
Should I start Marquez Valdes-Scantling or Theo Johnson this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Week 7 ยท Half-PPR
Marquez Valdes-Scantling averaged 1.7 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 1.3 for Theo Johnson. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Marquez Valdes-Scantling receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -1.25%).
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

RESEARCH PICK

0.1FF projected
โ +0.1 vs ESPN
Sun 9:30 AM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Theo Johnson
TE ยท NYGStats & schedule โบ0.0FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
FF0.1 FP
Boosted Trees-0.1 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 1.6 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.7 targets per game.
Theo Johnson
FF0.0 FP
Boosted Trees-0.4 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carlo0.8 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 6.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.7 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 6.0 FP.
- The HOU defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 1.25%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- OUT
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.3 targets per game.
Projection breakdown
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Fortified0.1
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.0
FantasyProsโ
Marquez Valdes-Scantling faces NO in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 1.6 fantasy points.
Theo Johnson
Fortified0.0
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.0
FantasyProsโ
Theo Johnson faces HOU in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 6.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%. OUT
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