Start Jaylin Noel or Kayshon Boutte? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jaylin Noel over Kayshon Boutte

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Jaylin Noel

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR: 31.1; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

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Kayshon Boutte

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 5.4; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR: 31.1; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jaylin Noel for Kayshon Boutte?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Jaylin Noel 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylin Noel over Kayshon Boutte. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylin Noel over Kayshon Boutte in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylin Noel at 5.7 points and Kayshon Boutte at 5.4, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jaylin Noel this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (8.1, 4.6 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte this week yet, so his 5.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (4.3, 6.1 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jaylin Noel yet. His market-based projections were 8.1, 4.6 and 4.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 6.1 and 5.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 5.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jaylin Noel 0.3 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylin Noel and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Kayshon Boutte and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Injury status

Jaylin Noel is not on the injury report.

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaylin Noel played 46 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylin Noel, Week 3 against IND: 14 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 8 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 85 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 5 against TEN: 30 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaylin Noel, Week 6 against JAX: 31 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 107 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Kayshon Boutte played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 5 against TEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 6 against JAX: 26 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylin Noel played 17 games for HOU and scored 68.4 PPR points, 4.0 a game, finishing WR91.

He caught 26 of 35 targets for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 193 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Jaylin Noel for Kayshon Boutte?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Jaylin Noel 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylin Noel over Kayshon Boutte. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Jaylin Noel?
No. Keep Kayshon Boutte: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Jaylin Noel 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylin Noel over Kayshon Boutte.