Start D'Andre Swift or Emanuel Wilson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start D'Andre Swift over Emanuel Wilson

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 16.4; fantasy pts
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 12.1; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.0; 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for D'Andre Swift?

Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Emanuel Wilson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Emanuel Wilson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 16.4 points and Emanuel Wilson at 12.1, a gap of 4.3. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.0 and 14.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for D'Andre Swift, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 63 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (13, 13, 13 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0 and 14.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts D'Andre Swift 4.3 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 64 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, D'Andre Swift played 57 percent of CHI snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 3 against PHI: 50 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 84 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, Emanuel Wilson played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Emanuel Wilson for D'Andre Swift?
Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Emanuel Wilson.
Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep D'Andre Swift: he projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Emanuel Wilson.