Start Kyle Williams or Jalen Brooks? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 7:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyle Williams over Jalen Brooks

Start

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; 23 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 28%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jalen Brooks

WR · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 4.1; fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR: 29.3; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 21%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kyle Williams for Jalen Brooks?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Brooks projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Williams over Jalen Brooks, 4.3 to 4.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kyle Williams over Jalen Brooks in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kyle Williams at 4.3 points and Jalen Brooks at 4.1, a gap of 0.2. 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 4.3 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 (10, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Jalen Brooks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Brooks is 18 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (11, 8 and 9 market sources).

That puts Kyle Williams 0.2 points ahead of Jalen Brooks on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Jalen Brooks 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.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Jalen Brooks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Jalen Brooks played 21 percent of ARI snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Brooks, Week 3 against SF: 4 of 87 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 4 against NYG: 3 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 5 against DET: 39 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 6 against LAR: 38 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 30 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.

In 2025, Jalen Brooks played 6 games for ARI and scored 6.1 PPR points, 1.0 a game.

He caught 3 of 6 targets for 51 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 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 Jalen Brooks?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Brooks projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Williams over Jalen Brooks, 4.3 to 4.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Jalen Brooks for Kyle Williams?
No. Keep Jalen Brooks: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Kyle Williams 32 (3.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Williams over Jalen Brooks, 4.3 to 4.1 projected PPR points.