Start George Pickens or Garrett Wilson? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Garrett Wilson over George Pickens in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Garrett Wilson at 16.2 points and George Pickens at 13.6, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Garrett Wilson this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.7, 16.0 and 15.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Garrett Wilson at ADP 27 and George Pickens at 19.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Garrett Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 16.7, 16.0 and 15.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Pickens is 63 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (8, 6 and 11 market sources).

That puts Garrett Wilson 2.5 points ahead of George Pickens on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Garrett Wilson 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 3rd fewest in the league.

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

George Pickens and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 38.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and a touchdown a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Garrett Wilson is not on the injury report.

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Garrett Wilson played 90 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Garrett Wilson, Week 3 against DET: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 107 yards, 1 touchdown.

Garrett Wilson, Week 4 against CHI: 32 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 5 against CLE: 65 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Garrett Wilson, Week 6 against NE: 61 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Through Week 6, George Pickens played 85 percent of DAL snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 3 against BAL: 63 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

George Pickens, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 75 yards.

George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Pickens, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Garrett Wilson played 7 games for NYJ and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.

He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 291 air yards.

He was on the field for 89 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Garrett Wilson.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Garrett Wilson.
• Start Garrett Wilson over Carnell Tate.
• Start A.J. Brown over George Pickens.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over George Pickens.
• Start George Pickens over Carnell Tate.