Fantasy Football Week 7: DeMarco Murray and Best Waiver Wire Pickups

With some of the Week 7 games already over, it's time to look at the best waiver wire pickups for Week 8 of the NFL season, including Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Muray.

Murray rushed for over 200 yards against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, in one of the best performances by any player this season.

Other players who had good performances on Sunday include Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee and Houston Texans running back Ben Tate.

Let's look at the three best waiver wire pickups for the Week 8 games.

1. Matt Moore

Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore threw for 198 yards and a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in Week 7, his first start of the season.

Moore did not throw an interception and played well for the Dolphins. He threw for 204 yards last week against the New York Jets and is a decent quarterback to add to your fantasy team if you have QB with a bye week coming up.

He should be available on the waiver wire of most fantasy leagues.

2. DeMarco Murray

Dallas Cowboys rookie running back DeMarco Murray rushed for over 200 yards and found the end zone against the St. Louis Rams in Week 7.

Murray had an unbelievable game, and showed he's fully capable of being the Cowboys running back for remainder of the season.

He also showed he has great speed and the ability to get to the second level of defenses, and is a dependable fantasy player for your team.

With Felix Jones always an injury prone player, Murray will have lots of opportunities to have more awesome fantasy performances in the coming weeks.

3. Christian Ponder

Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder played well today against the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in his first career NFL start.

Ponder was able to lead the Vikings to several scoring drives, and looked more capable of leading the teams to wins than veteran QB Donovan McNabb is.

Ponder will only get better in the coming weeks, and would be a fantastic pickup for people in keeper fantasy leagues.

For now, he is a tremendous option if you have a quarterback with a bye week coming up.