Start Carnell Tate or Jordan Addison? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Jordan Addison

Jordan Addison is listed out, so Carnell Tate starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 36.0; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · vs IND · Out

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 31.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 4
Target share: 22%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Carnell Tate?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Carnell Tate over Jordan Addison in Week 7.

Jordan Addison is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Carnell Tate. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Jordan Addison at 102.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jordan Addison yet. His market-based projections were 13.6 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jordan Addison 0.4 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

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

CLE allowed 36.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 165 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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

Injury status

Jordan Addison is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 1 against GB: 54 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 82 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: 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jordan Addison for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Jordan Addison?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.