Start Michael Mayer or Colby Parkinson? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Michael Mayer over Colby Parkinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Michael Mayer at 7.0 points and Colby Parkinson at 4.6, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Michael Mayer this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.2, 7.8 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Colby Parkinson this week yet, so his 4.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (5.3 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Colby Parkinson yet. His market-based projections were 5.3 and 4.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Colby Parkinson is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Michael Mayer yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 7.8 and 6.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Michael Mayer is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Michael Mayer 2.3 points ahead of Colby Parkinson on these 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.

Michael Mayer and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 8.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 30 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

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

Injury status

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Michael Mayer 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, Michael Mayer played 81 percent of LV snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Mayer, Week 3 against NO: 61 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Mayer, Week 4 against KC: 74 of 84 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 5 against NE: 39 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 6 against BUF: 52 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 95 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, Michael Mayer played 13 games for LV and scored 73.8 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE38.

He caught 35 of 50 targets for 328 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Darnell Washington over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Eli Raridon.
• Start Michael Mayer over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over Michael Mayer.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Michael Mayer.