Start Denzel Boston or Jalen Coker? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Boston projects lower, 10.8 to 12.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 143 for Boston, 126 for Coker.

Start

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 10.8; fantasy pts
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 61 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 12.0; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 32.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 6
Target share: 24%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Jalen Coker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Denzel Boston 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Denzel Boston over Jalen Coker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 10.8 points and Jalen Coker at 12.0, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Denzel Boston still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 143 against 126, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (11.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.8 fantasy points for Denzel Boston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (5, 5 and 10 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 1.3 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Coker and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Through Week 6, Denzel Boston played 92 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 3 against CAR: 62 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Denzel Boston for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Denzel Boston 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for Denzel Boston?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Denzel Boston 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Jalen Coker.