The fantasy football schedule is into Week 7 and some free agents and sleeper options include Andre Holmes, Percy Harvin, Brandon Bolden, Isaiah Crowell, Brandon LaFell, Darren McFadden, Malcom Floyd, Cecil Shorts, Carson Palmer, Odell Beckham and Larry Donnell as options, as they could step up big in matchups for fantasy owners going forward.
Doug Baldwin becomes a prime start option now that Percy Harvin has been traded, as he will be into the top WR position for the Seahawks and Jermaine Kearse also could be a good pickup. Darren McFadden is coming in after his best game of the season and he could be a decent pickup going forward for any owners needing to replace Stevan Ridley after he was injured.
Victor Cruz getting injured is tough for fantasy owners and Baldwin could be a good pickup along with Kearse or Cecil Shorts after he returned from an injury. Crowell has been able to find the endzone and he is a better pickup over Terrance West with Ben Tate back in the starting lineup. LaFell played already and so did Bolden, but they could get more chances coming up with Ridley out. Jonathan Stewart is coming back after an injury and he is going to start for the Panthers with DeAngelo Williams out.
There were a number of serious injuries over the weekend in Week 6, including to Victor Cruz and Stevan Ridley, while names like Calvin Johnson and AJ Green were out of lineups, putting fantasy owners in a tough spot. Injury replacements for Cruz and the Giants include Odell Beckham, Rueben Randle and now Kevin Ogletree after he was signed following the season ending injury to Cruz. Ridley is also out for the season and that makes Shane Vereen the new starter, while Brandon Bolden is a solid free agent pickup for owners in need.
Brandon LaFell and Andre Holmes are two of the hot pickups from this past week and it comes after those two had very good performances at WR. LaFell has stepped up for Tom Brady and has been a new favorite target along with Tim Wright and he found the endzone against the Bills and could be a strong WR2 moving forward. Holmes had a breakout game with Derek Carr for the Raiders, catching two touchdowns and going over 100 yards and he could be the top WR option along with James Jones.