If your fantasy squad survived the prior two weeks with a total of 9 teams hitting their early bye week, I have good news: Week 7 provides a bit of breathing room with only the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans taking the week off. If you limped through these last two weeks desperate for some roster stability, I have bad news: The heaviest bye weeks are fast approaching in Weeks 8 & 9, so it may be prudent to load the end of your bench with the future in mind. 

With that said, it's time to help out those who may be scrambling to fill the space for guys like WR DeAndre Hopkins and QB Matthew Stafford. This column will of course become more expansive over the next few weeks as more teams enter their bye, but this should provide a solid foundation for what to expect. As a quick run through of the rules, I will discuss one-week fill-in options for each position in a buy or sell model, which should shed some light on who I'm fading and who I'm prioritizing to add. All players will be <50% ownership per ESPN so it applies to larger leagues. 

QB

Jared Goff vARI: Buy 

Sitting at just under 20% ownership and trending down after posting 1 TD to 3 turnovers in his last 2 games, Jared Goff may seem like a tough name to trust in your starting lineup this week. There's reason for optimism. In 3 home games this season, Goff has averaged 271 yards through the air as opposed to 224 on the road. Also, sitting at a 47.5 point total in the Vegas odds -- the third highest total of the week -- this should be a game where both offenses are playing catch-up with the other. CB Patrick Peterson is also looking questionable for Sunday's game with a quad injury that removed him from last week's game against Tampa Bay, which would only further improve Goff's outlook. If you're wondering how to replace Stafford or Deshaun Watson, or maybe even insurance for Jameis Winston, look no further than the developing sophomore. 

Tyrod Taylor vTB: Sell

This one might seem confusing. I mean, Tampa Bay has been getting shredded through the air and the Bills are coming off their bye week. Even so, Buffalo will be without TE Charles Clay and WR Jordan Matthews, which eliminates a large portion of this Bills aerial attack. With Winston certainly at less than 100% on the other side, I'm forecasting a low-scoring, run-oriented football game that gives RBs LeSean McCoy and Doug Martin a chance to breakout. Taylor has gone over 20 points once this season in standard scoring, providing owners with very little upside if they're in need of production from the QB position. You could certainly do worse considering the positive context for the Bills,  but I would prefer a riskier option like Eli Manning, who should be forced to throw a ton against a Seattle defense that has been sturdy against the run as of late, or whoever starts for the Browns, considering how bad the Titans secondary has been and the anticipated game script for the Cleveland offense. 

RB

Charles Sims @BUF / Marlon Mack vJAX / Devontae Booker @LAC: Buys

As you can see, this is tailored more for those in PPR leagues, but these just happen to be the <50% owned backs that I like this week. Starting with Sims, his fantasy points have increased every week this season and his receiving role seems to have stabilized with 9 receptions on 12 targets over the last 2 weeks. With either a shell of Winston or pop-gun Ryan Fitzpatrick behind center, Sims should be relied upon underneath as a safety valve so Tampa Bay isn't forced to throw downfield. Mack's hype wagon is gaining even more steam as Colts heartthrob Robert Turbin looks to be out for the season after an injury on Monday night. The Jaguars suffocate opposing passing games, which should mean a heavy dose of Gore and Mack for this Colts offense. Finally, Booker looked like the most electric RB on the Broncos roster on Sunday night, tallying 78 receiving yards on only 4 catches. With CJ Anderson struggling mightily to get it going between the tackles and the Broncos seemingly unwilling to increase Charles' workload, Booker could be a very sneaky breakout candidate against a Chargers defense that leads the league in missed tackles. 

Elijah McGuire @MIA / Alex Collins @MIN / Darren McFadden @SF: Sells

It's time to close the book on the Elijah McGuire experiment for fantasy purposes. Sitting at just below 35% ownership, that number should plummet after last week's showing against a paper thin Patriots defense. In fact, outside of a wide open 69-yard TD run against the Jaguars, McGuire has averaged 2.2 YPC over his last 30 carries. Those are his 3 games with double digit carries, providing owners with a reasonable enough sample size to determine that McGuire will not capitalize on the short-term absences of Matt Forte and Bilal Powell. Alex Collins touch rate is encouraging, but facing a suffocating Vikings run defense on the road shouldn't be the spot where he's inserted into your starting lineup. This should serve as a reminder that Zeke Elliott is still not suspended (and probably won't be for the entirety of this season), so keep Run DMC out of your lineups. 

