Start Jalen Royals or Konata Mumpfield? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Jalen Royals over Konata Mumpfield in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jalen Royals at 5.8 points and Konata Mumpfield at 5.6, 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 5.8 fantasy points for Jalen Royals, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Royals is 21 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.6 fantasy points for Konata Mumpfield, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Konata Mumpfield is 21 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 5 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jalen Royals 0.2 points ahead of Konata Mumpfield on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Royals and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Konata Mumpfield and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Konata Mumpfield has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Royals is not on the injury report.

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Royals played 42 percent of KC snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Royals, Week 2 against IND: 12 of 80 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jalen Royals, Week 3 against MIA: 10 of 52 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jalen Royals, Week 4 against LV: 38 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Royals, Week 6 against LAC: 45 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Through Week 6, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 3 against DEN: 63 of 86 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 93 yards, 1 touchdown.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 4 against PHI: 23 of 84 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Royals played 7 games for KC and scored 2.4 PPR points, 0.3 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 9 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 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

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Jalen Royals.
• Start Jalen Royals over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jalen Royals.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Calvin Ridley.