Start Bryce Young or Daniel Jones? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bryce Young over Daniel Jones

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 17.4; fantasy pts
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 57 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 13.4; fantasy pts
MIN D vs QB: 9.6; fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Daniel Jones 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Daniel Jones, 17.5 to 13.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bryce Young over Daniel Jones in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 17.4 points and Daniel Jones at 13.4, a gap of 4.0. Daniel Jones'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. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Daniel Jones at 179.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 254 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 11 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Daniel Jones, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Daniel Jones is 197 passing yards, 0-1 interceptions and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (12, 7 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 4.0 points ahead of Daniel Jones on the market 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.

Daniel Jones and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 195 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones 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, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 239 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 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, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Daniel Jones for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Daniel Jones 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Daniel Jones, 17.5 to 13.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Daniel Jones?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Daniel Jones 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Daniel Jones, 17.5 to 13.4 projected PPR points.