Start Aaron Rodgers or Bryce Young? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Rodgers projects lower, 15.3 to 16.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 231 for Rodgers, 212 for Young.

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
NO D vs QB: 18.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 16.0; recent weeks avg
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 183 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.6 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Aaron Rodgers over Bryce Young in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Aaron Rodgers at 15.3 points and Bryce Young at 16.0, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Aaron Rodgers still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 231 against 212, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Bryce Young this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (15.7 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bryce Young yet. His market-based projections were 15.7 and 16.3 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 0.2 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 100 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 (11, 13, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 0.7 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bryce Young and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against TB, with an interception a game.

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

NO allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bryce Young played 97 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 217 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 2 against ATL: 62 of 66 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Through Week 6, Aaron Rodgers played 99 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: 79 of 79 snaps, 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 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 Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 183 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.6 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 183 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.6 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Bryce Young.