Start Lamar Jackson or Bryce Young? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:54 PM ET: Ravens' Lamar Jackson returns to practice but status remains unclear vs. Bengals (ESPN)

Start Lamar Jackson over Bryce Young

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Lamar Jackson

QB · BAL · vs CIN · Questionable

Market projects: 19.2; fantasy pts
CIN D vs QB: 17.3; 16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 4

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 17.3; fantasy pts
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Lamar Jackson for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Lamar Jackson 104 (11.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Lamar Jackson over Bryce Young, 19.2 to 17.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Lamar Jackson is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Lamar Jackson over Bryce Young in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Lamar Jackson at 19.2 points and Bryce Young at 17.3, a gap of 1.8. Lamar Jackson'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 Lamar Jackson at ADP 57 and Bryce Young at 212. Market coverage on Lamar Jackson is 45 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.2 fantasy points for Lamar Jackson, with 45 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Lamar Jackson is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.3 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 0.1 rushing touchdowns (12, 14, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Lamar Jackson 1.8 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Lamar Jackson and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 245 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Lamar Jackson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Lamar Jackson is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Lamar Jackson played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and threw an average of 10.4 air yards per attempt.

Lamar Jackson, Week 1 against IND: 68 of 68 snaps, 17 of 24 passes for 324 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 43 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 2 against NO: 58 of 58 snaps, 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 34 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 3 against DAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 50 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 4 against TEN: 33 of 64 snaps, 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 20 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Lamar Jackson played 13 games for BAL and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He completed 192 of 302 passes for 2549 yards, 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 67 times for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Lamar Jackson for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Lamar Jackson 104 (11.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Lamar Jackson over Bryce Young, 19.2 to 17.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Lamar Jackson is listed questionable.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Lamar Jackson?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Lamar Jackson 104 (11.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Lamar Jackson over Bryce Young, 19.2 to 17.3 projected PPR points. Lamar Jackson is listed questionable.