Start Jahan Dotson or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 1:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jahan Dotson

Start

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; 51 of 100 at WR

Sit

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 6.9; fantasy pts
SF D vs WR: 29.9; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 56 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Jahan Dotson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jahan Dotson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2 points and Jahan Dotson at 6.9, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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.

What the market projects

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 (13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.9 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 30 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 12 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.4 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these 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.

Jahan Dotson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jahan Dotson played 70 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 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.

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Jahan Dotson for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Jahan Dotson.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Jahan Dotson.