Start Denzel Boston or Mike Evans? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Mike Evans over Denzel Boston in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Mike Evans at 13.0 points and Denzel Boston at 10.6, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Mike Evans this week yet, so his 13.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.8, 11.9 and 17.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Mike Evans at ADP 56 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Mike Evans yet. His market-based projections were 9.8, 11.9 and 17.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mike Evans is 0-1 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Denzel Boston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 51 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Mike Evans 2.4 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Mike Evans 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.

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, Mike Evans has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mike Evans is listed as questionable with a achilles injury.

Denzel Boston is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Mike Evans played 55 percent of SF snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Evans, Week 3 against ARI: 18 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Mike Evans, Week 4 against DEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 76 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 5 against SEA: 38 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 113 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Evans, Week 6 against WAS: 25 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 94 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, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Mike Evans.
• Start Mike Evans over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.
• Start Christian Watson over Denzel Boston.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Denzel Boston.