Start Kendre Miller or Tyrone Tracy Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Kendre Miller over Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Start

Kendre Miller

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 8.5; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Sit

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 6.3; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)

Should I drop Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Kendre Miller?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendre Miller projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Tyrone Tracy Jr., 8.5 to 6.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kendre Miller over Tyrone Tracy Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kendre Miller at 8.5 points and Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 6.3, a gap of 2.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Kendre Miller, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendre Miller is 41 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Tyrone Tracy Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyrone Tracy Jr. is 24 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kendre Miller 2.3 points ahead of Tyrone Tracy Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kendre Miller and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kendre Miller has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kendre Miller is not on the injury report.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kendre Miller played 30 percent of NO snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendre Miller, Week 3 against LV: 14 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 4 against ATL: 19 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 5 against MIN: 14 of 45 snaps, 10 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kendre Miller, Week 6 against NYG: 32 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendre Miller played 7 games for NO and scored 33.3 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB79.

He ran 47 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 5 of 5 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tyrone Tracy Jr. played 15 games for NYG and scored 160.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing RB28.

He ran 176 times for 740 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 288 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against DAL: 18 carries for 103 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.9 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -5 yards, 6.7 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 35 of 56 snaps, 16 carries for 71 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 9.8 PPR points.

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 Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Kendre Miller?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendre Miller projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Tyrone Tracy Jr., 8.5 to 6.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Kendre Miller for Tyrone Tracy Jr.?
No. Keep Kendre Miller: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Tyrone Tracy Jr., 8.5 to 6.3 projected PPR points.