Start Jordan Love or Patrick Mahomes? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:43 PM ET: Jordan Love: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Jordan Love over Patrick Mahomes

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Jordan Love

QB · GB · at DET · Questionable

Market projects: 17.5; fantasy pts
DET D vs QB: 28.0; most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

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Patrick Mahomes

QB · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 16.3; fantasy pts
SEA D vs QB: 12.3; 2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 17 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jordan Love for Patrick Mahomes?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Patrick Mahomes projects 191 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.4 a game over 11 games), Jordan Love 161 (16.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over Patrick Mahomes, 17.5 to 16.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Jordan Love is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jordan Love over Patrick Mahomes in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jordan Love at 17.5 points and Patrick Mahomes at 16.3, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jordan Love at ADP 152 and Patrick Mahomes at 107.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 279 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 8 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 12, 5 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Patrick Mahomes, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Patrick Mahomes is 220 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 15 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 7, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jordan Love 1.2 points ahead of Patrick Mahomes on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jordan Love and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 320 yards and 2.8 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Patrick Mahomes and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 12.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 157 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against SEA, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Jordan Love is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Patrick Mahomes is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jordan Love played 99 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 240 times and threw an average of 8.8 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 3 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 28 of 53 passes for 312 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 4 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 5 against CHI: 59 of 61 snaps, 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 75 of 75 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.

Through Week 6, Patrick Mahomes played 100 percent of KC snaps, dropped back 174 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 2 against IND: 80 of 80 snaps, 32 of 47 passes for 382 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 17 yards.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 3 against MIA: 52 of 52 snaps, 20 of 24 passes for 246 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 4 against LV: 60 of 60 snaps, 15 of 30 passes for 225 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 6 against LAC: 61 of 61 snaps, 23 of 30 passes for 272 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Patrick Mahomes played 14 games for KC and scored 296.7 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing QB11.

He completed 315 of 502 passes for 3587 yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 64 times for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 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 Love for Patrick Mahomes?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Patrick Mahomes projects 191 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.4 a game over 11 games), Jordan Love 161 (16.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over Patrick Mahomes, 17.5 to 16.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Jordan Love is listed questionable.
Should I drop Patrick Mahomes for Jordan Love?
No. Keep Patrick Mahomes: he projects 191 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.4 a game over 11 games), Jordan Love 161 (16.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over Patrick Mahomes, 17.5 to 16.3 projected PPR points. Jordan Love is listed questionable.