Week7 · 2026
Scoring

Updated Sun 25 Oct, 6:02 AM ET

Bench
WRIND

Deion Burks

Indianapolis Colts

@ Minnesota VikingsSun 1:00 PM ET

Projected
1.5pts
Week rank
WR127
Started
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Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 0.5Ceiling 2.6

WRIND @ MINWR1271.5 projected (0.5–2.6)PPR

Should I start Deion Burks in Week 7?

Sit Deion Burks in Week 7.

Burks projects 1.5 PPR points to Darius Cooper’s 9.5.

Measured against the WR36 start line: Darius Cooper, WR36 at 9.5 projected PPR points, the last wide receiver inside it.

ConfidenceHighStart · 8.0 pts · The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate

Edge

Cooper has an offense expected to score more (19.8 points to 17.5).

Why

With Smith and Wicks out, he's lined for more work.

What flips it

Only news flips this: an injury tag on Darius Cooper or a bigger role for Deion Burks.

Why Deion Burks

Sit Deion Burks, 8.0 pts behind Darius Cooper.

Working for Burks: Room to bounce back.

Working against Burks: Smaller role expected, Low target share (3% target share), Thin volume (1.0 targets/g).

Matchup

Deion Burks (IND) faces MIN, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated tough. His team projects 17.5 points. His team is expected to trail.

Recent form

Deion Burks's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 2 · 1.4, Wk 3 · 0.0, Wk 4 · 1.6, Wk 5 · 0.0, Wk 6 · 6.8 (oldest to newest).

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

Deion BurksWR127 · 1.5 proj

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Closest calls

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Stats behind the call

Each of Burks’s figures beside the WR36 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

StatBurksBench@ MINWR36 lineCooper · vs DAL
Scoring
ProjectionBurks: 1.5Cooper: 9.5
TD pointsof the projectionBurks: Our estimateCooper: 2.0
Expected TDsthis weekBurks: Our estimateCooper: 0.34
Projected team pointsBurks: 17.5Cooper: 19.8
Red zone targetsper gameBurks: 0.0Cooper: 0.7
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsWR36 line 9.5Avg 2.0Deion Burks’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: Week 2, 1.4; Week 3, 0.0; Week 4, 1.6; Week 5, 0.0; Week 6, 6.8. Week 7 projection 1.5. The WR36 start line is 9.5.
FloorBurks: 0.5Cooper: 6.2
CeilingBurks: 2.6Cooper: 15.2
Points from TDssteadier when lowerBurks: 0%Cooper: 52%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Burks: 0%Cooper: 0%
Dud weeks (under 7 pts)lower is betterBurks: 100%Cooper: 25%
SteadinessBurks: Volatile±2.6 pts · 6 gamesCooper: Steady±7.1 pts · 4 games

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