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Start Daniel Jones or Sam Darnold? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET.

Start Sam Darnold over Daniel Jones

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Sam Darnold

QB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects
15.0
recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB
13.4
3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
86%
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 Sam Darnold for Daniel Jones?

Not on these numbers alone. Sam Darnold projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Sam Darnold over Daniel Jones.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Sam Darnold over Daniel Jones in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Sam Darnold at 15.0 points and Daniel Jones at 13.3, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Sam Darnold this week yet, so his 15.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.5 and 15.5); 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. Drafters take Sam Darnold at ADP 155 and Daniel Jones at 179.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Sam Darnold yet. His market-based projections were 14.5 and 15.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 15.0, 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 Sam Darnold 1.7 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Sam Darnold and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 229 yards and a touchdown a game against KC, with an interception.

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, Sam Darnold has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Sam Darnold is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Sam Darnold played 86 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 166 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Sam Darnold, Week 3 against WAS: 67 of 67 snaps, 31 of 45 passes for 379 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Sam Darnold, Week 4 against LAC: 60 of 60 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 168 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Sam Darnold, Week 5 against SF: 63 of 63 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Sam Darnold, Week 6 against DEN: 85 of 85 snaps, 27 of 49 passes for 278 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 19 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, Sam Darnold played 17 games for SEA and scored 249.4 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing QB13.

He completed 323 of 477 passes for 4048 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, and ran 35 times for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 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 Sam Darnold for Daniel Jones?

    Not on these numbers alone. Sam Darnold projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Sam Darnold over Daniel Jones.

  • Should I drop Daniel Jones for Sam Darnold?

    Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games) and Sam Darnold 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Sam Darnold over Daniel Jones.

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