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Should I start Harrison Butker or Jake Bates this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)

LET’S MAKE THE CALL

Close call — find your starter

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

Harrison Butker (8.7 FP) and Jake Bates (8.8 FP) are within 0.1 points for Week 7 Half-PPR. Use “Make the call” for the deeper tiebreaker.

  • Harrison Butker: 8.5 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against SEA.
  • Jake Bates: 14.0 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against GB.

Forecast updated · Half-PPR

Why this pick?

Harrison Butker

Fortified8.7
ESPN10.2
Sleeper7.3
FantasyPros—

Harrison Butker faces SEA in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 8.5 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

Jake Bates

Fortified8.8
ESPN9.0
Sleeper8.5
FantasyPros—

Jake Bates faces GB in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 14.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Jake Bates projects for 8.8 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.1 more than Harrison Butker. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 10:32 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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