Start Carnell Tate or Jalen Coker? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 12.0; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 12.0; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 32.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 6
Target share: 24%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Jalen Coker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 109 (10.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 12.0 points and Jalen Coker at 12.0, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (11.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Jalen Coker at 126.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 57 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (5, 5 and 9 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 0.0 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Coker and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

Carnell Tate and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 81 percent of TEN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Carnell Tate for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 109 (10.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for Carnell Tate?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 109 (10.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker.