Start Jerry Jeudy or Jalen Nailor? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 9:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Jeudy projects lower, 4.9 to 5.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 134 for Jeudy, 174 for Nailor.

Start

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jalen Nailor

WR · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 5.1; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR: 26.9; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 22 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 51%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Jalen Nailor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 10 games), Jerry Jeudy 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.9 points and Jalen Nailor at 5.1, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jerry Jeudy still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 134 against 174, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 5.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (4.3 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 5.9 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 5.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jalen Nailor is 0.1 touchdowns (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jerry Jeudy is 23 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 7 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jalen Nailor 0.1 points ahead of Jerry Jeudy on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Nailor and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 27.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 104 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Nailor played 51 percent of LV snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 2 against LAC: 38 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 6 against BUF: 42 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Through Week 6, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 3 against CAR: 36 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jerry Jeudy for Jalen Nailor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 10 games), Jerry Jeudy 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Jalen Nailor for Jerry Jeudy?
No. Keep Jalen Nailor: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 10 games), Jerry Jeudy 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor.