Start Jaylin Noel or Keenan Allen? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Keenan Allen over Jaylin Noel in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Keenan Allen at 9.8 points and Jaylin Noel at 5.7, a gap of 4.1. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.6, 7.6 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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 Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 7.6 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 0.2 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Keenan Allen 4.1 points ahead of Jaylin Noel 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.

Keenan Allen and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 27.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylin Noel has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylin Noel is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen 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, Keenan Allen played 62 percent of IND snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 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, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Jaylin Noel over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jaylin Noel.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jaylin Noel.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen.
• Start Keenan Allen over Cooper Kupp.