
Should I start Charlie Jones or Jeremy Ruckert this week? Week 7 PPR (2026)
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Start Charlie Jones
Week 7 ยท PPR
Charlie Jones averaged 1.0 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 0.0 for Jeremy Ruckert. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Charlie Jones: 2.2 versus 0.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated ยท PPR

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1.3FF projected
โ -0.5 vs ESPN
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THE ALTERNATIVE

Jeremy Ruckert
TE ยท NYJStats & schedule โบ1.7FF projected
โ +0.7 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Charlie Jones
FF1.3 FP
Boosted Trees1.3 FP
Workload1.7 FP
Monte Carlo1.6 FP
- Recent scoring average: 2.2 FP.
- The HOU defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.9 targets and 0.1 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.0 targets per game.
Jeremy Ruckert
FF1.7 FP
Boosted Trees2.0 FP
Workload0.4 FP
Monte Carlo0.4 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 0.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.1 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The MIA defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 6.25%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.2 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Kene Nwangwu, Breece Hall; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.0 targets per game.
Charlie Jones
Fortified1.3
ESPN1.8
Sleeper0.5
FantasyProsโ
Charlie Jones faces HOU in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 2.2 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.
Jeremy Ruckert
Fortified1.7
ESPN1.0
Sleeper2.8
FantasyProsโ
Jeremy Ruckert faces MIA in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%.
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