Start J.K. Dobbins or George Holani? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 9:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start J.K. Dobbins over George Holani

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 19.7; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 44%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

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George Holani

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 20.0; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop George Holani for J.K. Dobbins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over George Holani.

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Our Week 7 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over George Holani in Week 7.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 8.9 points and George Holani at 7.0, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.0 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.4 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 8.4 and 5.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.9 points ahead of George Holani on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

George Holani and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 38 more yards.

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

Injury status

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, J.K. Dobbins played 44 percent of DEN snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, George Holani played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 19 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 George Holani for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over George Holani.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for George Holani?
No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over George Holani.