Start Jaylen Wright or Nicholas Singleton? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 5:13 PM ET: Jaylen Wright: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Jaylen Wright over Nicholas Singleton

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Jaylen Wright

RB · MIA · at NYJ · Questionable

Market projects: 4.1; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 13%; Through Week 5
Target share: 0%; Through Week 5

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Nicholas Singleton

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 1.7; fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB: 16.1; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 4
Target share: 0%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Nicholas Singleton for Jaylen Wright?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Wright projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 11 games), Nicholas Singleton 7 (0.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Wright over Nicholas Singleton, 4.1 to 1.7 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Wright over Nicholas Singleton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Wright at 4.1 points and Nicholas Singleton at 1.7, a gap of 2.4. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Jaylen Wright is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Jaylen Wright, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Wright is 16 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (11 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 1.7 fantasy points for Nicholas Singleton, with 60 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nicholas Singleton is 1 receiving yards and 0.1 touchdowns (3 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Wright 2.4 points ahead of Nicholas Singleton on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Wright and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 more yards.

Nicholas Singleton and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Wright has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Wright is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Nicholas Singleton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jaylen Wright played 13 percent of MIA snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Wright, Week 1 against LV: 4 of 56 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 2 against SF: 3 of 59 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 4 against MIN: 12 of 39 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 5 against CIN: 9 of 66 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Nicholas Singleton played 12 percent of TEN snaps, took 13 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Nicholas Singleton, Week 2 against PHI: 6 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 10 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Nicholas Singleton, Week 4 against BAL: 8 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 2 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylen Wright played 10 games for MIA and scored 48.2 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB70.

He ran 70 times for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 5 of 9 targets for 44 yards.

He was on the field for 14 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 Nicholas Singleton for Jaylen Wright?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Wright projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 11 games), Nicholas Singleton 7 (0.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Wright over Nicholas Singleton, 4.1 to 1.7 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jaylen Wright for Nicholas Singleton?
No. Keep Jaylen Wright: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 11 games), Nicholas Singleton 7 (0.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Wright over Nicholas Singleton, 4.1 to 1.7 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.