Start Kayshon Boutte or Makai Lemon? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Makai Lemon over Kayshon Boutte in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Makai Lemon at 6.4 points and Kayshon Boutte at 5.4, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.7, 7.2 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte this week yet, so his 5.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (4.3, 6.1 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Makai Lemon at ADP 140 and Kayshon Boutte at 189.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 7.2 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Makai Lemon is 0.2 touchdowns (11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 6.1 and 5.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 5.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Makai Lemon 1.0 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Makai Lemon and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Kayshon Boutte and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Makai Lemon is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Makai Lemon played 72 percent of PHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 3 against CHI: 35 of 50 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Through Week 6, Kayshon Boutte played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 5 against TEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 6 against JAX: 26 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Makai Lemon over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon.
• Start Makai Lemon over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Kayshon Boutte over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Kayshon Boutte over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.