Start Puka Nacua or Davante Adams? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Puka Nacua over Davante Adams in Week 7.

Davante Adams is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Puka Nacua. Drafters take Puka Nacua at ADP 3 and Davante Adams at 42.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Davante Adams yet. His market-based projections were 14.1, 14.3 and 14.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 14.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Puka Nacua yet. His market-based projections were 16.5, 21.7 and 22.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 20.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Puka Nacua is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Puka Nacua 5.9 points ahead of Davante Adams on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Davante Adams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LV.

Puka Nacua and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LV.

Injury status

Davante Adams is listed as out with a knee injury.

Puka Nacua is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 43 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Through Week 6, Puka Nacua played 85 percent of LAR snaps, drew 32 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Puka Nacua, Week 1 against SF: 43 of 61 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Puka Nacua, Week 4 against PHI: 76 of 84 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 12 targets and 9 catches for 125 yards, 1 touchdown.

Puka Nacua, Week 5 against BUF: 70 of 82 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 24 targets and 17 catches for 138 yards, 1 touchdown.

Puka Nacua, Week 6 against ARI: 52 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Puka Nacua played 16 games for LAR and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 1049 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Davante Adams.
• Start Carnell Tate over Davante Adams.
• Start Chris Olave over Davante Adams.
• Start Puka Nacua over A.J. Brown.
• Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Puka Nacua over CeeDee Lamb.