Start Jaylen Waddle or Jordan Addison? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jaylen Waddle over Jordan Addison

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Jaylen Waddle

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 13.3; fantasy pts
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

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Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · vs IND · Questionable

Market projects: 9.5; fantasy pts
IND D vs WR: 30.8; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 4
Target share: 22%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Jaylen Waddle?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 101 (9.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Jordan Addison, 13.3 to 9.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Jordan Addison in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 13.3 points and Jordan Addison at 9.5, a gap of 3.7. Drafters take Jaylen Waddle at ADP 43 and Jordan Addison at 102.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 55 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 10 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Jordan Addison, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Addison is 44 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 9 and 9 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Waddle 3.7 points ahead of Jordan Addison on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Jordan Addison 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, Jaylen Waddle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

Jordan Addison is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaylen Waddle played 68 percent of DEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 3 against LAR: 49 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 7 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 4 against SF: 45 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 1 against GB: 54 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

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

In 2025, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jordan Addison for Jaylen Waddle?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 101 (9.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Jordan Addison, 13.3 to 9.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for Jordan Addison?
No. Keep Jaylen Waddle: he projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 101 (9.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Jordan Addison, 13.3 to 9.5 projected PPR points.