Start Jordan Watkins or Laquon Treadwell? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Jordan Watkins over Laquon Treadwell in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jordan Watkins at 5.0 points and Laquon Treadwell at 4.5, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.0 fantasy points for Jordan Watkins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Watkins is 23 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.5 fantasy points for Laquon Treadwell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Laquon Treadwell is 21 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jordan Watkins 0.6 points ahead of Laquon Treadwell on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jordan Watkins and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 180 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ATL.

Laquon Treadwell 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, Jordan Watkins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Watkins is not on the injury report.

Laquon Treadwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jordan Watkins played 45 percent of SF snaps, drew 3 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Watkins, Week 3 against ARI: 15 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 60 yards.

Jordan Watkins, Week 4 against DEN: 25 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Watkins, Week 5 against SEA: 22 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Watkins, Week 6 against WAS: 47 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Through Week 6, Laquon Treadwell played 76 percent of IND snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 3 against HOU: 56 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 20 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 42 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 57 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 6 against TEN: 77 of 83 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Watkins played 4 games for SF and scored 4.6 PPR points, 1.2 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 26 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 25 air yards.

He was on the field for 7 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brycen Tremayne over Jordan Watkins.
• Start Jordan Watkins over Darius Cooper.
• Start Jordan Watkins over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Laquon Treadwell over Calvin Ridley.