Start Eli Raridon or Tommy Tremble? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Eli Raridon over Tommy Tremble in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Eli Raridon at 3.9 points and Tommy Tremble at 3.9, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tommy Tremble this week yet, so his 3.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (4.2 and 3.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tommy Tremble yet. His market-based projections were 4.2 and 3.6 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 3.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tommy Tremble is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Eli Raridon 0.0 points ahead of Tommy Tremble on these 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.

Tommy Tremble 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.

By points allowed to the position, Tommy Tremble has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Tommy Tremble 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, Tommy Tremble played 56 percent of CAR snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tommy Tremble, Week 2 against ATL: 37 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 3 against CLE: 37 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 41 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 4 against DET: 38 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 6 against PHI: 54 of 79 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tommy Tremble played 17 games for CAR and scored 63.9 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing TE42.

He caught 27 of 37 targets for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 85 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 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 AJ Barner over Tommy Tremble.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Tommy Tremble.
• Start Darnell Washington over Tommy Tremble.