Start Eli Raridon or Foster Moreau? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Eli Raridon over Foster Moreau in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Eli Raridon at 3.9 points and Foster Moreau at 3.8, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Eli Raridon, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 14 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Foster Moreau, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Foster Moreau is 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Eli Raridon 0.1 points ahead of Foster Moreau on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Eli Raridon and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against CHI.

Foster Moreau and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Foster Moreau has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Foster Moreau is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Eli Raridon played 51 percent of NE snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 2 against PIT: 11 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 30 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 4 against BUF: 44 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 5 against LV: 43 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Through Week 6, Foster Moreau played 44 percent of HOU snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Foster Moreau, Week 3 against IND: 31 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Foster Moreau, Week 4 against DAL: 20 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Foster Moreau, Week 5 against TEN: 26 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Foster Moreau, Week 6 against JAX: 39 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Foster Moreau played 11 games for NO and scored 12.9 PPR points, 1.2 a game, finishing TE86.

He caught 7 of 10 targets for 59 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 15 air yards.

He was on the field for 35 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Eli Raridon.
• Start Eli Raridon over Austin Hooper.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Eli Raridon.
• Start Foster Moreau over Cole Kmet.
• Start Foster Moreau over Drew Sample.
• Start Foster Moreau over Elijah Higgins.