Start Denzel Boston or Jaylen Waddle? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston

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Jaylen Waddle

WR · DEN · at ARI · Questionable

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 55 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Jaylen Waddle?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 10 games), Denzel Boston 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston. Jaylen Waddle is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 11.9 points and Denzel Boston at 10.8, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (12.5, 12.4 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jaylen Waddle at ADP 43 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle yet. His market-based projections were 12.5, 12.4 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 0-1 touchdowns (7 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 Jaylen Waddle 1.2 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

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

Jaylen Waddle is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaylen Waddle played 68 percent of DEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 3 against LAR: 49 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 7 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 4 against SF: 45 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Jaylen Waddle?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 10 games), Denzel Boston 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston. Jaylen Waddle is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for Denzel Boston?
No. Keep Jaylen Waddle: he projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 10 games), Denzel Boston 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston. Jaylen Waddle is listed questionable.