Should I drop CJ Donaldson for Sean Tucker?

Not on these numbers alone. CJ Donaldson projects 21 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.3 a game over 9 games) and Sean Tucker 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts CJ Donaldson over Sean Tucker, 3.2 to 2.6 projected PPR points.

Start CJ Donaldson or Sean Tucker? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 11:41 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)

Start CJ Donaldson over Sean Tucker

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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

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Sean Tucker

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 2.6; fantasy pts
CAR D vs RB: 25.7; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 5%; Through Week 5
Target share: 0%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Sean Tucker for CJ Donaldson?

Not on these numbers alone. Sean Tucker projects 19 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.1 a game over 9 games) and CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts CJ Donaldson over Sean Tucker, 3.2 to 2.6 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start CJ Donaldson over Sean Tucker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have CJ Donaldson at 3.2 points and Sean Tucker at 2.6, a gap of 0.6. 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 CJ Donaldson 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 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 (9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.6 fantasy points for Sean Tucker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Sean Tucker is 8 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 13 market sources).

That puts CJ Donaldson 0.6 points ahead of Sean Tucker on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Sean Tucker and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 25.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Sean Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CJ Donaldson is not on the injury report.

Sean Tucker 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.

Through Week 5, Sean Tucker played 5 percent of TB snaps, took 9 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Sean Tucker, Week 3 against MIN: 1 of 69 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Sean Tucker, Week 4 against GB: 3 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sean Tucker, Week 5 against DAL: 7 of 72 snaps, 5 carries for 18 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Sean Tucker played 17 games for TB and scored 91.4 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing RB52.

He ran 86 times for 320 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 11 targets for 34 yards.

He was on the field for 16 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 Sean Tucker for CJ Donaldson?
Not on these numbers alone. Sean Tucker projects 19 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.1 a game over 9 games) and CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts CJ Donaldson over Sean Tucker, 3.2 to 2.6 projected PPR points.
Should I drop CJ Donaldson for Sean Tucker?
Not on these numbers alone. CJ Donaldson projects 21 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.3 a game over 9 games) and Sean Tucker 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts CJ Donaldson over Sean Tucker, 3.2 to 2.6 projected PPR points.