It's time to set our Week 7 fantasy football lineups and identify our favorite DFS plays and fades.
Below, you'll find tiers and rankings for every position, including analysis, implied point totals, betting spreads and more.
For adjustments after the timestamp below, check out PFF's weekly rankings and projections.
Last updated: 8 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Oct. 20
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- SOS: PFF's Fantasy Strength of Schedule (SoS) metric provides a league-wide, season-long view of opponent matchups for each fantasy position.
- OL Pass-Block Advantage (OL PBA): offensive-line pass blocking matchup; derived from the OL/DL Matchup tool (pass blocking advantage — the higher the number, the better the matchup for the offensive line, and vice versa).
- OL Run-Block Advantage (OL RBA): offensive-line pass blocking matchup; derived from the OL/DL Matchup tool (run blocking advantage — the higher the number, the better the matchup for the offensive line, and vice versa).
- WR/CB Matchup Advantage (WR/CB MU): wide receiver versus cornerback matchup; derived from the WR/CB Matchup tool (matchup advantage grade — the higher the grade, the better the matchup for the receiver, and vice versa).
- TE Matchup Advantage (TE MU): tight end versus linebackers and safeties; derived from the TE Matchup tool (matchup advantage — the higher the number, the better the matchup for the tight end, and vice versa.
- Projections: from PFF projections tool.
- Injuries: Q = Questionable; D = Doubtful (typically removed from ranks on Saturday); GTD = game time decision
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QUARTERBACKS
| Tier | Rank | Player | Opponent | Total | Spread | Implied Points | QB SOS | OL PBA | PPR | Injury Status |
| 1 | QB1 | Lamar Jackson | CIN | 47.0 | -6.5 | 26.75 | 3.1 | 15 | 25.0 | |
| 1 | QB2 | Patrick Mahomes | @TEN | 57.5 | -5.5 | 31.50 | 5.4 | 13 | 24.0 | |
| 1 | QB3 | Kyler Murray | HST | 47.5 | -17.5 | 32.50 | 5.5 | 24 | 24.6 | |
| 1 | QB4 | Tom Brady | CHI | 47.0 | -12.5 | 29.75 | 5.9 | 9 | 23.4 | |
| 2 | QB5 | Jalen Hurts | @LV | 49.0 | 3.0 | 23.00 | 2.8 | -23 | 17.1 | |
| 2 | QB6 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 50.5 | -15.5 | 33.00 | 10.0 | 20 | 22.4 | |
| 2 | QB7 | Aaron Rodgers | WAS | 49.0 | -8.5 | 28.75 | 6.3 | -44 | 20.9 | |
| 3 | QB8 | Joe Burrow | @BLT | 47.0 | 6.5 | 20.25 | 3.4 | -9 | 17.6 | |
| 3 | QB9 | Derek Carr | PHI | 49.0 | -3.0 | 26.00 | 3.7 | -30 | 19.3 | |
| 3 | QB10 | Ryan Tannehill | KC | 57.5 | 5.5 | 26.00 | 3.7 | 19 | 19.0 | |
| 3 | QB11 | Sam Darnold | @NYG | 43.0 | -3.0 | 23.00 | 6.0 | 3 | 16.5 | |
| 3 | QB12 | Matt Ryan | @MIA | 47.5 | -2.5 | 25.00 | 5.3 | -33 | 18.1 | |
| 3 | QB13 | Daniel Jones | CAR | 43.0 | 3.0 | 20.00 | 4.0 | -48 | 17.4 | |
| 4 | QB14 | Tua Tagovailoa | ATL | 47.5 | 2.5 | 22.50 | 4.6 | -17 | 16.8 | |
| 4 | QB15 | Mac Jones | NYJ | 42.5 | -7.0 | 24.75 | 4.8 | -20 | 16.8 | |
| 4 | QB16 | Carson Wentz | @SF | 44.0 | 4.0 | 20.00 | 2.6 | -8 | 14.2 | |
| 4 | QB17 | Jameis Winston | @SEA | 43.0 | -5.0 | 24.00 | 4.2 | 8 | 14.2 | |
| 4 | QB18 | Teddy Bridgewater | @CLV | 41.5 | 2.0 | 19.75 | 0.0 | -2 | 14.1 | Q |
| 5 | QB19 | Taylor Heinicke | @GB | 49.0 | 8.5 | 20.25 | 2.2 | 34 | 14.9 | |
| 5 | QB20 | Zach Wilson | @NE | 42.5 | 7.0 | 17.75 | 6.1 | 8 | 12.9 | |
| 5 | QB21 | Justin Fields | @TB | 47.0 | 12.5 | 17.25 | 1.3 | -13 | 14.6 | |
| 5 | QB22 | Case Keenum | DEN | 41.5 | -2.0 | 21.75 | 2.8 | -2 | 17.5 | |
| 5 | QB23 | Jared Goff | @LA | 50.5 | 15.5 | 17.50 | 0.4 | -69 | 11.9 | |
| 5 | QB24 | Geno Smith | NO | 43.0 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 0.8 | 17 | 14.0 | |
| 5 | QB25 | Davis Mills | @ARZ | 47.5 | 17.5 | 15.00 | 1.8 | -25 | 14.2 | |
| 5 | QB26 | Jimmy Garoppolo | IND | 44.0 | -4.0 | 24.00 | 3.7 | 5 | 13.5 | Q |
| 6 | QB27 | Trey Lance | IND | 44.0 | -4.0 | 24.00 | 3.7 | 5 | 3.0 | Q |
| 6 | QB28 | Taysom Hill | @SEA | 43.0 | -5.0 | 24.00 | 4.2 | 8 | 7.5 | Q |
Removed from list: Baker Mayfield (out — shoulder)
Tier 1 – Lamar Jackson handles 23% of the Ravens' designed rushing attempts (second-most in the NFL) and owns the highest scramble rate (10%) in the league for quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks. Once inside the five-yard line, he is the team's No. 1 rushing option, with 63% of attempts. Now the team is on pace to throw the ball at a clip nine percentage points higher than last season. The Ravens have the sixth-highest implied points on the slate.
Tier 2 – The Rams could be up multiple touchdowns by halftime against the Lions, so Matthew Stafford may need to do his damage early in this one. However, he has the best-implied points and top-ranked QB SOS on the slate.
Tier 3 – Joe Burrow's matchup and implied points don't look great, but the Bengals' dropbacks per game have slowly risen over the past three games (excludes overtime), and their neutral first-down pass rate is up to 69% (third-highest in the NFL). As 6.5-point dogs, there is a chance we see Burrow's highest pass attempt total of the season.
Tier 4 – Sam Darnold has cooled off, but the Panthers' offense remains pass-focused with healthy volume and good receivers.
Tier 4 – Matt Ryan has two top-12 performances in as many outings, and the Falcons' offense is pushing the ball downfield more aggressively (11.5 and 8.0 aDOT) with heavy play-action passing (23% and 42%). Calvin Ridley, Kyle Pitts and Cordarrelle Patterson have big-play ability, and Ryan draws an above-average QB SOS.
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