KOTS Power Rankings Week 7 (2016)

Week 7 Statistics:

Largest Margin of Victory: Ballz Deep! +48 points

Smallest Margin of Victory: Favre Dollar Footlong +8 points

Most Points Scored: Juan Too Many (199 total points scored)

Least Points Scored: O'Brees Wan Kenobi (116 total points scored)

Week 7 Current Power Rankings:

#1 - Ballz Deep! 5-2 (Last: 1) (This Week: Juan Too Many)

Ballz Deep! put up another strong performance in Week 7, solidifying his argument for the #1 power ranking spot for the second week in a row, but the gap is slowly shrinking between Ballz Deep! and Everyday I'm Russelin for the top spot. In Week 7, Ballz Deep handily defeated O'Brees Wan Kenobi, 164-116. This came as a surprise to the rest of the league, as the matchup was predicted to be quite close, but in the end it was Balls Deep! who had the depth to come out on top this weekend. Ballz Deep! has now won consecutive matchups thanks in large part to the Bengal offensive attack of A.J Green (30 points) and Jeremy Hill (26 points). Both players erupted in Week 7 and set the tone for the rest of the roster as players such as Spencer Ware (20 points) and C.J Anderson (16 points) both followed in suit with big performances. Ballz Deep! has Everyday I'm Russelin right behind him, and will have to remain perfect throughout to regular season to keep his #1 spot. Coming up, a tough matchup with the red hot Juan Too Many.

#2 - Everyday I'm Russelin 5-2 (Last: 2) (This Week: Playing Riddickulously)

I don't think we have ever seen a fantasy football team as strong as Everday I'm Russelin. In all aspects offensively and defensively Justin has acquired the perfect amount of depth to almost ensure victory whether a few players perform poorly or not. In Week 7, Everyday I'm Russelin out matched Rudy Was Offsides by a score of 175-152. While early into the week the outlook was a bit shaky with Brian Hoyer (1 point) getting injured, it was the depth of Everyday I'm Russelin that led Justin back to victory in a crucial matchup with Luke. Everyday I'm Russelin has now won 4 straight matchups with this weeks big performance coming from both David Johnson (24 points) and Rob Gronkowski (19 points). While the bench greatly outperformed his starters in Week 7, Everyday I'm Russelin was able to fend off the feisty Rudy Was Offsides team and pulled out the win. Week 8 will bring a pivotal matchup between Justin and Zac, and with a late season trade by Everyday I'm Russelin to acquire LeGarrette Blount, it could be the winning piece to the puzzle to get Justin his championship.

#3 - Rudy Was Offsides 4-3 (Last: 3) (This Week: Silly Nannies)

Despite a Week 7 152-175 loss to Everyday I'm Russelin, Rudy Was Offsides still remains in the #3 position for this weeks King of the Shack Power Rankings. Luke still remains near the top of the league standings, and will have to do a bit of an overhaul to his roster to prove to the league that he has the fight and moxie to keep building a roster worthy of a championship run. In Week 7, Rudy Was Offsides could not have done much more than what the score showed against Everyday I'm Russelin. Many players such as Matt Jones (0 points) Eli Manning (7 points) and Terrelle Pryor Sr. (3 points) all greatly underperformed leading to the demise of Rudy Was Offsides. With many players on BYE this week, and a few key injuries to some players, Luke will need to show his expertise in making the right management calls to hopefully pull out a win in Week 8 against Silly Nannies.

#4 ↑ Playing Riddickulously 4-3 (Last: 5) (This Week: Everyday I'm Russelin)

A critical Week 7 loss against Juan Too Many severely hampered Playing Riddickulously's chances of claiming a spot among the top teams of the league, but despite the crushing blow, Zac has now proven to the league that his team is healthy, and full of potential each week to make a deep run into this years King of the Shack Playoffs. Losing by a score of 199-180 in Week 7 stings, but Playing Riddickulously has a huge opportunity to gain ground in Week 8 as he will face off against Everyday I'm Russelin to prove who truly has the fantasy football edge between two brothers. Playing Riddickulously will have to receive stronger performances from both Tight Ends Hunter Henry (2 points) and Colby Fleener (6 points) if he wants to keep up with the strong output of Rob Gronkowski. Additionally, Odell Beckham Jr. (8 points) will need to find the endzone in Week 8 to give Playing Riddickulously the needed boost to hopefully top Everyday I'm Russelin and climb up the league standings.

