{"id":136019,"date":"2022-10-18T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=136019"},"modified":"2022-10-18T10:49:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:49:12","slug":"week-7-stream-team-2022-alec-pierce-kenyan-drake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/18\/week-7-stream-team-2022-alec-pierce-kenyan-drake\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 Stream Team 2022: Alec Pierce, Kenyan Drake, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every week is a great week when there\u2019s football involved. Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues or less. This group of players is basically a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dream<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stream team. For reference, the threshold used for Wins and Losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score at least 17 points, if the tight ends can score at least eight PPR points, and if the rest can score at least 10 PPR points. Here is the Week 7 Stream Team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Week 7 Stream Team: Alec Pierce, Kenyan Drake, and More!<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Week 6 Recap<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Quarterback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Geno Smith (SEA) v ARI \u2013 12.68 points \u2013 L<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Jimmy Garoppolo (SF) @ ATL \u2013 18.94 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Daniel Jones (NYG) v BAL \u2013 13.52 points \u2013 L<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 9-9<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Running Back<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kenneth Walker III (SEA) v ARI \u2013 19.00 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Deon Jackson (IND) v JAX \u2013 28.10 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Eno Benjamin (ARI) @ SEA \u2013 9.50 points \u2013 L<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 9-9<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Wide Receiver<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rondale Moore (ARI) @ SEA \u2013 10.90 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tre&#8217;Quan Smith (NO) v CIN \u2013 13.30 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Jakobi Meyers (NE) @ CLE \u2013 10.00 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 3-0 \/ Year: 13-5<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Tight End<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Evan Engram (JAX) @ IND \u2013 9.00 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hayden Hurst (CIN) @ NO \u2013 5.10 points \u2013 L<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Irv Smith Jr. (MIN) @ MIA \u2013 10.70 points \u2013 W<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 8-10<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Grand Totals \u2013 Week: 8-4 \/ Year: 39-33<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Week 7 Stream Team<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Quarterback \u2013 Jimmy Garoppolo (SF &#8211; 39%) v KC<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jimmy Garoppolo is not your typical streaming quarterback. He doesn\u2019t run much and he usually doesn\u2019t have a ton of pass attempts as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> want to run the ball as much as possible and turn Garoppolo into a game manager. There are clear times though that he looks like a good streamer and those are games in which they are trailing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This past week Garoppolo set season-highs in pass attempts (41), completions (29), passing yards (296), and fantasy points (18.94). These all came in a game in which they lost. Garoppolo is a fairly efficient quarterback and has great weapons and a great scheme, all of which help insulate his numbers. This week they face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/Chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 49ers currently sit as 3-point underdogs despite being the home team. The Chiefs are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NFL so the 49ers may need to throw much more than often in this one, much to the benefit of Garoppolo. This makes him a great Week 7 Stream Team option. With all of Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Kirk Cousin, and Matthew Stafford on bye this week, Garoppolo makes for a great one-week fill-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Marcus Mariota<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>ATL<\/b> <b>&#8211; 14%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) <\/span><b>@ CIN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Daniel Jones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>NYG<\/b> <b>&#8211; 30%) @ JAX<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Running Back \u2013 Kenyan Drake (BAL &#8211; 4%) v CLE<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/17\/kenyan-drake-is-showing-improvement\/\" target=\"_self\">Kenyan Drake of the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> is not a phrase many had on their 2022 bingo cards. Coming into this week Drake only had scored 10.10 fantasy points over the course of the entire year. In this game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/Giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>, he put up 22.70 points. