Start Daniel Bellinger or Theo Johnson? Week 7
Updated Oct 20, 10:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Daniel Bellinger over Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson is listed out, so Daniel Bellinger starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 1.5
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs TE
- 14.8
- 13th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 43%
- Through Week 6
- Target share
- 5%
- Through Week 6
- Market projects
- 3.0
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs TE
- 10.6
- 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 36%
- Through Week 5
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 5
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Our Week 7 call
Start Daniel Bellinger over Theo Johnson in Week 7.
Theo Johnson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Daniel Bellinger.
What the market projects
No Week 7 player market is posted for Daniel Bellinger yet. His market-based projections were 1.4 and 1.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 1.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.
The market-based projection for Daniel Bellinger is 0.1 touchdowns (3 market sources).
No Week 7 player market is posted for Theo Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 2.0, 2.0 and 4.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 3.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.
That puts Theo Johnson 1.4 points ahead of Daniel Bellinger on these projections.
Week 7 matchups
Daniel Bellinger and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CLE.
Theo Johnson and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
HOU allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 47 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against HOU.
By points allowed to the position, Daniel Bellinger has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Daniel Bellinger is not on the injury report.
Theo Johnson is listed as out with a neck injury.
Usage before Week 7
Through Week 6, Daniel Bellinger played 43 percent of TEN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.
Daniel Bellinger, Week 3 against NYG: 24 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.
Daniel Bellinger, Week 4 against BAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
Daniel Bellinger, Week 5 against HOU: 28 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.
Daniel Bellinger, Week 6 against IND: 22 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 5, Theo Johnson played 36 percent of NYG snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.
Theo Johnson, Week 2 against LAR: 16 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Theo Johnson, Week 3 against TEN: 11 of 64 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Theo Johnson, Week 4 against ARI: 22 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Theo Johnson, Week 5 against WAS: 43 of 89 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Daniel Bellinger played 16 games for NYG and scored 59.6 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing TE46.
He caught 19 of 26 targets for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 154 air yards.
He was on the field for 48 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Theo Johnson played 15 games for NYG and scored 127.8 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing TE18.
He caught 45 of 74 targets for 528 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 341 air yards.
He was on the field for 87 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.
Week 7 on the board
- Is Daniel Bellinger playing Week 7?
- Is Theo Johnson playing Week 7?
- Titans depth chart
- Giants depth chart
- Week 7 TE rankings
- Week 7 fantasy rankings
- Week 7 start or sit
- Week 7 waiver wire
- Week 7 trade value chart
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 7
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 7 kicker rankings
- Week 7 defense rankings