Start Marvin Harrison Jr. or Cooper Kupp? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 11:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Marvin Harrison Jr. over Cooper Kupp

Start

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR: 31.1; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at WR

Sit

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

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Marvin Harrison Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Harrison Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 64 (6.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Marvin Harrison Jr. over Cooper Kupp.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Marvin Harrison Jr. over Cooper Kupp in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Marvin Harrison Jr. at 7.0 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Marvin Harrison Jr. this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.6 and 7.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Marvin Harrison Jr. at ADP 65 and Cooper Kupp at 186.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Marvin Harrison Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.6 and 7.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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 (10, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Marvin Harrison Jr. 0.6 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Marvin Harrison Jr. and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Marvin Harrison Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Marvin Harrison Jr. is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp 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.

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 Marvin Harrison Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Harrison Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 64 (6.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Marvin Harrison Jr. over Cooper Kupp.
Should I drop Marvin Harrison Jr. for Cooper Kupp?
No. Keep Marvin Harrison Jr.: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 64 (6.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Marvin Harrison Jr. over Cooper Kupp.