Start Aaron Rodgers or Malik Willis? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Aaron Rodgers over Malik Willis

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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

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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 14.2; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs QB: 15.1; 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Malik Willis?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Malik Willis, 15.4 to 14.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Aaron Rodgers over Malik Willis in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Aaron Rodgers at 15.4 points and Malik Willis at 14.2, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Aaron Rodgers at ADP 231 and Malik Willis at 197.

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 14.2 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 182 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (9, 11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Aaron Rodgers 1.2 points ahead of Malik Willis 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.

Malik Willis and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 15.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 202 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.2 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.

Malik Willis 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, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 160 times and threw an average of 10.4 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 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, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 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 Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Malik Willis, 15.4 to 14.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Malik Willis: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Malik Willis, 15.4 to 14.2 projected PPR points.