Start Jerry Jeudy or Calvin Ridley? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 5:56 AM 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 Jerry Jeudy over Calvin Ridley

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Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 4.6; fantasy pts
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Calvin Ridley

WR · TEN · vs CLE · Questionable

Market projects: 2.0; 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 Jerry Jeudy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Calvin Ridley 23 (2.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Calvin Ridley, 4.6 to 2.0 projected PPR points. Calvin Ridley is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Calvin Ridley in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.6 points and Calvin Ridley at 2.0, a gap of 2.6. Drafters take Jerry Jeudy at ADP 134 and Calvin Ridley at 168.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 2.0 fantasy points for Calvin Ridley, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Calvin Ridley is 9 receiving yards, 0-1 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (7, 7 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.6 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jerry Jeudy is 21 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jerry Jeudy 2.6 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Calvin Ridley is listed as questionable with a hip injury.

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

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.

Through Week 6, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 3 against CAR: 36 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jerry Jeudy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Calvin Ridley 23 (2.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Calvin Ridley, 4.6 to 2.0 projected PPR points. Calvin Ridley is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Calvin Ridley?
No. Keep Jerry Jeudy: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Calvin Ridley 23 (2.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Calvin Ridley, 4.6 to 2.0 projected PPR points. Calvin Ridley is listed questionable.