Start Dallas Goedert or Tyler Higbee? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Tyler Higbee in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 11.1 points and Tyler Higbee at 7.7, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (8.2, 7.1 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.1 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 (8, 6 and 11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 7.1 and 7.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tyler Higbee is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Dallas Goedert 3.4 points ahead of Tyler Higbee on these 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.

Tyler Higbee 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.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Higbee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Tyler Higbee 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.

Through Week 6, Tyler Higbee played 57 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 62 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Tyler Higbee over AJ Barner.
• Start Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Tyler Higbee.