Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Marvin Harrison Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. DeMario Douglas projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.4 a game over 10 games) and Marvin Harrison Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Marvin Harrison Jr.

Start DeMario Douglas or Marvin Harrison Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start DeMario Douglas over Marvin Harrison Jr.

Start

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 8.4; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Sit

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR: 31.1; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Marvin Harrison Jr. for DeMario Douglas?

Not on these numbers alone. Marvin Harrison Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games) and DeMario Douglas 74 (7.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Marvin Harrison Jr.

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Our Week 7 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Marvin Harrison Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 8.4 points and Marvin Harrison Jr. at 7.0, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Marvin Harrison Jr. this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.6 and 7.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (9, 11 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Marvin Harrison Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.6 and 7.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts DeMario Douglas 1.3 points ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Marvin Harrison Jr. and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Marvin Harrison Jr. 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, 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 Marvin Harrison Jr. for DeMario Douglas?
Not on these numbers alone. Marvin Harrison Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.3 a game over 10 games) and DeMario Douglas 74 (7.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Marvin Harrison Jr.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Marvin Harrison Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. DeMario Douglas projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.4 a game over 10 games) and Marvin Harrison Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Marvin Harrison Jr.