Start Emanuel Wilson or Bucky Irving? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Emanuel Wilson over Bucky Irving

Start

Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 12.1; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 20.0; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Sit

Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Emanuel Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Bucky Irving in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 12.1 points and Bucky Irving at 11.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.0 and 14.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 11.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.5 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0 and 14.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Emanuel Wilson 0.7 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 38 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Emanuel Wilson played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving for Emanuel Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Bucky Irving.
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Bucky Irving?
No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Bucky Irving.