Start Jahan Dotson or Adonai Mitchell? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 9:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Jahan Dotson over Adonai Mitchell

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Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 6.8; fantasy pts
SF D vs WR: 29.9; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 6.5; fantasy pts
MIA D vs WR: 23.2; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 2
Target share: 25%; Through Week 2

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Jahan Dotson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahan Dotson projects 48 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Adonai Mitchell, 6.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Adonai Mitchell in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 6.8 points and Adonai Mitchell at 6.5, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 30 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Adonai Mitchell is 27 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jahan Dotson 0.4 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jahan Dotson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 110 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jahan Dotson played 70 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 Adonai Mitchell for Jahan Dotson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahan Dotson projects 48 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Adonai Mitchell, 6.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Jahan Dotson: he projects 48 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Adonai Mitchell, 6.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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