Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Cooper Kupp?

Not on these numbers alone. Kayshon Boutte projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games) and Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.

Start Cooper Kupp or Kayshon Boutte? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 8:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte

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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

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Kayshon Boutte

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 5.2; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR: 30.9; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Kayshon Boutte?

Not on these numbers alone. Cooper Kupp projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games) and Kayshon Boutte 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.3 points and Kayshon Boutte at 5.2, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Kayshon Boutte this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.3 and 6.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Cooper Kupp at ADP 186 and Kayshon Boutte at 189.

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 Kayshon Boutte yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 6.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.1 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte 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.

Kayshon Boutte and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 30.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and a touchdown a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Kayshon Boutte has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Kayshon Boutte 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 6, Kayshon Boutte played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 5 against TEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 6 against JAX: 26 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 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, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Kayshon Boutte?
Not on these numbers alone. Cooper Kupp projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games) and Kayshon Boutte 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.
Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Cooper Kupp?
Not on these numbers alone. Kayshon Boutte projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games) and Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.