Start Gunnar Helm or Noah Fant? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Gunnar Helm over Noah Fant

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Gunnar Helm

TE · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
CLE D vs TE: 14.8; 13th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 18 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Noah Fant

TE · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 3.5; fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE: 11.7; 14th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 30 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Noah Fant for Gunnar Helm?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Gunnar Helm projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 10 games), Noah Fant 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Gunnar Helm over Noah Fant, 4.9 to 3.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Gunnar Helm over Noah Fant in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Gunnar Helm at 4.9 points and Noah Fant at 3.5, a gap of 1.4. 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 4.9 fantasy points for Gunnar Helm, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Gunnar Helm is 2-3 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (3 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.5 fantasy points for Noah Fant, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Noah Fant is 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Gunnar Helm 1.4 points ahead of Noah Fant 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.

Noah Fant and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 11.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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

Injury status

Gunnar Helm is not on the injury report.

Noah Fant 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, Noah Fant played 52 percent of NO snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Noah Fant, Week 2 against BAL: 30 of 68 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Noah Fant, Week 3 against LV: 42 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Noah Fant, Week 5 against MIN: 30 of 45 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Noah Fant, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.

In 2025, Noah Fant played 15 games for CIN and scored 74.8 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing TE37.

He caught 34 of 41 targets for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 114 air yards.

He was on the field for 39 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 Noah Fant for Gunnar Helm?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Gunnar Helm projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 10 games), Noah Fant 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Gunnar Helm over Noah Fant, 4.9 to 3.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Gunnar Helm for Noah Fant?
No. Keep Gunnar Helm: he projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 10 games), Noah Fant 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Gunnar Helm over Noah Fant, 4.9 to 3.5 projected PPR points.