Fantasy Football Week 7: Waiver-Wire Pickups

1. Jay Ajayi, RB — Miami Dolphins (32% Owned)

This shouldn’t come to a shock to owners if they payed any attention to Week 6. Ajayi went bonkers on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday when he finished with 25 carries, 204 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Coming into this game Ajayi was only averaging 3.77 yards per carry. He had an underwhelming preseason and first five weeks of the regular season. Some (me) started to wonder if he actually had a long-lasting future in the NFL. Not only did he prove me wrong as he rushed for the most yards in any game this season but he did in a game where running back Arian Foster was active.

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Foster was signed to a one-year contract because the Dolphins running backs (especially Ajayi) were not performing well during training camp. However, Foster’s nagging groin injury opened the door for Ajayi and he finally took advantage of it. There’s a chance Foster may not regain his starting job for the rest of 2016.

As mentioned before, Foster was signed to a one-year contract. He was a short-term solution. No matter what kind of season he had this year, there was no guarantee he was going to be in Miami in 2017.

If the 23-year-old Ajayi can build off his Week 6 performance, why would they stop featuring him for a injury prone running back who won’t be back with the team next season? They won’t as long as Ajayi can prove this one game wasn’t a fluke.