Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Kendrick Bourne? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kendrick Bourne over Chris Godwin Jr.

Start

Kendrick Bourne

WR · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 7.5; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs WR: 29.3; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; 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; 41 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Kendrick Bourne for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Kendrick Bourne 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendrick Bourne over Chris Godwin Jr. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kendrick Bourne over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kendrick Bourne at 7.5 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kendrick Bourne this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (5.3, 9.7 and 7.5); 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.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kendrick Bourne yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 9.7 and 7.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts Kendrick Bourne 0.3 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kendrick Bourne and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kendrick Bourne is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kendrick Bourne played 58 percent of ARI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 41 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 Kendrick Bourne for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Kendrick Bourne 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendrick Bourne over Chris Godwin Jr. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Kendrick Bourne?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Kendrick Bourne 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendrick Bourne over Chris Godwin Jr.