Start Elic Ayomanor or Ted Hurst III? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ted Hurst III over Elic Ayomanor

Start

Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 33 of 100 at WR

Sit

Elic Ayomanor

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 3.4; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 13 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Elic Ayomanor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Elic Ayomanor. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ted Hurst III over Elic Ayomanor in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ted Hurst III at 4.0 points and Elic Ayomanor at 3.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (4.3, 4.3 and 3.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.4 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Elic Ayomanor is 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (8, 9 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 4.3 and 3.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ted Hurst III is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Ted Hurst III 0.6 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Elic Ayomanor and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

Ted Hurst III and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Elic Ayomanor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Ted Hurst III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Elic Ayomanor played 60 percent of TEN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 3 against NYG: 48 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 5 against HOU: 33 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 6 against IND: 28 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 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 Ted Hurst III for Elic Ayomanor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Elic Ayomanor. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Ted Hurst III?
No. Keep Elic Ayomanor: he projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Elic Ayomanor.