Start Kalif Raymond or Keenan Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Keenan Allen over Kalif Raymond

Start

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 9.8; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 27.1; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 6.6; fantasy pts
NE D vs WR: 31.7; 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 33 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Keenan Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kalif Raymond.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Keenan Allen over Kalif Raymond in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Keenan Allen at 9.8 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.6, a gap of 3.2. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.6, 7.6 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 27 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 7.6 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 0.2 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Keenan Allen 3.2 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kalif Raymond and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

Keenan Allen 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, Kalif Raymond has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kalif Raymond played 60 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 6, Keenan Allen played 62 percent of IND snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Kalif Raymond for Keenan Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kalif Raymond.
Should I drop Keenan Allen for Kalif Raymond?
No. Keep Keenan Allen: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kalif Raymond.