Start Kendrick Bourne or Jahan Dotson? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Kendrick Bourne over Jahan Dotson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kendrick Bourne at 8.4 points and Jahan Dotson at 6.8, a gap of 1.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Kendrick Bourne, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendrick Bourne is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

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 (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kendrick Bourne 1.6 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kendrick Bourne and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kendrick Bourne is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kendrick Bourne played 58 percent of ARI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 41 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Kendrick Bourne over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Kendrick Bourne over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jahan Dotson.