Start Deshaun Watson or Jared Goff? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jared Goff over Deshaun Watson

Start

Jared Goff

QB · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
GB D vs QB: 13.8; 6th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 5

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Deshaun Watson

QB · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 14.8; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs QB: 15.5; 11th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Jared Goff?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jared Goff projects 184 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 11 games), Deshaun Watson 164 (16.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jared Goff over Deshaun Watson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jared Goff over Deshaun Watson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jared Goff at 16.7 points and Deshaun Watson at 14.8, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Jared Goff this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.0 and 16.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Deshaun Watson this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.4 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jared Goff yet. His market-based projections were 17.0 and 16.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Deshaun Watson yet. His market-based projections were 13.4 and 16.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jared Goff 1.9 points ahead of Deshaun Watson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jared Goff and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 13.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 199 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.4 interceptions.

Deshaun Watson and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 15.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 229 yards and a touchdown a game against TEN, with 0.4 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Deshaun Watson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jared Goff is not on the injury report.

Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 207 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Jared Goff, Week 2 against BUF: 65 of 65 snaps, 26 of 38 passes for 327 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 7 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 3 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Through Week 6, Deshaun Watson played 100 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 220 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 3 against CAR: 69 of 70 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 47 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 4 against PIT: 64 of 64 snaps, 24 of 33 passes for 268 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 5 carries for 24 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.

He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 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 Deshaun Watson for Jared Goff?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jared Goff projects 184 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 11 games), Deshaun Watson 164 (16.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jared Goff over Deshaun Watson.
Should I drop Jared Goff for Deshaun Watson?
No. Keep Jared Goff: he projects 184 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 11 games), Deshaun Watson 164 (16.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jared Goff over Deshaun Watson.