Start Darren Waller or Greg Dulcich? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 7:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Darren Waller over Greg Dulcich

Start

Darren Waller

TE · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
TB D vs TE: 15.7; 10th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 67 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Sit

Greg Dulcich

TE · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 6.4; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs TE: 9.8; 6th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 5
Target share: 13%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Greg Dulcich for Darren Waller?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Darren Waller projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 11 games), Greg Dulcich 43 (3.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darren Waller over Greg Dulcich.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Darren Waller over Greg Dulcich in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Darren Waller at 8.1 points and Greg Dulcich at 6.4, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Darren Waller this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (9.7 and 6.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Greg Dulcich this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 6.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Darren Waller yet. His market-based projections were 9.7 and 6.5 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Darren Waller is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Greg Dulcich yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 6.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Darren Waller 1.7 points ahead of Greg Dulcich on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Darren Waller and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

Greg Dulcich and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 9.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Darren Waller has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darren Waller is not on the injury report.

Greg Dulcich is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Darren Waller played 46 percent of CAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Darren Waller, Week 2 against ATL: 29 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Darren Waller, Week 3 against CLE: 39 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 4 against DET: 40 of 75 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 6 against PHI: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, Greg Dulcich played 68 percent of MIA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Greg Dulcich, Week 2 against SF: 36 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 3 against KC: 51 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 4 against MIN: 20 of 39 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 5 against CIN: 49 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darren Waller played 9 games for MIA and scored 88.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing TE33.

He caught 24 of 34 targets for 283 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 210 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.

He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Greg Dulcich for Darren Waller?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Darren Waller projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 11 games), Greg Dulcich 43 (3.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darren Waller over Greg Dulcich.
Should I drop Darren Waller for Greg Dulcich?
No. Keep Darren Waller: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 11 games), Greg Dulcich 43 (3.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darren Waller over Greg Dulcich.