Start Emeka Egbuka or Kalif Raymond? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Emeka Egbuka over Kalif Raymond

Start

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.9; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 28.4; 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Emeka Egbuka?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Kalif Raymond.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Kalif Raymond in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 7.9 points and Kalif Raymond at 7.0, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 7.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kalif Raymond this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 7.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 6.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kalif Raymond yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 7.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Emeka Egbuka 1.0 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Kalif Raymond and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Kalif Raymond has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 85 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: 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Kalif Raymond played 62 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 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, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Kalif Raymond for Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Kalif Raymond.
Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Kalif Raymond?
No. Keep Emeka Egbuka: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Kalif Raymond.