Should I drop Tanner McKee for Jalon Daniels?

Not on these numbers alone. Tanner McKee projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games) and Jalon Daniels 124 (13.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jalon Daniels over Tanner McKee.

Start Tanner McKee or Jalon Daniels? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 11:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jalon Daniels over Tanner McKee

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Jalon Daniels

QB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 14.9; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs QB: 18.6; 13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6

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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 14.3; fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB: 21.4; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jalon Daniels for Tanner McKee?

Not on these numbers alone. Jalon Daniels projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games) and Tanner McKee 124 (13.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jalon Daniels over Tanner McKee.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jalon Daniels over Tanner McKee in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jalon Daniels at 14.9 points and Tanner McKee at 14.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalon Daniels this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (15.3 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalon Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 15.3 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 14.3 fantasy points for Tanner McKee, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 212 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (12, 14, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jalon Daniels 0.6 points ahead of Tanner McKee on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalon Daniels and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 237 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Tanner McKee and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalon Daniels is not on the injury report.

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalon Daniels played 76 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 123 times and threw an average of 6.1 air yards per attempt.

Jalon Daniels, Week 3 against MIN: 4 of 69 snaps, 0 of 3 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 4 against GB: 63 of 64 snaps, 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 55 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 5 against DAL: 72 of 72 snaps, 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 25 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 6 against PIT: 74 of 74 snaps, 22 of 43 passes for 164 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 39 yards.

Through Week 6, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Tanner McKee, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 4 of 70 snaps, 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -2 yards, -0.2 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.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jalon Daniels for Tanner McKee?
Not on these numbers alone. Jalon Daniels projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games) and Tanner McKee 124 (13.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jalon Daniels over Tanner McKee.
Should I drop Tanner McKee for Jalon Daniels?
Not on these numbers alone. Tanner McKee projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games) and Jalon Daniels 124 (13.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jalon Daniels over Tanner McKee.

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