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DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans
You know how you get to be the top ranked player by the NFL Fantasy crew? Post three straight games with 148-plus receiving yards and nine catches. That's how.
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Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
Gronk plays. Gronk scores. Gronk is at the top (or close to it) of our weekly rankings. Rinse, repeat.
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Carson Palmer, QB, Arizona Cardinals
Palmer had a poor-ish fantasy outing in Week 6, but still threw for over 400 passing yards and notched 16.74 fantasy points. A matchup with the porous Ravens secondary should cure him of all ills.
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Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
Well, it looks like one strong performance from the neck-bearded wunderkind has eased our worries about his erratic early-season performances. Or maybe it's just his matchup against the Saints secondary.
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Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
When Bell gets Big Ben back under center, he'll likely be a mainstay in the top 1-3 spots on this list. For now, he'll have to settle for fifth. We're not worried about his 8.8-point outing last week, and you shouldn't be either.
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Antonio Gates, TE, San Diego Chargers
Man, does Rivers love him some Antonio Gates. But can you blame him when Gates makes ridiculous one-handed catches like he did against the Packers? Oh, and Gates is playing the Raiders, who still bleed points to tight ends (except old men like Owen Daniels).
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Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Julio averaged over 22 fantasy points per game in the first three weeks of the season. He's averaged 8.6 fantasy points in the three games since while battling a hamstring injury. Are you really going to doubt one of the best wide receivers in football? We didn't think so.
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Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
The Tom Brady revenge tour continues to roll on. Next victim ... err, stop: The New York Jets. The Jets do boast an impressive defense, but Brady and his full complement of offensive weapons are hard to stop.
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Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
Given the volatility at the tight end position, it's not hard to understand why Olsen cracks the top 10. He's the top playmaker on the Panthers not named Cam Newton.
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Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
Despite a heavy workload last week (27 touches!) Peterson only managed 5.7 fantasy points. Something tells us that won't be the case two weeks in a row.
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Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Foster has crossed the century mark in scrimmage yards in each of the last two weeks, and has resumed his role as the motor of the Houston offense. He's a surefire RB1 from here on out as long as he's healthy.
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Todd Gurley, RB, St. Louis Rams
Frankly, I'm a bit surprised Gurley isn't higher on this list. The last time we saw Gurley, the Rams were feeding him carries against a good run defense in a blowout loss. This week, he gets to face a Cleveland defense that has given up 154 more rushing yards than the next closest team.
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Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants
Bechkahm did work on Monday Night Football in the first half, but disappeared in the second. Whether that was the result of purely game-planning or Beckham's hamstring acting up remains to be seen. Either way, he's good enough to still crack this list, even if he's not 100 percent.
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Gary Barnidge, TE, Cleveland Browns
What a world we live in. Gary Barnidge is ranked in the top 15 overall this week. That's just awesome. Good for him and the Browns.
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Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
Kelce was able to do more with his targets this week than in previous weeks, hauling in five of his seven for 88 yards. We still believe in his talent (and his matchup against Pittsburgh), which is why we have him so highly ranked.
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Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers
Hats off to Rivers for an insane performance last week in Green Bay. Now just imagine what he'll be able to do at home against an Oakland defense not playing nearly as well as the Packers?
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Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Fitzgerald leads the league in plays of 20-plus yards this season, as he and Carson Palmer have been in total sync. They could easily add a few more such plays to that total on Sunday against the Ravens.
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Jimmy Graham, TE, Seattle Seahawks
Graham and Russell Wilson seemed to be on the same page last week more than they were at any point this season. We're on board with hoping this is a sign of more good things to come.
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Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
Edelman has been about as reliable as wide receivers come this year, only posting fewer than 10 fantasy points once on the season (8.50) in Week 3. Injured finger or not, Edelman is one of the more trustworthy options for Week 7 given his role in the New England offense.
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Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
While Bortles might not boast the best actual NFL record, his record of producing in fantasy in 2015 is stellar. He currently ranks as the QB5, thanks to four 19-plus point outings in his last five games.
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Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Cam got it done in Seattle last weekend, posting more fantasy points in that game (19.76) than the previous two signal callers had combined. He's a great start against the Eagles this week, too.
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Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons
Ryan and the Falcons fell into a classic trap game last week, but we like his odds of bouncing back against the Titans in Week 7. Plus, Julio Jones has had more time to recover and get back to his game-dominating ways.
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Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
It was great to see Megatron targeted on some deep passes last week, but can we get that a little more often, Lions? Thanks.
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Delanie Walker, TE, Tennessee Titans
Walker makes the cut largely because the tight end position is a mess. He has an OK matchup against Atlanta, but could be without his starting quarterback, as Marcus Mariota suffered an MCL sprain last week.
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Brandon Marshall, WR, New York Jets
Marshall has been a revelation for the Jets in 2015, posting over 100 receiving yards in four straight games. The Patriots secondary has been beaten lately, which is why Marshall cracks the top 25 for the first time this season.
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