Week 7 QB & TE Rankings: Best Starts, Biggest Risks & Sleepers (Ep. 2283)
October 22, 2026
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5 min readWeek 7 QB & TE Rankings: Why Brock Purdy Is Ranked No. 1 and Who to Avoid
The FantasyPros crew—Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Andrew Erickson—spent this episode debating their Week 7 rankings for quarterbacks and tight ends, with the biggest surprise at the very top: Brock Purdy as the consensus QB1. But the panel was immediately split. "Do you guys have Brock Purdy as your QB1 when his number one receiver might be Brandon Cooks?" Welsh asked, skeptical. Neither Fitzmaurice nor Erickson agreed with the consensus ranking. Fitzmaurice had Purdy at QB2 behind Jordan Love; Erickson had him at QB3. The reason: Deebo Samuel's absence changes everything. "As soon as Evans was gone, the 49ers became like one-ish dimensional," Fitzmaurice explained. "They're like, okay, we'll shut down Kittle, and the bad plays and an easy rush on Purdy." Without Samuel creating separation and drawing coverage, Purdy loses the safety valve that made him elite. The panel's disagreement here reveals a core tension in weekly rankings: how much weight to give supporting cast versus matchup versus recent performance.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Week 7 QB & TE Rankings: Best Starts, Biggest Risks & Sleepers (Ep. 2283)
- 2 (00:02) **Show Open & Rankings Introduction** - Welsh, Fitzmaurice, and Erickson introduce the episode covering Week 7 quarterback and tight end rankings
- 3 (01:43) **Brock Purdy at QB1 Debate** - The hosts question whether Purdy deserves the top spot without his top receiver
- 4 (03:16) **Matthew Stafford: QB7 or QB12?** - Sharp disagreement on Stafford's value without Davante Adams against the Raiders
- 5 (05:27) **CJ Stroud Bump Over Dak Prescott** - Both hosts rank Stroud higher than ECR against the Giants
- 6 (08:03) **Kyler Murray: Buy or Sell vs. Colts?** - Erickson pushes Murray into top-10; Fitzmaurice leaves him outside top-14
- 7 (11:04) **Bo Nix Hot Take Check** - Erickson walks back his previous hype after the Broncos' performance
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Show Notes
Who can you trust at quarterback and tight end in Week 7? Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Andrew Erickson debate their fantasy football rankings, including Brock Purdy's QB1 status and C.J. Stroud's impressive recent play.
Matthew Stafford faces questions without Davante Adams, while Kyler Murray could be in line for his best performance of the season.
At tight end, Tyler Higbee is gaining serious momentum, but the experts aren't buying Kyle Pitts' recent production. Find out who's worth starting and who belongs on your bench this week.
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
QB Rankings - 0:00:40
Matthew Stafford - 0:02:56
CJ Stroud - 0:05:05
Kyler Murray - 0:07:44
TE Rankings - 0:11:42
Dallas Goedert vs. Isaiah Likely - 0:12:05
Tyler Higbee - 0:15:20
Kyle Pitts - 0:18:25
Outro - 0:21:08
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