Start Kendre Miller or David Montgomery? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Kendre Miller over David Montgomery

David Montgomery is listed out, so Kendre Miller starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Kendre Miller

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 8.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Sit

David Montgomery

RB · HOU · vs NYG · Out

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

Should I drop Kendre Miller for David Montgomery?

Yes, on the rest of the season. David Montgomery projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.8 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over David Montgomery. So make the move after his Week 7 game. David Montgomery is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kendre Miller over David Montgomery in Week 7.

David Montgomery is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Kendre Miller.

What the market projects

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.

Player markets imply 8.1 fantasy points for Kendre Miller, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendre Miller is 45 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (11 and 12 market sources).

That puts David Montgomery 1.9 points ahead of Kendre Miller on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Kendre Miller and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, David Montgomery has the softer matchup.

Injury status

David Montgomery is listed as out with a groin injury.

Kendre Miller is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Kendre Miller played 30 percent of NO snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendre Miller, Week 3 against LV: 14 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 4 against ATL: 19 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 5 against MIN: 14 of 45 snaps, 10 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kendre Miller, Week 6 against NYG: 32 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 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.

In 2025, Kendre Miller played 7 games for NO and scored 33.3 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB79.

He ran 47 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 5 of 5 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 Kendre Miller for David Montgomery?
Yes, on the rest of the season. David Montgomery projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.8 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over David Montgomery. So make the move after his Week 7 game. David Montgomery is listed out.
Should I drop David Montgomery for Kendre Miller?
No. Keep David Montgomery: he projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.8 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over David Montgomery. David Montgomery is listed out.