Start Dallas Goedert or Harold Fannin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert

Fannin projects lower, 8.6 to 10.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 73 for Fannin, 121 for Goedert.

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 8.6; fantasy pts
TEN D vs TE: 10.5; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at TE

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Dallas Goedert

TE · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 10.9; fantasy pts
DAL D vs TE: 12.8; 16th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 79 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 66 (6.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 8.6 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.9, a gap of 2.3. Harold Fannin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 73 against 121, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Dallas Goedert, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dallas Goedert is 41 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Harold Fannin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 31 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (9, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Dallas Goedert 2.3 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 12.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DAL.

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Dallas Goedert played 65 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 1 against WAS: 52 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 77 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 15 of 2025 against CHI: 55 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 14 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 12.0 PPR points.

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 Dallas Goedert for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 66 (6.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 66 (6.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert.