Start Tyjae Spears or George Holani? Week 7

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

Start George Holani over Tyjae Spears

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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

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Tyjae Spears

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 5.2; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB: 17.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 44%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop George Holani for Tyjae Spears?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyjae Spears projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Tyjae Spears. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start George Holani over Tyjae Spears in Week 7.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 7.0 points and Tyjae Spears at 5.2, a gap of 1.8. 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. No player market is posted for Tyjae Spears this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (5.4 and 5.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tyjae Spears yet. His market-based projections were 5.4 and 5.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts George Holani 1.8 points ahead of Tyjae Spears on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Tyjae Spears and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 17.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 19 more yards.

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

Injury status

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Tyjae Spears is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Tyjae Spears played 44 percent of TEN snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyjae Spears, Week 3 against NYG: 28 of 60 snaps, 3 carries for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 4 against BAL: 23 of 64 snaps, 2 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -1 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 5 against HOU: 34 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 0 yards, 9 targets and 9 catches for 28 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 6 against IND: 1 carry for 1 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Tyjae Spears played 13 games for TEN and scored 111.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB44.

He ran 72 times for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 45 of 50 targets for 264 yards.

He was on the field for 46 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 Tyjae Spears?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyjae Spears projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Tyjae Spears. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Tyjae Spears for George Holani?
No. Keep Tyjae Spears: he projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Tyjae Spears.