Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Tanner McKee?

Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 10 games) and Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Aaron Rodgers, 16.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.

Start Tanner McKee or Aaron Rodgers? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 11:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Tanner McKee over Aaron Rodgers

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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 16.4; fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB: 21.4; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
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: 18.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 76 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tanner McKee for Aaron Rodgers?

Not on these numbers alone. Tanner McKee projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Aaron Rodgers, 16.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tanner McKee over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tanner McKee at 16.4 points and Aaron Rodgers at 15.3, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tanner McKee's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Tanner McKee is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for Tanner McKee, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 210 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (8, 9 and 11 market sources).

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 235 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tanner McKee 1.0 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tanner McKee and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.2 interceptions 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, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 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, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Tanner McKee, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 4 of 70 snaps, 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -2 yards, -0.2 PPR points.

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 Tanner McKee for Aaron Rodgers?
Not on these numbers alone. Tanner McKee projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Aaron Rodgers, 16.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Tanner McKee?
Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 10 games) and Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Aaron Rodgers, 16.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.