Start Brock Purdy or Dak Prescott? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Dak Prescott over Brock Purdy

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Dak Prescott

QB · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 18.2; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs QB: 19.3; 12th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at ATL

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Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs QB: 19.1; 13th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Brock Purdy for Dak Prescott?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Dak Prescott projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 10 games), Brock Purdy 171 (17.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Dak Prescott over Brock Purdy.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Dak Prescott over Brock Purdy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Dak Prescott at 18.2 points and Brock Purdy at 16.9, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Dak Prescott this week yet, so his 18.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (18.1 and 18.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Brock Purdy this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.6 and 16.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Dak Prescott at ADP 64 and Brock Purdy at 86.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dak Prescott yet. His market-based projections were 18.1 and 18.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brock Purdy yet. His market-based projections were 17.6 and 16.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Dak Prescott 1.3 points ahead of Brock Purdy on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Dak Prescott and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 19.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 248 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against PHI, with 0.6 interceptions.

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

ATL allowed 19.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 261 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against ATL, with 0.2 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 265 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.

Dak Prescott, Week 3 against BAL: 74 of 74 snaps, 25 of 40 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 19 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 4 against HOU: 78 of 78 snaps, 32 of 45 passes for 335 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 5 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 24 of 42 passes for 316 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Through Week 5, Brock Purdy played 97 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 156 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 2 against MIA: 44 of 52 snaps, 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.

He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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

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.

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 Dak Prescott?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dak Prescott projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 10 games), Brock Purdy 171 (17.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Dak Prescott over Brock Purdy.
Should I drop Dak Prescott for Brock Purdy?
No. Keep Dak Prescott: he projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 10 games), Brock Purdy 171 (17.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Dak Prescott over Brock Purdy.