Start Elijah Higgins or Jonnu Smith? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Elijah Higgins over Jonnu Smith in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Elijah Higgins at 2.5 points and Jonnu Smith at 2.5, 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 Elijah Higgins this week yet, so his 2.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (1.6 and 3.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jonnu Smith this week yet, so his 2.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (2.1 and 2.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Elijah Higgins yet. His market-based projections were 1.6 and 3.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 2.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jonnu Smith yet. His market-based projections were 2.1 and 2.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 2.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Elijah Higgins 0.0 points ahead of Jonnu Smith on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Elijah Higgins and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 15.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 63 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DEN.

Jonnu Smith and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 109 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Jonnu Smith has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Elijah Higgins is not on the injury report.

Jonnu Smith is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Elijah Higgins played 37 percent of ARI snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.

Elijah Higgins, Week 3 against SF: 35 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 4 against NYG: 24 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Elijah Higgins, Week 5 against DET: 39 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 57 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 6 against LAR: 3 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

Through Week 5, Jonnu Smith played 32 percent of GB snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonnu Smith, Week 2 against NYJ: 13 of 59 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 3 against ATL: 22 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 4 against TB: 13 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 19 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 5 against CHI: 21 of 61 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Elijah Higgins played 17 games for ARI and scored 58.1 PPR points, 3.4 a game, finishing TE48.

He caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 92 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jonnu Smith played 17 games for PIT and scored 85.2 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing TE35.

He caught 38 of 54 targets for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 43 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 Austin Hooper over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Cole Kmet over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Davis Allen over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Austin Hooper over Jonnu Smith.
• Start Cole Kmet over Jonnu Smith.
• Start Davis Allen over Jonnu Smith.