Start Aaron Rodgers or C.J. Stroud? Week 7

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

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Start C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers

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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · vs NYG

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Market projects: 18.6; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs QB: 19.9; 9th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 15.3; 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 C.J. Stroud?

Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.

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Our Week 7 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 18.6 points and Aaron Rodgers at 15.3, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 18.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (23.2 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take C.J. Stroud at ADP 185 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the market projects

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 232 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (7, 7, 6 and 8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 23.2 and 14.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts C.J. Stroud 3.4 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

C.J. Stroud and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 210 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 1.2 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, C.J. Stroud has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

C.J. Stroud is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 237 times and threw an average of 9.5 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 3 against IND: 54 of 54 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 167 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 4 against DAL: 55 of 55 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 6 against JAX: 63 of 63 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 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 C.J. Stroud?
Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep C.J. Stroud: he projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.