My 2025 Fantasy Football Trends for Week 7 article has arrived just in time to help you in your matchups this week!
Another week and another set of devastating injuries continuing to decimate our fantasy lineups. With another two teams on bye, we need all the help we can get at the moment – so hopefully these five data points can assist.
Kimani Vidal’s 75% running back rush share
All of Kimani Vidal’s 138 All purpose yards and 1 TD. Enjoy👍 pic.twitter.com/sCNKvaVo7E
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One of the major questions going into week 6 was how the Chargers’ backfield would be split following the first-round rookie Omarion Hampton’s placement on IR. The answer was clearly given on Sunday as a second-year back, Kimani Vidal, handled 18 of the 24 running back rushing attempts, with Hassan Haskins handling the remaining six. Vidal was also highly effective with these touches. He turned his 18 rushes into 124 yards and added a further 14 yards and a touchdown through the air from his three catches and four targets.
He, unfortunately, doesn’t have the opportunity to face the Dolphins every week. But it appears to be clear that for as long as Hampton is out, and no further competition is added, Vidal is the lead back.
Rico Dowdle’s 473 yards from scrimmage over the last two games
Dowdle has been the biggest story in fantasy football over the last two games, hitting 200 yards from scrimmage in back-to-back games since Chuba Hubbard’s injury. Incredibly, Dowdle has rushed for more yards in the previous two weeks (389 yards) than the entire Bengals team so far this season (340 yards). It is worth noting that Dowdle has faced two of the weakest defenses, and a further repeat of this production shouldn’t be expected.
The question now is, how should we project this backfield once Hubbard returns? Canales, to date, has remained noncommittal over the split between the two, stating that Dowdle had “earned” what he had achieved but would not share how his role may change going forward. It appears unlikely, however, that Hubbard will return to seeing the 60-80% workloads he had during the opening couple of weeks. If I’m betting on one to lead, my money would be on Dowdle, but I’d expect a relatively even split once Hubbard is back to full health.
Falcon’s 139 passing yards allowed per game
Six weeks into the season, and the Atlanta Falcons are somewhat surprisingly becoming a defense for fantasy managers to avoid. So far this season, they have allowed just 139 passing yards per game, the lowest in the league. On Monday, Atlanta limited Josh Allen to just 180 yards as the Bills’ offense struggled to move the ball. The Falcons have now allowed just 6 yards per pass attempt this year, second-lowest only behind the Packers.
The plan appears to be clear – slow the game down and focus on the running game behind Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. As a result, they have allowed the fewest offensive drives and plays, limiting both the floor and ceiling of offensive players facing Atlanta.
The next three matchups for the Falcons are at San Francisco, at home to the Dolphins, and then traveling to Foxborough to face the Patriots.
Tyjae Spears’ 5.6 yards per touch
Spears missed the first four games of the season through injury and, after a quiet first game, has seen his role in the Tennessee backfield significantly increase. The third-year running back saw five rushing attempts for 31 yards and four receptions (four targets) for 19 yards. This equated to 5.6 yards per touch, compared to Tony Pollard’s 3.9. In comparison, Pollard rushed ten times for 34 yards and had two catches for 13 yards.
After an early change at head coach, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the team focus on its younger players, such as Spears. The other benefit Spears provides fantasy managers is his pass-catching abilities, as he averaged 4.1 targets per game in his rookie season and 2.9 last year. In a team that is likely to be in plenty of negative game scripts, Spears is expected to command a healthy target share – as seen in week 6.
Tre Tucker’s team-leading 70 receiving yards
With Brock Bowers injured, the consensus was that Jakobi Meyers would step into a bigger role. However, the veteran has continued to struggle, while third-year receiver Tucker has seen a noticeable increase in both usage and production. Headlined by his 145-yard three-touchdown performance in week 3, the data clearly shows that Tucker is stepping up. Tucker has now hit 50 receiving yards in four of his six games this season and has seen 11 targets over the last two weeks with Bowers sidelined. On Sunday, Tucker led the team with five receptions (joint-most with tight-end Michael Mayer) for a team-high 70 receiving yards.
News from Las Vegas is that, unfortunately for those who drafted him, Bowers may be sidelined for an extended period of time and is still not practicing at the time of writing. While it isn’t an offense that particularly excites us, Tucker presents plenty of upside (as seen from his week 3 outing), while his floor has remained relatively stable. For as long as Bowers is out, Tucker should be in the flex conversation.
