Start Jaylen Warren or D'Andre Swift? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Jaylen Warren over D'Andre Swift

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Jaylen Warren

RB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 17.2; fantasy pts
NO D vs RB: 29.7; most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 16.1; 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

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Jaylen Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Warren projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 153 (15.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Warren over D'Andre Swift, 17.2 to 16.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Warren over D'Andre Swift in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Warren at 17.2 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.1, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jaylen Warren at ADP 62 and D'Andre Swift at 41.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.2 fantasy points for Jaylen Warren, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Warren is 63 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (12, 12, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.2 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 62 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (13, 11, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Warren 1.0 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Warren and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 29.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 31 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaylen Warren played 76 percent of PIT snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 3 against CIN: 56 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 127 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaylen Warren, Week 6 against TB: 59 of 79 snaps, 14 carries for 50 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 D'Andre Swift for Jaylen Warren?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Warren projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 153 (15.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Warren over D'Andre Swift, 17.2 to 16.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jaylen Warren for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Jaylen Warren: he projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 153 (15.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Warren over D'Andre Swift, 17.2 to 16.2 projected PPR points.