Fantasy Football Week 7 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, starts, sits, numbers to know, and more

The wide receiver position has been decimated by injury early in the 2025 season, and that continued in Week 6 with Garrett Wilson, Emeka Egubka, Puka Nacua, and Marvin Harrison Jr. leaving their games. As of now, we don’t expect any of them for Week 7. We also aren’t ranking DJ Moore, who spent Monday night in the hospital and is now day-to-day, according to Head Coach Ben Johnson. The only positive news is that none of these injuries are considered season-ending. We should get all four back sooner rather than later, just like we are anticipating getting Rashee Rice, CeeDee Lamb and Mike Evans back in Week 7. You don’t need me to tell you but they should move right back into your starting lineup.

One of the ramifications of all these injuries is that it becomes almost impossible to get away from struggling starters, even in bad matchups. That obviously includes A.J. Brown and Keenan Allen, but this week it may also include Jerry Jeudy. Jeudy leads the Browns with a 21.7% target share since Dillon Gabriel took over as QB and the team could be without David Njoku in Week 7. His opponent, the Dolphins, have given up at least one touchdown to a receiver every week. Last week Keenan Allen was the first wide receiver this season to see at least seven targets against the Dolphins and score fewer than 13 PPR Fantasy points. 

Tee Higgins probably falls in the same boat after posting a season-high 62 receiving yards against the Packers. The Steelers are giving up 160 yards per game to the position.

Here is the rest of the Week 7 WR Preview:

Week 7 WR Preview

• 29.5% — Mike Evans had a 29.5% target share the first three weeks of the season. If he is active, you should start him.
• 15.3% — George Pickens had a 15.3% target share the first two weeks with CeeDee Lamb. He has seen a 24.3% target share since Lamb went down. We are expecting Lamb back in Week 7.
• 50.5% — Over half of the Seahawks air yards have gone to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. 
• 2.53 — Amongst wide receivers with at least 30 targets, Tre Tucker’s 2.53 Fantasy points per target ranks second only to DK Metcalf.
• 6.2 — Kendrick Bourne’s 6.2 yards after catch per reception ranks third behind DK Metcalf and Khalil Shakir. This is a product of the Kyle Shanahan system and Bourne is a WR3 at worst until Ricky Pearsall gets back or Jauan Jennings gets healthy.
• 17.6% — Van Jefferson led the Titans with a 17.6% target share after Calvin Ridley left early. It was the first time he has seen more than two targets in a game this year.
• 79.5% — Josh Reynolds has a 79.5% route share over the last three weeks. He is probably the WR1 in New York until Garrett Wilson gets back.
• 37 — The Colts are giving up 37 PPR FPPG to wide receivers this year. Ladd McConkey and Keenan Allen are both starts if Quentin Johnston remains out.

My full set of Week 7 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. You’ll find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don’t live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 5. Projected stats for all starting wide receivers are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.