Start Tre Tucker or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Godwin projects lower, 7.2 to 8.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 136 for Tucker.

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR

Sit

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 8.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR: 26.9; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Tre Tucker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Tre Tucker. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Tre Tucker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2 points and Tre Tucker at 8.8, a gap of 1.6. Chris Godwin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 82 against 136, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 7.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 7.6 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 8.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (8.3, 9.1 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 9.1 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tre Tucker 1.6 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. for Tre Tucker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Tre Tucker. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Tre Tucker: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Tre Tucker.