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TrendRundown › Sports · updated Oct 21, 6:02 PM EDT

Why is “Week 7 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em” trending?

Week 7 fantasy football start/sit advice focuses on Love, Mahomes, Jacobs

Fantasy football managers are looking up Week 7 start-or-sit guidance as they set lineups for the upcoming NFL games. Several analysts have published advice, including NFL.com's Matt Okada, who names Jordan Love and Dak Prescott as quarterbacks to start and Patrick Mahomes as a quarterback to consider sitting. Okada says Love's recent production and a Lions defense that ranks last in passing yards allowed per game make him a strong option, while Mahomes faces a Seahawks defense that has allowed the fewest passing yards per game in the league. Okada also recommends Andy Dalton-era debate aside, Joe Burrow's counterpart Stroud as a start against the Giants.

On the running back side, CBS Sports' Heath Cummings says Josh Jacobs and Zach Charbonnet are returning from bye weeks and are being ranked as high-end flex options. Cummings notes Jacobs faces the Lions in a game with one of the higher projected point totals of the week. Yahoo Sports' Justin Boone has also published full quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, kicker and defense rankings for Week 7, and several outlets, including Sports Illustrated and Forbes, have published their own start-or-sit columns with headlines naming players such as Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Germie Bernard and Emanuel Wilson.

Key facts

  • NFL.com's Matt Okada rates Jordan Love as a high-end QB1 for Week 7 against Detroit.
  • Okada suggests sitting Patrick Mahomes against Seattle, which allows the fewest passing yards per game in the league.
  • CBS Sports ranks Josh Jacobs and Zach Charbonnet as high-end flex options after bye-week returns.
  • Yahoo Sports analyst Justin Boone published Week 7 rankings across all positions.
  • Sports Illustrated and Forbes also published Week 7 start-or-sit columns featuring different players.

What we don't know yet

Final lineup decisions depend on injury reports and player status, which the sources do not fully cover.

Our summary of reporting by NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Forbes. Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources; read the full stories at the links below. Updated Oct 21, 6:02 PM EDT.

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Week 7 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em started trending in the US on Oct 21, 1:10 PM EDT, reaching about 500+ Google searches. 5 news outlets covered it in our feed, including Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Yahoo Sports. The earliest report we found came from Sports Illustrated at Oct 20, 11:41 PM EDT.

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