Should I drop Keenan Allen for Kendrick Bourne?

Not on these numbers alone. Keenan Allen projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.3 a game over 10 games) and Kendrick Bourne 80 (8.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kendrick Bourne.

Start Kendrick Bourne or Keenan Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Keenan Allen over Kendrick Bourne

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: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kendrick Bourne

WR · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 8.7; fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR: 29.3; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 47 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kendrick Bourne for Keenan Allen?

Not on these numbers alone. Kendrick Bourne projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 10 games) and Keenan Allen 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kendrick Bourne.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Keenan Allen over Kendrick Bourne in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Keenan Allen at 9.8 points and Kendrick Bourne at 8.7, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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

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 (9 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Kendrick Bourne, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendrick Bourne is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).

That puts Keenan Allen 1.1 points ahead of Kendrick Bourne on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Kendrick Bourne and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

By points allowed to the position, Kendrick Bourne has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Kendrick Bourne is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Kendrick Bourne played 58 percent of ARI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 41 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 Kendrick Bourne for Keenan Allen?
Not on these numbers alone. Kendrick Bourne projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 10 games) and Keenan Allen 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kendrick Bourne.
Should I drop Keenan Allen for Kendrick Bourne?
Not on these numbers alone. Keenan Allen projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.3 a game over 10 games) and Kendrick Bourne 80 (8.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Keenan Allen over Kendrick Bourne.