Start Christian Watson or Jameson Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jameson Williams over Christian Watson

Williams projects lower, 11.5 to 11.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 44 for Williams, 58 for Watson.

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Jameson Williams

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR: 30.3; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 5
Target share: 15%; Through Week 5

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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

Should I drop Jameson Williams for Christian Watson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian Watson projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.3 a game over 10 games), Jameson Williams 124 (11.3 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Christian Watson. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameson Williams over Christian Watson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.5 points and Christian Watson at 11.9, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jameson Williams still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 44 against 58, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (12.2 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Christian Watson this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.7 and 13.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 12.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Christian Watson 0.4 points ahead of Jameson Williams 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.

Jameson Williams and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against GB.

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

Injury status

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

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 5, Jameson Williams played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 2 against BUF: 63 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 Jameson Williams for Christian Watson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian Watson projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.3 a game over 10 games), Jameson Williams 124 (11.3 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Christian Watson. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Christian Watson for Jameson Williams?
No. Keep Christian Watson: he projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.3 a game over 10 games), Jameson Williams 124 (11.3 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Christian Watson.