Should I start Chad Ryland or Chase McLaughlin in Week 7 (2026, PPR)?

LET’S MAKE THE CALL

Close call — find your starter

Two closely matched options. Check the deeper evidence and make one clear choice.

Chad Ryland (7.9 FP) and Chase McLaughlin (8.1 FP) are within 0.2 points for Week 7 PPR. Use “Make the call” for the deeper tiebreaker.

Chad Ryland: 9.7 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against DEN.
Chase McLaughlin: 8.7 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 24, 2026, 9:38 PM ET · PPR

CLOSE CALL

Chad Ryland

K · ARIStats & schedule

7.9FF projected

↓ -1.5 vs ESPN

vs DEN

Sun 4:05 PM ET

CLOSE CALL

Chase McLaughlin

K · TBStats & schedule

8.1FF projected

↓ -0.4 vs ESPN

at CAR

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Chad Ryland

Fortified7.9

ESPN9.4

Sleeper7.5

FantasyPros7.3

Chad Ryland faces DEN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 9.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Chase McLaughlin

Fortified8.1

ESPN8.6

Sleeper8.3

FantasyPros7.7

Chase McLaughlin faces CAR in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 8.7 fantasy points.

Chase McLaughlin projects for 8.1 points in PPR scoring, 0.2 more than Chad Ryland. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 9:38 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.