Start Denzel Boston or Tre Tucker? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Denzel Boston over Tre Tucker

Start

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Sit

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

Should I drop Tre Tucker for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Tre Tucker 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Tre Tucker.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Denzel Boston over Tre Tucker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 9.7 points and Tre Tucker at 8.7, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.2 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Denzel Boston at ADP 143 and Tre Tucker at 136.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 9.2 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, 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 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 1.0 points ahead of Tre Tucker on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TEN.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Denzel Boston played 92 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 3 against CAR: 62 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

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.

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 Tre Tucker for Denzel Boston?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Tre Tucker 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Tre Tucker.
Should I drop Denzel Boston for Tre Tucker?
No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games), Tre Tucker 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Denzel Boston over Tre Tucker.