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Fantasy football sleepers to play in Week 7

Here are some of the top sleepers to play in fantasy football for Week 7.

As the fantasy football season approaches the midway point, the need for sleepers becomes more vital with each passing week.

Only the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears are on their byes in Week 7, but there are still plenty of potential boom games to find if we dig deep enough.

Whether it’s selecting the right streaming option at the quarterback and tight end positions or finding a flex option who boosts the entire lineup, the search for sleepers is endless.

We will be using The Huddle’s weekly PPR projections and rankings as a reference to find some potential boom games this week. Don’t forget to check out our start/bench list either.

Fantasy football: Where to draft New England Patriots QB Drake Maye

Analyzing New England Patriots QB Drake Maye’s 2024 fantasy football ADP and where to target him in fantasy drafts.

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New England Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye is truly an unknown heading into the 2024 NFL season. Maye was selected with the 3rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft out of the University of North Carolina. He earned 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC Player of the Year with 38 touchdowns and 7 interceptions but struggled to replicate that dynamic season in 2023. Below, we look at Drake Maye’s 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

Maye hopes to win the starting QB job for the Patriots, a team that has historically been among the best-coached sides in the NFL. However, QB Jacoby Brissett could also take that role and cripple Maye’s value to start the season. Maye has the potential to be a top-15 quarterback, which could prove valuable in 2-QB leagues. The signal-caller is intriguing in terms of fantasy value.

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Drake Maye’s ADP: 93.86

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Maye’s 93.86 ADP in redraft leagues puts him around the range of the 8th to 12th round depending on the size of the league. His ADP is the 2nd highest on the Patriots, only trailing RB Rhamondre Stevenson (60.85).

Among quarterbacks, Maye’s ADP puts him 17th at the position, behind the San Francisco’s Brock Purdy (83.84), Atlanta rookie Michael Penix Jr. (91.61) and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence (92.32) and ahead of Detroit’s Jared Goff (94.49) and Denver rookie Bo Nix (105.66).

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Drake Maye’s 2023 North Carolina stats

Games: 12

Passing yards: 3,608

Completions | attempts: 269 | 425

Passing touchdowns: 24

Interceptions: 9

Carries | rushing yards: 112 | 449

Rushing touchdowns: 9

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Where should you draft Maye?

Maye’s fantasy value is going to come mostly from 2-QB leagues or super flex leagues with a 2-QB option. While he may not start out of the gate, Maye should quickly take over as the Patriots leader. After all, you don’t draft a player with a top-5 pick and keep him on the bench for long.

The Patriots don’t have many weapons for him to work with, which will further limit his fantasy value. However, he has completed 8 of 14 passes in the preseason and has shown some poise when called upon. He was a star at UNC and has a dual-threat nature about his game.

The presence of Brissett does hurt Maye’s fantasy value slightly, but the rookie should become the starter relatively early on in the season. How he plays once he gets in that role will dictate if he can keep it. Maye has shown positive trends during training camp and the preseason, but being at the professional level against NFL defenses will be a different beast.

Draft Maye in the 9th round in superflex leagues given his high upside as a rusher and as the main weapon in the offense but continue to let him drop in leagues that feature just 1 quarterback. Even in true 2-QB leagues given the unknown of him starting the season, it might be wise to pass here.

Ultimately, his value comes in superflex leagues and as a stash to hope he can turn into something if named the starter. He was the 3rd overall pick for a reason, so there’s a good chance he can make magic happen in a coach Jered Mayo-led attack.

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Fantasy football outlook: New England Patriots TE Hunter Henry

Could fantasy owners be sleeping on Hunter Henry?

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry has displayed just enough production to be drafted as a TE1 on fantasy rosters. But, seven years into his career, he hasn’t shown the consistency to be an every-week starter.

As a rookie with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2016, Henry made a splash by scoring eight touchdowns on just 36 receptions. In his next three years, he had two seasons with 55 or more catches, despite missing time in each campaign. His career-best 60 receptions came in 2020, coinciding with his opportunity to hit free agency, where he signed a three-year deal with the Patriots.

Henry’s first season in New England saw him set a career high with nine touchdowns, catching 50 passes for 603 yards. It was his connection with young quarterback Mac Jones that gave the Patriots reason to believe at the time Jones would be the long-term answer.

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That didn’t happen, but Henry is a cornerstone piece of the offense as the team readjusts in the post-Bill Belichick era, and he is being asked once again to assist in the development of another young quarterback (Drake Maye).

New England had the option of moving on from Henry after last season as free agency neared. It isn’t unusual when a franchise in a rebuild sheds itself of some higher priced veteran players – even a team captain, like Henry. The Patriots did just the opposite, re-signing him to a three-year deal to keep him in New England.

The Patriots don’t have a lot of dynamic receiving options, so having Henry as a leader on the offense will be critical in the transition of the franchise.

Fantasy football outlook

It would appear Henry’s career is going to be defined as being the security blanket for young quarterbacks. In 2020, when he had the most receptions of his career (60 in 14 games), Henry was one of the go-to targets for rookie quarterback Justin Herbert. His last three seasons in New England were marked by him being a primary target for Jones.

While veteran Jacoby Brissett certainly could open the year at QB1, as the Patriots move into the Maye era, Henry is again front and center in the offensive plans. Tight ends routinely run shorter routes and settle in to soft spots in zones, giving a young QB a good target to deliver passes. Should Brissett linger in the lineup, he has a documented history as a game manager.

The other concern anyone considering drafting Henry should have is that he has a penchant for injury. He has missed multiple games in four of the last six seasons, so anyone who ends up with Henry on a fantasy roster does so with a realistic expectation that he will miss time.

Henry has consistently shown he can be expected to have about 50 receptions for 500-600 yards and four to five touchdowns – decent numbers, but not elite ones. He’s a grinder, who ideally is a No. 2 in tight end-mandatory leagues. With a growing number of athletic young TEs coming into the league, players like Henry will slide down in rankings, because he’s a proven commodity with a known ceiling. He will end up on fantasy rosters, but it won’t be to be a weekly starter.

2024 fantasy football rookie dynasty/keeper rankings

Which rookies have the most long-term fantasy football value?

Looking for fantasy football rookie rankings for your dynasty or partial-keeper league? We have you covered.

Of course, injuries and radical personnel changes cannot be forecasted with much certainty. Variations in league settings and scoring formats notwithstanding, here are snapshot rankings depicting how the top rookies stack up for the long haul.

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