Start Sean Tucker or Nicholas Singleton? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Sean Tucker over Nicholas Singleton

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Sean Tucker

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 2.6; fantasy pts
CAR D vs RB: 25.7; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 5%; Through Week 5
Target share: 0%; Through Week 5

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Nicholas Singleton

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 1.3; fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB: 16.1; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 4
Target share: 0%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Nicholas Singleton for Sean Tucker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Sean Tucker projects 19 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.1 a game over 9 games), Nicholas Singleton 6 (0.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Sean Tucker over Nicholas Singleton, 2.6 to 1.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Sean Tucker over Nicholas Singleton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Sean Tucker at 2.6 points and Nicholas Singleton at 1.3, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Sean Tucker is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 2.6 fantasy points for Sean Tucker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Sean Tucker is 8 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 1.3 fantasy points for Nicholas Singleton, with 60 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nicholas Singleton is 1 receiving yards and 0.1 touchdowns (3 and 11 market sources).

That puts Sean Tucker 1.3 points ahead of Nicholas Singleton on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Sean Tucker and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 25.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

Nicholas Singleton and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

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

Injury status

Sean Tucker is not on the injury report.

Nicholas Singleton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Sean Tucker played 5 percent of TB snaps, took 9 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Sean Tucker, Week 3 against MIN: 1 of 69 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Sean Tucker, Week 4 against GB: 3 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sean Tucker, Week 5 against DAL: 7 of 72 snaps, 5 carries for 18 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Nicholas Singleton played 12 percent of TEN snaps, took 13 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Nicholas Singleton, Week 2 against PHI: 6 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 10 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Nicholas Singleton, Week 4 against BAL: 8 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 2 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Sean Tucker played 17 games for TB and scored 91.4 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing RB52.

He ran 86 times for 320 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 11 targets for 34 yards.

He was on the field for 16 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 Nicholas Singleton for Sean Tucker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Sean Tucker projects 19 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.1 a game over 9 games), Nicholas Singleton 6 (0.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Sean Tucker over Nicholas Singleton, 2.6 to 1.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Sean Tucker for Nicholas Singleton?
No. Keep Sean Tucker: he projects 19 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.1 a game over 9 games), Nicholas Singleton 6 (0.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Sean Tucker over Nicholas Singleton, 2.6 to 1.3 projected PPR points.