Start Kenyon Sadiq or Tyler Higbee? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Tyler Higbee in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 9.3 points and Tyler Higbee at 7.7, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.4 and 8.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.2 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 8.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 7.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tyler Higbee is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 1.6 points ahead of Tyler Higbee on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 76 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIA.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Kenyon Sadiq over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton.
• Start Tyler Higbee over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over Tyler Higbee.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Tyler Higbee.