Start Luther Burden III or Jordan Addison? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 4:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Luther Burden III over Jordan Addison

Start

Luther Burden III

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 12.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)

Sit

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · vs IND · Out

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 31.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 4
Target share: 22%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Luther Burden III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Luther Burden III over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Luther Burden III over Jordan Addison in Week 7.

Jordan Addison is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Luther Burden III. Drafters take Luther Burden III at ADP 51 and Jordan Addison at 102.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Luther Burden III yet. His market-based projections were 14.4 and 11.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jordan Addison yet. His market-based projections were 13.6 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Luther Burden III 1.3 points ahead of Jordan Addison on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Luther Burden III and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

Jordan Addison and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Addison has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Luther Burden III is not on the injury report.

Jordan Addison is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 1 against GB: 54 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Luther Burden III played 15 games for CHI and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.

He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 318 air yards.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Luther Burden III, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 1 carry for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 38 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.8 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 15 of 2025 against CLE: 26 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 84 yards, 14.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jordan Addison for Luther Burden III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Luther Burden III over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.
Should I drop Luther Burden III for Jordan Addison?
No. Keep Luther Burden III: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Luther Burden III over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.