Start Gunnar Helm or Eli Raridon? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Gunnar Helm over Eli Raridon in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Gunnar Helm at 4.8 points and Eli Raridon at 3.9, a gap of 0.9. 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 4.8 fantasy points for Gunnar Helm, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Gunnar Helm is 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 8 and 13 market sources).

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).

That puts Gunnar Helm 0.9 points ahead of Eli Raridon on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Gunnar Helm and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Gunnar Helm has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Gunnar Helm is not on the injury report.

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Gunnar Helm played 76 percent of TEN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Gunnar Helm, Week 3 against NYG: 49 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 4 against BAL: 46 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 5 against HOU: 45 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 6 against IND: 33 of 46 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Gunnar Helm played 16 games for TEN and scored 91.7 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE31.

He caught 44 of 55 targets for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Gunnar Helm over Austin Hooper.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Gunnar Helm.
• Start AJ Barner over Eli Raridon.
• Start Eli Raridon over Austin Hooper.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Eli Raridon.