Market Fantasy #25 - Week 7 Free Agent Pick Ups and Consistency Rankings

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Below you will find the updated consistency rankings for week 6. The ranks are based on a combination of player weekly scoring average and the standard deviation of the scores. A full description of how the ranks are calculated can be found here. As always, the players are listed with the relevant information so you can do your own research and work with the info how you like.

For week seven, here are some players to highlight as pickups based on the ranks, but first, I want to point out what Justin Blackmon has done. After serving his four game suspension, Blackmon has 326 yards and a touchdown on 29 (!) targets. In two games. If you drafted and held or managed to trade for him, well played. You’re probably 2-0 the last two weeks.

QB:

Sam Bradford: I’ve already mentioned guys like Cutler, Tannehill and Pryor in this space, so if they’re available, I’d go get them first (especially the surprising Cutler, who gets another terrible defense this week). If those guys are gone, take a look at Sam Bradford this week. He has a seemingly bad matchup on paper against the Niners, but the Cardinals were able to move the ball pretty effectively last week. As we saw this week against the Texans, it can be maddening to own a St. Louis receiver because Bradford will literally throw to anyone, but all that matters when you own him is that those guys catch the ball. Bradford’s standard deviation is a bit high, but the average is right and he only really has one bad game in week four.

RB:

BJGE: Other guys to get I’ve already mentioned are: Andre Ellington and Danny Woodhead, so get them if you can. If someone has dropped Green-Ellis, I would still pick him up as a flex consideration. Despite everyone wanting Bernard to get most of the touches, the Law Firm is simply not going away as evidenced by his 7.7 per game average. His numbers don’t jump off the page, but he’s had only one really unusable week so far this year. He should continue to put up some yards with a good shot at a score.

Roy Helu: Helu is more of a desperation flex type guy or pick up and stash, but his last two games have been useful, especially week four when he had to fill in for the injured Alfred Morris. Still, Helu has looked good in limited work this year and is entrenched as the passing down back.

WR:

Michael Floyd: I’ve already talked about Emmanuel Sanders, Alshon Jeffrey, Marlon Brown among others in this space, so let’s talk a little about Michael Floyd. Floyd tends to get lost in the talk between Andre Roberts and Larry Fitzgerald, but lately he has been putting up some useful numbers of his own. Floyd has far superior numbers to Roberts in both targets and yards. You’d like to see more than one touchdown, but he’s clearly the number two behind an ailing Fitzgerald.

Reuben Randle: Randle was widely hyped and largely drafted this year, but if an impatient owner dropped him (like me. Great.) give him a look if you can. Randle had a huge week 1, and then disappeared for the next three weeks before breaking out again the last two weeks. He actually only has three less targets and more touchdowns than the widely owned Hakeem Nicks. Against the terrible Vikings, I would give him a look.

TE:

Charles Clay: I’ve previously talked up Jordan Reed and Garrett Graham and Clay actually, but I want to mention him again. He’s coming off a bye week, so he might still be available. If you’re still holding onto a Jared Cook or a Coby Fleener for some reason (yeah, that’s me too in a couple leagues), just… stop. Pick up one of these guys. Reed and Clay have the best matchups (Chi and Buf) and while Graham has the tough KC matchup (and worse yet, possibly TJ Yates throwing to him). Tight ends past the top five or six are a dime a dozen. I would try to pick up two of these guys and play matchups the rest of the way.

Lastly, let’s take a moment to appreciate what Joseph Fauria has done this year. 9 targets, 7 catches, 5 touchdowns. Boss.

