Pat Mayo's 2025 Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings, Starts, Sits, Sleepers, Busts

Oct 15, 2025

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Pat Mayo, Jake Ciely & Ian Hartitz break down everything you need to set your best lineup and win your matchup. The guys break down the potential returns of CeeDee Lamb, Chuba Hubbard, and George Kittle and how it impacts the rankings. What to do if Puka sits, how sustainable is Vidal, while taking trade questions.

Week 7 RB Injuries

Chuba Hubbard (Calf) — Leaning IN
Bucky Irving (Ankle) — Questionable
Aaron Jones (Hamstring) — OUT
Chris Rodriguez (calf) — Questionable

Week 7 RB Rankings

Judkins — 4x in the past 5 weeks has an RB cleared 20 PPR points against the Dolphins (Vidal, Dowdle, Cook, and Stevenson). Judkins: 3rd most yards per carry after contact this season. Dolphins: 5th most yards per carry allowed to RBs before contact this season

Dowdle — Dowdle had 83 rushing yards in September... we are three weeks into October and he now ranks 5th in the NFL in rushing yards (472 yards, ahead of Derrick Henry, Jahmyr Gibbs, Ashton Jeanty, etc).

Week 7 Spread Picks

Mayo, Geoff Fienberg, and Tim Anderson go game-by-game and make their 2025 Week 7 Spread Picks, Bets, Survivor Picks, and Props. Plus, a mini Cust Corner on Geoff’s $20K a plate dinner.

Week 7 WR Injuries

Puka Nacua (Ankle) — Expected OUT
Emeka Egbuka (Hamstring) — Expected OUT
Calvin Ridley (Hamstring) — Expected OUT
Garrett Wilson (Knee) — Expected OUT
Joshua Palmer (ankle) — Expected OUT
Chris Godwin (Fibula) — Expected OUT
Marvin Harrison Jr. (Concussion) — Questionable
D.J. Moore (Hip) — Questionable
Darnell Mooney (hamstring) — Questionable
Terry McLaurin (Quad) — Questionable
Noah Brown (Groin) — Questionable
Curtis Samuel (Neck/Ribs) — Questionable
Jalen Coker (Quad) — Leaning IN
CeeDee Lamb (Ankle) — Questionable
Mike Evans (Hamstring) — Questionable
Christian Watson (knee) — Questionable
Ricky Pearsall (Knee) — Questionable
KaVontae Turpin (Foot) — Questionable
Calvin Austin — Questionable
Quentin Johnston (hamstring) — Questionable
Darius Slayton (hamstring) — Questionable
Josh Reynolds (undisclosed) — Questionable
Brandon Aiyuk (Knee) — Estimated Week 10 Return

Week 7 WR Rankings

Boutte — TEN: 3rd most YPA allowed on deep passes this season (only CHI and DAL have been worse) ... 3 players have 20+ targets and a 16+ aDOT this season: Tyquan Thornton, Malik Nabers, and Boutte. TEN: 24th in pressure rate (Boutte’s target rate more than doubles when Maye doesn’t feel the heat compared to when he does: 7% to 15.4%).

Rice — Over 10 PPR points in 12 of his past 13 (playoffs included) games. That’s a low bar, but 17+ points in eight of those games isn’t.

Jeudy — At his current pace, he needs ANOTHER 198 targets this season to reach his receiving yardage season from 2024.

Week 7 QB Injuries

Lamar Jackson (Hamstring) — Expected to Return after Bye Week
Brock Purdy (Toe) — Leaning OUT
Kyler Murray (foot) — Questionable

Week 7 QB Rankings

Fields — The Panthers rank 32nd in pressure rate, but might that make them a tough matchup? Fields ranks 9th in fantasy points per pressured pass this season and 27th (or 31 qualifiers) when not pressured.

Week 7 TE Injuries

David Njoku (Knee) — Questionable
Brock Bowers (Knee) — Leaning OUT
Dalton Kincaid (Oblique) — Leaning IN
Ja'Tavion Sanders (Ankle) — Questionable
George Kittle (Hamstring) — Questionable
Tanner Hudson (Concussion) — Leaning OUT
Mike Gesicki (pec) — Placed on IR

Week 7 TE Rankings

Goedert — The Vikings rank 2nd in pressure rate. Dallas Goedert has been targeted on just 11.9% of routes when Hurts is pressured this season (not pressured: 29.2%).

Mayer — 6th in PPR scoing among TEs last week, but 28th in routes.

Week 7 DST Rankings

The two worst pressure defenses play this week (CAR at NYJ) ... CLE has allowed a TD on a league-high 80% of drives that reach the red zone ... CHI is allowing 7.4 yards per first down play, the worst mark through six wssks since the 2020 Dolphins ... 20.5% of deep passes thrown vs DAL has resulted in a TD: league average: 7.1%.