Start Carnell Tate or Tre Tucker? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 10:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker

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Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.3; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 55 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

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Tre Tucker

WR · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 9.1; fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR: 26.9; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tre Tucker for Carnell Tate?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker, 11.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.3 points and Tre Tucker at 9.1, a gap of 2.3. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Tre Tucker at 136.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 53 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 41 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Carnell Tate 2.3 points ahead of Tre Tucker on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Tre Tucker and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 27.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 104 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

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

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Tre Tucker played 66 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV 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 and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker, 11.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Tre Tucker?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker, 11.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points.

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