Start Braelon Allen or RJ Harvey? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Harvey projects lower, 10.0 to 13.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 100 for Harvey, 180 for Allen.

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RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 10.0; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 19.7; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; 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 RJ Harvey for Braelon Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start RJ Harvey over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have RJ Harvey at 10.0 points and Braelon Allen at 13.0, a gap of 3.1. RJ Harvey still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 100 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for RJ Harvey this week yet, so his 10.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.1 and 10.9); 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.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 7 player market is posted for RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 9.1 and 10.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Braelon Allen 3.1 points ahead of RJ Harvey 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 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.

RJ Harvey and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

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

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, RJ Harvey played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 3 against LAR: 24 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 41 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 4 against SF: 29 of 65 snaps, 7 carries for 25 yards, 10 targets and 10 catches for 68 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 5 against LAC: 23 of 62 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 6 against SEA: 24 of 60 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 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 RJ Harvey for Braelon Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Braelon Allen for RJ Harvey?
No. Keep Braelon Allen: he projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Braelon Allen.