Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Denzel Boston? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 8:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:13 PM ET: Denzel Boston: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston

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Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 10.6; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR

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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at TEN · Questionable

Market projects: 10.6; fantasy pts
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston, 10.6 to 10.6 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Denzel Boston is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 10.6 points and Denzel Boston at 10.6, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 43 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Denzel Boston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 51 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.0 points ahead of Denzel Boston on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Denzel Boston played 92 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 3 against CAR: 62 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. for Denzel Boston?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston, 10.6 to 10.6 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Denzel Boston is listed questionable.
Should I drop Denzel Boston for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston, 10.6 to 10.6 projected PPR points. Denzel Boston is listed questionable.