Start Chase Brown or Jeremiyah Love? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chase Brown over Jeremiyah Love

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Chase Brown

RB · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 14.6; fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB: 18.5; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 5
Target share: 15%; Through Week 5

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Jeremiyah Love

RB · ARI · vs DEN · Questionable

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs RB: 23.3; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jeremiyah Love for Chase Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 11 games), Jeremiyah Love 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chase Brown over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chase Brown over Jeremiyah Love in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 14.6 points and Jeremiyah Love at 13.1, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.4, 12.6 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and Jeremiyah Love at 32.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 51 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 3, 4 and 10 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love yet. His market-based projections were 16.4, 12.6 and 10.4 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jeremiyah Love is 0.4 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts Chase Brown 1.5 points ahead of Jeremiyah Love on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chase Brown 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.

Jeremiyah Love and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 23.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jeremiyah Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Jeremiyah Love is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Chase Brown played 70 percent of CIN snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 2 against HOU: 42 of 60 snaps, 20 carries for 80 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 2 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 3 against PIT: 40 of 57 snaps, 13 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.

Through Week 5, Jeremiyah Love played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 2 against SEA: 20 of 50 snaps, 9 carries for 29 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 3 against SF: 56 of 87 snaps, 21 carries for 90 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 4 against NYG: 30 of 66 snaps, 14 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -8 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 12 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 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 Jeremiyah Love for Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 11 games), Jeremiyah Love 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chase Brown over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed questionable.
Should I drop Chase Brown for Jeremiyah Love?
No. Keep Chase Brown: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 11 games), Jeremiyah Love 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chase Brown over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed questionable.