Start Jared Goff or Aaron Rodgers? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Jared Goff over Aaron Rodgers

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Jared Goff

QB · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 17.2; fantasy pts
GB D vs QB: 13.6; 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 5

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 15.4; fantasy pts
NO D vs QB: 18.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Jared Goff?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jared Goff projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jared Goff over Aaron Rodgers, 17.2 to 15.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jared Goff over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jared Goff at 17.2 points and Aaron Rodgers at 15.4, a gap of 1.8. Drafters take Jared Goff at ADP 106 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.4 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 236 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 6, 6 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.2 fantasy points for Jared Goff, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jared Goff is 279 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 13, 7, 6 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jared Goff 1.8 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Jared Goff and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 13.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 209 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.5 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Jared Goff is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 5, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 207 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Jared Goff, Week 2 against BUF: 65 of 65 snaps, 26 of 38 passes for 327 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 7 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 3 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 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, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.

He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 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 Jared Goff?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jared Goff projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jared Goff over Aaron Rodgers, 17.2 to 15.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jared Goff for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Jared Goff: he projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jared Goff over Aaron Rodgers, 17.2 to 15.4 projected PPR points.