Should I start Eli Stowers or Julius Chestnut this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Eli Stowers

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Eli Stowers over Julius Chestnut for Week 7 Half-PPR: 0.8 projected points versus 0.1.

Julius Chestnut: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 8.75% matchup reduction against CLE.

Forecast updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Eli Stowers

TE · PHIStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↓ -0.6 vs ESPN

vs DAL

Mon 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Julius Chestnut

RB · TENStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Eli Stowers

Fortified0.8

ESPN1.4

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros—

Eli Stowers faces DAL in Week 7.

Julius Chestnut

Fortified0.1

ESPN0.0

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros—

Julius Chestnut faces CLE in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 8.75%.

Eli Stowers projects for 0.8 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Julius Chestnut. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:17 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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