Start Brock Purdy or Jalon Daniels? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brock Purdy over Jalon Daniels

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 18.3; fantasy pts
ATL D vs QB: 18.7; 12th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 6

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Jalon Daniels

QB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 14.9; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs QB: 18.6; 13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 56 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jalon Daniels for Brock Purdy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jalon Daniels 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jalon Daniels.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Purdy over Jalon Daniels in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 18.3 points and Jalon Daniels at 14.9, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for Jalon Daniels this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (15.3 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.3 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 0.2 rushing touchdowns (7, 7, 6 and 7 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalon Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 15.3 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Brock Purdy 3.4 points ahead of Jalon Daniels on these 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.

Jalon Daniels and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 237 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Jalon Daniels 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, Jalon Daniels played 76 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 123 times and threw an average of 6.1 air yards per attempt.

Jalon Daniels, Week 3 against MIN: 4 of 69 snaps, 0 of 3 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 4 against GB: 63 of 64 snaps, 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 55 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 5 against DAL: 72 of 72 snaps, 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 25 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 6 against PIT: 74 of 74 snaps, 22 of 43 passes for 164 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 39 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.

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 Jalon Daniels for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jalon Daniels 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jalon Daniels.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Jalon Daniels?
No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jalon Daniels 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jalon Daniels.