Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. or Jaylen Wright? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 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 Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Jaylen Wright

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Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 6.3; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)

Sit

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

Should I drop Tyrone Tracy Jr. 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), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Jaylen Wright, 6.3 to 4.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Jaylen Wright in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 6.3 points and Jaylen Wright at 4.1, a gap of 2.2. Jaylen Wright's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

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 6.3 fantasy points for Tyrone Tracy Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyrone Tracy Jr. is 24 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Tyrone Tracy Jr. 2.2 points ahead of Jaylen Wright 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.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 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.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. 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.

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.

In 2025, Tyrone Tracy Jr. played 15 games for NYG and scored 160.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing RB28.

He ran 176 times for 740 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 288 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against DAL: 18 carries for 103 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.9 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -5 yards, 6.7 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 35 of 56 snaps, 16 carries for 71 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 9.8 PPR points.

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 Tyrone Tracy Jr. 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), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Jaylen Wright, 6.3 to 4.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jaylen Wright for Tyrone Tracy Jr.?
No. Keep Jaylen Wright: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 11 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Jaylen Wright, 6.3 to 4.1 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.