Start Cam Ward or Bryce Young? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bryce Young over Cam Ward

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 16.0; recent weeks avg
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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Cam Ward

QB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.5; fantasy pts
CLE D vs QB: 16.8; 15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 6 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cam Ward for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Cam Ward 124 (12.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bryce Young over Cam Ward in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 16.0 points and Cam Ward at 11.5, a gap of 4.5. Cam Ward'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. No player market is posted for Bryce Young this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (15.7 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Cam Ward at 227.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bryce Young yet. His market-based projections were 15.7 and 16.3 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 0.2 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.5 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Ward is 191 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (5, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 4.5 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Cam Ward and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 227 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Cam Ward has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 199 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 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 Cam Ward for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Cam Ward 124 (12.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Cam Ward 124 (12.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Cam Ward.