Start David Montgomery or Kyle Monangai? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

No start call: David Montgomery and Kyle Monangai are both listed out

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

Kyle Monangai

RB · CHI · vs NE · Out

Market projects: 10.1; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 4
Target share: 4%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Kyle Monangai 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), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). Kyle Monangai is listed out. David Montgomery is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

David Montgomery and Kyle Monangai are both listed out for Week 7, so no start call applies to this pair.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyle Monangai yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 12.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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 Kyle Monangai 0.1 points ahead of David Montgomery on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kyle Monangai and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 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, David Montgomery has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Monangai is listed as out with a toe injury.

David Montgomery is listed as out with a groin injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Kyle Monangai played 41 percent of CHI snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 3 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 4 against NYJ: 50 of 93 snaps, 30 carries for 146 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Kyle Monangai 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), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). Kyle Monangai is listed out. David Montgomery is listed out.
Should I drop David Montgomery for Kyle Monangai?
No. Keep David Montgomery: he projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.8 a game over 10 games), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). David Montgomery is listed out. Kyle Monangai is listed out.