Start Jaylen Wright or CJ Donaldson? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 3:41 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)
Oct 21, 5:13 PM ET: Jaylen Wright: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Jaylen Wright over CJ Donaldson

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Jaylen Wright

RB · MIA · at NYJ · Questionable

Market projects: 4.0; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 13%; Through Week 5
Target share: 0%; Through Week 5

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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; 32 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 28%; Through Week 6
Target share: 3%; Through Week 6

Should I drop CJ Donaldson for Jaylen Wright?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Wright projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Wright over CJ Donaldson, 4.0 to 3.2 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Wright over CJ Donaldson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Wright at 4.0 points and CJ Donaldson at 3.2, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Jaylen Wright is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Jaylen Wright, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Wright is 16 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 12 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 (10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Wright 0.7 points ahead of CJ Donaldson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Wright and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 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, Jaylen Wright has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Wright is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

CJ Donaldson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jaylen Wright played 13 percent of MIA snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Wright, Week 1 against LV: 4 of 56 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 2 against SF: 3 of 59 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 4 against MIN: 12 of 39 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 5 against CIN: 9 of 66 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, Jaylen Wright played 10 games for MIA and scored 48.2 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB70.

He ran 70 times for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 5 of 9 targets for 44 yards.

He was on the field for 14 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 Jaylen Wright?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Wright projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Wright over CJ Donaldson, 4.0 to 3.2 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jaylen Wright for CJ Donaldson?
No. Keep Jaylen Wright: he projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Wright over CJ Donaldson, 4.0 to 3.2 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.