Should I start Elijah Higgins or Pierre Strong Jr. this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Pierre Strong Jr.

+0.6 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Elijah Higgins for Week 7 Half-PPR: 3.9 projected points versus 3.3.

Elijah Higgins: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.
Pierre Strong Jr.: 6.3 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:47 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GBStats & schedule

3.9FF projected

↑ +0.7 vs ESPN

at DET

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Elijah Higgins

TE · ARIStats & schedule

3.3FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs DEN

Sun 4:05 PM ET

Why this pick?

Pierre Strong Jr.

Fortified3.9

ESPN3.1

Sleeper3.4

FantasyPros—

Pierre Strong Jr. faces DET in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 6.3 fantasy points.

Elijah Higgins

Fortified3.3

ESPN3.2

Sleeper1.4

FantasyPros—

Elijah Higgins faces DEN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.

Pierre Strong Jr. projects for 3.9 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.6 more than Elijah Higgins. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:47 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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