Start Emeka Egbuka or Jauan Jennings? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 5:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Emeka Egbuka over Jauan Jennings

Start

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 8.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 73 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jauan Jennings

WR · MIN · vs IND

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 30.8; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 45 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jauan Jennings for Emeka Egbuka?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 13 (1.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Jauan Jennings.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Jauan Jennings in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 8.2 points and Jauan Jennings at 5.7, a gap of 2.6. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 8.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 8.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jauan Jennings this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.4 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Emeka Egbuka at ADP 36 and Jauan Jennings at 154.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 8.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jauan Jennings yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 4.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jauan Jennings is 0.2 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Emeka Egbuka 2.6 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Emeka Egbuka 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.

Jauan Jennings and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 30.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Jauan Jennings has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Jauan Jennings played 74 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 1 against GB: 31 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 49 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Jauan Jennings for Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 13 (1.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Jauan Jennings.
Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Jauan Jennings?
No. Keep Emeka Egbuka: he projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 13 (1.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Jauan Jennings.