Start Tyler Higbee or Harold Fannin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tyler Higbee over Harold Fannin Jr.

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 9.2; fantasy pts
LV D vs TE: 17.7; 7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 8.6; fantasy pts
TEN D vs TE: 10.5; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at TE

Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Tyler Higbee 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Harold Fannin Jr., 9.2 to 8.6 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tyler Higbee over Harold Fannin Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tyler Higbee at 9.2 points and Harold Fannin Jr. at 8.6, a gap of 0.6. 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 9.2 fantasy points for Tyler Higbee, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Higbee is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Harold Fannin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 31 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tyler Higbee 0.6 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tyler Higbee and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Higbee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tyler Higbee played 57 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 62 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 15 of 2025 against CHI: 55 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 14 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 12.0 PPR points.

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 Tyler Higbee for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Tyler Higbee 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Harold Fannin Jr., 9.2 to 8.6 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Tyler Higbee?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Tyler Higbee 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Harold Fannin Jr., 9.2 to 8.6 projected PPR points.