Start Ollie Gordon II or RJ Harvey? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ollie Gordon II over RJ Harvey

Start

Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.7; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at RB

Sit

RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 9.6; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 20.4; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop RJ Harvey for Ollie Gordon II?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), RJ Harvey 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over RJ Harvey.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ollie Gordon II over RJ Harvey in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ollie Gordon II at 9.7 points and RJ Harvey at 9.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for RJ Harvey this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.1, 10.9 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Ollie Gordon II, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 50 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11, 9 and 11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 10.9 and 8.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for RJ Harvey is 0.4 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts Ollie Gordon II 0.1 points ahead of RJ Harvey on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ollie Gordon II and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 more yards.

RJ Harvey and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ollie Gordon II has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, RJ Harvey played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 3 against LAR: 24 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 41 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 4 against SF: 29 of 65 snaps, 7 carries for 25 yards, 10 targets and 10 catches for 68 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 5 against LAC: 23 of 62 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 6 against SEA: 24 of 60 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 3 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, -0.1 PPR points.

In 2025, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 RJ Harvey for Ollie Gordon II?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), RJ Harvey 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over RJ Harvey.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for RJ Harvey?
No. Keep Ollie Gordon II: he projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), RJ Harvey 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over RJ Harvey.