Start Bijan Robinson or Braelon Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 4:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Braelon Allen

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 26.1; recent weeks avg
SF D vs RB: 23.6; 10th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 13.0; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.1; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 26.1 points and Braelon Allen at 13.0, a gap of 13.1. No player market is posted for Bijan Robinson this week yet, so his 26.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (30.8 and 21.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.1 and 14.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bijan Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 30.8 and 21.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 26.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.1 and 14.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Bijan Robinson 13.1 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 23.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 87 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 45 more yards.

Braelon Allen and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 101 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bijan Robinson played 68 percent of ATL snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 51 of 71 snaps, 29 carries for 194 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Through Week 6, Braelon Allen played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 Braelon Allen for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Braelon Allen.