Start Ryan Flournoy or Cooper Kupp? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Kupp projects lower, 6.2 to 8.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 186 for Kupp, 220 for Flournoy.

Start

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 6.2; fantasy pts
KC D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Sit

Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 8.2; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs WR: 38.2; 5th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Ryan Flournoy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.2 points and Ryan Flournoy at 8.2, a gap of 2.1. Cooper Kupp still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 186 against 220, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 8.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.8 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 6.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 6.2 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 (6, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Ryan Flournoy 2.1 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 38.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 171 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against PHI.

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, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Ryan Flournoy played 71 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 3 against BAL: 49 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Ryan Flournoy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Cooper Kupp?
No. Keep Ryan Flournoy: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy.