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Start Jameis Winston or Aaron Rodgers? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 7:56 AM ET.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Jameis Winston over Aaron Rodgers

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Jameis Winston

QB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects
13.5
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB
17.0
15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
96%
Through Week 6
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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects
13.3
recent weeks avg
NO D vs QB
17.1
16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
98%
Through Week 6

Should I drop Jameis Winston for Aaron Rodgers?

Not on these numbers alone. Jameis Winston projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jameis Winston over Aaron Rodgers.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameis Winston over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameis Winston at 13.5 points and Aaron Rodgers at 13.3, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jameis Winston this week yet, so his 13.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.1 and 12.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Aaron Rodgers this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (12.0 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jameis Winston yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 12.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Aaron Rodgers yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 14.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jameis Winston 0.2 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jameis Winston and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 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, Aaron Rodgers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jameis Winston played 96 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 178 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Jameis Winston, Week 5 against WAS: 84 of 89 snaps, 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 28 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 6 against NO: 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 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, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 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 Jameis Winston for Aaron Rodgers?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jameis Winston projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jameis Winston over Aaron Rodgers.

  • Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Jameis Winston?

    Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 10 games) and Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jameis Winston over Aaron Rodgers.

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