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The season has progre sed quickly, and we're now to one of the most difficult bye weeks for the quarterback position. We'll dive into mi sing guys below, but all those idle stars and depth options make the middle portion of our Week 7 fantasy QB rankings more important than ever. Streamers and sleepers will be counted on to deliver this week, so we're here to help you decide who to start.Justin Herbert, Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Kirk Cousins, Trevor Lawrence, and Ben Roethlisberger are out of action this week because of byes. That's a nice chunk of fantasy studs and potential matchup-based streamers, so some fantasy owners might be scrambling.WEEK 7 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | Consistent QB1s Jalen Hurts (@ Raiders) and Tom Brady (vs. Bears) have some of the tougher matchups this week, but we can't reasonably say they should be benched. Both have produced more often than not this year. Hurts is the only QB in the league that has been a QB1 in every game this season, so don't worry about him -- regardle s of how ugly he can look at times.WEEK 7 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | We love Joe Burrow (@ Ravens), Ryan Tannehill (vs. Chiefs), and Jameis Winston (@ Seahawks) this week. Baltimore Derick Brassard Women Jersey 's, Seattle's,and Kansas City's defenses have given up huge games to quarterbacks this year. We won't call Burrow or Tannehill streamers because they are heavily owned, but Tannehill should enjoy his best week of the season here after being a borderline QB2 so far this season.WEEK 7 FANTASY: | | Teddy Bridgewater (@ Browns) and Justin Fields (vs. Buccaneers) have favorable matchups on paper in Week 7, but they are riskier than the guys mentioned above. The Browns had given up the fifth-most fantasy points to QBs heading into Week 6 (then got torched by Kyler Murray), but Murray, Justin Herbert, and Patrick Mahomes are the guys who inflated their numbers. The elite quarterbacks are often matchup proof, but Bridgewater is not. That said, he's a tricky guy to evaluate this week.WEEK 7 DFS LINEUPS: | | If the Bears open up their offense, it could be a boom week for Fields. Tampa has been a bottom-10 defense against QBs, but Chicago's coaching staff hasn' Valtteri Filppula Kids Jersey t allowed Fields to be a factor on the ground yet. This could be the week he breaks out...or he could continue to do next to nothing. We have Taylor Heinicke (@ Packers), Tua Tagovailoa (vs. Falcons), Sam Darnold (@ Giants), the emerging Carson Wentz (@ 49ers), and Jimmy Garoppolo (vs. Colts) ranked ahead of those guys because they've been a little more consistent. If you're willing to go for a higher ceiling and lower floor then try your luck with someone like Fields. Ultimately, it's stacking up to be a solid week for streamer QBs with a lot of favorable matchups.MORE WEEK 7 DFS: | | Daniel Jones (vs. Panthers), Jared Goff (@ Rams), and Baker Mayfield (vs. Broncos) have all been produced in at least one game this year, but they face brutal matchups this week. Jones can be started over some of the fringe streamers because of his rushing ability, but he has bust potential against a strong Panthers' D. It's always fun to play a guy facing his former team, but we can't project Goff to have succe  Mike Bossy Jersey s in his revenge game against the Rams. Mayfield has only had one good fantasy showing this season, and Denver's secondary will keep him and his banged-up pa s-catchers in check.Again, we lucked out with a lot of solid matchups from streamer QBs, so you have a chance of surviving this week with so many studs out of commi sion.Note:We'll be updating these QB rankings throughout the week, so check back for the latest player movement and analysis. RankPlayer1Patrick Mahomes, KC @ TEN2Kyler Murray, ARI vs. HOU3Aaron Rodgers, GB vs. WAS4Matthew Stafford, LAR vs. DET5Lamar Jackson, BAL vs. CIN6Ryan Tannehill, TEN vs. KC7Jalen Hurts, PHI @ LV8Tom Brady, TB vs. CHI9Joe Burrow, CIN @ BAL.Baltimore's defense had been up and down before shutting down Justin Herbert and the Chargers' offense, but we're trusting Burrow here. He's been red hot since his Week 3 disaster in Chicago.10Jameis Winston, NO @ SEA.Winston has put on great performances in Weeks 1 and 5, but everything in between has been mediocre. That said, he is leading the league in pa sing touchdowns per attempt and may get Michael Thomas (ankle) and Tre'Quan Smith (hamstring) back against Seattle. Even if those guys are out, we like his chances to come up big against a struggling Seahawks secondary. They've given up around 20 fantasy points per game (FPPG) to quarterbacks, and Winston is capable of hitting the longball at any time.11Tua Tagovailoa, MIA vs. ATL.Tua (ribs) had a strong return from IR, completing 33-of-47 attempts for 329 yards and two touchdowns. He looked to be on the same page with Mike Gesicki and Jaylen Waddle, and Atlanta has been an even worse defense against fantasy QBs than Jacksonville. DeVante Parker (hamstring) might also return, and with a non-existent rushing attack in Miami, this sets up to be another strong pa sing game for Tagovailoa.12Taylor Heinicke, WAS @ GB Adam Pelech Jersey .Heinicke averaged over 20 FFPG in his first three starts this season but has underwhelmed since. However, Green Bay's defense has given up solid fantasy outings to Jamies Winston, Jared Goff, and Joe Burrow. Heinicke has a much better rushing profile than any of those guys and has shown he can put up big numbers. Just last week, Green  Samuel Bolduc Men Jersey Bay blew several coverages against Chicago, but Justin Fields was unable to take advantage. We think Heinicke can.13Sam Darnold, CAR @ NYG.Darnold continued to struggle against Minnesota, but he saved his fantasy day with 48 rushing yards. With five rushing TDs and over 100 rushing yards, we have to view him as having a decent rushing floor. The Giants are a bottom-10 team against QBs, so we'll give Darnold another chance. If he sees ghosts in this game, we'll have to evaluate him differently moving forward.14Carson Wentz, IND @ SF.Wentz is quietly having a solid season and has emerged as a decent fantasy option. He's averaging 258 pa sing yards and has thrown nine touchdowns to just one interception. Ru sell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, and Jared Goff all threw at least two touchdowns against San Francisco, and with Michael Pittman, Parris Campbell, and T.Y. Hilton playing well recently, Wentz could, too. The Niners haven't been the defense we expected, so you don't have to fade Wen