Should I drop Davante Adams for Christian Watson?

Not on these numbers alone. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games) and Christian Watson 143 (14.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Davante Adams. Davante Adams is listed out.

Start Christian Watson or Davante Adams? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Christian Watson over Davante Adams

Davante Adams is listed out, so Christian Watson starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Christian Watson

WR · GB · at DET

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR: 41.0; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

Sit

Davante Adams

WR · LAR · at LV · Out

Market projects: 14.2; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 32.3; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Christian Watson for Davante Adams?

Not on these numbers alone. Christian Watson projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.3 a game over 10 games) and Davante Adams 148 (14.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Davante Adams. Davante Adams is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Christian Watson over Davante Adams in Week 7.

Davante Adams is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Christian Watson. Drafters take Christian Watson at ADP 58 and Davante Adams at 42.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Christian Watson yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 13.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Davante Adams yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 14.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Davante Adams 2.3 points ahead of Christian Watson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Christian Watson and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 195 yards and a touchdown a game against DET.

Davante Adams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 167 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Christian Watson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Davante Adams is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Christian Watson played 79 percent of GB snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian Watson, Week 3 against ATL: 53 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian Watson, Week 4 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 47 yards.

Christian Watson, Week 5 against CHI: 49 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian Watson, Week 6 against DAL: 8 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Through Week 6, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.

He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 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 Christian Watson for Davante Adams?
Not on these numbers alone. Christian Watson projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.3 a game over 10 games) and Davante Adams 148 (14.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Davante Adams. Davante Adams is listed out.
Should I drop Davante Adams for Christian Watson?
Not on these numbers alone. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games) and Christian Watson 143 (14.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Davante Adams. Davante Adams is listed out.