The NFL schedule is moving along into Week 7 and with one more game left on the Week 6 docket with the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers playing on Monday Night Football, fantasy football owners are already looking ahead to next week's matchups and some waiver free agent players to watch out for includes names like Justin Blackmon, Terrance Williams, Keenan Allen, Andre Ellington, Kenbrell Thompkins and TY Hilton.
The Patriots pulled off a stunning victory against the Saints on Sunday and Kenbrell Thompkins played the starring role, as he caught the winning touchdown reception with under 10 seconds left and could continue to be a primary target for Tom Brady if wideout Danny Amendola has to miss any time after being injured during the game. Amendola has dealt with various injuries already this season and he took a hard hit on Sunday that knocked him out cold at one point. The rookie Thompkins has been a solid sleeper this season with 18 catches for 273 yards and three touchdowns and he added three catches for 45 yards and touchdown on Sunday and now he has four TD catches in his last three games.
Justin Blackmon is a name that every fantasy owner should be checking out and he could be available in a number of leagues, as he is still a free agent in just under 50 percent of ESPN fantasy leagues. Blackmon started off his season with a five catch, 136-yard game and as a follow up he had 14 catches on 20 targets for 190 yards against the Denver Broncos and with the team now 0-6, they still need to throw the ball to somebody and Blackmon appears to be the primary target. The Jaguars actually have some nice offensive talent on the team with Blackmon and Cecil Shorts, but since Shorts was injured on Sunday, Blackmon becomes a must add player.
Shorts is having a solid season for the Jaguars as well and anyone that owns him should try and pick up Blackmon in case the shoulder injury he suffered on Wednesday is something serious. Blackmon has been targeted 29 times over the past two weeks and he should continue on that track, whole Shorts had to leave the game and he ended up with just one target and zero catches on the night. Shorts has been a reliable option with 31 catches for 411 yards and 62 targets, but if he misses any time, Blackmon could be a great replacement.
Terrance Williams and Keenan Allen are two solid options to pickup as free agents and Andre Ellington is one of the sleeper players to looks at, as he had another solid game in the loss to the 49ers. The rookie back had seven carries for 56 yards and a TD for over eight yards per carry and he also showed his value in PPR leagues after making five receptions for 36 yards. TY Hilton and Keenan Allen are two options to check out for Monday night football, especially with San Diego dealing with so many injuries at the position and Hilton has shown a great deep ball connection with quarterback Andrew Luck and he could be the top scoring threat for the team in the game.
