Start George Holani or CJ Donaldson? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 6:13 PM ET: CJ Donaldson: Listed Questionable (Shoulder) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start George Holani over CJ Donaldson

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George Holani

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 5.0; fantasy pts
KC D vs RB: 19.0; 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 23 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

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CJ Donaldson

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 3.2; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 28%; Through Week 6
Target share: 3%; Through Week 6

Should I drop CJ Donaldson for George Holani?

Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over CJ Donaldson, 5.0 to 3.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start George Holani over CJ Donaldson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 5.0 points and CJ Donaldson at 3.2, a gap of 1.8. CJ Donaldson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.0 fantasy points for George Holani, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Holani is 14 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 6, 6 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.2 fantasy points for CJ Donaldson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for CJ Donaldson is 11 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 13 market sources).

That puts George Holani 1.8 points ahead of CJ Donaldson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

George Holani and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 64 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 39 more yards.

CJ Donaldson and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, CJ Donaldson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

George Holani is not on the injury report.

CJ Donaldson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, George Holani played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 19 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, CJ Donaldson played 28 percent of NO snaps, took 11 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

CJ Donaldson, Week 3 against LV: 12 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

CJ Donaldson, Week 4 against ATL: 28 of 74 snaps, 3 carries for 18 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

CJ Donaldson, Week 5 against MIN: 19 of 45 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

CJ Donaldson, Week 6 against NYG: 24 of 72 snaps, 6 carries for 39 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 CJ Donaldson for George Holani?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over CJ Donaldson, 5.0 to 3.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop George Holani for CJ Donaldson?
No. Keep George Holani: he projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over CJ Donaldson, 5.0 to 3.2 projected PPR points.

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