Start Ashton Jeanty or Kyle Monangai? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:03 PM ET: Bears RB Kyle Monangai (toe, thumb) out Thursday vs. Patriots (ESPN)
Oct 21, 3:43 PM ET: Kyle Monangai: Questionable to Out (Toe, Sprain) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Ashton Jeanty over Kyle Monangai

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
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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Kyle Monangai

RB · CHI · vs NE · Out

Market projects: 10.1; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 4
Target share: 4%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Kyle Monangai for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Kyle Monangai in Week 7.

Kyle Monangai is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Ashton Jeanty. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Kyle Monangai at 115.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 51 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (13, 13, 10 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyle Monangai yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 12.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Ashton Jeanty 5.6 points ahead of Kyle Monangai 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.

Kyle Monangai and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Monangai has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Kyle Monangai is listed as out with a toe injury.

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 4, Kyle Monangai played 41 percent of CHI snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 3 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 4 against NYJ: 50 of 93 snaps, 30 carries for 146 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Kyle Monangai for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Kyle Monangai?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.