
Should I start Connor Heyward or Eli Heidenreich this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Connor Heyward
Week 7 ยท Standard
Connor Heyward averaged 0.7 carries per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 0.0 for Eli Heidenreich. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
Forecast updated ยท Standard

RESEARCH PICK

0.4FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Eli Heidenreich
RB ยท PITStats & schedule โบ0.0FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 9:30 AM ET
Connor Heyward
FF0.4 FP
Boosted Trees-0.3 FP
Workload0.5 FP
Monte Carlo0.5 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 0.2 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.1 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 0.2 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.2 targets and 0.6 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Mike Washington Jr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.7 carries per game.
Eli Heidenreich
FF0.0 FP
Boosted Trees-0.7 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- The NO defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 10%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Rico Dowdle; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 2 recorded games: 0.0 carries per game.
Projection breakdown
Connor Heyward
Fortified0.4
ESPN0.3
Sleeper0.4
FantasyProsโ
Connor Heyward faces LAR in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 0.2 fantasy points.
Eli Heidenreich
Fortified0.0
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.1
FantasyProsโ
Eli Heidenreich faces NO in Week 7. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 10%.
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