Week 7 Start-Sit | Fantasy Football Podcast 10-22-26

Four teams on bye. Three top-12 fantasy QBs unavailable. So Patrick Mahomes should be an easy Week 7 start, right? Not so fast.

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the toughest Week 7 fantasy football start-sit decisions, including whether to trust Mahomes against Seattle, start Aaron Rodgers or Kyler Murray, and take a chance on Woody Marks or Mark Andrews.

We also dig into sneaky starters, explain why Ryan Flournoy might be fooling fantasy managers, and plant our flags for big games from Bo Nix and Kirk Cousins.

Plus, we're targeting Jeremiyah Love and Emeka Egbuka in fantasy trades. Find out why both could be smart buys before their values climb.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:18 Start or sit Patrick Mahomes

2:01 Start or sit Aaron Rodgers

5:08 Start or sit Woody Marks

6:33 Start or sit Omar Cooper Jr.

9:28 Start or sit Mark Andrews

12:17 Start or sit Kyler Murray

15:30 Start or sit Jordan Mason

17:42 Start or sit Ryan Flournoy

20:55 Start or sit Tyler Higbee

22:45 Week 7 flag plants

28:46 Week 7 trade targets

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