
Should I start Jake Bates or Jason Sanders this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Jake Bates
Week 7 ยท Standard
Recent scoring favors Jake Bates: 14.0 versus 9.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated ยท Standard

RESEARCH PICK

8.8FF projected
โ -0.2 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Jason Sanders
K ยท NYJStats & schedule โบ8.4FF projected
โ -0.6 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Jake Bates
FF8.8 FP
Boosted Trees9.4 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carlo9.0 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 14.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 14.0 FP.
- The GB defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 10%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 field-goal attempts per game.
Jason Sanders
FF8.4 FP
Boosted Trees9.1 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carlo9.0 FP
- Recent scoring average: 9.0 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.3 field-goal attempts per game.
Projection breakdown
Jake Bates
Fortified8.8
ESPN9.0
Sleeper8.5
FantasyProsโ
Jake Bates faces GB in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 14.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.
Jason Sanders
Fortified8.4
ESPN9.0
Sleeper7.7
FantasyProsโ
Jason Sanders faces MIA in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 9.0 fantasy points.
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