Fantasy Football Quarterback Streaming Week 7: It's Gonna Be Drake Maye

Oct 15, 2024

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Only four quarterbacks threw for at least 300 yards in Week 6. The bright side was that 15 quarterbacks threw at least two touchdown passes. There were seven quarterbacks who threw at least three touchdown passes, while Jordan Love, Baker Mayfield, and Caleb Williams recorded four touchdowns each.

Week 7 brings a busy schedule with only two teams on a bye. The Cowboys are one of the two teams, though, leaving fantasy managers who drafted Dak Prescott in the market for a streaming replacement.

For streaming purposes, 4for4’s Schedule-Adjusted Fantasy Points Allowed (aFPA) is a metric we rely heavily on to determine weekly matchup strength. As the season progresses and more data is available, aFPA becomes more and more reliable, using rolling 10-week data. Targets and efficiency metrics are also considered when choosing weekly streamers.

To provide advice you can implement, candidates for streaming must be rostered in no more than 40% of Yahoo! fantasy leagues.

More Week 7 Streamers: K | TE | D/ST

Week 6 Recap

Andy Dalton led the way for our Week 6 quarterback streamers, finishing as QB17. While he had his first game with multiple interceptions this season, he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Since taking over as the starting quarterback for the Panthers, he has recorded at least 220 passing yards and two touchdown passes in three of four games.

Derek Carr ended up not playing for the Saints because of his oblique injury. Spencer Rattler started in his place, throwing for 243 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions against the Buccaneers. Carr is expected to miss multiple games, so Rattler could receive additional starts. The problem for him is that the Saints play two tough defenses the next two weeks in the Broncos and Chargers.

Top Streamers Picks

Andy Dalton – 14.9 Fantasy Points (QB17)
Derek Carr – Did not play

Deep League Picks

Daniel Jones – 11.8 (QB24)
Will Levis – 7.3 (QB27)

Top Quarterback Streaming Picks

Matthew Stafford (Rams) vs. Raiders

A combination of a slow start and the Rams being on a bye in Week 6 has dropped Staford to being rostered in just 37% of Yahoo leagues. Through five games, he has just three touchdown passes to go along with three interceptions. With his top receivers going down, he has also thrown for fewer than 230 yards in three of the last four games.

The silver lining for Stafford is that he is rested coming into a Week 7 matchup against the struggling Raiders, who rank 28th in the league in aFPA to quarterbacks. Even if Cooper Kupp (ankle) isn’t ready to return for this matchup, the duo of Tutu Atwell and Jordan Whittington can still produce enough to make Stafford a viable streaming option.