QB:

	Player	Avg	Stdev
1	Ryan, Matt  ATL	26.6	4.336635
2	Cutler, Jay  CHI	23.1	4.991131
3	Stafford, Matthew  DET	24.1	5.75297
4	Tannehill, Ryan  MIA	17.6	3.250477
5	Roethlisberger, Ben  PIT	18	4.905262
6	Pryor, Terrelle  OAK	18.9	5.697227
7	Rivers, Philip  SD	27.6	10.24153
8	Brees, Drew  NO	29.3	10.37214
9	Luck, Andrew  IND	20	6.782514
10	Cassel, Matt  MIN	17.4	5.05
11	Griffin III, Robert  WAS	20.8	7.186543
12	Bradford, Sam  STL	22.6	8.15305
13	Wilson, Russell  SEA	19.9	7.44931
14	Newton, Cam  CAR	23.5	10.83576
15	Weeden, Brandon  CLE	14	4.132191
16	Locker, Jake  TEN	20.2	9.569581
17	Rodgers, Aaron  GB	27.1	12.40581
18	Manning, Peyton  DEN	39	15.42258
19	Freeman, Josh  MIN	9.6	2.006656
20	Brady, Tom  NE	17.1	6.600189
21	Ponder, Christian  MIN	15.1	5.349351
22	Smith, Alex  KC	18	8.274543
23	Vick, Michael  PHI	23.4	11.72621
24	Flacco, Joe  BAL	17.3	7.496369
25	Romo, Tony  DAL	25.9	15.17814
26	Manuel, E.J.  BUF	14.5	6.541254
27	Dalton, Andy  CIN	17.3	9.124463
28	Hoyer, Brian  CLE	17.8	11.23951
29	Palmer, Carson  ARI	13.5	7.032405
30	Glennon, Mike  TB	15.3	7.6
31	Fitzpatrick, Ryan  TEN	13.1	7.138627
32	Smith, Geno  NYJ	16	10.688
33	Manning, Eli  NYG	17.2	12.34999
34	Foles, Nick  PHI	16	11.46977
35	Schaub, Matt  HOU	16.4	12.10584
36	Kaepernick, Colin  SF	16.8	12.51303

RB:

	Player	Avg	Stdev
1	Charles, Jamaal  KC	20.1	3.338371
2	Forte, Matt  CHI	14.4	2.518377
3	Morris, Alfred  WAS	11.8	3.020861
4	Williams, DeAngelo  CAR	10	2.957972
5	Jackson, Steven  ATL	9.5	2.7
6	Martin, Doug  TB	10.8	3.704808
7	Richardson, Trent  IND	8.1	2.466441
8	Jackson, Fred  BUF	12.5	4.950084
9	McFadden, Darren  OAK	10.8	4.774935
10	McCoy, LeSean  PHI	19.8	6.870408
11	Johnson, Chris  TEN	8	3.460612
12	Powell, Bilal  NYJ	9.8	5.047249
13	Green-Ellis, BenJarvus  CIN	7.7	3.389526
14	Foster, Arian  HOU	15.3	7.351568
15	Gore, Frank  SF	12.9	6.276522
16	Mathews, Ryan  SD	7.9	4.221243
18	Peterson, Adrian  MIN	18.7	8.736681
19	Bernard, Gio  CIN	11	6.037568
20	Bell, Le'Veon  PIT	13	7.4
21	Lacy, Eddie  GB	9.4	5.273993
22	Moreno, Knowshon  DEN	16.4	8.62316
23	Bush, Reggie  DET	17.5	9.148902
24	Tate, Ben  HOU	5.7	3.030264
25	Ellington, Andre  ARI	7.9	4.638486
26	Richardson, Daryl  STL	5.4	2.945098
27	Jones-Drew, Maurice  JAC	7.4	4.305197
28	Murray, DeMarco  DAL	13.7	8.029529
29	Lynch, Marshawn  SEA	17.2	9.782027
30	Spiller, C.J.  BUF	7.7	4.774033
31	Snelling, Jason  ATL	8.5	5.630275
32	Woodhead, Danny  SD	9.2	5.893688
33	Mendenhall, Rashard  ARI	7.1	4.734419
34	Bolden, Brandon  NE	5.2	3.259122
35	Rodgers, Jacquizz  ATL	8.1	5.827727
36	Hunter, Kendall  SF	5.3	3.460058
37	Hillman, Ronnie  DEN	5.6	4.110724
38	Sproles, Darren  NO	10.2	7.878381
39	McGahee, Willis  CLE	5.6	4.575205
40	Pierce, Bernard  BAL	5.9	4.745788
41	Thomas, Pierre  NO	8	5.91009
42	Bell, Joique  DET	9.7	7.606138
43	Rice, Ray  BAL	8.5	7.116853
44	Miller, Lamar  MIA	7	5.338389
45	Starks, James  GB	10.7	10.84835
46	Ridley, Stevan  NE	8.4	7.526115
47	Ogbonnaya, Chris  CLE	5.8	5.188904
48	Tolbert, Mike  CAR	6.8	5.417232
49	Helu, Roy  WAS	5.5	5.125388
50	Jacobs, Brandon  NYG	7.1	9.868657

