on Sunday to warrant waiver consideration.
I’ll be accompanying this weekly article with a weekly thread on my handle @dansby_edits with more stats and info on these droppable players.
Whatever you sharpen, make it good for swift strikes. We’re going quick hits today. There are just far too many valuable names out there on waivers after some of Week 6’s developments. In a lot of ways, we don’t need hard analysis to cut bait with the following guys.
Drop ‘Em
Devin Singletary, RB, New York Giants (78.4% rostered)
You might consider holding onto him, I suppose, if you believe that Tyrone Tracy, Jr. isn’t worth as much as folks seem to think he is. I’d call you a bit silly if you didn’t think Tracy passes the eye test, and just generally fits better with the outcries of a major-market fan base who wants their team to feel gritty.
Singletary is gritty, and has had to fight for touches his entire career. Is it bad luck that he always ends up on a team that sees him as only half a feature back? He’s had his injury troubles, but is a fine runner with above-average vision.
Darious Slayton, WR, New York Giants (18.7% rostered)
Slayton’s value came from the play-calling when Malik Nabers was out with a concussion. Nabers is going to come back and be a machine. Aggregate grading systems both legacy and emergent have his open and separation rates as elite among wideouts in 2024.
Slayton will revert back to a WR3 with potential upside. Join the club.
Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Green Bay Packers (52.7% rostered)
See above ab out WR3 with potential upside. It’s just not gonna happen with this dude this year. Doubs is back with a chip on his shoulder and made some great plays of his own on Sunday. Christian Watson’s ankle didn’t keep him out long enough for Wicks to work through his concentration, route-running, and hamfisted issues.
He’s week-to-week with a shoulder injury, now, anyways. You can safely drop him and keep him on your watchlist should the dynamic of this Packers reciever room change at all.
Tyler Conklin, TE, New York Jets (39.4% rostered)
I have a feeling Mike Williams isn’t going to be a Jet much longer, and he’s already been on this list. Rodgers officially Meet-the-Parentsed Williams out of his circle of trust after last night’s last-play bungle.
It was starting to feel like Conklin was on his way to a potential career year. I think Conklin and Xavier Gipson suffer the most from the Adams trade. Wilson will still be too dynamic and unstoppable on that quick slant from the tight-left slot. Their connection has taken off.
Rodgers, like in Green Bay, will have enough receivers that he finally trusts that he doesn’t need to rely on his pesky tight ends. He was always fickle with them anyways. Bye, Conk.
Keon Coleman, WR, Buffalo Bills (52.3% rostered)
I actually had his name on this list before the Cooper trade, but I think that’s more-or-less all I need cite now. Coleman isn’t as fast as Cooper, even at Cooper’s age. I doubt Coleman’s route tree changes from the contested-catch/vert scheme it’s working with now.
He’s done nothing with it so far, and I don’t see any reason he’ll do anything above replacement-level with it the rest of the way.
Alec Pierce, WR, Indianapolis Colts (30.4% rostered)
This one hurts. Pittman was going to go on IR, you guys. They said it. They said it; not me!
The Colts announced Anthony Richardson as their Week 7 starter, and we know Pierce’s best connections this season have come from Richardson’s deep throws. You might want to hold onto him. You might, like me, not want to give up.
But he’s just another WR3, right now. Spades are spades, even if it hurts to admit it.
Justice Hill, RB, Baltimore Ravens (31.7% rostered)
The Ravens offense is clicking without him, now. He’s only seen three targets and six carries over the last two games. Keaton Mitchell is getting healthier. Hill might have one more game of 15+ FPTs, but you can part ways with him if you need a spot.
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