Start Cam Skattebo or Samaje Perine? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cam Skattebo over Samaje Perine

Start

Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 7.2; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 8 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 6.1; fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB: 18.5; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 37%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Samaje Perine for Cam Skattebo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Samaje Perine 50 (4.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Samaje Perine, 7.2 to 6.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Samaje Perine in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 7.2 points and Samaje Perine at 6.1, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Cam Skattebo'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. Market coverage on Cam Skattebo is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Cam Skattebo, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Skattebo is 32 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Samaje Perine, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 21 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 12 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 1.1 points ahead of Samaje Perine on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Samaje Perine and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 14 more yards.

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

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Cam Skattebo played 54 percent of NYG snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cam Skattebo, Week 6 against NO: 6 of 77 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, Samaje Perine played 37 percent of CIN snaps, took 25 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 2 against HOU: 24 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 3 against PIT: 18 of 57 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 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 Samaje Perine for Cam Skattebo?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Samaje Perine 50 (4.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Samaje Perine, 7.2 to 6.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Samaje Perine?
No. Keep Cam Skattebo: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Samaje Perine 50 (4.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Samaje Perine, 7.2 to 6.1 projected PPR points.