Start Aaron Jones Sr. or Jeremiyah Love? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jeremiyah Love

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs IND · Questionable

Market projects: 16.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 23.9; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB

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Jeremiyah Love

RB · ARI · vs DEN · Out

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs RB: 23.3; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jeremiyah Love 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), Jeremiyah Love 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jeremiyah Love in Week 7.

Jeremiyah Love is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Aaron Jones Sr.. Drafters take Aaron Jones Sr. at ADP 110 and Jeremiyah Love at 32.

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.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love yet. His market-based projections were 16.4, 12.6 and 10.4 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 3.3 points ahead of Jeremiyah Love on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

IND allowed 23.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 45 more yards.

Jeremiyah Love and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 23.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 33 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.

Jeremiyah Love is listed as out with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jeremiyah Love played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 2 against SEA: 20 of 50 snaps, 9 carries for 29 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 3 against SF: 56 of 87 snaps, 21 carries for 90 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 4 against NYG: 30 of 66 snaps, 14 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -8 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 12 carries for 22 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.

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 Jeremiyah Love 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), Jeremiyah Love 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Jeremiyah Love?
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), Jeremiyah Love 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Jeremiyah Love. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.