Start Brock Purdy or Aaron Rodgers? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Brock Purdy over Aaron Rodgers

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs QB: 19.1; 13th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 5

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 16.3; fantasy pts
NO D vs QB: 17.1; 16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Brock Purdy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Aaron Rodgers.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Purdy over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 16.9 points and Aaron Rodgers at 16.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Brock Purdy this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.6 and 16.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brock Purdy yet. His market-based projections were 17.6 and 16.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 90 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 233 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (6, 6, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 0.6 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brock Purdy and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 19.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 261 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against ATL, with 0.2 interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 17.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 228 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.2 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Brock Purdy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Brock Purdy played 97 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 156 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 2 against MIA: 44 of 52 snaps, 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 3 against ARI: 54 of 54 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 297 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 35 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Through Week 6, Aaron Rodgers played 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 252 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 3 against CIN: 62 of 62 snaps, 19 of 33 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 12 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 4 against CLE: 72 of 72 snaps, 22 of 40 passes for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 5 against IND: 58 of 60 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 6 against TB: 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Aaron Rodgers played 16 games for PIT and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.

He completed 327 of 498 passes for 3322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 95 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 Aaron Rodgers for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Aaron Rodgers.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Aaron Rodgers.