Start Daniel Jones or Jameis Winston? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 8:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jameis Winston over Daniel Jones

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Jameis Winston

QB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.5; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB: 17.0; 15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 96%; Through Week 6

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs QB: 9.6; fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jameis Winston for Daniel Jones?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameis Winston over Daniel Jones. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameis Winston over Daniel Jones in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameis Winston at 13.5 points and Daniel Jones at 13.3, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jameis Winston this week yet, so his 13.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.1 and 12.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jameis Winston yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 12.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jameis Winston 0.2 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jameis Winston and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions.

Daniel Jones and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 195 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Jameis Winston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jameis Winston played 96 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 178 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Jameis Winston, Week 5 against WAS: 84 of 89 snaps, 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 28 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 6 against NO: 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Through Week 6, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 239 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Jameis Winston for Daniel Jones?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameis Winston over Daniel Jones. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Jameis Winston?
No. Keep Daniel Jones: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameis Winston over Daniel Jones.