Start Gunnar Helm or Cole Kmet? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet

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Gunnar Helm

TE · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 4.9; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs TE: 14.6; 13th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 5
Target share: 9%; Through Week 5

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Cole Kmet

TE · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 3.2; recent weeks avg
NE D vs TE: 9.9; 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cole Kmet for Gunnar Helm?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Gunnar Helm projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 10 games), Cole Kmet 35 (3.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Gunnar Helm at 4.9 points and Cole Kmet at 3.2, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Gunnar Helm this week yet, so his 4.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.9 and 5.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cole Kmet this week yet, so his 3.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (3.1 and 3.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Gunnar Helm yet. His market-based projections were 4.9 and 5.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cole Kmet yet. His market-based projections were 3.1 and 3.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 3.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Gunnar Helm 1.7 points ahead of Cole Kmet on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Gunnar Helm and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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

NE allowed 9.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Gunnar Helm has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Gunnar Helm is not on the injury report.

Cole Kmet is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Gunnar Helm played 77 percent of TEN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Gunnar Helm, Week 2 against PHI: 46 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 3 against NYG: 49 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 4 against BAL: 46 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 5 against HOU: 45 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Cole Kmet played 61 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: 2 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Gunnar Helm played 16 games for TEN and scored 91.7 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE31.

He caught 44 of 55 targets for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 53 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 Cole Kmet for Gunnar Helm?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Gunnar Helm projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 10 games), Cole Kmet 35 (3.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet.
Should I drop Gunnar Helm for Cole Kmet?
No. Keep Gunnar Helm: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 10 games), Cole Kmet 35 (3.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet.