Should I drop Tre Tucker for Jakobi Meyers?

Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and Jakobi Meyers 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

Tre Tucker or Jakobi Meyers: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 8:01 AM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jakobi Meyers over Tre Tucker

Wrong: 13.3 to 26.7

Meyers projects lower, 8.3 to 9.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 91 for Meyers, 136 for Tucker.

Start

Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs HOU · final

Market projected: 8.3; pre-game
HOU D vs WR: 41.0; 2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 75%; Week 6
Target share: 24%; Week 6
Scored: 13.3; PPR pts

Sit

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · vs BUF · final

Market projected: 9.2; pre-game
BUF D vs WR: 45.1; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at WR
Target share: 18%; Week 6
Scored: 26.7; PPR pts

Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Tre Tucker?

Not on these numbers alone. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and Tre Tucker 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

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Our Week 6 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Tre Tucker in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jakobi Meyers at 8.3 points and Tre Tucker at 9.2, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jakobi Meyers at ADP 91 and Tre Tucker at 136.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jakobi Meyers is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tre Tucker 0.9 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Tre Tucker and LV host BUF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

BUF allowed 45.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host HOU on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

HOU allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Tre Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Tre Tucker played 66 percent of LV snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Through Week 5, Jakobi Meyers played 81 percent of JAX snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Jakobi Meyers scored 13.3 PPR points and Tre Tucker scored 26.7.

The call was wrong: Tre Tucker outscored Jakobi Meyers by 13.4.

Jakobi Meyers finished 5.0 points above the 8.3 the market projected.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 13.3 PPR points.

Jakobi Meyers finished as the week's WR25 in PPR scoring.

Tre Tucker finished 17.5 points above the 9.2 the market projected.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.7 PPR points.

Tre Tucker finished as the week's WR2 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

This call locked at kickoff and was not edited after. It is on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Tre Tucker?
Not on these numbers alone. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and Tre Tucker 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Jakobi Meyers?
Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and Jakobi Meyers 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.