Start Jonathan Taylor or Cam Skattebo? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jonathan Taylor over Cam Skattebo

Start

Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 18.9; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs RB: 14.3; fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Sit

Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.5; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs RB: 16.7; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 194 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.4 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Cam Skattebo.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Cam Skattebo in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 18.9 points and Cam Skattebo at 13.5, a gap of 5.4. No player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 18.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (19.9 and 17.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Skattebo this week yet, so his 13.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Cam Skattebo at 40.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 19.9 and 17.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jonathan Taylor is 0.8 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cam Skattebo yet. His market-based projections were 14.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jonathan Taylor 5.4 points ahead of Cam Skattebo on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 14.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 17 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Cam Skattebo has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jonathan Taylor played 82 percent of IND snaps, took 74 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 49 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 3 against HOU: 60 of 71 snaps, 23 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Cam Skattebo played 65 percent of NYG snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 2 against LAR: 34 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Cam Skattebo for Jonathan Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 194 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.4 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Cam Skattebo.
Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Cam Skattebo?
No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 194 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.4 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Cam Skattebo.