Start Christian McCaffrey or Braelon Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen

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Christian McCaffrey

RB · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 22.9; fantasy pts
ATL D vs RB: 22.8; 12th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 95 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 72%; Through Week 6
Target share: 21%; Through Week 6

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.1; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Christian McCaffrey?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 208 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 137 (13.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Christian McCaffrey at 22.9 points and Braelon Allen at 13.3, a gap of 9.6. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (11.1, 14.9 and 13.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Christian McCaffrey at ADP 6 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.1, 14.9 and 13.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 22.9 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Christian McCaffrey is 61 rushing yards, 45 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 1.2 touchdowns (6, 5, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Christian McCaffrey 9.6 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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 4th 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.

Christian McCaffrey and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 22.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ATL and caught passes for 32 more yards.

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

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Braelon Allen played 61 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: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Through Week 6, Christian McCaffrey played 72 percent of SF snaps, took 48 percent of the carries, drew 21 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 3 against ARI: 45 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 75 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 5 against SEA: 49 of 60 snaps, 11 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 6 against WAS: 53 of 62 snaps, 16 carries for 64 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 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 Christian McCaffrey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 208 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 137 (13.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Christian McCaffrey for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Christian McCaffrey: he projects 208 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 137 (13.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen.