Start Efton Chism III or Calvin Ridley? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Efton Chism III over Calvin Ridley in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Efton Chism III at 4.4 points and Calvin Ridley at 4.1, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Calvin Ridley'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.4 fantasy points for Efton Chism III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 18 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (14, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Calvin Ridley, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Calvin Ridley is 0.1 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Efton Chism III 0.3 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Efton Chism III and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

Calvin Ridley and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Calvin Ridley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Calvin Ridley is listed as questionable with a hip injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Calvin Ridley played 53 percent of TEN snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Calvin Ridley, Week 3 against NYG: 20 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 4 against BAL: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 5 against HOU: 35 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 6 against IND: 28 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Efton Chism III played 8 games for NE and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target and 35 air yards.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Efton Chism III, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 1 target and 1 catch for 35 yards, 4.5 PPR points.

Efton Chism III, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 41 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Calvin Ridley played 7 games for TEN and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brycen Tremayne over Efton Chism III.
• Start Efton Chism III over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Efton Chism III.
• Start Calvin Ridley over Bo Melton.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Calvin Ridley.