Start Drake London or DK Metcalf? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Drake London over DK Metcalf in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake London at 17.9 points and DK Metcalf at 13.2, a gap of 4.7. No player market is posted for Drake London this week yet, so his 17.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.8 and 18.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for DK Metcalf this week yet, so his 13.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.2 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 13 and DK Metcalf at 66.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Drake London yet. His market-based projections were 17.8 and 18.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 17.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for DK Metcalf yet. His market-based projections were 14.2 and 12.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Drake London 4.7 points ahead of DK Metcalf on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Drake London and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

DK Metcalf and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake London is not on the injury report.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Drake London played 88 percent of ATL snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Drake London, Week 3 against GB: 66 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 9 catches for 194 yards.

Drake London, Week 4 against NO: 51 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 96 yards.

Drake London, Week 5 against BAL: 63 of 64 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards.

Drake London, Week 6 against CHI: 10 targets and 4 catches for 62 yards.

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf played 95 percent of PIT snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DK Metcalf, Week 3 against CIN: 59 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

DK Metcalf, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 115 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 6 against TB: 15 targets and 11 catches for 93 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, DK Metcalf played 15 games for PIT and scored 187.2 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing WR26.

He caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start Drake London over Christian Watson.
• Start Drake London over Davante Adams.
• Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over Davante Adams.