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nobody could have seen this one coming especially as it seemed like J.K. Dobbins was continuing to get healthier and more involved. Head Coach John Harbaugh stated that Dobbins\u2019 knee tightened up so they limited his workload. This will be something to monitor this week as he\u2019s coming off a major injury. If he has any sort of lingering soreness or had a setback, it would be wise of the Ravens to be cautious with him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If that is the case, Drake will likely have a chance to build upon his great performance in which he had 127 total yards and a touchdown on 10 carries and a reception. This week\u2019s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/Browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> is a much juicer one as well. The Browns have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to running backs this year and have been getting gashed in the run game every week. The Ravens have one of the best ground games in the NFL as well. It might not feel good but if Drake is getting double-digit touches in one of the best offenses in the league and facing one of the worst defenses in the league at stopping running backs, that\u2019s hard to ignore. That would make him one of the best Week 7 Stream Team options available.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very slow-going for JK Dobbins as he comes off devastating knee injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ravens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ravens<\/a> RB snaps yesterday:<\/p>\n<p>* Kenyan Drake 34 (17 routes)<br \/>* JK Dobbins 16 (6 routes)<br \/>* Mike Davis 5 (1 route)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamlevitan\/status\/1582027177310109696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Mike Boone<\/b> <b>(DEN &#8211; 40%) v NYJ,<\/b> <b>Deon Jackson (IND &#8211; 43%) @ TEN<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Wide Receiver \u2013 Alec Pierce (IND &#8211; 38%) @ TEN<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was looking like it might have been a rough day for Alec Pierce until he caught the game-winning touchdown with 17 seconds left to save his day as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_self\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>. All the points count, though, no matter when they were scored. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That now makes three straight games that Pierce has scored double-digit fantasy points and he missed a fourth by less than a point. He also has at least five targets and 49 receiving yards in four straight games. Pierce has essentially established himself as the second-best weapon in the passing game for the Colts at this point. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This coming week he gets a very enticing matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>. The Titans&#8217; secondary has been horrible this year and they have allowed the second-most fantasy points to wide receivers this year. Pierce already had four catches for 80 yards on six targets a couple of weeks ago against this same team. As long as the Titans can keep the game close, he should have no issue producing at the same level or better. This makes Pierce an awesome Week 7 Stream Team option.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alec Pierce in his last four games:<br \/>18 receptions (27 targets)<br \/>271 yards<br \/>TD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qwjVO3QJp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2qwjVO3QJp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83d\udd0c Kweav Sports \ud83d\udd0c (@Kweav_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kweav_Sports\/status\/1582035282131488769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Michael Gallup<\/b> <b>(DAL &#8211; 50%) v<\/b> <b>DET,<\/b> <b>Rondale Moore (ARI &#8211; 46%) v NO<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tight End \u2013 Robert Tonyan (GB &#8211; 42%) @ WAS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Tonyan just had his best game of the season in a surprising 27-10 loss to the New York Jets. He set season-highs in targets (12), receptions (10), yards (90), and fantasy points (19) on his way to a TE4 finish this week. Before this game, he had only seen more than five targets just once. Tonyan had not crossed the 40-yard threshold even once this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This game might end up being more of an aberration than anything but it\u2019s encouraging nonetheless. Tonyan is coming off a major knee injury so it could be a sign that he is starting to get healthier. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> have gotten some good production from Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, and even Randall Cobb at times, but this is still an ambiguous pass-catching group that lacks a true alpha. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That should help Tonyan if he is, in fact, starting to return closer to pre-injury form. This week\u2019s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a> isn\u2019t anything special but there\u2019s no reason to avoid it either. Ultimately, anytime a tight end can draw 12 targets (the most in the league this week) and are available, that\u2019s notable. That makes Tonyan a great Week 7 Stream Team option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Evan Engram<\/b> <b>(JAX &#8211; 37%) v NYG,<\/b> <b>Logan Thomas (WAS &#8211; 9%) v GB<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Football Week 7 Stream Team: Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50% of Yahoo leagues or less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3451,"featured_media":136029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[9094,349,401,3329,4497],"class_list":["post-136019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","tag-alec-pierce","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-jimmy-garoppolo","tag-kenyan-drake","tag-robert-tonyan"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3451"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}