Should I start Efton Chism III or Tre Tucker in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Efton Chism III, and the board ranks him 134th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tre Tucker, and the board ranks him 135th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Efton Chism III's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Efton Chism III has been on the field for 63 percent of NE snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 6 targets have averaged 4.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against CHI he caught 1 of 1 target for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against MIA he caught 5 of 5 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Tre Tucker has been on the field for 68 percent of LV snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 16 of the offence's 77 third down targets, had 0 of its 25 chances inside the five and seen 13 of its 43 two minute targets.

His 48 targets have averaged 13.4 air yards.

In Week 6 against BUF he caught 5 of 7 targets for 97 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 7 against LAR he caught 5 of 12 targets for 103 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against NYJ he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Efton Chism III played 8 games and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 100 percent catch rate and 25.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Tre Tucker played 17 games and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets.

That came to 5.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tre Tucker was available for 9 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Tre Tucker scored 9.5 PPR points a game and Efton Chism III 2.1, 7.4 a game between them.

Tre Tucker had 89 more targets than Efton Chism III, 92 to 3.

Tre Tucker had 621 more receiving yards than Efton Chism III, 696 to 75.

This season Tre Tucker holds the bigger snap share, 68 percent against 63 percent.

This season Tre Tucker holds the bigger target share, 17 percent against 12 percent.

Byes and availability

Efton Chism III is off in Week 11 and Tre Tucker in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.