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One Thing We Learned From Every Week 7 Game

Quinshon Judkins came into a Week 7 smash spot and … well … smashed—to the tune of 84 rushing yards and a trio of scores on the ground. Even in a dumpster fire of an offense, does Judkins deserve rest-of-season RB1 treatment?

And speaking of touchdown hat tricks, Jonathan Taylor did it for the third time this season, officially hitting the 10-touchdown mark on the season. With Puka Nacua on the shelf, is Taylor the rest-of-season 1.01?

Adam Ronis dives into everything we learned from every Week 7 game so far …

Looking Ahead to Week 8 with Kendall …

IT'S TIME. We've prepared for this moment for the last few weeks. I hope you're ready for … BYE-MAGGEDON!

There are six total teams on a bye this coming week—the Cardinals, Lions, Jaguars, Raiders, Rams and Seahawks. There are definitely good streamer options at quarterback this week. We also did not have major injuries during Week 7 (there were, of course, some possibly harsh ones), which was a nice change of pace. My best advice is to always (but this week especially) make sure that when your waivers run, you look at dropped players immediately.

Kyle Monangai, RB, Bears (7% Rostered)

The Kyle Monangai waiver wire write-up has finally paid off! He got a career-best 17.4 fantasy points on Sunday against the Saints and his role is continuing to grow behind D'Andre Swift. He ran the ball 13 times for 81 yards and a touchdown while also adding two catches for 13 receiving yards. 

We always figured that Monangai could carve out a role in this offense because of what Ben Johnson did with the Lions. We're not taking it THAT far yet, but Monangai is someone to stash with the potential of having standalone value sooner rather than later.

Monangai, a rookie out of Rutgers, was Thor Nystrom's RB25 in his pre-draft rankings, with a comp of Sincere McCormick. Do with that info what you will!

Oronde Gadsden, TE, Chargers (3% Rostered)

Was this a breakout game?? It sure did look like it! Even though the Chargers lost against the Colts, Gadsden walked away with seven catches for 164 yards and a touchdown. We have to take into consideration that the Chargers were trailing for most of this game and quarterback Justin Herbert had a season-high 55 attempts, but the usage has been trending upwards and that means Gadsden needs to be on all radars.

According to the Utilization Report, Gadsden had an 88 UR Score in Week 6, so anyone paying attention shouldn't be too surprised by this. Gadsden now has three games within the Top 14 among TEs this season.

Around the Watercooler

The latest fantasy nuggets, silliness, and NFL gossip from our merry band of football nerds.

👀 Two games, four teams on MNF. We have the Xfinity Best Projections.

🎤 Kendall and Ronis start to look ahead to Week 8.

🤢 Um, Las Vegas, would you guys like to run some plays? We are begging you.

🤝 Who gets the game ball after beating the Titans? You know who.

🤔 Speaking of game balls, I’m not sure about this one. Especially on a day Kendre Miller gets hurt.

🔔 Remember the Rico Dowdle bell cow days? They are over.

🧨 CMC and Bijan made some noise on Sunday night. CMC especially did some heavy lifting.

🦅 Did someone say Philly needs to pass more?

💥 Bo Nix made that afternoon slate some kind of awesome.

😎 JT transformed into a higher being.