Start Bryce Young or Jameis Winston? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bryce Young over Jameis Winston

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 18.0; fantasy pts
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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Jameis Winston

QB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.8; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB: 18.9; 10th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jameis Winston 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), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Jameis Winston.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bryce Young over Jameis Winston in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 18.0 points and Jameis Winston at 13.8, a gap of 4.2. Bryce Young'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 Jameis Winston this week yet, so his 13.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (14.1, 12.9 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.0 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 252 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (7, 7 and 9 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jameis Winston yet. His market-based projections were 14.1, 12.9 and 14.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Bryce Young 4.2 points ahead of Jameis Winston 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.

Jameis Winston and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 265 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jameis Winston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Jameis Winston 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, Jameis Winston played 88 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 178 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Jameis Winston, Week 5 against WAS: 84 of 89 snaps, 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 28 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 6 against NO: 46 of 77 snaps, 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries 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, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 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 Jameis Winston 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), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Jameis Winston.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Jameis Winston?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Jameis Winston.