Start Brock Bowers or Travis Kelce? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce

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Brock Bowers

TE · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 17.5; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs TE: 8.3; 2nd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 6
Target share: 28%; Through Week 6

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Travis Kelce

TE · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs TE: 9.1; 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Travis Kelce for Brock Bowers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Travis Kelce 139 (12.6 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.5 points and Travis Kelce at 12.5, a gap of 5.0. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 17.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.4, 17.2 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Travis Kelce this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (12.3 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Travis Kelce at 113.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 16.4, 17.2 and 19.0 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 17.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0.6 touchdowns (9 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Travis Kelce yet. His market-based projections were 12.3 and 12.7 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Travis Kelce is 0.3 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 5.0 points ahead of Travis Kelce on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 8.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 30 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Travis Kelce and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 9.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 26 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, Travis Kelce has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 3 against NO: 55 of 70 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 4 against KC: 69 of 84 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Through Week 6, Travis Kelce played 77 percent of KC snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Travis Kelce, Week 2 against IND: 68 of 80 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 101 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 3 against MIA: 41 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 4 against LV: 50 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 6 against LAC: 40 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Travis Kelce played 17 games for KC and scored 193.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing TE3.

He caught 76 of 108 targets for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 428 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Travis Kelce for Brock Bowers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Travis Kelce 139 (12.6 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce.
Should I drop Brock Bowers for Travis Kelce?
No. Keep Brock Bowers: he projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Travis Kelce 139 (12.6 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce.