Stash these players ahead of Week 8, when six NFL teams’ worth of fantasy football stars will be on bye.
Fantasy Football Week 7 begins Thursday and fantasy managers must replace Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens in this week’s lineups. Two teams. Meh.
That’s nothing compared to next week, when six teams will not be playing. They are the Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars. In fantasy, these weeks are known as bye-mageddons, and fantasy managers should aim to plan for this inevitability, if possible. We are here to help. If you’ve got the bench room, here’s some moves you make now to avoid next weeks waiver-wire rush.
Jared Goff and Sam Darnold are the highest-scoring QBs (entering Week 7) serving a Week 8 bye, with Goff rostered in more than 75% of leagues. New York Giants rookie Jaxson Dart (41.7%) may not feel like an appealing option for Week 7 at the Denver Broncos, but he has a rematch with the sputtering Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. Dart scored 23.6 PPR points in Week 6 against the Eagles. Add him now and keep him around.
Other readily available QBs to add in advance include Minnesota Vikings starter (if healthy) J.J. McCarthy (29.5%) against the Los Angeles Chargers, Atlanta Falcons left-hander Michael Penix Jr.
