Start Carnell Tate or Jameson Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jameson Williams over Carnell Tate

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Jameson Williams

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR: 30.3; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 5
Target share: 15%; Through Week 5

Sit

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 36.0; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Jameson Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Carnell Tate.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameson Williams over Carnell Tate in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.5 points and Carnell Tate at 11.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (12.2 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.8 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Carnell Tate at 81.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 12.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jameson Williams 0.4 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against GB.

Carnell Tate and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 36.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 165 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jameson Williams played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 2 against BUF: 63 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 Carnell Tate for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Carnell Tate.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Carnell Tate?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Carnell Tate.