Start Tre Tucker or Cooper Kupp? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tre Tucker over Cooper Kupp

Start

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 8.7; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR: 28.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Sit

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 6.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Tre Tucker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tre Tucker over Cooper Kupp.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tre Tucker over Cooper Kupp in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tre Tucker at 8.7 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.3, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 8.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.3 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.3 and 6.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tre Tucker at ADP 136 and Cooper Kupp at 186.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.3 and 6.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 6.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tre Tucker 2.4 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tre Tucker and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 102 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Cooper Kupp and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 21.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 109 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Tre Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tre Tucker played 66 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, Cooper Kupp played 69 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 Cooper Kupp for Tre Tucker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tre Tucker over Cooper Kupp.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Cooper Kupp?
No. Keep Tre Tucker: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Cooper Kupp 63 (6.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tre Tucker over Cooper Kupp.