Start Jalen Brooks or Calvin Ridley? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:13 PM ET: Calvin Ridley: Listed Questionable (Hip) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Jalen Brooks over Calvin Ridley

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Jalen Brooks

WR · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 4.1; fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR: 29.3; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 21%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

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Calvin Ridley

WR · TEN · vs CLE · Questionable

Market projects: 3.8; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 5 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 53%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Calvin Ridley for Jalen Brooks?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Brooks projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Calvin Ridley 25 (2.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jalen Brooks over Calvin Ridley, 4.1 to 3.8 projected PPR points. Calvin Ridley is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jalen Brooks over Calvin Ridley in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jalen Brooks at 4.1 points and Calvin Ridley at 3.8, a gap of 0.2. 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 4.1 fantasy points for Jalen Brooks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Brooks is 18 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (11, 8 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 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 Jalen Brooks 0.2 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Brooks and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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

Jalen Brooks is not on the injury report.

Calvin Ridley is listed as questionable with a hip injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Brooks played 21 percent of ARI snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Brooks, Week 3 against SF: 4 of 87 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 4 against NYG: 3 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 5 against DET: 39 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 6 against LAR: 38 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards.

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, Jalen Brooks played 6 games for ARI and scored 6.1 PPR points, 1.0 a game.

He caught 3 of 6 targets for 51 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

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 Calvin Ridley for Jalen Brooks?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Brooks projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Calvin Ridley 25 (2.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jalen Brooks over Calvin Ridley, 4.1 to 3.8 projected PPR points. Calvin Ridley is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jalen Brooks for Calvin Ridley?
No. Keep Jalen Brooks: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Calvin Ridley 25 (2.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jalen Brooks over Calvin Ridley, 4.1 to 3.8 projected PPR points. Calvin Ridley is listed questionable.