Start Foster Moreau or Cole Kmet? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 7:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Foster Moreau over Cole Kmet

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Foster Moreau

TE · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 3.7; fantasy pts
NYG D vs TE: 12.5; 16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 44%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

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Cole Kmet

TE · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 3.3; fantasy pts
NE D vs TE: 10.2; 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 63%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Foster Moreau for Cole Kmet?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cole Kmet projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.5 a game over 10 games), Foster Moreau 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Foster Moreau over Cole Kmet, 3.7 to 3.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Foster Moreau over Cole Kmet in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Foster Moreau at 3.7 points and Cole Kmet at 3.3, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Foster Moreau, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Foster Moreau is 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.3 fantasy points for Cole Kmet, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cole Kmet is 9 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Foster Moreau 0.5 points ahead of Cole Kmet on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Foster Moreau and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Cole Kmet and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 47 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Foster Moreau has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Foster Moreau is not on the injury report.

Cole Kmet is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Foster Moreau played 44 percent of HOU snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Foster Moreau, Week 3 against IND: 31 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Foster Moreau, Week 4 against DAL: 20 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Foster Moreau, Week 5 against TEN: 26 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Foster Moreau, Week 6 against JAX: 39 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, Cole Kmet played 63 percent of CHI snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.

Cole Kmet, Week 3 against PHI: 43 of 72 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 4 against NYJ: 68 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 5 against GB: 29 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 6 against ATL: 57 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Foster Moreau played 11 games for NO and scored 12.9 PPR points, 1.2 a game, finishing TE86.

He caught 7 of 10 targets for 59 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 15 air yards.

He was on the field for 35 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cole Kmet played 16 games for CHI and scored 78.7 PPR points, 4.9 a game, finishing TE36.

He caught 30 of 48 targets for 347 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 69 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 Foster Moreau for Cole Kmet?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cole Kmet projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.5 a game over 10 games), Foster Moreau 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Foster Moreau over Cole Kmet, 3.7 to 3.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Cole Kmet for Foster Moreau?
No. Keep Cole Kmet: he projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.5 a game over 10 games), Foster Moreau 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Foster Moreau over Cole Kmet, 3.7 to 3.3 projected PPR points.