Should I start Laquon Treadwell or Zachariah Branch in Week 7?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Laquon Treadwell, and the board ranks him 207th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Zachariah Branch, and the board ranks him 208th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Laquon Treadwell is 0.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 13 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Zachariah Branch is 0.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 12 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Laquon Treadwell's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Laquon Treadwell has been on the field for 76 percent of IND snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 49 third down targets, had 0 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 24 targets have averaged 13.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against WAS he caught 5 of 6 targets for 42 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against PIT he caught 2 of 8 targets for 34 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against TEN he caught 2 of 5 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Zachariah Branch has been on the field for 24 percent of ATL snaps, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 47 third down targets, had 0 of its 13 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 1.1 air yards.

In Week 4 against NO he caught 2 of 2 targets for 10 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against BAL he caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against CHI he caught 2 of 2 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Laquon Treadwell played 10 games.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Zachariah Branch is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Laquon Treadwell holds the bigger snap share, 76 percent against 24 percent.

This season Laquon Treadwell holds the bigger target share, 12 percent against 6 percent.

Byes and availability

Laquon Treadwell is off in Week 13 and Zachariah Branch in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.