Start Zach Charbonnet or J.K. Dobbins? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over Zach Charbonnet in Week 7.

Zach Charbonnet is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start J.K. Dobbins. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 90 and Zach Charbonnet at 150.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 48 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 10, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Zach Charbonnet, with 40 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Zach Charbonnet 0.2 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 25 more yards.

Zach Charbonnet and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 64 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

Zach Charbonnet is listed as out with a knee - acl injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, J.K. Dobbins played 44 percent of DEN snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Zach Charbonnet played 16 games for SEA and scored 181.4 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB24.

He ran 184 times for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 20 of 24 targets for 144 yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 39 of 69 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 35 of 66 snaps, 18 carries for 110 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.2 PPR points.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 16 of 2025 against LAR: 38 of 68 snaps, 9 carries for 32 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Zach Charbonnet.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Zach Charbonnet.
• Start Blake Corum over Zach Charbonnet.