Start Tyler Shough or Aaron Rodgers? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers

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Tyler Shough

QB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 17.2; fantasy pts
PIT D vs QB: 12.9; 4th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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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 Tyler Shough?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers, 17.2 to 15.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tyler Shough at 17.2 points and Aaron Rodgers at 15.4, a gap of 1.8. Drafters take Tyler Shough at ADP 147 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 Tyler Shough, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 233 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 15 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (10, 14, 7, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tyler Shough 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.

Tyler Shough and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 12.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 222 yards and a touchdown a game against PIT, with an interception a game.

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

Injury status

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Tyler Shough 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 6, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 3 against LV: 74 of 74 snaps, 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 36 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 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, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 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 Tyler Shough?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers, 17.2 to 15.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Tyler Shough for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers, 17.2 to 15.4 projected PPR points.