Players To Drop In Week 7 Fantasy Football: MarShawn Lloyd's Time Is Up

With bye weeks becoming more and more of a factor, waiver moves are going to be extremely crucial for fantasy rosters. You are going to have to add players to pick up and start to replace players on bye, but it’s important to know which players to drop in Week 7 before making those moves.

Week 7 Players To Drop In Fantasy Football

Bo Nix | QB | Denver Broncos

Roster percentage: 63.9% (ESPN), 66% (Yahoo)

The struggles continue for Bo Nix, who threw for a season-low 107 scoreless passing yards last Thursday. He has now failed to reach 200 passing yards in four of six games on the season, while averaging just 11.6 fantasy points per game, good (or bad) for QB29.

It remains to be seen whether last year’s ankle injury is still impacting him, but Nix hasn’t added anything with his legs to make up for his awful passing production. He’s yet to eclipse 10 rushing yards in a game, while his 2% scramble rate ranks 33rd among qualified quarterbacks. The interesting thing, however, is that his designed rush share of 9% is identical to last year’s, and a top-five mark in the league. But he looks very hesitant and unsure when running with the football.

The same can be said when he passes.

Nix is missing and passing up throws over the middle of the field that are there. Instead, he continues to check it down, as 27.8% of his pass attempts have been at or behind the line of scrimmage, the fourth-highest rate in football. This passing attack, even after Sean Payton took over playcalling, is broken right now.

MarShawn Lloyd | RB | Green Bay Packers

Roster percentage: 75.3% (ESPN), 84% (Yahoo)

Swing and a miss.

Given the strong showing in Week 5 and ideal matchup in Week 6, I thought Lloyd was a solid FLEX play against the Cowboys. But he was outplayed and out-touched by Pierre Strong, who looked much better when he had the ball. Lloyd finished the day with just eight carries for 10 yards, building on his incredibly inefficient season. Lloyd’s tryout as Green Bay’s lead running back was a massive disappointment.

And now it’s over.

Josh Jacobs has been removed from the commissioner’s exempt list and will return to the Green Bay lineup in Week 7. Maybe it takes a week for him to return to his normal workload, but regardless, Lloyd is now likely viewed as the RB3 for the Packers, making it easy to move on. Even if a suspension does surface for Jacobs, Lloyd has proven he isn’t worth starting without him.

Romeo Doubs | WR | New England Patriots

Roster percentage: 69.3% (ESPN), 68% (Yahoo)

Yes, Doubs connected on a 42-yard touchdown catch, but injured his shoulder in the process. He didn’t return to the game, and even if he were fully healthy, Doubs would probably still be a drop candidate following the return of A.J. Brown. Sure, the rust was evident, as Brown dropped four passes on the day. But there’s no denying who Drake Maye’s go-to target will be.

In his first game back, Brown was targeted 10 times, good for a 23% target share and 28% TPRR. Doubs had one great game in Brown’s absence, but was otherwise an afterthought in fantasy. And now that he’s on injured reserve, unless you have multiple IR spots in your league, there’s really no reason to hold onto him.

Dalton Schultz | TE | Houston Texans

Roster percentage: 31.8% (ESPN), 48% (Yahoo)

Schultz actually led Houston in targets this past Sunday with six, but don’t put any stock in it. The tight end logged just 40% of the snaps, his lowest mark in a game this season, while running just 53% of the routes. He hasn’t reached the 60% route participation mark since Week 3, which is a concern considering we want tight ends to at least hover around the 70-75% mark. But it’s especially worrisome for Schultz, who doesn’t do much with most of his targets and relies on a ton of volume.

With Marvin Harrison Jr. only getting more involved each week and Tank Dell set to return, there isn’t much left for Schultz, who offers a low floor and very low ceiling as a fantasy tight end.