Start Trey McBride or Juwan Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Trey McBride over Juwan Johnson

Start

Trey McBride

TE · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs TE: 15.1; 12th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 89%; Through Week 6
Target share: 29%; Through Week 6

Sit

Juwan Johnson

TE · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs TE: 13.2; 16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Trey McBride?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Trey McBride over Juwan Johnson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Trey McBride over Juwan Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 16.9 points and Juwan Johnson at 11.0, a gap of 5.9. No player market is posted for Trey McBride this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.9 and 18.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Juwan Johnson this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.8 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 28 and Juwan Johnson at 173.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Trey McBride yet. His market-based projections were 14.9 and 18.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Juwan Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Trey McBride 5.9 points ahead of Juwan Johnson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Trey McBride 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.

Juwan Johnson and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 13.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 50 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Trey McBride has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Trey McBride played 89 percent of ARI snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 3 against SF: 79 of 87 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 75 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 4 against NYG: 64 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 31 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 5 against DET: 66 of 73 snaps, 10 targets and 9 catches for 66 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 6 against LAR: 9 targets and 7 catches for 53 yards.

Through Week 6, Juwan Johnson played 70 percent of NO snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 3 against LV: 46 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Juwan Johnson, Week 4 against ATL: 58 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 59 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Trey McBride played 17 games for ARI and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.

He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets and 656 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 Juwan Johnson for Trey McBride?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Trey McBride over Juwan Johnson.
Should I drop Trey McBride for Juwan Johnson?
No. Keep Trey McBride: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Trey McBride over Juwan Johnson.