Start Tre Tucker or Deebo Samuel Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 7:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out, so Tre Tucker starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 8.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR: 26.9; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Sit

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR · SF · at ATL · Out

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 37.0; 6th most to WRs (2026)

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. 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), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 7.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Tre Tucker. Drafters take Tre Tucker at ADP 136 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 118.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Deebo Samuel Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 9.1 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Deebo Samuel Sr. 0.3 points ahead of Tre Tucker on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 180 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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

LAR allowed 27.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 104 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Tre Tucker 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: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

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 Deebo Samuel Sr. 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), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep Tre Tucker: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.