Should I start Michael Mayer or Zonovan Knight this week? Week 7 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Michael Mayer

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Michael Mayer over Zonovan Knight for Week 7 PPR: 7.9 projected points versus 7.2.

Michael Mayer: 11.3 FP recent scoring average; 8.75% matchup reduction against LAR.
Zonovan Knight: 4.2 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 25, 2026, 1:02 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Michael Mayer

TE · LVStats & schedule

7.9FF projected

↓ -0.5 vs ESPN

vs LAR

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Zonovan Knight

RB · ARIStats & schedule

7.2FF projected

↓ -0.8 vs ESPN

vs DEN

Sun 4:05 PM ET

Why this pick?

Michael Mayer

Fortified7.9

ESPN8.4

Sleeper7.2

FantasyPros—

Michael Mayer faces LAR in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 11.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 8.75%.

Zonovan Knight

Fortified7.2

ESPN8.1

Sleeper7.7

FantasyPros—

Zonovan Knight faces DEN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.2 fantasy points.

Michael Mayer projects for 7.9 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Zonovan Knight. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 1:02 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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