Start Jameson Williams or Keenan Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 5:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jameson Williams over Keenan Allen

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Jameson Williams

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 33.0; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 76 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 5
Target share: 15%; Through Week 5

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Keenan Allen

WR · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 9.8; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 27.1; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Keenan Allen for Jameson Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Keenan Allen 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Keenan Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameson Williams over Keenan Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.3 points and Keenan Allen at 9.8, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.6, 7.6 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Keenan Allen at 142.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Jameson Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 54 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (11, 9 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 7.6 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 0.2 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jameson Williams 1.6 points ahead of Keenan Allen on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 33.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 141 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against GB.

Keenan Allen and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 27.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

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

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jameson Williams played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 2 against BUF: 63 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, Keenan Allen played 62 percent of IND snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Keenan Allen for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Keenan Allen 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Keenan Allen.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Keenan Allen?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Keenan Allen 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Keenan Allen.