Start Bryce Young or Malik Willis? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 1:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bryce Young over Malik Willis

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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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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 14.2; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs QB: 15.1; 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Malik Willis 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), Malik Willis 158 (14.4 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Malik Willis, 17.4 to 14.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bryce Young over Malik Willis in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 17.4 points and Malik Willis at 14.2, a gap of 3.2. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Malik Willis at 197.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.4 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 (12, 14, 7 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.2 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 183 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (11, 11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 3.2 points ahead of Malik Willis 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.

Malik Willis and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 15.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 202 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.2 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.

Malik Willis 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 5, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 160 times and threw an average of 10.4 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 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, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 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 Malik Willis 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), Malik Willis 158 (14.4 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Malik Willis, 17.4 to 14.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Malik Willis?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Malik Willis 158 (14.4 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bryce Young over Malik Willis, 17.4 to 14.2 projected PPR points.