Start A.J. Brown or Davante Adams? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start A.J. Brown over Davante Adams in Week 7.

Davante Adams is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start A.J. Brown. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 17 and Davante Adams at 42.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.5 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, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Davante Adams yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 14.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts A.J. Brown 1.3 points ahead of Davante Adams 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.

Davante Adams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 167 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Davante Adams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Davante Adams is listed as out with a knee injury.

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, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 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, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over A.J. Brown.
• Start A.J. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Carnell Tate over Davante Adams.
• Start Chris Olave over Davante Adams.
• Start Christian Watson over Davante Adams.