Start DeMario Douglas or Deebo Samuel Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 10:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start DeMario Douglas over Deebo Samuel Sr.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out, so DeMario Douglas starts despite the lower projection.

Start

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 8.8; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 84 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Sit

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR · SF · at ATL · Out

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 37.0; 6th most to WRs (2026)

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for DeMario Douglas?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.6 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

DeMario Douglas rookie cards

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

Sleeper ESPN Yahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 8am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 7 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 7.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start DeMario Douglas.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Deebo Samuel Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Deebo Samuel Sr. 0.4 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 180 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ATL.

DeMario Douglas and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, DeMario Douglas played 54 percent of NE snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 44 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 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 Deebo Samuel Sr. for DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.6 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.6 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.