Week 7 Fantasy Football Defensive Matchup Exploitation: WR

Keenan Allen

Last week, top receiver defenses like the Texans, Titans, Cardinals, and Browns all shut down opposing wide outs, leaving tight ends and running backs to lead the way. This week, it’s Dwayne Bowe, Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, and anyone in Seattle that’s unstartable against seemingly brutal matchups.

Jordy Nelson is probably the only one worth a start, though, since he’ll likely be Rodgers’ top target all game. Defenses are good, right up until the point that they run into Aaron Rodgers.

Same goes for the Broncos receivers, obviously.

On the positive side, Dez Bryant, Mike Wallace, Reggie Wayne, Josh Gordon, Vincent Jackson, Brandon Marshall, Victor Cruz, Keenan Allen, DeSean Jackson, and Justin Blackmon all have very good-looking matchups and are must-starts.

T.Y. Hilton, Alshon Jeffery, Hakeem Nicks, and Julian Edelman look like solid plays too.

Let’s take a look at all of this week’s fantasy football wide receiver matchups.

Browse Defensive Matchups by Position: QBRBWRTE

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Week 7 Opponents

1

13.72 Texans Dwayne Bowe, Donnie Avery

2

15.55 Titans Anquan Boldin

3

15.72 Cardinals Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Sidney Rice

4

15.95 Browns Jordy Nelson, James Jones (Q), Jarrett Boykin

5

16.18 Dolphins Robert Woods, Stevie Johnson (Q)

6

16.28 Seahawks Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd, Andre Roberts

7

16.44 Panthers Austin Pettis, Chris Givens, Tavon Austin

8

16.53 Patriots Stephen Hill, Jeremy Kerley, David Nelson, Clyde Gates

9

17.06 Steelers Torrey Smith, Marlon Brown, Jacoby Jones

10

18.57 Chiefs Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins

11

18.62 49ers Kendall Wright, Nate Washington, Kenny Britt

12

19.15 Colts Demariyus Thomas, Wes Welker, Eric Decker

13

19.72 Bengals Calvin Johnson, Kris Durham, Ryan Broyles

14

21.33 Saints BYE

15

21.92 Buccaneers Roddy White, Harry Douglas, Drew Davis

16

22.37 Raiders BYE

17

23.7 Bears Pierre Garcon, Leonard Hankerson, Santana Moss, Josh Morgan

18

24.15 Cowboys DeSean Jackson, Riley Cooper, Jason Avant

19

24.18 Jets Julian Edelman, Kenbrell Thompkins, Aaron Dobson, Austin Collie

20

24.38 Jaguars Keenan Allen, Vincent Brown

21

25.22 Rams Steve Smith, Brandon LaFell, Ted Ginn Jr.

22

25.62 Ravens Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders

23

25.95 Lions A.J. Green, Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu

24

25.97 Giants Greg Jennings, Jerome Simpson, Cordarrelle Patterson

25

26.06 Vikings Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks, Rueben Randle

26

26.93 Chargers Justin Blackmon, Cecil Shorts (Q)

27

27.62 Redskins Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery

28

27.98 Falcons Vincent Jackson, Mike Williams (Q)

29

28.04 Packers Josh Gordon, Davone Bess, Greg Little

30

30.03 Broncos Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton, Darrius Heyward-Bey

31

34.32 Bills Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline

32

36.43 Eagles Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, Miles Austin

*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.

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Igor Derysh
Igor Derysh is Editor-at-Large at XN Sports and has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, and FantasyPros. He has previously covered sports for COED Magazine, Fantasy Alarm, and Manwall.com.