Start Pierre Strong Jr. or CJ Donaldson? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 4:01 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 Pierre Strong Jr. over CJ Donaldson

Start

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 4.3; fantasy pts
DET D vs RB: 18.7; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at RB

Sit

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 Pierre Strong Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over CJ Donaldson, 4.3 to 3.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over CJ Donaldson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Pierre Strong Jr. at 4.3 points and CJ Donaldson at 3.2, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 4.3 fantasy points for Pierre Strong Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 9 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 9, 10 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 Pierre Strong Jr. 1.1 points ahead of CJ Donaldson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 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

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

CJ Donaldson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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 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 Pierre Strong Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over CJ Donaldson, 4.3 to 3.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for CJ Donaldson?
No. Keep Pierre Strong Jr.: he projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over CJ Donaldson, 4.3 to 3.2 projected PPR points.