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Week7 · 2026
Scoring

Updated Sat 24 Oct, 6:36 PM ET

Bench
RBSF

Jordan James

San Francisco 49ers

@ Atlanta FalconsSun 1:00 PM ET

Projected
0.4pts
Week rank
RB93
Started
—

Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 0.2Ceiling 0.6

RBSF @ ATLRB930.4 projected (0.2–0.6)PPR

Should I start Jordan James in Week 7?

Sit Jordan James in Week 7.

James projects 0.4 PPR points to Quinshon Judkins’s 10.8.

Measured against the RB24 start line: Quinshon Judkins, 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

Quinshon Judkins projects 10.4 more than Jordan James.

Why

His lines put him at 0.42 touchdowns, above his usual 0.20.

What flips it

Only news flips this: an injury tag on Quinshon Judkins or a bigger role for Jordan James.

Why Jordan James

Sit Jordan James, 10.4 pts behind Quinshon Judkins.

Working for James: Room to bounce back.

Working against James: Smaller role expected, Committee back (2% of touches), Shaky floor (0.2 floor).

Matchup

Jordan James (SF) faces ATL, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. His team projects 26.0 points. It projects as a close game.

Recent form

Jordan James's last 5 games: PPR points 2025 Wk 18 · 0.0, Wk 2 · 1.5, Wk 3 · 0.0, Wk 5 · 0.0, Wk 6 · 0.0 (oldest to newest).

At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.

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

Jordan JamesRB93 · 0.4 proj

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Stats behind the call

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

StatJamesBench@ ATLRB24 lineJudkins · @ TEN
Scoring
ProjectionJames: 0.4Judkins: 10.8
TD pointsof the projectionJames: Our estimateJudkins: 2.5
Expected TDsthis weekJames: Our estimateJudkins: 0.42
Projected team pointsJames: 26.0 (ahead of the line)Judkins: 19.5
Goal line carriesper gameJames: 0.0Judkins: 0.6
Red zone carriesper gameJames: 0.0Judkins: 1.8
Red zone targetsper gameJames: 0.0Judkins: 0.8
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsRB24 line 10.8Avg 0.3Jordan James’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: 2025 Week 18, 0.0; Week 2, 1.5; Week 3, 0.0; Week 5, 0.0; Week 6, 0.0. Week 7 projection 0.4. The RB24 start line is 10.8.
FloorJames: 0.2Judkins: 7.1
CeilingJames: 0.6Judkins: 15.7
Points from TDssteadier when lowerJames: 0%Judkins: 11%
Big weeks (20+ pts)James: 0%Judkins: 20%
Dud weeks (under 8 pts)lower is betterJames: 100%Judkins: 20%
SteadinessJames: Avg 0 or belowJudkins: Steady±5.9 pts · 5 games

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