Start Makai Lemon or Jauan Jennings? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 1:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Makai Lemon over Jauan Jennings

Start

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 6.4; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 72%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jauan Jennings

WR · MIN · vs IND

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 30.8; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 32 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jauan Jennings for Makai Lemon?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 13 (1.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Makai Lemon over Jauan Jennings.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Makai Lemon over Jauan Jennings in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Makai Lemon at 6.4 points and Jauan Jennings at 5.7, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.7, 7.2 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jauan Jennings this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.4 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Makai Lemon at ADP 140 and Jauan Jennings at 154.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 7.2 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Makai Lemon is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jauan Jennings yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 4.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jauan Jennings is 0.2 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Makai Lemon 0.8 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Makai Lemon and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Jauan Jennings and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 30.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Makai Lemon is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Makai Lemon played 72 percent of PHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 3 against CHI: 35 of 50 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Through Week 5, Jauan Jennings played 74 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 1 against GB: 31 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 49 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Jauan Jennings for Makai Lemon?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 13 (1.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Makai Lemon over Jauan Jennings.
Should I drop Makai Lemon for Jauan Jennings?
No. Keep Makai Lemon: he projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 13 (1.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Makai Lemon over Jauan Jennings.