Start Cooper Kupp or Efton Chism? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Efton Chism III in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.3 points and Efton Chism III at 4.8, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.3 and 6.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Efton Chism III this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.2 and 3.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.3 and 6.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 6.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Efton Chism III yet. His market-based projections were 6.2 and 3.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.5 points ahead of Efton Chism III on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Cooper Kupp and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 21.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 109 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

Efton Chism III and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Efton Chism III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Cooper Kupp played 69 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Efton Chism III played 8 games for NE and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target and 35 air yards.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Efton Chism III, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 1 target and 1 catch for 35 yards, 4.5 PPR points.

Efton Chism III, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 41 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Cooper Kupp over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Cooper Kupp over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Efton Chism III.
• Start Efton Chism III over Cody White.
• Start Efton Chism III over Darnell Mooney.