Start Germie Bernard or Marvin Mims Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Germie Bernard over Marvin Mims Jr.

Start

Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 13.0; 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

Marvin Mims Jr.

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 3.7; fantasy pts
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)

Should I drop Marvin Mims Jr. 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), Marvin Mims Jr. 37 (3.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Marvin Mims Jr., 13.0 to 3.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Germie Bernard over Marvin Mims Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 13.0 points and Marvin Mims Jr. at 3.7, a gap of 9.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.0 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 55 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Marvin Mims Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Marvin Mims Jr. is 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (9, 9 and 9 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 9.4 points ahead of Marvin Mims Jr. 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.

Marvin Mims Jr. and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Marvin Mims Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Marvin Mims Jr. 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Marvin Mims Jr. played 15 games for DEN and scored 93.0 PPR points, 6.2 a game, finishing WR66.

He caught 37 of 51 targets for 322 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 91 air yards.

He was on the field for 35 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 3.0 PPR points.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 34 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 4.0 PPR points.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against JAX: 21 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 5.9 PPR points.

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 Marvin Mims Jr. 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), Marvin Mims Jr. 37 (3.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Marvin Mims Jr., 13.0 to 3.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Germie Bernard for Marvin Mims Jr.?
No. Keep Germie Bernard: he projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.7 a game over 10 games), Marvin Mims Jr. 37 (3.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Marvin Mims Jr., 13.0 to 3.7 projected PPR points.