Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Ja'Marr Chase in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 20.3 points and Ja'Marr Chase at 18.4, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Jaxon Smith-Njigba this week yet, so his 20.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (20.9 and 19.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase this week yet, so his 18.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (18.4 and 18.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jaxon Smith-Njigba at ADP 5 and Ja'Marr Chase at 4.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jaxon Smith-Njigba yet. His market-based projections were 20.9 and 19.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 20.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase yet. His market-based projections were 18.4 and 18.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1.9 points ahead of Ja'Marr Chase on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaxon Smith-Njigba and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 21.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 109 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Marr Chase has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is not on the injury report.

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 85 percent of SEA snaps, drew 35 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 3 against WAS: 58 of 67 snaps, 14 targets and 10 catches for 128 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 4 against LAC: 53 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 76 yards.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 5 against SF: 53 of 63 snaps, 1 carry for 16 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 102 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 6 against DEN: 78 of 85 snaps, 16 targets and 12 catches for 134 yards.

Through Week 5, Ja'Marr Chase played 75 percent of CIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 2 against HOU: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 3 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 98 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 4 against JAX: 15 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 5 against MIA: 58 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 17 games for SEA and scored 359.9 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing WR2.

He caught 119 of 163 targets for 1793 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 1265 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
• Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Davante Adams.
• Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over DK Metcalf.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Davante Adams.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over DK Metcalf.