Jamey Eisenberg's Week 7 Fantasy football sleepers and DFS picks: Rams injuries open door for hidden gems

With Davante Adams sidelined and Puka Nacua's status uncertain, Tyler Higbee and Konata Mumpfield could deliver big Fantasy returns Oct 23, 2026 at 6:25 pm ET • 4 min read Davante Adams (hamstring) is already out for Week 7 at Las Vegas, and now Puka Nacua (calf) might not play. That's bad news for Matthew Stafford, but someone is going to have to step up and make plays in the passing game. With that in mind, we're looking at Konata Mumpfield and Tyler Higbee as sleepers. Now, as of Friday afternoon, Nacua has not been ruled out yet. He will work out before Sunday's game, and hopefully he'll be able to play against the Raiders. But leaving practice Thursday and not being able to practice Friday is a bad sign. I would rank Stafford's pass catchers without Nacua and Adams as Higbee, Mumpfield, Colby Parkinson, Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington and Davis Allen. But Higbee and Mumpfield are the only two worth using in most Fantasy leagues. Higbee comes into Week 7 having scored at least 11.7 PPR points in three of his past four games. He was great in Week 3 at Denver when Nacua was sidelined with a groin injury, with eight catches for 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets. This is a great matchup against the Raiders, who are No. 7 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends. Six tight ends have scored at least 10.7 PPR points against Las Vegas this year, including twice in the same game with Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant in Week 3 and Hunter Henry and Eli Raridon in Week 5. That bodes well for Higbee and Parkinson, who just had 14.1 PPR points in Week 6 against Arizona. I like Parkinson as an option in deeper leagues, but Higbee should be considered a borderline No. 1 tight end in all formats. Mumpfield was already in play as a sleeper with Adams on injured reserve. In Week 3, without Nacua, Mumpfield had four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown on eight targets. We'll see how Stafford and Sean McVay use Mumpfield, Whittington and Atwell, but Mumpfield has the most upside going into Week 7. He has 13 targets this season, while Atwell (four) and Whittington (three) have combined for seven. This matchup is favorable since nine receivers have scored at least 10.9 PPR points against Las Vegas, including seven touchdowns. I view Mumpfield as a borderline starter in three-receiver leagues if Nacua can't play. Again, Nacua hasn't been ruled out yet. But it's trending in the wrong direction, and Fantasy managers might benefit with Higbee and Mumpfield as sleepers in Week 7. Week 7 Sleepers Defense/Special Teams49ers (at ATL) Jets (vs. MIA) Bengals (at BAL)KickerChris Boswell (at NO) Ryan Fitzgerald (vs. TB) Matt Gay (vs. LAR)DFS Lineups for Week 7FanDuelQB: Jordan Love (at DET) $7,600 RB: Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. GB) $9,800 RB: Woody Marks (vs. NYG) $6,200 WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown (vs. GB) $9,000 WR: Matthew Golden (at DET) $6,700 WR: Jalen Coker (vs. TB) $6,200 TE: Tucker Kraft (at DET) $5,500 FLEX: Chris Godwin (at CAR) $5,300 DEF: Titans (vs. CLE) $3,200I'm expecting plenty of points between the Packers and Lions, and I'm excited to use Love, Gibbs, St. Brown, Golden and Kraft in this matchup. All of them have the chance to play well. Detroit is No. 1 in most Fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks and tight ends, which bodes well for Love and Kraft. And the Lions are No. 3 in most Fantasy points allowed to receivers, which should help Golden. Gibbs doesn't need a good matchup, but Green Bay is No. 4 in most Fantasy points allowed to running backs. And while the Packers are only No. 13 in most Fantasy points allowed to receivers, St. Brown should go off against this secondary. Marks is my Start of the Week, and he should do well against the Giants with David Montgomery (groin) out. Coker has played three healthy games this year, and he has 31 targets for 22 catches, 301 yards and two touchdowns over that span. And Godwin will hopefully benefit with Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) out for the Buccaneers. DraftKingsQB: C.J. Stroud (vs. NYG) $5,700 RB: Christian McCaffrey (at ATL) $7,600 RB: Bucky Irving (at CAR) $6,100 WR: Nico Collins (at NYG) $7,200 WR: Matthew Golden (at DET) $6,000 WR: Jyalen Waddle (at ARI) $5,500 TE: Isaiah Likely (at HOU) $5,300 FLEX: Tyler Higbee (at LV) $3,500 DST: Browns (at PHI) $2,800 Stroud has passed for at least 312 yards in three of his past five games, and he has three games in a row with multiple touchdowns. The Giants have allowed five of six quarterbacks to score multiple touchdowns this year. I'll stack Stroud with Collins, who hasn't scored a touchdown in his past two games, but the Giants have struggled with No. 1 receivers this season, including CeeDee Lamb in Week 1, Davante Adams in Week 2, Michael Wilson in Week 4 and Chris Olave in Week 6. And I'll counter the Houston stack with Likely, who will hopefully continue to dominate with J.J. McCarthy under center. The Texans have allowed two big games against Dalton Kincaid in Week 1 and Tyler Warren in Week 2. I like Higbee as the flex given the injuries to Davante Adams (hamstring) and potentially Puka Nacua (calf), and I'll use Golden in this lineup as well. Waddle is risky given his lack of production this season, but the Cardinals are No. 10 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers and No. 2 in the NFL in most touchdowns allowed to receivers with 10. At running back, I'll spend the money on McCaffrey, who should be needed in the passing game with Mike Evans (Achilles) and Deebo Samuel (hamstring) out. And Irving could also have a bigger role in the passing game with Egbuka out. It also helps that Carolina is No. 5 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs.