Start Tanner McKee or Malik Willis? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tanner McKee over Malik Willis

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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 14.5; fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB: 21.4; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 14.2; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs QB: 15.1; 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Tanner McKee for Malik Willis?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games), Tanner McKee 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Malik Willis, 14.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tanner McKee over Malik Willis in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tanner McKee at 14.5 points and Malik Willis at 14.2, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Tanner McKee, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 213 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 8 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (11, 12, 4 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.2 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 182 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (9, 11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Tanner McKee 0.3 points ahead of Malik Willis on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tanner McKee and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

Malik Willis and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 15.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 202 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Malik Willis is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 160 times and threw an average of 10.4 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Tanner McKee, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 4 of 70 snaps, 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -2 yards, -0.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 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 Tanner McKee for Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games), Tanner McKee 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Malik Willis, 14.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Tanner McKee?
No. Keep Malik Willis: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games), Tanner McKee 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Malik Willis, 14.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points.