Start Ashton Jeanty or Bucky Irving? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 15.5; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 19.6; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.6; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 25.7; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Bucky Irving at 11.6, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.8, 14.4 and 16.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (11.5, 11.2 and 11.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 15.8, 14.5 and 16.1 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.7 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 11.2 and 11.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 0.6 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 3.9 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 93 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 40 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 25.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 3 against NO: 59 of 70 snaps, 19 carries for 56 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 65 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Bucky Irving?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.