Start CeeDee Lamb or Tetairoa McMillan? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Tetairoa McMillan in Week 7.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 19.0 points and Tetairoa McMillan at 15.3, a gap of 3.8. No player market is posted for Tetairoa McMillan this week yet, so his 15.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (16.4 and 14.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Tetairoa McMillan at 31.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.0 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for CeeDee Lamb is 83 receiving yards, 7-8 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (8, 6 and 11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tetairoa McMillan yet. His market-based projections were 16.4 and 14.2 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 15.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 0-1 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 3.8 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 38.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and a touchdown a game against PHI.

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, CeeDee Lamb has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, CeeDee Lamb played 79 percent of DAL snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 3 against BAL: 61 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 112 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -6 yards, 21 targets and 17 catches for 189 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 5 against TB: 34 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 18 targets and 9 catches for 70 yards.

Through Week 6, Tetairoa McMillan played 85 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 2 against ATL: 53 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 101 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 3 against CLE: 73 of 77 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start A.J. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Chris Olave over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Tetairoa McMillan over Christian Watson.