Start Brock Purdy or Tanner McKee? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 7:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brock Purdy over Tanner McKee

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 18.2; 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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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 16.4; fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB: 21.4; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tanner McKee 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), Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Tanner McKee, 18.2 to 16.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Purdy over Tanner McKee in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 18.2 points and Tanner McKee at 16.4, a gap of 1.8. Tanner McKee'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.2 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Purdy is 241 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 19 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (5, 6, 5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for Tanner McKee, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 210 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (8, 9 and 11 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 1.8 points ahead of Tanner McKee 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.

Tanner McKee and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Tanner McKee 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, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 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, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Tanner McKee, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 4 of 70 snaps, 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -2 yards, -0.2 PPR points.

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 Tanner McKee 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), Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Tanner McKee, 18.2 to 16.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Tanner McKee?
No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Tanner McKee, 18.2 to 16.4 projected PPR points.