Start Nicholas Singleton or Corey Kiner? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 9:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Corey Kiner over Nicholas Singleton

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Corey Kiner

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 3.3; fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 33 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 6
Target share: 1%; Through Week 6

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Nicholas Singleton

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 1.7; fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB: 16.1; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 4
Target share: 0%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Nicholas Singleton for Corey Kiner?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Corey Kiner projects 24 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (2.4 a game over 10 games), Nicholas Singleton 7 (0.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Corey Kiner over Nicholas Singleton, 3.3 to 1.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Corey Kiner over Nicholas Singleton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Corey Kiner at 3.3 points and Nicholas Singleton at 1.7, a gap of 1.6. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Corey Kiner is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.3 fantasy points for Corey Kiner, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Corey Kiner is 14 rushing yards and 0.1 touchdowns (6 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 1.7 fantasy points for Nicholas Singleton, with 60 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nicholas Singleton is 1 receiving yards and 0.1 touchdowns (3 and 12 market sources).

That puts Corey Kiner 1.6 points ahead of Nicholas Singleton on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Corey Kiner and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

Nicholas Singleton and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Corey Kiner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.

Nicholas Singleton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Corey Kiner played 12 percent of NE snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Corey Kiner, Week 3 against JAX: 8 of 63 snaps, 6 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 4 against BUF: 2 of 76 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 5 against LV: 15 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 6 against NYJ: 12 of 68 snaps, 11 carries for 57 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Nicholas Singleton played 12 percent of TEN snaps, took 13 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Nicholas Singleton, Week 2 against PHI: 6 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 10 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Nicholas Singleton, Week 4 against BAL: 8 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 2 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Corey Kiner played 4 games for ARI and scored 9.3 PPR points, 2.3 a game, finishing RB112.

He ran 12 times for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 7 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 Nicholas Singleton for Corey Kiner?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Corey Kiner projects 24 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (2.4 a game over 10 games), Nicholas Singleton 7 (0.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Corey Kiner over Nicholas Singleton, 3.3 to 1.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Corey Kiner for Nicholas Singleton?
No. Keep Corey Kiner: he projects 24 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (2.4 a game over 10 games), Nicholas Singleton 7 (0.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Corey Kiner over Nicholas Singleton, 3.3 to 1.7 projected PPR points.