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Week 7 Rankings
Every position ranked for this week, with the opponent and the game environment folded in. Use it to set a lineup and to decide which claims are worth a roster spot. These ranks are our opinion on player value going forward, not a points forecast. See each player's rank on the other horizon beside his name.
BoardWho to start and claim this week, with opponent and game environment included.
Risk strategyRanks by ceiling.
Ranking as of October 20, 2026
Ranks are our opinion on player value going forward, meant as a guide for lineups, waiver claims and trades. The small ROS number beside each player is his rank on the other horizon: where he sits for the rest of the season, so a one-week streaming play is easy to tell from a player worth holding. A green one means he's meaningfully better on the view you're looking at than on the other; amber means worse.
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QB
Quarterbacks- 1Brock Purdy (SF)@ATLROS3
- 2Joe Burrow (CIN)@BALROS2
- 3Jared Goff (DET)vsGBROS4
- 4Bo Nix (DEN)@ARIROS17
- 5Bryce Young (CAR)vsTBROS6
- 6Jordan Love (GB)@DETROS18
- 7Drake Maye (NE)@CHIROS12
- 8Tyler Huntley (BAL)vsCINROS21
RB
Running Backs- 1Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)vsGBROS1
- 2Christian McCaffrey (SF)@ATLROS7
- 3Bijan Robinson (ATL)vsSFROS4
- 4Jonathan Taylor (IND)@MINROS2
- 5Kenneth Walker (KC)@SEAROS3
- 6D'Andre Swift (CHI)vsNEROS11
- 7Kyren Williams (LAR)@LVROS16
- 8Ashton Jeanty (LV)vsLARROS8
WR
Wide Receivers- 1Puka Nacua (LAR)@LVROS1
- 2Christian Watson (GB)@DETROS3
- 3Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)vsGBROS2
- 4Ja'Marr Chase (CIN)@BALROS4
- 5Nico Collins (HOU)vsNYGROS9
- 6Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)vsKCROS5
- 7DeVonta Smith (PHI)vsDALROS8
- 8CeeDee Lamb (DAL)@PHIROS6
TE
Tight Ends- 1Brock Bowers (LV)vsLARROS1
- 2Trey McBride (ARI)vsDENROS3
- 3Isaiah Likely (NYG)@HOUROS2
- 4Sam LaPorta (DET)vsGBROS4
- 5Colston Loveland (CHI)vsNEROS5
- 6George Kittle (SF)@ATLROS8
- 7Tucker Kraft (GB)@DETROS11
- 8Mark Andrews (BAL)vsCINROS18
K
Kickers- 1Ka'imi Fairbairn (HOU)vsNYGROS6
- 2Jason Myers (SEA)vsKCROS2
- 3Brandon Aubrey (DAL)@PHIROS4
- 4Evan McPherson (CIN)@BALROS1
- 5Eddy Pineiro (SF)@ATLROS13
- 6Will Reichard (MIN)vsINDROS5
- 7Cairo Santos (CHI)vsNEROS18
- 8Chase McLaughlin (TB)@CARROS7
DEF
Defense / ST- 1Vikings DST (MIN)vsINDROS1
- 2Browns DST (CLE)@TENROS4
- 3Seahawks DST (SEA)vsKCROS3
- 4Texans DST (HOU)vsNYGROS7
- 5Steelers DST (PIT)@NOROS5
- 6Panthers DST (CAR)vsTBROS2
- 7Broncos DST (DEN)@ARIROS10
- 8Titans DST (TEN)vsCLEROS16
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