Start Ollie Gordon II or Tyjae Spears? Week 7

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

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Oct 21, 1:43 PM ET: Tyjae Spears: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Ollie Gordon II over Tyjae Spears

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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

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Tyjae Spears

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 5.7; fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB: 16.1; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 5 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 42%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tyjae Spears 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), Tyjae Spears 64 (6.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Tyjae Spears, 9.7 to 5.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ollie Gordon II over Tyjae Spears in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ollie Gordon II at 9.7 points and Tyjae Spears at 5.7, a gap of 4.0. Tyjae Spears'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.

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).

Player markets imply 5.7 fantasy points for Tyjae Spears, with 50 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyjae Spears is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Ollie Gordon II 4.0 points ahead of Tyjae Spears on the market 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.

Tyjae Spears and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 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.

Tyjae Spears is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tyjae Spears played 42 percent of TEN snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyjae Spears, Week 3 against NYG: 28 of 60 snaps, 3 carries for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 4 against BAL: 23 of 64 snaps, 2 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -1 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 5 against HOU: 34 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 0 yards, 9 targets and 9 catches for 28 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 6 against IND: 11 of 46 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

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, Tyjae Spears played 13 games for TEN and scored 111.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB44.

He ran 72 times for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 45 of 50 targets for 264 yards.

He was on the field for 46 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 Tyjae Spears 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), Tyjae Spears 64 (6.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Tyjae Spears, 9.7 to 5.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Tyjae Spears?
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), Tyjae Spears 64 (6.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Tyjae Spears, 9.7 to 5.7 projected PPR points.