#5 ↓ O'Brees Wan Kenobi 4-3 (Last: 4) (This Week: Favre Dollar Footlong)

After a strong 4-0 start, O'Brees Wan Kenobi has now lost three straight matchups dropping him to a 4-3 record and the #5 position in this weeks King of the Shack Power Rankings. O'Brees Wan Kenobi has gone through a stretch against very strong teams and unfortunately has come up short on three straight tries, this past week losing to Ballz Deep! by an embarrassing score of 116-164. There was not much that Juan could have done however, as his team simply did not perform in all areas. DeAndre Hopkins (8 points), recently acquired Lamar Miller (9 points) and Alshon Jeffery (6 points) all needed to perform at a high level, and sadly for O'Brees Wan Kenobi, this did not happen. Juan will have a favorable matchup in Week 8 against Favre Dollar Footlong, but will have to be careful as Nathan just put up 175+ points over the weekend. It will take another strong performance from DeMarco Murray (21 points) and Co. if Juan wants to rebound from this recent slump and keep pace with the rest of the league powers.

#6 - Team Prime 3-4 (Last: 6) (This Week: Hernandez Hitmen)

Team Prime's stock is continuing to rise and despite a narrow week 7 loss to Favre Dollar Footlong, Team Prime has positioned himself in a place where he can continue to rise in the league standings and build his roster as he looks to make the King of the Shack Playoffs for the first time. Losing in Week 7 by a score of 172-180 against Favre Dollar Footlong did cost Team Prime some ground that he will have to makeup, but a highly favorable matchup in Week 8 against Hernandez Hitmen should do just the trick as Team Prime will look to move back up to .500. With both Lesean McCoy (Hamstring) and Ezekiel Elliot (BYE) out this past weekend, Team Prime greatly missed their presence on his roster and despite incredible performances from LeGarrette Blount (25 points) and Melvin Gordon (35 points) Tyler still lacked the depth to make up for some poor performances by the rest of his team. The acquisition of Matthew Stafford should make for an interesting trade pickup as Team Prime parts way with the workhouse back Legarrette Blount, but only time will tell if that trade is the missing piece that Team Prime has been waiting for.

#7 ↑ Juan Too Many 3-4 (Last: 8) (This Week: Ballz Deep!)

Juan Too Many broke out in Week 7 with a 199-180 victory over the favored Playing Riddickulously team, due much in large part to performances from Aaron Rodgers (23 points) Mike Evans (29 points) and waiver wire pickup Jack Doyle (22 points) With both Tom Brady (17 points) and Rodgers still playing at a high level, Juan Too Many will look to the rest of his roster to perform each week if Josh is to continue to move up the league rankings and push towards the playoffs. After an upset victory in Week 7, Juan Too Many will set his sights on the top dog, Ballz Deep! and hope to pull off another impressive win in Week 8. The league will wait in hopes of a great matchup.

#8 ↑ Favre Dollar Footlong 3-4 (Last: 9) (This Week: O'Brees Wan Kenobi)

Favre Dolalr Footlong very well may have saved his hopes of making the King of the Shack Playoffs this year with a surprising victory over Team Prime in Week 7. While the win was narrow, 180-172, Favre Dollar Footlong did just enough with the weapons he had to earn his 3rd win of the season and move up to the #8 spot in this weeks King of the Shack Power Rankings. While a tough matchup against O'Brees Wan Kenobi awaits in Week 8, and with a plethora of injuries and players on BYE, the outlook does not look promising. However, Favre Dollar Footlong has proven his fantasy football knowledge before and will attempt to win consecutive matchups this coming weekend. Favre Dollar Footlong will need another huge performance from Julio Jones (26 points) who is facing a weak Packers secondary, as well as another upstart performance from Ty Montgomery (22 points) who is proving to be one of the hottest commodities in fantasy football.

#9 ↓ Silly Nannies 3-4 (Last: 7) (This Week: Rudy Was Offsides)

Silly Nannies still stands stable with a 3-4 record headed into Week 8. He is tied for 6th place at the moment, but the matchups are not getting any easier and the losses are beginning to pile up. In Week 7, Silly Nannies embarrassingly handed Hernandez Hitmen his first win of the season and has now last 3 straight matchups to his opponents. The time must be now for Silly Nannies to right the ship and make the correct moves to rise back up in the league standings and a matchup against Rudy Was Offsides in Week 8 will be the perfect opportunity to do just that. The 139-180 loss against Hernandez Hitmen is hard to swallow, and was due in large part to the very poor performances of Terrance West (1 point) Stefon Diggs (3 points) and Pierre Garcon (4 points) Each player will need to step up in Week 8 if Silly Nannies wants a chance of knocking off the favored Rudy Was Offsides.

#10 - Hernandez Hitmen 1-6 (Last: 10) (This Week: Team Prime)

Finally...Hernandez Hitmen breaks out of his prison cell and lays claim to his first victory of the season against Silly Nannies by a score of 180-139. Randall Cobb (28 points) is proving to disappointed fantasy football owners around the world that he actaully was worthy of the high draft position and he made Hernandez Hitmen a happy owner in Week 7 with a strong performance. Noah will look to build off of his first win as he faces Team Prime in Week 8. While the playoffs are far out of the question, Hernandez Hitmen will look to Delanie Walker (21 points) and Golden Tate (15 points) to help gain back some of the pride that Hernandez Hitmen has lost over the course of the last 7 weeks.