Fantasy Football Week 7 Positional Power Rankings

Zak Drapeau
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by Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen, and Joe McLaughlin 10/16/2025 Sportz Nation

Quarterbacks (Zak Drapeau)

1. Jayden Daniels at DAL

2. Dak Prescott vs WAS

3. Patrick Mahomes vs LV

4. Jared Goff vs TB

5. Baker Mayfield at DET

6. Caleb Williams vs NO

7. Jalen Hurts at MIN

8. Matthew Stafford at JAX

9. Justin Herbert vs IND

10. Justin Fields vs CAR

11. Drake Maye at TEN

12. Bo Nix vs NYG

13. Jordan Love at ARI

14. Daniel Jones at LAC

15. Trevor Lawrence vs LAR

Jayden Daniels remains atop the list after consistent 20+ point outings and going against the lowly Cowboys' defense. He'll be facing Dak who has similar upside in the middle of a monster year.

For the entire list, Daniel Jones and Drake Maye fall down a bit for unfavorable matchups. Both Quarterbacks will have a good and efficient game but for fantasy-sake, they shouldn't be a guaranteed starter.

Oppositely, Stafford and Fields come up the list after some good performances and easy matchups.

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Running Backs (Matt Hylen)

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1. Bijan Robinson at SF

2. Johnathon Taylor at LAC

3. Christian McCaffrey vs ATL

4. Josh Jacobs at ARI

5. De'Von Achane at CLE

6. Kyren Williams at JAC

7. Jamyr Gibbs vs TB

8. Quinshon Judkins vs MIA

9. Rashaad White at DET

10. Breece Hall vs CAR

11. Saquon Barkley at MIN

12. Ashton Jeanty at KC

13. Javonte Williams vs WAS

14. D'Andre Swift vs NO

15. J.K. Dobbins vs NYG

With bye weeks hitting hard, the RB rankings have shaken up once again. After an elite performance on MNF last week, Bijan Robinson takes my top spot this week. Jonathan Taylor is not far behind; however, the deal-breaker for me is the matchup. For me, these two, along with Christian McCaffrey, round out my first tier of RBs in this ranking.

My second-tier ranking, ranging from 4-7, consists of nearly guaranteed RB1 production with potential for elite upside. Jacobs, Achane, Williams, and Gibbs are all workhorses in their offenses with extreme potential to score a TD. Their good matchups against poor run defenses only add to that value as well.

The next tier of RBs, which ranges from 8-11 this week, consists of players with either fantastic matchups or enough talent to overcome a shaky matchup. For Judkins and Barkley, it's the former, while for White and Hall, it's the latter. Not to say one cannot do the other, but that is the situation I am looking at here. These are all players you should be able to rely on in order to give you RB1 numbers.

My final tier consists of the 12-15 range. All of these players are pretty interchangeable to me, so I ranked this section of the ranking based on matchups. I also would bet on Williams and Jeanty scoring TDs more than Swift and Dobbins.

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Wide Receivers (Joe McLaughlin)

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1. Amon-Ra St. Brown vs TB

2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs HOU

3. Justin Jefferson vs PHI

4. Davante Adams at JAX

5. CeeDee Lamb Q vs WSH

6. Nico Collins at SEA

7. George Pickens vs WSH

8. Ja'Marr Chase vs PIT

9. Deebo Samuel Q at DAL

10. Drake London at SF

11. Rome Odunze vs NO

12. Jaylen Waddle at CLE

13. Chris Olave Q at CHI

14. DK Metcalf at CIN

15. A.J. Brown at MIN

This list got shaken up after Week 6 due to Puka Nacua suffering an ankle injury on Sunday and not participating in practice on Wednesday. It is unlikely he will suit up for this weekend's game against the Jaguars, with the Rams having their bye week the following week. That puts St. Brown and Smith-Njigba in the top two spots.

CeeDee Lamb makes his way back on this list because of his active participation in practice this week. He is still labeled as questionable, and I placed him at number five because it is not confirmed yet that he will play, but if he is cleared, look for him to immediately take back his role as the No. 1 receiver in Dallas after George Pickens stepped up big for the Cowboys' offense.

I also expect big things from Ja'Marr Chase this weekend. Chase has remained a top receiver in the league despite having to change quarterbacks after Joe Burrow's toe injury earlier this season. This time, he will be catching passes from recent trade acquisition and veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. Expect Chase to be the primary target for Flacco against a solid Steelers defense this weekend.

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Tight Ends (Zak Drapeau)

1. Trey McBride vs GB

2. Jake Ferguson vs WAS

3. Tucker Kraft at ARI

4. Sam LaPorta vs TB

5. Tyler Warren at LAC

6. Dallas Goedert at MIN

7. Harold Fannin Jr vs MIA

8. Cade Otton at DET

9. Travis Kelce vs LV

10. Hunter Henry at TEN

11. Mason Taylor vs CAR

12. Darren Waller at CLE

13. Kyle Pitts Sr. at SF

14. TJ Hockenson vs PHI

15. Juwan Johnson at CHI

The Top-5 Tight Ends remain the same after each of them continue to have a consistent week-to-week season.

Mason Taylor makes his first appearance on the list after a grow in his target shares for 4 weeks in a row and similarly Kyle Pitts finds himself up here.

Harold Fannin and Dallas Goedert climb the list a bit after a good couple of weeks in a row. In Fannin's case in particular, he is showing that even though the Browns are set with using both him and Njoku, the rookie will have a better season in Fantasy.

Juwan Johnson and Darren Waller are falling down the list this week. For Johnson, it's a slow slide from early season heroics to your typical 'Saints-player'. Waller falls down this week because I have to assume he can't pull off his 4th week in a row of top tier TD-dependent fantasy play.

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