Start Efton Chism or Isaiah Williams? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Isaiah Williams over Efton Chism III in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Isaiah Williams at 5.9 points and Efton Chism III at 4.8, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Isaiah Williams this week yet, so his 5.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (5.8 and 6.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Efton Chism III this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.2 and 3.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Isaiah Williams yet. His market-based projections were 5.8 and 6.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Efton Chism III yet. His market-based projections were 6.2 and 3.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Isaiah Williams 1.1 points ahead of Efton Chism III on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Isaiah Williams and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 110 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Efton Chism III and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Efton Chism III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Isaiah Williams is not on the injury report.

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Isaiah Williams played 75 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Williams, Week 3 against DET: 59 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

Isaiah Williams, Week 5 against CLE: 43 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 6 against NE: 1 carry for 4 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Isaiah Williams played 15 games for NYJ and scored 58.7 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing WR98.

He caught 26 of 36 targets for 193 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 74 air yards.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Efton Chism III played 8 games for NE and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target and 35 air yards.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Efton Chism III, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 1 target and 1 catch for 35 yards, 4.5 PPR points.

Efton Chism III, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 41 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Isaiah Williams over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaiah Williams.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Isaiah Williams.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Efton Chism III.
• Start Efton Chism III over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Efton Chism III.