Start Emeka Egbuka or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr.

Start

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 8.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 73 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Sit

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Emeka Egbuka?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 8.2 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 8.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 8.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 7.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 7.6 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Emeka Egbuka at ADP 36 and Chris Godwin Jr. at 82.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 8.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Emeka Egbuka 1.0 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Emeka Egbuka 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.

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.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr.
Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Emeka Egbuka: he projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr.