Week7 · 2026

Scoring

Updated Sat 24 Oct, 8:19 PM ET

Bench

RBIND

DJ Giddens

Indianapolis Colts

@ Minnesota VikingsSun 1:00 PM ET

Projected: 0.4pts
Week rank: RB95
Started: —

Range this weekNuvela estimate

RB24 line 10.8

Floor 0.2Ceiling 0.6

RBIND @ MINRB950.4 projected (0.2–0.6)PPR

Should I start DJ Giddens in Week 7?

Sit DJ Giddens in Week 7.

Giddens projects 0.4 PPR points to Emanuel Wilson’s 10.8.

Measured against the RB24 start line: Emanuel Wilson, RB24 at 10.8 projected PPR points, the last running back inside it.

ConfidenceHighStart · 10.4 pts · The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate

Edge

Wilson has more of the goal line work (54% of the carries inside the 5 to 4%).

Why

His lines put him at 1.5 catches, above his usual 1.0.

What flips it

Only news flips this: an injury tag on Emanuel Wilson or a bigger role for DJ Giddens.

Why DJ Giddens

Sit DJ Giddens, 10.4 pts behind Emanuel Wilson.

Working against Giddens: Committee back (6% of touches), Low scoring spot (17.5 projected team points).

Matchup

DJ Giddens (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

DJ Giddens's last 5 games: PPR points 2025 Wk 5 · 2.2, 2025 Wk 6 · 0.0, 2025 Wk 7 · 0.0, 2025 Wk 17 · 0.0, 2025 Wk 18 · 3.0 (oldest to newest).

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

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

DJ GiddensRB95 · 0.4 proj

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Closest calls

RB94RB92TiedDJGiddensRB · IND0.4 ptsJordanJamesRB · SF0.4 ptsWeek 7 · PPRSee breakdownDJ Giddens or Jordan James
RB94RB93TiedDJGiddensRB · IND0.4 ptsJacobSaylorsRB · DET0.4 ptsWeek 7 · PPRSee breakdownDJ Giddens or Jacob Saylors
RB94RB95TiedDJGiddensRB · IND0.4 ptsRasheenAliRB · BAL0.4 ptsWeek 7 · PPRSee breakdownDJ Giddens or Rasheen Ali

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or Dean Connors0.5Dean Connors or DJ Giddens

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Stats behind the call

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

GiddensBench@ MINRB24 lineWilson · vs KC

Scoring

Projection0.410.8

TD pointsof the projectionOur estimate3.4

Expected TDsthis weekOur estimate0.57

Projected team points17.522.8

Goal line carriesper game0.11.2

Red zone carriesper game0.62.5

Red zone targetsper game0.10.2

Range

Last 5 games PPR pointsRB24 line 10.8Avg 1.0

Floor0.26.2

Ceiling0.617.3

Points from TDssteadier when lower0%32%

Big weeks (20+ pts)2 games20%

Dud weeks (under 8 pts)lower is better2 games40%

Steadiness2 gamesVolatile±9.9 pts · 5 games

DJ Giddens player props

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