Start Jahan Dotson or Kalif Raymond? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 4:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jahan Dotson over Kalif Raymond

Start

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 6.8; fantasy pts
SF D vs WR: 29.9; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 56 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 6.5; fantasy pts
NE D vs WR: 31.7; 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Kalif Raymond?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Kalif Raymond, 6.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Kalif Raymond in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 6.8 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.5, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 30 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jahan Dotson 0.4 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jahan Dotson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

Kalif Raymond and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Kalif Raymond has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jahan Dotson played 70 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Kalif Raymond played 60 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Jahan Dotson for Kalif Raymond?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Kalif Raymond, 6.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Kalif Raymond: he projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Kalif Raymond, 6.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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