Fantasy Football Week 7: Flex Rankings and Top Standard-Scoring Sleepers

Starting the top fantasy players on your team each week is easy, but it’s difficult to look through the options on your bench and figure which you should chose for the flex position in Week 7.

With top fantasy stars from Philadelphia and Tampa Bay off this week and top stars like Calvin Johnson, A.J. Green and others dealing with injuries, it is imperative to find the best flex option available.

Here are the top 50 flex players for Week 7 and the sleepers you can’t afford to miss.

Rank	Player
1	DeMarco Murray, Dal, RB
2	Demaryius Thomas, DEN, WR
3	Arian Foster, HOU, RB
4	Julio Jones, ATL, WR
5	Marshawn Lynch, SEA, RB
6	Jordy Nelson, GB, WR
7	Matt Forte, CHI, RB
8	Antonio Brown, PIT, WR
9	Jamaal Charles, KC, RB
10	Dez Bryant, DAL, WR
11	Rob Gronkowski, NE, TE
12	Giovani Bernard, CIN, RB
13	Andre Ellington, ARI, RB
14	Brandon Marshall, CHI, WR
15	Julius Thomas, DEN, TE
16	Le'Veon Bell, PIT, RB
17	Steve Smith, BAL, WR
18	Andre Johnson, HOU, WR
19	Alfred Morris, WAS, RB
20	T.Y. Hilton, IND, WR
21	Branden Oliver, SD, RB
22	Ben Tate, CLE, RB
23	Eddie Lacy, GB, RB
24	Frank Gore, SF, RB
25	Kelvin Benjamin, CAR, WR
27	Alshon Jeffery, CHI, WR
28	Martellus Bennett, CHI, TE
29	Andre Williams, NYG, RB
30	Fred Jackson, BUF, RB
31	Randall Cobb, GB, WR
32	DeSean Jackson, WSH, WR
33	Lamar Miller, MIA, RB
34	Reggie Wayne, IND, WR
35	DeAndre Hopkins, HOU, WR
36	Ronnie Hillman, DEN, RB
37	Justin Forsett, BAL, RB
38	Greg Olsen, CAR, TE
39	Mike Wallace, MIA, WR
40	Shane Vereen, NE, RB
41	Brandin Cooks, NO, WR
42	Keenan Allen, SD, WR
43	Trent Richardson, IND, RB
44	Torrey Smith, BAL, WR
45	Larry Fitzgerald, ARI, WR
46	Fred Jackson, BUF, RB
47	Mohamed Sanu, CIN, WR
48	Percy Harvin, SEA, WR
49	Ahmad Bradshaw, IND, RB
50	Odell Beckham, NYG, WR

Week 7 Standard-Scoring Sleepers

Fantasy owners are always looking to get an advantage over their competition, and finding the sleepers who come through huge can make the difference between making and missing the playoffs.

The first flex play of the week is slowly breaking out of being classified as a sleeper. If Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett continues having explosive games like he did when he racked up 111 yards against Tampa Bay, every fantasy owner will be looking to get their hands on him.

In one week, Forsett went from being owned in just 46.7 percent of leagues to a whopping 75 percent heading into Week 7, according to ESPN's added/dropped list. Despite having a sporadic workload, he has scored three touchdowns this season and has been a major threat in the passing game as well.

The NFL on ESPN Twitter account shared another of Forsett’s impressive numbers:

With a favorable matchup against an Atlanta defense giving up 140.2 yards rushing per game (28th in the NFL), expect Forsett to get 15 touches, 80 rushing yards, 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Another player slowly breaking out of the sleeper mold is Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.

A.J. Green is dealing with a toe injury, while Marvin Jones is out for the season with an ankle injury, according to Coley Harvey of ESPN.com. As a result, Sanu will be the team’s primary target.

Even after his team was forced to settle for a tie on a missed field goal, Sanu remained confident:

Sanu was targetted 14 times and managed to haul in 10 receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown in the 37-37 stalemate against Carolina. He now has three touchdowns on the season and has been targeted at least eight times in each of the last three weeks.

If Green misses Sunday’s Week 7 matchup against Indianapolis, Sanu will once again be one of Andy Dalton’s only viable options. The Colts have given up 233 passing yards per game to opposing offenses, and Sanu should expect another big day.

Seven receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown is a realistic stat line. Both Sanu and Forsett are both flex stars for Week 7.

*Stats via NFL.com.

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