Should I drop Bryce Young for Brock Purdy?

Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games) and Brock Purdy 175 (17.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.

Start Brock Purdy or Bryce Young? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brock Purdy over Bryce Young

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 18.4; fantasy pts
ATL D vs QB: 18.7; 12th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 6

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 18.0; fantasy pts
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Brock Purdy for Bryce Young?

Not on these numbers alone. Brock Purdy projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Purdy over Bryce Young in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 18.4 points and Bryce Young at 18.0, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Bryce Young's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Bryce Young at 212.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.4 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Purdy is 242 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 19 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (8, 9, 7 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.0 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 252 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (7, 7 and 9 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 0.3 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brock Purdy and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 269 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ATL, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

Bryce Young and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against TB, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Brock Purdy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brock Purdy played 98 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 190 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 3 against ARI: 54 of 54 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 297 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 35 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 6 against WAS: 62 of 62 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 264 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

Through Week 6, Bryce Young played 97 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 217 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 2 against ATL: 62 of 66 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 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 Brock Purdy for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Brock Purdy projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Brock Purdy?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games) and Brock Purdy 175 (17.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.