Start Marvin Mims Jr. or Ja'Kobi Lane? Week 7
Updated Oct 22, 10:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Marvin Mims Jr.
- Market projects
- 4.9
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 29.5
- 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 6
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 6
- Market projects
- 3.9
- fantasy pts
- ARI D vs WR
- 34.9
- 10th most to WRs (2026)
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Our Week 7 call
Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Marvin Mims Jr. in Week 7.
Market-based projections have Ja'Kobi Lane at 4.9 points and Marvin Mims Jr. at 3.9, a gap of 0.9. 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 4.9 fantasy points for Ja'Kobi Lane, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Ja'Kobi Lane is 22 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 11 market sources).
Player markets imply 3.9 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 15 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).
That puts Ja'Kobi Lane 0.9 points ahead of Marvin Mims Jr. on the market projections.
Week 7 matchups
Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CIN allowed 29.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 9th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.
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
Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.
Marvin Mims Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 7
Through Week 6, Ja'Kobi Lane played 46 percent of BAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 1 against IND: 27 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.
Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.
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.
Week 7 on the board
- Is Marvin Mims Jr. playing Week 7?
- Is Ja'Kobi Lane playing Week 7?
- Broncos depth chart
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- Week 7 WR rankings
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- Week 7 start or sit
- Week 7 waiver wire
- Week 7 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 7
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 7 kicker rankings
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