Start A.J. Brown or Jalen Coker? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start A.J. Brown over Jalen Coker

Start

A.J. Brown

WR · NE · at CHI · Questionable

Market projects: 15.4; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 12.0; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 32.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 6
Target share: 24%; Through Week 6

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Jalen Coker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 7 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start A.J. Brown over Jalen Coker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 15.4 points and Jalen Coker at 12.0, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (11.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 17 and Jalen Coker at 126.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.4 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 Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts A.J. Brown 3.4 points ahead of Jalen Coker on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

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

Jalen Coker and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, A.J. Brown played 60 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: 52 of 68 snaps, 10 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 6, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 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, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 A.J. Brown for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 7 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for A.J. Brown?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Jalen Coker. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.