WR:

	Player	Avg	Stdev
1	Blackmon, Justin  JAC	23.3	0.7
2	Welker, Wes  DEN	14	3.369306
3	Nelson, Jordy  GB	15.7	5.770061
4	Moore, Denarius  OAK	11.1	4.92926
5	Marshall, Brandon  CHI	14.1	6.230949
6	Wayne, Reggie  IND	10.5	5.124993
7	Gordon, Josh  CLE	15.8	6.655214
8	Burleson, Nate  DET	9	4.205023
9	Jones, Julio  ATL	15.9	6.874184
10	Floyd, Malcom  SD	8.9	4.25
11	Baldwin, Doug  SEA	6.8	2.265257
12	Smith, Steve  CAR	6.9	2.497519
13	Sanders, Emmanuel  PIT	7.2	3.142865
14	Johnson, Andre  HOU	9.2	5.095014
15	Garcon, Pierre  WAS	11.4	6.272352
16	Floyd, Michael  ARI	6.8	2.70108
17	Brown, Marlon  BAL	8	4.099463
18	Jackson, DeSean  PHI	16.7	9.242249
19	Decker, Eric  DEN	10.1	6.229879
20	Shorts, Cecil  JAC	8.3	4.828002
21	Hartline, Brian  MIA	9.6	5.997866
22	Wright, Kendall  TEN	6.6	3.035027
23	Nicks, Hakeem  NYG	8.4	5.059091
24	Edelman, Julian  NE	9.5	5.866193
25	Cobb, Randall  GB	12.7	7.129488
26	Williams, Mike  TB	7.1	3.965476
27	Fitzgerald, Larry  ARI	11	6.77235
28	Bryant, Dez  DAL	14.3	9.626944
29	Jones, Jacoby  BAL	6.3	3.9
30	Woods, Robert  BUF	7.2	4.5386
31	Smith, Torrey  BAL	11.8	8.137362
32	Moss, Santana  WAS	5.5	2.258871
33	Gibson, Brandon  MIA	5.6	2.475157
34	Johnson, Calvin  DET	12.7	9.427322
35	Doss, Tandon  BAL	5.3	1.968502
36	Colston, Marques  NO	6.4	4.159327
37	Cotchery, Jerricho  PIT	8	5.627833
38	Allen, Keenan  SD	10.3	7.386813
39	Ginn, Ted  CAR	7.5	5.24229
40	Simpson, Jerome  MIN	8.6	6.234292
41	Thompkins, Kenbrell  NE	9.8	7.146095
42	Cruz, Victor  NYG	14.8	11.53282
43	Streater, Rod  OAK	5.7	3.177219
44	Dobson, Aaron  NE	5.8	3.408812
45	Jackson, Vincent  TB	12.1	9.558117
46	Thomas, Demaryius  DEN	13.6	10.11182
47	Jones, James  GB	10.6	8.562819
48	Brown, Antonio  PIT	13.8	11.50906
49	Pettis, Austin  STL	7.9	5.836666
50	Green, A.J.  CIN	13.1	10.34966
51	Johnson, Steve  BUF	8.5	6.450339
52	Kerley, Jeremy  NYJ	5.6	3.928155
53	Tate, Golden  SEA	6	4.341531
54	Randle, Rueben  NYG	9	7.609807
55	Jeffery, Alshon  CHI	12.8	12.25738
56	Bowe, Dwayne  KC	5.8	4.346806
57	Washington, Nate  TEN	9.3	8.658217
58	Jennings, Greg  MIN	8.1	6.801
59	Amendola, Danny  NE	6.3	5.461583
60	LaFell, Brandon  CAR	8.8	8.149041
61	Jones, Marvin  CIN	6.1	5.274998
62	Avery, Donnie  KC	6.4	5.854818
63	Brown, Vincent  SD	5.5	4.534467
64	Hilton, T.Y.  IND	9.5	9.873773
65	Hopkins, DeAndre  HOU	6.8	6.425902
66	Boldin, Anquan  SF	10.2	11.56769
67	Wallace, Mike  MIA	8	7.664829
68	Hankerson, Leonard  WAS	6.8	6.649331
69	Hill, Stephen  NYJ	6.2	6.365218
70	Royal, Eddie  SD	8.3	9.569163
71	Holmes, Santonio  NYJ	8.8	10.23948
72	Williams, Terrance  DAL	8	9.570246
73	Cooper, Riley  PHI	6	7.298383

