Start David Montgomery or Jeremiyah Love? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 2:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jeremiyah Love over David Montgomery

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Jeremiyah Love

RB · ARI · vs DEN · Questionable

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs RB: 23.3; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

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David Montgomery

RB · HOU · vs NYG · Questionable

Market projects: 10.0; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB: 21.6; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 51 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 5
Target share: 4%; Through Week 5

Should I drop David Montgomery for Jeremiyah Love?

Not on these numbers alone. David Montgomery projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games) and Jeremiyah Love 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jeremiyah Love over David Montgomery. David Montgomery is listed questionable. Jeremiyah Love is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jeremiyah Love over David Montgomery in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jeremiyah Love at 13.1 points and David Montgomery at 10.0, a gap of 3.1. No player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.4, 12.6 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for David Montgomery this week yet, so his 10.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.2 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jeremiyah Love at ADP 32 and David Montgomery at 52.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love yet. His market-based projections were 16.4, 12.6 and 10.4 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jeremiyah Love is 0-1 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for David Montgomery yet. His market-based projections were 10.2 and 9.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jeremiyah Love 3.1 points ahead of David Montgomery on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jeremiyah Love and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 23.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 33 more yards.

David Montgomery and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 108 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jeremiyah Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jeremiyah Love is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

David Montgomery is listed as questionable with a groin injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jeremiyah Love played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 2 against SEA: 20 of 50 snaps, 9 carries for 29 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 3 against SF: 56 of 87 snaps, 21 carries for 90 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 4 against NYG: 30 of 66 snaps, 14 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -8 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 12 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, David Montgomery played 46 percent of HOU snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 2 against CIN: 42 of 80 snaps, 6 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 3 against IND: 34 of 54 snaps, 11 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 4 against DAL: 31 of 55 snaps, 10 carries for 24 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 5 against TEN: 9 of 66 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 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 David Montgomery for Jeremiyah Love?
Not on these numbers alone. David Montgomery projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games) and Jeremiyah Love 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jeremiyah Love over David Montgomery. David Montgomery is listed questionable. Jeremiyah Love is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jeremiyah Love for David Montgomery?
Not on these numbers alone. Jeremiyah Love projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games) and David Montgomery 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jeremiyah Love over David Montgomery. Jeremiyah Love is listed questionable. David Montgomery is listed questionable.