Week7 · 2026

Scoring

Updated Sat 24 Oct, 1:05 AM ET

Lean start

RBPHI

Dameon Pierce

Philadelphia Eagles

vs Dallas CowboysMon 8:15 PM ET

Projected: 13.2pts
Week rank: RB18
Started: —

Range this weekNuvela estimate

RB24 line 10.2

Floor 7.9Ceiling 20.5

RBPHI vs DALRB1813.2 projected (7.9–20.5)PPR

Should I start Dameon Pierce in Week 7?

Start Dameon Pierce in Week 7.

Pierce projects 13.2 PPR points to J.K. Dobbins’s 10.2.

Measured against the RB24 start line: J.K. Dobbins, RB25 at 10.2 projected PPR points, the first running back below it.

ConfidenceModerateLean · 3.0 pts · The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate

Edge

Dameon Pierce projects 3.0 more than J.K. Dobbins.

Why

DAL is the softest defense for running backs.

What flips it

Start J.K. Dobbins instead if you want an offense expected to score more (24.0 points to 19.8).

Why Dameon Pierce

Lean Dameon Pierce over J.K. Dobbins.

The case for Dobbins is an offense expected to score more (24.0 points to 19.8).

Working for Pierce: Soft matchup (A+ vs RB · 2026, 6 gm), Spike upside (20.5 ceiling).

Working against Pierce: Negative game script (Expected to trail).

Matchup

Dameon Pierce (PHI) faces DAL, kickoff Mon, Oct 26, 8:15 PM ET. The matchup is rated favorable. His team projects 19.8 points. His team is expected to trail.

Recent form

Dameon Pierce's last 5 games: PPR points 2025 Wk 8 · 0.0, 2025 Wk 10 · 0.0, 2025 Wk 18 · 1.0, Wk 5 · 3.2, Wk 6 · 15.0 (oldest to newest).

At least 3 of these 5 games were played before the 2026 season.

Compare Dameon Pierce with…

The players closest to Dameon Pierce in this week’s PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning, or compare your own players.

Dameon PierceRB18 · 13.2 proj

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Closest calls

RB18RB190.4 pts apartDameonPierceRB · PHI13.2 ptsRhamondreStevensonRB · NE12.8 ptsWeek 7 · PPRSee breakdownDameon Pierce or Rhamondre Stevenson
RB17RB180.5 pts apartChaseBrownRB · CIN13.7 ptsDameonPierceRB · PHI13.2 ptsWeek 7 · PPRSee breakdownChase Brown or Dameon Pierce
RB18RB160.7 pts apartDameonPierceRB · PHI13.2 ptsWoodyMarksRB · HOU13.9 ptsWeek 7 · PPRSee breakdownDameon Pierce or Woody Marks

More close calls for Pierce

or Tony Pollard12.2Dameon Pierce or Tony Pollard
or Braelon Allen14.2Braelon Allen or Dameon Pierce
or Bucky Irving14.4Bucky Irving or Dameon Pierce
or Saquon Barkley15.0Dameon Pierce or Saquon Barkley
or Josh Jacobs11.3Dameon Pierce or Josh Jacobs

More RB start/sit callsRunning backs this week: the Week 7 RB rankings and all 460 calls

Stats behind the call

Each of Pierce’s figures beside the RB24 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

PierceLean startvs DALRB24 lineDobbins · @ ARI

Scoring

Projection13.210.2

TD pointsof the projectionOur estimate3.4

Expected TDsthis weekOur estimate0.56

Projected team points19.824.0

Goal line carriesper game1.01.2

Red zone carriesper game1.02.0

Red zone targetsper game0.50.0

Range

Last 5 games PPR pointsRB24 line 10.2Avg 3.8

Floor7.96.1

Ceiling20.516.4

Points from TDssteadier when lower33%24%

Big weeks (20+ pts)2 games0%

Dud weeks (under 8 pts)lower is better2 games67%

Steadiness2 gamesSteady±5.1 pts · 6 games

Dameon Pierce player props

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