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Weeding through those unwieldy waiver wires requires a keen eye and a quick trigger. Thus, Waiver Wire Wonders provides a weekly snapshot of players worthy of consideration who should be available on a good portion of league waiver wires. Enjoy those pickups...

At first glance, this week's options on the waiver wire look a bit like Michael Strahan's teeth: few and far between. Not to worry though, because upon digging a little deeper, we have uncovered a few nice pickups despite the slim pickings. This week's list of waiver wire wonders illustrates a couple of nice noobs on the list, but the better part of our list consist of repeat offenders who solidified themselves as legitimate options given surrounding injuries or changing situations that favor their output for the rest of the regular season.

Domenik Hixon (WR, Giants) -- Clearly, the absence of the Thuggish Ruggish Burress leaves a big void in the Giants passing game, which today looked to benefit Amani Toomer and Domenik Hixon about equally. Although Toomer scored the touchdown, going forward, Hixon looks like the guy with the most upside. He has consistently worked his way into a bigger role in New York and Plaxico's impression of David Silver's friend, should seal the deal. Today, Hixon caught five passes for 71 yards and we can expect bigger games to come.

Mark Clayton (WR, Ravens) -- Don't get your hopes up, this isn't one of those acid flashbacks we've all been patiently awaiting. Despite the fact that it might seem like 1985 given all the talk this season about Dan Marino and now Mark Clayton, this is the new Mark Clayton and today he caught five passes for 164 yards and a long 70-yard touchdown. If that wasn't quite enough, he threw his own 32-yard touchdown pass to really juice the fantasy numbers. Clayton also caught a long touchdown last week, so he might be an interesting add at this point as he is establishing himself as a big-play receiver.

Selvin Young has missed a game because of a groin injury, Michael Pittman has rib and neck injuries and rookie Ryan Torain has only started practicing again after suffering a fracture just above his left elbow during training camp.

Torain figures to play Sunday against Miami and likely will get increasingly more carries as the second half of the season progresses.

Weeding through those unwieldy waiver wires requires a keen eye and a quick trigger. Thus, Waiver Wire Wonders provides a weekly snapshot of players worthy of consideration who should be available on a good portion of league waiver wires. Enjoy those pickups...

Week 7 provides fantasy owners with a diverse buffet of waiver wire options to consider. While many of them look quite good, the majority will ultimately probably just take up valuable space. Still, feel free to sample a few and see if there is anything you like.

Malcom Floyd (WR, San Diego) - Floyd filled in well in the void left by Chris Chambers this week by hauling in four passes for 65 yards and one touchdown. Chambers will likely return in the next week or two however, so Floyd is not worth a roster spot at this point. Still, he at least deserves a mention if only because his older brother Malcolm also played in the NFL for the Oilers (yes, that's Malcom and Malcolm).

Kyle Orton (QB, Chicago Bears) - At this point, Kyle Orton is only available in roughly 30 percent of fantasy leagues, but it is worth checking the wires, because Orton continues to bring the Chicago passing game along into a viable offensive threat. If he is still available, snap him up, because he will make a great backup and matchup play for the second half of the season. On Sunday, he racked up another 283 yards and two touchdown passes.