Start MarShawn Lloyd or Pierre Strong Jr.? Week 7

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

Start MarShawn Lloyd over Pierre Strong Jr.

Start

MarShawn Lloyd

RB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 5.0; fantasy pts
DET D vs RB: 18.7; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 45 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
DET D vs RB: 18.7; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for MarShawn Lloyd?

Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Pierre Strong Jr., 5.0 to 4.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start MarShawn Lloyd over Pierre Strong Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have MarShawn Lloyd at 5.0 points and Pierre Strong Jr. at 4.9, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. MarShawn Lloyd's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on MarShawn Lloyd is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.0 fantasy points for MarShawn Lloyd, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for MarShawn Lloyd is 15 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (6 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Pierre Strong Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 11 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 5, 4 and 13 market sources).

That puts MarShawn Lloyd 0.1 points ahead of Pierre Strong Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

MarShawn Lloyd and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 more yards.

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 more yards.

Injury status

MarShawn Lloyd is not on the injury report.

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, MarShawn Lloyd played 39 percent of GB snaps, took 41 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 3 against ATL: 15 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 11 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 4 against TB: 33 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 36 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 6 against DAL: 30 of 75 snaps, 8 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 Pierre Strong Jr. for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Pierre Strong Jr., 5.0 to 4.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for Pierre Strong Jr.?
No. Keep MarShawn Lloyd: he projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Pierre Strong Jr., 5.0 to 4.9 projected PPR points.