Start Colby Parkinson or Greg Dulcich? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 11:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Greg Dulcich over Colby Parkinson

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Greg Dulcich

TE · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 6.4; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs TE: 9.8; 6th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 57 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 5
Target share: 13%; Through Week 5

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Colby Parkinson

TE · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 5.9; fantasy pts
LV D vs TE: 17.7; 7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 96 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Greg Dulcich 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), Greg Dulcich 43 (3.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Greg Dulcich over Colby Parkinson. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Greg Dulcich over Colby Parkinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Greg Dulcich at 6.4 points and Colby Parkinson at 5.9, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Greg Dulcich this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 6.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Greg Dulcich yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 6.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 5.9 fantasy points for Colby Parkinson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colby Parkinson is 20 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (3, 3 and 6 market sources).

That puts Greg Dulcich 0.5 points ahead of Colby Parkinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Greg Dulcich and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 9.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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.

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

Injury status

Greg Dulcich is not on the injury report.

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Greg Dulcich played 68 percent of MIA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Greg Dulcich, Week 2 against SF: 36 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 3 against KC: 51 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 4 against MIN: 20 of 39 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 5 against CIN: 49 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.

He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Greg Dulcich 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), Greg Dulcich 43 (3.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Greg Dulcich over Colby Parkinson. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Greg Dulcich?
No. Keep Colby Parkinson: he projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 10 games), Greg Dulcich 43 (3.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Greg Dulcich over Colby Parkinson.