Start Ashton Jeanty or Emanuel Wilson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Emanuel Wilson

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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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Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 12.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.0; 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Emanuel Wilson 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), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Emanuel Wilson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Emanuel Wilson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Emanuel Wilson at 12.3, a gap of 3.2. 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 Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.0, 14.2 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 14.2 and 12.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 12.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emanuel Wilson is 0-1 touchdowns (4 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 3.2 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson 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.

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 64 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Emanuel Wilson 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, Emanuel Wilson played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Emanuel Wilson 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), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Emanuel Wilson.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Emanuel Wilson.