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Mike Reilly will cost $14,000 in Week 7, yet the Eskimos’ pivot will be worth it as they face a winless Tiger-Cats team that is allowing over 40 points per game. Undefeated Edmonton may have to throw often because starting running back Travon Van ($4,644) could be out. Van left last week’s win over BC with an upper body injury leaving his availability uncertain for Week 7. Veteran fullback Calvin McCarty ($2,500) stepped up and rushed for 45 yards on 11 carries, so he could be the lead back until Edmonton either gets Van back or they sign a runner currently on the free agent market.
Eskimos receiver Brandon Zylstra ($6,045) has hit double-digit Fantasy points for three straight weeks and should be in line for a fourth against the struggling Ticats secondary, while teammates Vidal Hazelton ($5,176) and D’haquille Williams ($2,500) each hit the 100-yard plateau in the win over the Lions, making the prospects of stacking Edmonton receivers an interesting prospect.
Outside of Edmonton, Week 7 offers a season-high seven pivots with salaries over $10,000, as Ottawa’s Trevor Harris ($11,274) returns from the open week. Fantasy owners will have little choice but to commit more than a quarter of their salary on a passer, with an eighth possibly in play if BC decides to bring back Jonathon Jennings ($10,078) replaces Travis Lulay ($10,463) and returns to the Lions lineup after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury.
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BC’s Jeremiah Johnson ($8,817) tops the running back position again as he seeks a seventh straight week with a major, while Winnipeg’s Andrew Harris ($8,564) brings his dual-threat skills to the table after catching 21 passes the last two weeks. REDBLACKS back William Powell ($5,161) should be well-rested and up to the challenge of facing a rugged Blue Bombers run defence. Toronto’s Martese Jackson put up 205 all-purpose yards in last week’s loss at Saskatchewan and is a good $2,500 bargain, especially if he can get more offensive touches.
A returning Greg Ellingson ($7,155) has the highest salary at receiver, yet his production has been well worth the price thus far. Teammate Brad Sinopoli ($5,510) makes the Top 5 in a Week 7 that sees Toronto’s Anthony Coombs ($3341) making the biggest climb, while the Roughriders’ trio of Naaman Roosevelt ($6,593), Bakari Grant ($5,382) and Duron Carter ($5,369) each crack the Top 15.
| Matchup Rank (Position Rank) | Player | Value | Opponent |
| 1 (2) | Mike Reilly, EDM | $14,000 | HAM |
| 2 (3) | Bo Levi Mitchell, CGY | $11,175 | TOR |
| 3 (2) | Trevor Harris, OTT | $11,274 | WPG |
| 4 (5) | Travis Lulay, BC | $10,463 | SSK |
| 5 (6) | Matt Nichols, WPG | $10,240 | OTT |
| 6 (4) | Ricky Ray, TOR | $10,776 | CGY |
| 7 (7) | Kevin Glenn, SSK | $10,383 | BC |
| 8 (8) | Zach Collaros, HAM | $8,162 | EDM |
| 9 (10) | James Franklin, EDM | $5,828 | HAM |
| 10 (11) | Jeremiah Masoli, HAM | $3,910 | EDM |
RUNNING BACKS
| Matchup Rank (Position Rank) | Player | Value | Opponent |
| 1 (3) | Jeremiah Johnson, BC | $8,817 | SSK |
| 2 (2) | Andrew Harris, WPG | $8,564 | OTT |
| 3 (3) | Jerome Messam, CGY | $8,217 | TOR |
| 4 (8) | William Powell, OTT | $5,161 | WPG |
| 5 (7) | Cameron Marshall, SSK | $5,476 | BC |
| 6 (5) | Chris Rainey, BC | $6,691 | SSK |
| 7 (9) | Roy Finch, CGY | $4,338 | TOR |
| 8 (6) | C.J. Gable, HAM | $5,617 | EDM |
| 9 (11) | James Wilder, TOR | $3,000 | CGY |
| 10 (25) | Calvin McCarty, EDM | $2,500 | HAM |
| 11 (4) | Mossis Madu, OTT | $7,242 | WPG |
| 12 (11) | Martese Jackson, TOR | $2,500 | CGY |
| 13 (13) | Greg Morris, SSK | $2,500 | BC |
| 14 (26) | LaDarius Perkins, EDM | $2,500 | HAM |
| 15 (12) | Ross Scheuerman, HAM | $3,000 | EDM |
| 16 (10) | Timothy Flanders, WPG | $3,759 | OTT |
RECEIVERS
|
Matchup Rank (Position Rank) |
Player | Value | Opponent |
| 1 (1) | Greg Ellingson, OTT | $7,155 | WPG |
| 2 (7) | Brandon Zylstra, EDM | $6,045 | HAM |
| 3 (10) | S.J. Green, TOR | $5,541 | CGY |
| 4 (11) | Brad Sinopoli, OTT | $5,510 | WPG |
| 5 (6) | Emmanuel Arceneaux, BC | $6,387 | SSK |
| 6 (9) | Kamar Jorden, CGY | $5,992 | TOR |
| 7 (16) | Bryan Burnham, BC | $5,265 | SSK |
| 8 (24) | Armanti Edwards, TOR | $3,752 | CGY |
| 9 (21) | Nick Moore, BC | $4,715 | SSK |
| 10 (5) | Naaman Roosevelt, SSK | $6,593 | BC |
| 11 (4) | Darvin Adams, WPG | $6,882 | OTT |
| 12 (15) | Bakari Grant, SSK | $5,382 | BC |
| 13 (17) | Vidal Hazelton, EDM | $5,176 | HAM |
| 14 (31) | Anthony Coombs, TOR | $3,341 | CGY |
| 15 (16) | Duron Carter, SSK | $5,369 | BC |
| 16 (12) | Diontae Spencer, OTT | $5,501 | WPG |
| 17 (20) | DaVaris Daniels, CGY | $4,730 | TOR |
| 18 (40) | D’hquille Williams, EDM | $2,500 | HAM |
| 19 (18) | Marquay McDaniel, CGY | $5,161 | TOR |
| 20 (19) | Luke Tasker, HAM | $4,779 | EDM |
| 21 (8) | Weston Dressler, WPG | $5,706 | OTT |
| 22 (22) | Clarence Denmark, WPG | $4,433 | OTT |
| 23 (33) | Jalen Saunders, HAM | $2,648 | EDM |
| 24 (38) | T.J. Thorpe, WPG | $2,500 | OTT |
| 25 (23) | Brandon Banks, HAM | $4,329 | EDM |
| 26 (30) | Jeff Fuller, TOR | $3,313 | CGY |
| 27 (30) | Joshua Stangby, OTT | $3,079 | WPG |
| 28 (54) | Marco Iannuzzi, BC | $2,500 | SSK |
| 29 (52) | Shaquille Johnson, BC | $2,500 | SSK |
| 30 (28) | Caleb Holley, SSK | $3,511 | BC |
DEFENCE
| Matchup Rank (Position Rank) | Team | Value | Opponent |
| 1 (1) | Edmonton | $4,307 | HAM |
| 2 (2) | Calgary | $6,606 | TOR |
| 3 (4) | Winnipeg | $5,124 | OTT |
| 4 (7) | BC | $3,685 | SSK |
| 5 (5) | Toronto | $4,180 | CGY |
| 6 (6) | Ottawa | $4,132 | WPG |
| 7 (8) | Saskatchewan | $3,200 | BC |
| 8 (3) | Hamilton | $4,545 | EDM |
