Start Pat Freiermuth or Colby Parkinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Pat Freiermuth over Colby Parkinson

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Pat Freiermuth

TE · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 8.2; fantasy pts
NO D vs TE: 17.9; 6th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Pat Freiermuth?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Pat Freiermuth projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 10 games), Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pat Freiermuth over Colby Parkinson, 8.2 to 6.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Pat Freiermuth over Colby Parkinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Pat Freiermuth at 8.2 points and Colby Parkinson at 6.0, 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 8.2 fantasy points for Pat Freiermuth, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pat Freiermuth is 30 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Pat Freiermuth 2.2 points ahead of Colby Parkinson 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.

Pat Freiermuth and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Pat Freiermuth has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Pat Freiermuth 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, Pat Freiermuth played 69 percent of PIT snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 3 against CIN: 37 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 4 against CLE: 54 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 5 against IND: 41 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 6 against TB: 57 of 79 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 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, Pat Freiermuth played 17 games for PIT and scored 113.6 PPR points, 6.7 a game, finishing TE25.

He caught 41 of 54 targets for 486 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 231 air yards.

He was on the field for 49 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 Colby Parkinson for Pat Freiermuth?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Pat Freiermuth projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 10 games), Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pat Freiermuth over Colby Parkinson, 8.2 to 6.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Pat Freiermuth for Colby Parkinson?
No. Keep Pat Freiermuth: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 10 games), Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pat Freiermuth over Colby Parkinson, 8.2 to 6.0 projected PPR points.