Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. or Samaje Perine? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Samaje Perine

Start

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 6.3; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)

Sit

Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 6.1; fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB: 18.5; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 37%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Samaje Perine?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 11 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Samaje Perine, 6.3 to 6.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Samaje Perine in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 6.3 points and Samaje Perine at 6.1, a gap of 0.2. 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 6.3 fantasy points for Tyrone Tracy Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyrone Tracy Jr. is 24 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Samaje Perine, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 21 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 12 market sources).

That puts Tyrone Tracy Jr. 0.2 points ahead of Samaje Perine on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tyrone Tracy Jr. and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Samaje Perine and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 14 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Tyrone Tracy Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyrone Tracy Jr. is not on the injury report.

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Samaje Perine played 37 percent of CIN snaps, took 25 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 2 against HOU: 24 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 3 against PIT: 18 of 57 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyrone Tracy Jr. played 15 games for NYG and scored 160.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing RB28.

He ran 176 times for 740 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 288 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against DAL: 18 carries for 103 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.9 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -5 yards, 6.7 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 35 of 56 snaps, 16 carries for 71 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 9.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 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 Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Samaje Perine?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 11 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Samaje Perine, 6.3 to 6.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Samaje Perine for Tyrone Tracy Jr.?
No. Keep Samaje Perine: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 11 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyrone Tracy Jr. over Samaje Perine, 6.3 to 6.1 projected PPR points.