 TE:

	Player	Avg	Stdev
1	Finley, Jermichael  GB	7	3.69256
2	Miller, Heath  PIT	6.3	2.060744
3	Olsen, Greg  CAR	7	4.149506
4	Clay, Charles  MIA	10.2	5.630488
5	Graham, Jimmy  NO	18.2	7.210714
6	Reed, Jordan  WAS	5.6	1.456022
7	Daniels, Owen  HOU	8.6	5.352607
8	Gates, Antonio  SD	10.4	6.532653
9	Cameron, Jordan  CLE	13.2	7.407354
10	Bennett, Martellus  CHI	8.8	5.71793
11	Thomas, Julius  DEN	14.4	8.893959
12	Walker, Delanie  TEN	5.1	1.613915
13	Graham, Garrett  HOU	5.8	4.293437
14	Chandler, Scott  BUF	6.2	4.575083
15	Davis, Vernon  SF	16.3	11.47979
16	Kendricks, Lance  STL	5.1	2.628529
17	Cumberland, Jeff  NYJ	5.3	4.193149
18	Winslow, Kellen  NYJ	5.8	4.400781
19	Rudolph, Kyle  MIN	6.4	5.67838
20	Witten, Jason  DAL	9.2	7.896764
21	Gonzalez, Tony  ATL	11	9.940905
22	Clark, Dallas  BAL	5.3	4.650763
23	Celek, Brent  PHI	5.1	4.382967
24	Cook, Jared  STL	7.4	8.924638
25	Fauria, Joseph  DET	6.1	6.56709
26	Fleener, Coby  IND	5.3	5.680498

DST:

	Player	Avg	Stdev
1	Saints  NO	15.5	4.387482
2	Seahawks  SEA	20	6.952218
3	Broncos  DEN	14.3	4.533824
4	Ravens  BAL	16.8	6.890009
5	Browns  CLE	15.7	6.574361
6	Raiders  OAK	14.8	6.011563
7	Titans  TEN	18.7	7.781745
8	Bills  BUF	14	5.291503
9	Bengals  CIN	15.5	7.29726
10	Chiefs  KC	29	9.237604
11	Lions  DET	12.7	4.853407
12	Buccaneers  TB	14.2	6.4
13	Falcons  ATL	9.2	3.840573
14	Patriots  NE	14	6.191392
15	Colts  IND	16.5	8.558621
16	Giants  NYG	4.3	2.426703
17	Jaguars  JAC	8	3.05505
18	Chargers  SD	8.8	3.184162
19	Cowboys  DAL	16.8	8.989191
20	Eagles  PHI	9.7	4.533824
21	Panthers  CAR	21	15.4013
22	Jets  NYJ	12.2	5.785518
23	49ers  SF	15.5	8.59748
24	Texans  HOU	10.7	5.617433
25	Packers  GB	14.2	7.277362
26	Redskins  WAS	15.2	8.908423
27	Cardinals  ARI	14.8	9.49415
28	Dolphins  MIA	13.4	7.787169
29	Bears  CHI	13.7	8.279828
30	Vikings  MIN	11.6	7.525955
31	Rams  STL	14.5	11.5434
32	Steelers  PIT	9.2	7.222188