Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Makai Lemon? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon

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; 41 of 100 at WR

Sit

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs DAL · Questionable

Market projects: 6.4; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 72%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 68 (6.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon. Makai Lemon is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2 points and Makai Lemon at 6.4, a gap of 0.8. 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. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.7, 7.2 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Makai Lemon at 140.

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.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 7.2 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Makai Lemon is 0.2 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.8 points ahead of Makai Lemon 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.

Makai Lemon and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Makai Lemon is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Makai Lemon played 72 percent of PHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 3 against CHI: 35 of 50 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 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 Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 68 (6.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon. Makai Lemon is listed questionable.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Makai Lemon?
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), Makai Lemon 68 (6.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon. Makai Lemon is listed questionable.