Should I drop Tee Higgins for Jalen Coker?

Not on these numbers alone. Tee Higgins projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 11 games) and Jalen Coker 143 (13.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Jalen Coker.

Start Jalen Coker or Tee Higgins? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tee Higgins over Jalen Coker

Higgins projects lower, 13.8 to 14.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 37 for Higgins, 126 for Coker.

Start

Tee Higgins

WR · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 13.8; fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR: 34.1; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 84 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 5
Target share: 23%; Through Week 5

Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 14.8; fantasy pts
TB D vs WR: 32.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 6
Target share: 24%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jalen Coker for Tee Higgins?

Not on these numbers alone. Jalen Coker projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 11 games) and Tee Higgins 143 (13.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Jalen Coker.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tee Higgins over Jalen Coker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tee Higgins at 13.8 points and Jalen Coker at 14.8, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tee Higgins still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 37 against 126, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 68 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.8 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 65 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 10 and 10 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 1.0 points ahead of Tee Higgins on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Coker and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

Tee Higgins and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 34.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Tee Higgins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Through Week 5, Tee Higgins played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 3 against PIT: 53 of 57 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 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 Jalen Coker for Tee Higgins?
Not on these numbers alone. Jalen Coker projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 11 games) and Tee Higgins 143 (13.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Jalen Coker.
Should I drop Tee Higgins for Jalen Coker?
Not on these numbers alone. Tee Higgins projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 11 games) and Jalen Coker 143 (13.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Tee Higgins over Jalen Coker.