WR

Robert Woods vARI / Taylor Gabriel @NE / Ricardo Louis vTEN: Buys

If Goff is my favorite streaming option at QB this week, it only makes sense that his top wideout would be amongst my favorite streaming WRs. It's a bit silly that Woods sits at a 12.5% ownership rate considering the fact he leads a hot Rams offense in routes, targets, and receiving yards. Sammy Watkins may have the name value here, but Woods clearly has the chemistry with his QB. With Patrick Peterson limited and/or focused on Watkins, Woods should be able to take advantage and post his 4th 5+ catch game in his last 5 outings. Gabriel should be a popular pickup this week as Sanu battles an injury and the Falcons draw a Patriots secondary that gives up passing yards by the boatload. This contest sits at a Vegas point total of 54, which is by far the highest of the weekend. That should signal lots of scoring opportunities in New England. Maybe I'm foolish for going back to the well on Louis, especially since we aren't 100% certain who the Browns will play at QB for four quarters, but Louis appears to clearly be their top receiver with Corey Coleman out, and the Titans had been getting gutted through the air before meetings with Jay Cutler and Jacoby Brissett the past two weeks. To be fair, it's not like Louis has anything better. 

Donte Moncrief vJAX / Marqise Lee @IND / Roger Lewis vSEA: Sells

I imagine some people might try point chasing this week after Moncrief posted a season-high 5 catches and 67 yards last week. My advice....don't. He draws a suffocating Jaguars pass defense that should make life on Jacoby Brissett and the Colts offensive line miserable. The Jaguars should focus on making this a short game with Fournette & Ivory, limiting the Colts offensive opportunities. This is the exact reason why I'm also fading Lee, who might otherwise appear to be in a good situation against a bottom-tier Indianapolis secondary. Even so, the Jaguars will look to limit Bortles attempts as much as possible, severely limiting Lee's upside. If you're thinking Roger Lewis deserves another chance to shine in your starting lineup, I'd recommend giving it another week or two. He'll face a Seattle secondary capable of eliminating perimeter threats....if we want to call Lewis that. 

TE

Ed Dickson @CHI / Jack Doyle vJAX: Buys

In case you're worried about Dickson after his relative clunker last week, don't be. He saw his highest snap % of the season and a season-best of 8 targets. Better days are ahead as QB Cam Newton was even more inaccurate than normal. What's important is knowing that he's been heavily involved the past 2 weeks. Against a Chicago defense that has been better against the run than the pass, Dickson should once again have his chances. Doyle had a big game on paper against the Titans, but looked brutal with a handful of drops and/or fumbles. Even so, he's the top interior target on this team and the Jaguars are making a living off taking away the oppositions perimeter threats with Jalen Ramsey and AJ Bouye. Doyle should see high volume again. 

Zach Miller vCAR / Benjamin Watson @MIN 

Miller's fluky touchdowns the past two weeks might fool silly owners into thinking he's a viable streaming option this week, but you know better than that. Despite being one of the best receiving options on the Bears, Miller hasn't exceeded 3 catches since Week 2 and hasn't gone over 50 yards all year. There's incredibly little upside with playing him. This is an offense that prefers to run the ball every play if they can. Watson might be in consideration when you think the Vikings have struggled with TEs this season and Flacco won't have much help on the outside with a less-than-healthy Jeremy Maclin. Even with the projected volume, Watson is dead last in YPC for TEs since Week 2 and the Ravens are a nightmare on offense this season. 

Whether you're desperate to fill lineup vacancies or simply looking for end-of-bench stashes to get ahead of the upcoming waiver interest, these should be useful names to file away as guys available in the majority of leagues. 

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