Start Kalif Raymond or Cooper Kupp? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp

Start

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 6.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Kalif Raymond?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kalif Raymond at 7.0 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.3, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kalif Raymond this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 7.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kalif Raymond yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 7.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts Kalif Raymond 0.7 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kalif Raymond and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Kalif Raymond has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kalif Raymond played 62 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

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, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Cooper Kupp for Kalif Raymond?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp.
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Cooper Kupp?
No. Keep Kalif Raymond: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp.