Week 7 waiver targets: Bet on Boutte

This week they’ll travel to face the 1-5 Tennessee Titans, a team currently allowing the eighth-most fantasy points per game (32.54) to wide receivers. 

Boutte remains available in 92 percent of leagues.

TE Harold Fannin Jr. | Cleveland Browns

Fannin got off to a hot start with seven catches for 63 yards and 13.60 fantasy points in Week 1 but had single-digit fantasy scores in his next three games. Then, he caught all four of his targets and a touchdown to earn 11.30 fantasy points against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5.

Last week, the third-round rookie saw 10 targets from fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, catching seven for a team-high 81 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Next week, he’ll face the Miami Dolphins, who gave up 68 yards to fifth-round rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II in a 29-27 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Cleveland could also be without tight end David Njoku who left last week's game with a knee injury.

After that he’ll face a Patriots team allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to tight ends, with games against the struggling New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens following the team’s Week 9 bye.

Fannin remains available in 73 percent of leagues.

RB Kimani Vidal | Los Angeles Chargers

With rookie running back Omarion Hampton on injured reserve with an ankle injury, most assumed that Vidal would operate as part of a committee with teammate Hassan Haskins. 

That certainly wasn’t the case as Vidal gained 124 yards on a team-high 18 carries while Haskins had only six attempts against the Dolphins last week

He also caught three of four targets for 14 yards and a score, making him the first Chargers running back to catch a touchdown pass since Haskins did so against the Denver Broncos in 2024. 

Vidal’s 124 yards were second-most by a Chargers running back this season, and his 22.80 fantasy points were ninth-most among running backs in Week 6.

At 5-foot-8 and 215 pounds, Vidal will never be a workhorse running back, but with NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reporting that Hampton could to be sidelined longer than the four-week IR minimum, he should see plenty of action and could discourage the team from trading for another ball-carrier.

Vidal remains available in 70 percent of leagues.