Start Mike Evans or Rome Odunze? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Rome Odunze over Mike Evans in Week 7.

Mike Evans is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Rome Odunze. Drafters take Rome Odunze at ADP 54 and Mike Evans at 56.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Mike Evans yet. His market-based projections were 9.8, 11.9 and 17.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 10.4 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 46 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Mike Evans 2.6 points ahead of Rome Odunze on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Mike Evans and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 180 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ATL.

Rome Odunze and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Mike Evans has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mike Evans is listed as out with a achilles injury.

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Mike Evans played 55 percent of SF snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Evans, Week 3 against ARI: 18 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Mike Evans, Week 4 against DEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 76 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 5 against SEA: 38 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 113 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Evans, Week 6 against WAS: 25 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 94 yards.

Through Week 6, Rome Odunze played 83 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Mike Evans.
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Mike Evans.
• Start A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze.
• Start Rome Odunze over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Rome Odunze.