Start Cooper Kupp or Jauan Jennings? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cooper Kupp over Jauan Jennings

Start

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 6.4; fantasy pts
KC D vs WR: 20.8; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jauan Jennings

WR · MIN · vs IND

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 30.8; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jauan Jennings for Cooper Kupp?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 28 (2.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Jauan Jennings.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Jauan Jennings in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.4 points and Jauan Jennings at 5.7, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jauan Jennings this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.4 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Cooper Kupp at ADP 186 and Jauan Jennings at 154.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.4 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 11 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jauan Jennings yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 4.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jauan Jennings is 0.2 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 0.8 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

KC allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

Jauan Jennings and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 30.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Jauan Jennings has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings 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.

Through Week 5, Jauan Jennings played 74 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 1 against GB: 31 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 49 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Jauan Jennings for Cooper Kupp?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 28 (2.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Jauan Jennings.
Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Jauan Jennings?
No. Keep Cooper Kupp: he projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 28 (2.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Jauan Jennings.