Start Germie Bernard or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 12:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Germie Bernard over Chris Godwin Jr.

Start

Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 12.1; fantasy pts
NO D vs WR: 31.8; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 10.4; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Chris Godwin Jr., 12.1 to 10.4 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Germie Bernard over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 12.1 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 10.4, a gap of 1.7.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 54 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.4 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 42 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 1.7 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Germie Bernard and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NO.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Germie Bernard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Germie Bernard played 57 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 Germie Bernard for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Chris Godwin Jr., 12.1 to 10.4 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Germie Bernard?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Chris Godwin Jr., 12.1 to 10.4 projected PPR points.