Start Ted Hurst III or Konata Mumpfield? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 5:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ted Hurst III over Konata Mumpfield

Start

Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 8.0; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR

Sit

Konata Mumpfield

WR · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 5.6; fantasy pts
LV D vs WR: 32.6; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Konata Mumpfield for Ted Hurst III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ted Hurst III projects 55 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 9 games), Konata Mumpfield 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Konata Mumpfield, 8.0 to 5.6 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ted Hurst III over Konata Mumpfield in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ted Hurst III at 8.0 points and Konata Mumpfield at 5.6, a gap of 2.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.6 fantasy points for Konata Mumpfield, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Konata Mumpfield is 21 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 5 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Ted Hurst III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ted Hurst III is 38 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Ted Hurst III 2.4 points ahead of Konata Mumpfield on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LV.

Ted Hurst III and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Konata Mumpfield has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Ted Hurst III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 3 against DEN: 63 of 86 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 93 yards, 1 touchdown.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 4 against PHI: 23 of 84 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 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 Konata Mumpfield for Ted Hurst III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ted Hurst III projects 55 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 9 games), Konata Mumpfield 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Konata Mumpfield, 8.0 to 5.6 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Konata Mumpfield?
No. Keep Ted Hurst III: he projects 55 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 9 games), Konata Mumpfield 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Konata Mumpfield, 8.0 to 5.6 projected PPR points.

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