Players should consider opting out to make room for Week 7 waiver picks (Video)

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Fantasy managers will spend the next 24 hours working through the waiver process, but this is obviously just part of the process. In most cases, you will also have to make a corresponding delivery. And we’d like to help you make those tough cuts.

Most costume advice will never be one-size-fits-all, and this is especially true for a cut list. You need to apply this to your situation and the context of your league. A cool stock in a league might be a see-you-later-type player in a different room. And remember, if you never make a regrettable cut during the season, you’re probably playing too conservatively.

Isaiah Likely, TE, Ravens (59% rostered)

I have some fantasy shares of Likely and I’m not eager to give them up. But we have to accept that he’s just a contingency value stock at tight end these days, and not someone you can play with. He has just nine receptions since the season opener. Unless Mark Andrews gets hurt, he probably won’t be reliable in lineups. And at the start of the farewell season, that could make him a downer now.

Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Packers (47% rostered)

You used a good process when you added Wicks, but he hasn’t performed well the last two opportunities and now the receiver room is rebounding. The Packers also have two talented running backs and a tight end of note. Wicks is also dealing with a shoulder injury, which gives him weekly status. In most formats, it’s not worth the wait.

Trey Sermon, RB, Colts (48% rostered)

Jonathan Taylor probably won’t be around long, even if he can’t play in Week 7. But Sermon has a more immediate problem — Tyler Goodson is clearly outperforming him. This certainly did not go unnoticed by the Indianapolis coaching staff.

Antonio Gibson, RB, Patriots (49% rostered)

He missed out on his starting opportunity last week (13 carries, 19 yards) and the Patriots will turn to Rhamondre Stevenson when they’re healthy, no matter how much he fumbles. And some of New England’s urgent production will also be distributed to athletic and resourceful rookie QB Drake Maye.

Jerome Ford, RB, Browns (73% rostered)

He’s dealing with a hamstring injury, the offense has foundered due to inadequate blocking and QB play, and Nick Chubb could return this week. Ford has been a fantasy bust for most of the year, and while much of that hasn’t been his fault, he has a ceiling covered.

Daniel Jones, QB, Giants (21% rostered)

He made sense as a Week 6 sleeper, although his home/road splits are starting to become too big to ignore (Jones, for some reason, plays poorly in New Jersey). This week is a home date against Philly and then a trip to Pittsburgh. Even with Malik Nabers expected to return, hopefully you have a better QB option to navigate the off weeks.