Start Rome Odunze or Kalif Raymond? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rome Odunze over Kalif Raymond

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Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 10.5; fantasy pts
NE D vs WR: 31.7; 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 76 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 6.5; fantasy pts
NE D vs WR: 31.7; 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Rome Odunze?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 66 (6.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rome Odunze over Kalif Raymond, 10.5 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rome Odunze over Kalif Raymond in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 10.5 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.5, a gap of 4.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.5 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 46 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Rome Odunze 4.0 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on the market 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.

Rome Odunze 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.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Rome Odunze 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, Rome Odunze played 83 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Rome Odunze?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 66 (6.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rome Odunze over Kalif Raymond, 10.5 to 6.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Rome Odunze for Kalif Raymond?
No. Keep Rome Odunze: he projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 66 (6.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rome Odunze over Kalif Raymond, 10.5 to 6.5 projected PPR points.