Jamey Eisenberg's Week 7 Fantasy football sleepers and DFS picks: Rams injuries open door for hidden gems — SkimNews
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- Puka Nacua had not been ruled out for Sunday’s game at Las Vegas as of Friday afternoon, but he left practice Thursday and could not practice Friday with a calf issue; Davante Adams is already out with a hamstring injury.
- Tyler Higbee has scored at least 11.7 PPR points in three of his past four games, and Eisenberg rates him a borderline No. 1 tight end in all formats; his Week 3 line included eight catches for 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets.
- Raiders rank No. 7 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, with six tight ends scoring at least 10.7 PPR points against them; Colby Parkinson is also a deeper-league option.
- Konata Mumpfield recorded four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown on eight targets in Week 3 without Nacua, and has 13 targets this season versus seven combined for Tutu Atwell and Jordan Whittington.
- DraftKings uses Higbee as a $3,500 flex because Adams is out and Nacua is potentially unavailable.
- FanDuel builds a six-player Lions matchup core with Jordan Love, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Matthew Golden, Jalen Coker and Tucker Kraft, with Detroit ranked No. 1 against quarterbacks and tight ends and No. 3 against receivers.
- C.J. Stroud has passed for at least 312 yards in three of his past five games and thrown multiple touchdowns in three straight, while the Giants have allowed five of six quarterbacks to throw multiple touchdowns.
Why it matters: Fantasy managers targeting Rams players gain two actionable Week 7 choices in Tyler Higbee and Konata Mumpfield, with Higbee listed at $3,500 on DraftKings. The source’s matchup numbers make Higbee more than a mere injury replacement: he is rated a borderline No. 1 tight end, while Mumpfield is a borderline starter in three-receiver leagues if Nacua cannot play.
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