Start Christian Watson or Rome Odunze? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Christian Watson over Rome Odunze

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

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rome Odunze 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), Rome Odunze 82 (8.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Rome Odunze.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Christian Watson over Rome Odunze in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Christian Watson at 11.9 points and Rome Odunze at 9.7, a gap of 2.2. 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. No player market is posted for Rome Odunze this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.8 and 8.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Christian Watson at ADP 58 and Rome Odunze at 54.

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 Rome Odunze yet. His market-based projections were 10.8 and 8.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Christian Watson 2.2 points ahead of Rome Odunze 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.

Rome Odunze and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

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

Injury status

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Rome Odunze 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 6, Rome Odunze played 81 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Rome Odunze 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), Rome Odunze 82 (8.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Rome Odunze.
Should I drop Christian Watson for Rome Odunze?
No. Keep Christian Watson: he projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.3 a game over 10 games), Rome Odunze 82 (8.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Christian Watson over Rome Odunze.