Fantasy football Week 7 waiver wire: Omar Cooper Jr., Demario Douglas top pickups amid WR injuries — SkimNews
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- Davante Adams will miss 6-10 weeks with a hamstring injury and Terry McLaurin is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, both suffered in Week 6, leaving two of Fantasy's most productive WRs on the shelf.
- Antonio Williams projects as Washington's starter opposite Stefon Diggs and is recommended as an add in all leagues, while Treylon Burks is a deeper-league flier; with Adams out, the Rams should lean more on tight ends Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson and eventually Terrance Ferguson (ankle).
- The top waiver-wire WR pickups include Omar Cooper Jr. and Demario Douglas, followed by Malik Washington, Kendrick Bourne, Jaylin Noel, KC Concepcion, Jakobi Lane and Christian Kirk, with Jordyn Tyson (hamstring), Khalil Shakir and Travis Hunter as longer-term stashes.
- Other Week 6 WR injuries hit Mike Evans (Achilles), Romeo Doubs (shoulder) and Ladd McConkey (concussion), further depleting the position heading into Week 7.
- At quarterback, Kirk Cousins scored 22.5 Fantasy points in Week 6 and has hit at least 19.8 in all but one game, but he could be replaced by Fernando Mendoza; meanwhile Jalen Hurts is out for the season with blood clots in his lungs.
- The running back position is ravaged by injuries to Saquon Barkley (hamstring), Breece Hall (quad), Jeremiyah Love (ankle) and others, with Jordan Mason eligible to come off IR and worth a flex spot if active against the Colts in Week 7.
- Four teams are on bye in Week 7 — Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Chargers and Washington — removing D.J. Moore, Brian Thomas Jr., Stefon Diggs, Quentin Johnston and others from lineups and compounding the waiver crunch.
Why it matters: With two alpha WRs lost for at least six weeks in one weekend, Fantasy managers need immediate fill-ins or risk punting the position. The column flags Antonio Williams as the safest plug-in opposite Stefon Diggs while the Cowboys game shapes Washington's passing pecking order, and tells managers to stash Jordan Mason as a Week 7 flex-eligible handcuff behind Aaron Jones.
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