Start Josh Jacobs or Tyler Allgeier? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Josh Jacobs over Tyler Allgeier in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Josh Jacobs at 11.4 points and Tyler Allgeier at 10.8, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tyler Allgeier's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Josh Jacobs at ADP 78 and Tyler Allgeier at 169.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Josh Jacobs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Josh Jacobs is 51 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (11, 9, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Tyler Allgeier, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Allgeier is 45 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (7 and 13 market sources).

That puts Josh Jacobs 0.5 points ahead of Tyler Allgeier on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Josh Jacobs and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 more yards.

Tyler Allgeier and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 23.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Allgeier has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Josh Jacobs is not on the injury report.

Tyler Allgeier is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tyler Allgeier played 51 percent of ARI snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 3 against SF: 31 of 87 snaps, 2 carries for -1 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 5 against DET: 32 of 73 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 6 against LAR: 40 of 72 snaps, 18 carries for 38 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Josh Jacobs played 15 games for GB and scored 237.1 PPR points, 15.8 a game, finishing RB13.

He ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 44 targets for 282 yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Josh Jacobs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 13 of 47 snaps, 4 carries for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.3 PPR points.

Josh Jacobs, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 28 of 72 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 4.8 PPR points.

Josh Jacobs, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 36 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 73 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns, 23.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Josh Jacobs over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Josh Jacobs over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Josh Jacobs.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Tyler Allgeier.
• Start Tyler Allgeier over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier.