Start Jaylen Warren or Braelon Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 9:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Jaylen Warren over Braelon Allen

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Jaylen Warren

RB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 18.8; recent weeks avg
NO D vs RB: 31.1; most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; 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 Jaylen Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Warren projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Warren over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Warren over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Warren at 18.8 points and Braelon Allen at 13.0, a gap of 5.8. No player market is posted for Jaylen Warren this week yet, so his 18.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (19.9 and 17.8); 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 Jaylen Warren at ADP 62 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jaylen Warren yet. His market-based projections were 19.9 and 17.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.8, 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 Jaylen Warren 5.8 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Warren and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 133 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 27 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, Jaylen Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaylen Warren played 76 percent of PIT snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 3 against CIN: 56 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 127 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaylen Warren, Week 6 against TB: 14 carries for 50 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 28 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, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 Jaylen Warren?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Warren projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Warren over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Jaylen Warren for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Jaylen Warren: he projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Warren over Braelon Allen.