Start Emanuel Wilson or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson

Start

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs IND · Questionable

Market projects: 16.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 26.8; 5th most to RBs (2026)

Sit

Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 12.1; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 20.0; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Aaron Jones Sr. at 16.4 points and Emanuel Wilson at 12.1, a gap of 4.3. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 16.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.6 and 16.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.0 and 14.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 16.7 and 16.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0 and 14.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 4.3 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and a touchdown a game against IND and caught passes for 53 more yards.

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 38 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable with a leg injury.

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Emanuel Wilson played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.