Start Germie Bernard or Kyle Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Germie Bernard over Kyle Williams

Start

Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 12.9; fantasy pts
NO D vs WR: 31.8; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kyle Williams

WR · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 4.3; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 22 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 28%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kyle Williams for Germie Bernard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Germie Bernard projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.7 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Kyle Williams, 12.9 to 4.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Germie Bernard over Kyle Williams in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 12.9 points and Kyle Williams at 4.3, a gap of 8.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 54 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.3 fantasy points for Kyle Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyle Williams is 20 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (11, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 8.6 points ahead of Kyle Williams on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Germie Bernard and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NO.

Kyle Williams and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Germie Bernard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Germie Bernard played 57 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Kyle Williams played 28 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 3 against JAX: 22 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 34 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 5 against LV: 27 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Kyle Williams for Germie Bernard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Germie Bernard projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.7 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Kyle Williams, 12.9 to 4.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Germie Bernard for Kyle Williams?
No. Keep Germie Bernard: he projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.7 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Kyle Williams, 12.9 to 4.3 projected PPR points.