Should I start Jalen Brooks or Josh Cuevas this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Jalen Brooks

+0.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Jalen Brooks over Josh Cuevas for Week 7 Standard: 2.5 projected points versus 1.6.

Jalen Brooks: 1.5 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against DEN.
Josh Cuevas: 4.3 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Jalen Brooks

WR · ARIStats & schedule

2.5FF projected

↓ -0.6 vs ESPN

vs DEN

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Josh Cuevas

TE · BALStats & schedule

1.6FF projected

↑ +0.7 vs ESPN

vs CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Jalen Brooks

Fortified2.5

ESPN3.1

Sleeper1.9

FantasyPros—

Jalen Brooks faces DEN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 1.5 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

Josh Cuevas

Fortified1.6

ESPN0.9

Sleeper0.8

FantasyPros—

Josh Cuevas faces CIN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.3 fantasy points.

Jalen Brooks projects for 2.5 points in standard scoring, 0.9 more than Josh Cuevas. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:17 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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