
Should I start DeVonta Smith or Kaleb Johnson this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start DeVonta Smith
Week 7 ยท Half-PPR
Recent scoring favors DeVonta Smith: 17.0 versus 1.5 FP per game. DeVonta Smith receives the better positional matchup adjustment (6.25% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

RESEARCH PICK

0.0FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Mon 8:15 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Kaleb Johnson
RB ยท GBStats & schedule โบ0.2FF projected
โ +0.2 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
DeVonta Smith
FF0.0 FP
Boosted Trees13.5 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 17.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 17.0 FP.
- The DAL defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 6.25%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Saquon Barkley, Grant Calcaterra, Eli Stowers; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- OUT
- Last 3 recorded games: 11.7 targets per game.
Kaleb Johnson
FF0.2 FP
Boosted Trees-0.2 FP
Workload1.2 FP
Monte Carlo1.2 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 1.5 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.5 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 1.9 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Bo Melton; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 5.3 carries per game.
DeVonta Smith
Fortified0.0
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.0
FantasyProsโ
DeVonta Smith faces DAL in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 17.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%. OUT
Kaleb Johnson
Fortified0.2
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.2
FantasyProsโ
Kaleb Johnson faces DET in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 1.5 fantasy points.
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