Start A.J. Brown or CeeDee Lamb? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over A.J. Brown in Week 7.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 16.8 points and A.J. Brown at 14.1, a gap of 2.7. No player market is posted for CeeDee Lamb this week yet, so his 16.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.1 and 16.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and A.J. Brown at 17.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for A.J. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 70 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for CeeDee Lamb yet. His market-based projections were 17.1 and 16.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for CeeDee Lamb is 0.6 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 2.7 points ahead of A.J. Brown on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

A.J. Brown and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 38.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 171 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, CeeDee Lamb has the softer matchup.

Injury status

A.J. Brown is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, A.J. Brown played 44 percent of NE snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

A.J. Brown, Week 6 against NYJ: 10 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 6, CeeDee Lamb played 77 percent of DAL snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 3 against BAL: 61 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 112 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -6 yards, 21 targets and 17 catches for 189 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 5 against TB: 34 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 6 against GB: 18 targets and 9 catches for 70 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Carnell Tate.
• Start Chris Olave over A.J. Brown.
• Start A.J. Brown over Christian Watson.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.