Cam Akers, Samaje Perine, and Tutu Atwell Can Go

Roster administration is the one most vital in-season activity for fantasy soccer managers. Realizing which gamers to let go is as vital as including the precise guys. Which gamers discover themselves on our Week 7 fantasy soccer lower record?

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We at the moment are firmly within the center portion of the fantasy season. Consequently, now we have a a lot clearer image of who these gamers are. That is when the lower record begins to characteristic names you most likely wouldn’t have imagined outright chopping when the season began.

Jerick McKinnon, RB, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (44% Rostered)

This isn’t the identical Jerick McKinnon who was an elite RB1 down the stretch of the 2022 season. McKinnon has but to play greater than 33% of the snaps in a single sport.

By six weeks, McKinnon has a complete of seven carries. Sure. Seven. He’s additionally on tempo for about 25% fewer targets than final season.

McKinnon’s position on this offense has all however vanished. He solely performs in passing conditions and doesn’t even have that position all to himself. You’re by no means beginning him.

Cam Akers, RB, Minnesota Vikings (66% Rostered)

To be clear, Cam Akers stays the first handcuff to Alexander Mattison. Consequently, you do not want to do away with him in any respect prices. Simply know that any hope of him incomes standalone worth is totally gone.

There isn’t any timeshare within the Vikings backfield. Mattison is the man, and Akers solely performs when Mattison is drained.

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After enjoying 29% of the snaps in every of his first two video games with Minnesota, Akers noticed his position lower this previous week. He performed simply 9 complete snaps, dealing with two carries and seeing one goal.

The one state of affairs wherein Akers has fantasy worth is that if Mattison goes down. Should you want the roster spot, be at liberty to let him go.

Dalvin Cook dinner, RB, New York Jets (55% Rostered)

The identical can’t be mentioned about Dalvin Cook dinner. Whereas he stays the first backup to Breece Corridor, there isn’t any state of affairs the place Cook dinner shall be fantasy-relevant. Interval. Even when Corridor had been to go down, Cook dinner wouldn’t even be remotely startable.

Cook dinner has nothing left. His NFL profession is all however over. The New York Jets are reportedly contemplating buying and selling him, presumably as a result of they know his worth has tanked.

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Cook dinner dealt with simply three carries and noticed a single goal on a measly three routes run towards the Philadelphia Eagles. Michael Carter has a locked-in position because the passing-down again, with Corridor as the primary man. Cook dinner is just used on early downs when Corridor wants a breather.

Averaging lower than three yards per carry whereas not making any defenders miss, this as soon as elite again’s star is nearly extinguished. You’ll be able to equally extinguish him out of your fantasy roster.

Samaje Perine, RB, Denver Broncos (39% Rostered)

I actually don’t have anything optimistic to say about Samaje Perine. Watching him play this season, I can’t determine how he posted elite RB1 numbers filling in for Joe Mixon final 12 months. Perine is sluggish, inefficient, and — at the least from afar — careless. He’s additionally now injured.

Perine has fallen to a distant third on the Denver Broncos’ depth chart behind Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin. The Broncos need Williams to be the man, but when he can’t determine it out, they’ve grown very keen on McLaughlin, who appears to be like vastly superior to Perine.

We’ve seen Perine in a sport with out Williams. He wasn’t startable in fantasy. The next week, with all three backs lively, Perine performed a season-low 9 snaps and didn’t see a single carry. He has no fantasy worth. Drop him.

Tutu Atwell, WR, Los Angeles Rams (55% Rostered)

When Cooper Kupp returned two weeks in the past, I used to be fearful that Tutu Atwell’s position would diminish. However after one week, I wasn’t able to put this clearly much-improved receiver on the lower record. After two weeks, it’s time.

Atwell may be very a lot a handcuff receiver. If Kupp or Puka Nacua had been to go down, Atwell would play in two-receiver units and be second on the workforce in targets. However with each wholesome, there’s nothing left for Atwell.

After seeing at the least eight targets within the 4 video games Kupp missed, Atwell’s goal depend dropped to 5 in Kupp’s first sport again, and now only one.

If you wish to cling onto Atwell simply in case Kupp or Nacua will get harm, by all means, maintain him stashed. However in case you want the roster spot, don’t be afraid to let Atwell go. He has no fantasy worth whereas Kupp and Nacua are on the sphere.

Tyler Higbee, TE, Los Angeles Rams (69% Rostered)

Every little thing I mentioned about Atwell applies to Tyler Higbee. He features greatest when he’s compelled right into a outstanding position as a result of lack of alternate options. When the Rams’ WRs are wholesome, there’s no want for Matthew Stafford to throw to Higbee. So he doesn’t.

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Higbee caught at the least three passes in every of his first 4 video games — all with out Kupp. He had 49 yards receiving or extra in three of them. Since Kupp’s return, nonetheless, Higbee has posted traces of two receptions for 10 yards and two receptions for 18 yards, with three targets in every sport.

Similar to Atwell, he’s nowhere close to startable until one in every of Kupp or Nacua will get harm.

David Njoku, TE, Cleveland Browns (55% Rostered)

One other 12 months, one other failure to launch for David Njoku. What number of occasions are we going to do that?

By 5 video games, Njoku has only a single sport with greater than 6.8 fantasy factors, and he’s but to high 50 receiving yards in a sport.

I’m positive there shall be a sport or two sooner or later the place he makes a pleasant play or lastly finds the top zone. We will additionally say that about roughly 20 tight ends that aren’t fantasy concerns.

The one cause Njoku stays on as many rosters as he does is due to his title. Simply take a look at the numbers. Keep in mind his quarterback is Deshaun Watson (not factor), and ship him to the waiver wire.

Hunter Henry, TE, New England Patriots (48% Rostered)

It’s tough to advise dropping tight ends, given the state of the place. And but, that is the third one on the record!

The reason being I would like fantasy managers to not be afraid to shuffle by way of gamers on the place. Hunter Henry was a pleasant discover for fantasy managers early within the season. However Week 2 was a very long time in the past.

Since then, Henry has had extra zero-point fantasy efforts (one) than double-digit ones. Over the previous two weeks, he has one catch for seven yards … complete.

Exterior of Rhamondre Stevenson — and he simply barely makes the lower — there’s nobody on the New England Patriots price any consideration to your fantasy lineup. Ezekiel Elliott is the one different Patriot even price rostering. Drop Henry for a good finish on a greater offense.