Start Mike Gesicki or Colby Parkinson? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Mike Gesicki over Colby Parkinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Mike Gesicki at 6.8 points and Colby Parkinson at 4.6, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for Mike Gesicki this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.7 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 Mike Gesicki yet. His market-based projections were 6.7 and 6.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mike Gesicki is 0.2 touchdowns (5 market sources).

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).

That puts Mike Gesicki 2.2 points ahead of Colby Parkinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Mike Gesicki and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 36 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Mike Gesicki played 46 percent of CIN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 2 against HOU: 21 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mike Gesicki, Week 3 against PIT: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 4 against JAX: 47 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 5 against MIA: 29 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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

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