THE ALTERNATIVE
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR ยท BALStats & schedule โบ5.5FF projected
โ +0.7 vs ESPN
vs CINSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Ja'Kobi Lane or Will Mallory this week? Week 7 PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 7 ยท PPR
Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 4.0 for Ja'Kobi Lane. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
Forecast updated ยท PPR
vs CINRESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE ยท INDStats & schedule โบ5.6FF projected
โ -1.9 vs ESPN
at MINSun 1:00 PM ET
Ja'Kobi Lane
FF5.5 FP
Boosted Trees6.3 FP
Workload4.7 FP
Monte Carlo5.7 FP
- Recent scoring average: 8.0 FP.
- The CIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 2.5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 3.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 2 recorded games: 4.0 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF5.6 FP
Boosted Trees8.0 FP
Workload6.0 FP
Monte Carlo6.0 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 4.0 FP.
- The MIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 10%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 5.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Projection breakdown
Ja'Kobi Lane
Fortified5.5
ESPN4.8
Sleeper5.3
FantasyProsโ
Ja'Kobi Lane faces CIN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 8.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.
Will Mallory
Fortified5.6
ESPN7.6
Sleeper5.3
FantasyProsโ
Will Mallory faces MIN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.
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