The Houston Texans will face the Green Bay Packers in Week 7. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Stefon Diggs.
Is Stefon Diggs Playing in Week 7?
Diggs is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any unexpected setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Texans’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Stefon Diggs in Week 7?
From PFN Analyst Kyle Soppe
You could have won a lot of money off of me this preseason if you asked me to accurately guess, through six weeks, how many receivers would have more red-zone receptions than Diggs.
The answer is four (Amon-Ra St. Brown, Drake London, Garrett Wilson, and Chris Godwin).
The veteran has caught at least six passes in four games this season and has posted four top-15 finishes in the process. But can he keep the good times rolling against this opportunistic Packers defense?
I have my concerns. Diggs has been more effective in the slot than anywhere over the last 11 months. That generally isn’t the best spot to attack Green Bay (second-lowest opponent slot passer rating, 69.1). The slot role is where we wanted him this offseason due to the signs of decline down the field for the Bills during the second half of last season, and the Texans seem to agree.
That is until Nico Collins was placed on IR. Diggs’ slot rate was more than halved last week from the first five games (26.5%, down from 53.5%), and he posted 102 air yards, nearly double his per-game average before (54.4). He made it work to the tune of 6-77-1 in New England, but we have a larger sample of this role not fitting the current version of Diggs. That is why I can’t get too excited.
The Texans’ implied total is approaching 23 points for this game and that, along with my trust in C.J. Stroud, is enough to keep Diggs inside my top 20. But I’m going to be lower than the industry on him in this spot and won’t have any DFS shares.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 7 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Stefon Diggs’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 7
Diggs is projected to score 15.4 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 5.6 receptions for 65.3 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Stefon Diggs’ Week 7 Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
