Tucker Kraft vs. J.K. Dobbins: Who Should You Start in Week 7?

Too close to call: Tucker Kraft (11.8) and J.K. Dobbins (11.7) project within 0.1 PPR points of each other in Week 7, and Tucker Kraft faces the 1st-softest defense against TEs.

Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET

Tucker Kraft vs. J.K. Dobbins: Week 7 side by side

Tucker Kraft
TE · GB
J.K. Dobbins
RB · DEN
Projection (Week 7, avg of sources)11.811.7
Floor (lowest source)11.69.6
Ceiling (highest source)12.214.0
StatChasers projection——
Opponentvs DETvs ARI
Opponent vs. position1st-softest (31.9 pts/g allowed)14th-toughest (20.4 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage20% target share (last 3)58% carry share (last 3)
PositionTERB
Our callSTART · Strong TE1START · RB2

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Tucker Kraft vs. J.K. Dobbins Week 7 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Tucker Kraft or J.K. Dobbins in Week 7?

It is a coin flip. Tucker Kraft projects for 11.8 PPR points and J.K. Dobbins for 11.7, within 0.1 of each other.

Break the tie with the floor if you are favored this week, and with the ceiling if you need a big game to win.

Tucker Kraft vs. J.K. Dobbins: who will score more fantasy points in Week 7?

They are projected almost level: 11.8 PPR points for Tucker Kraft and 11.7 for J.K. Dobbins.

The sources range from 11.6 to 12.2 for Kraft and from 9.6 to 14.0 for Dobbins. Either result is well inside both ranges.

Who is the safer start in Week 7, Tucker Kraft or J.K. Dobbins?

Tucker Kraft is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Kraft at 11.6 PPR points, against 9.6 for J.K. Dobbins.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 7, Tucker Kraft or J.K. Dobbins?

J.K. Dobbins has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Dobbins at 14.0 PPR points, against 12.2 for Tucker Kraft.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 7, Tucker Kraft or J.K. Dobbins?

Tucker Kraft plays DET and J.K. Dobbins plays ARI in Week 7.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Kraft faces the 1st-softest defense against TEs and Dobbins faces the 14th-toughest defense against RBs, so Tucker Kraft has the softer matchup.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Who gets more volume, Tucker Kraft or J.K. Dobbins?

Over his recent games Tucker Kraft has drawn 20% of his team's targets, and J.K. Dobbins 58% of his team's carries.

Does PPR scoring change Tucker Kraft vs. J.K. Dobbins?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Tucker Kraft.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Tucker Kraft and J.K. Dobbins playing in Week 7?

Neither Tucker Kraft nor J.K. Dobbins has an injury designation for Week 7.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Tucker Kraft and J.K. Dobbins projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Tucker Kraft is projected by 4 of them and J.K. Dobbins by 5.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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