Start TreVeyon Henderson or CJ Donaldson? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 3:26 AM ET. Locked 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 TreVeyon Henderson over CJ Donaldson

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TreVeyon Henderson

RB · NE · at CHI · final

Market projected: 4.8; pre-game
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 33%; Through Week 6
Target share: 3%; Through Week 6
Scored: 4.3; PPR pts

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CJ Donaldson

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 3.1; 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 TreVeyon Henderson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. TreVeyon Henderson projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.8 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games).

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Our Week 7 call

Start TreVeyon Henderson over CJ Donaldson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have TreVeyon Henderson at 4.8 points and CJ Donaldson at 3.1, a gap of 1.7. 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 4.8 fantasy points for TreVeyon Henderson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for TreVeyon Henderson is 25 rushing yards, 4 receiving yards, 0-1 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 9, 9 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.1 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 (6 and 13 market sources).

That puts TreVeyon Henderson 1.7 points ahead of CJ Donaldson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

TreVeyon Henderson and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 23 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

TreVeyon Henderson is not on the injury report.

CJ Donaldson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, TreVeyon Henderson played 33 percent of NE snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 3 against JAX: 23 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 4 against BUF: 28 of 76 snaps, 14 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 5 against LV: 12 of 75 snaps, 4 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 6 against NYJ: 16 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 31 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 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, TreVeyon Henderson played 17 games for NE and scored 206.2 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing RB21.

He ran 180 times for 911 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 42 targets for 221 yards.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop CJ Donaldson for TreVeyon Henderson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. TreVeyon Henderson projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.8 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games).
Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson for CJ Donaldson?
No. Keep TreVeyon Henderson: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.8 a game over 9 games), CJ Donaldson 21 (2.3 a game over 9 games).

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