Start C.J. Stroud or Bryce Young? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young

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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 18.0; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs QB: 21.1; 7th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 183 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.6 a game over 11 games), C.J. Stroud 165 (16.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young in Week 7.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 18.0 points and Bryce Young at 16.0, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (23.2, 14.1 and 16.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 C.J. Stroud at ADP 185 and Bryce Young at 212.

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).

No Week 7 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 23.2, 14.1 and 16.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts C.J. Stroud 2.0 points ahead of Bryce Young 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.

C.J. Stroud and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 199 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against NYG, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, C.J. Stroud has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

C.J. Stroud 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, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 237 times and threw an average of 9.5 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 3 against IND: 54 of 54 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 167 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 4 against DAL: 55 of 55 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 6 against JAX: 63 of 63 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 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, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 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 C.J. Stroud for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 183 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.6 a game over 11 games), C.J. Stroud 165 (16.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Bryce Young for C.J. Stroud?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 183 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.6 a game over 11 games), C.J. Stroud 165 (16.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young.