Start Colby Parkinson or Elijah Higgins? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colby Parkinson over Elijah Higgins

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Colby Parkinson

TE · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
LV D vs TE: 17.7; 7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

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Elijah Higgins

TE · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 3.8; fantasy pts
DEN D vs TE: 13.3; 14th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Elijah Higgins for Colby Parkinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Colby Parkinson projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 10 games), Elijah Higgins 35 (3.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colby Parkinson over Elijah Higgins, 6.0 to 3.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Colby Parkinson over Elijah Higgins in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colby Parkinson at 6.0 points and Elijah Higgins at 3.8, a gap of 2.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Colby Parkinson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colby Parkinson is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Elijah Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Elijah Higgins is 16 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (4, 8 and 9 market sources).

That puts Colby Parkinson 2.2 points ahead of Elijah Higgins on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Colby Parkinson and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

Elijah Higgins and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 13.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 55 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

By points allowed to the position, Colby Parkinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Elijah Higgins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Colby Parkinson played 62 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Colby Parkinson, Week 2 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 3 against DEN: 37 of 86 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 5 against BUF: 53 of 82 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 6 against ARI: 36 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Elijah Higgins played 39 percent of ARI snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.

Elijah Higgins, Week 3 against SF: 35 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 4 against NYG: 24 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Elijah Higgins, Week 5 against DET: 39 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 57 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 6 against LAR: 32 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Colby Parkinson played 15 games for LAR and scored 129.8 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE17.

He caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 20 red zone targets and 137 air yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Elijah Higgins played 17 games for ARI and scored 58.1 PPR points, 3.4 a game, finishing TE48.

He caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 92 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Elijah Higgins for Colby Parkinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Colby Parkinson projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 10 games), Elijah Higgins 35 (3.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colby Parkinson over Elijah Higgins, 6.0 to 3.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Elijah Higgins?
No. Keep Colby Parkinson: he projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 10 games), Elijah Higgins 35 (3.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colby Parkinson over Elijah Higgins, 6.0 to 3.8 projected PPR points.