Start Carnell Tate or Tee Higgins? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 4:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate

Start

Tee Higgins

WR · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 12.9; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs WR: 36.2; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 5
Target share: 23%; Through Week 5

Sit

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

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Tee Higgins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tee Higgins projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tee Higgins at 12.9 points and Carnell Tate at 11.1, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Tee Higgins this week yet, so his 12.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.3 and 11.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.8 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tee Higgins at ADP 37 and Carnell Tate at 81.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tee Higgins yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.0, 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 Tee Higgins 1.9 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tee Higgins and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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, Tee Higgins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Tee Higgins played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 3 against PIT: 53 of 57 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 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, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 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 Tee Higgins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tee Higgins projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate.
Should I drop Tee Higgins for Carnell Tate?
No. Keep Tee Higgins: he projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 11 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate.