Start Denzel Boston or Ryan Flournoy? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Denzel Boston over Ryan Flournoy

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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

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Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 8.2; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs WR: 38.3; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 93 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Ryan Flournoy 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Ryan Flournoy.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Denzel Boston over Ryan Flournoy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 9.7 points and Ryan Flournoy at 8.2, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.2 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 8.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.8 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Denzel Boston at ADP 143 and Ryan Flournoy at 220.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 9.2 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 6.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 1.5 points ahead of Ryan Flournoy on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 38.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and a touchdown a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Ryan Flournoy played 74 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 3 against BAL: 49 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Ryan Flournoy for Denzel Boston?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Ryan Flournoy 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Ryan Flournoy.
Should I drop Denzel Boston for Ryan Flournoy?
No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Ryan Flournoy 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Ryan Flournoy.