Start Pierre Strong Jr. or Sean Tucker? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 2:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Sean Tucker

Start

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 4.3; fantasy pts
DET D vs RB: 18.7; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at RB

Sit

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

Should I drop Sean Tucker for Pierre Strong Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Sean Tucker 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Sean Tucker, 4.3 to 2.6 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Sean Tucker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Pierre Strong Jr. at 4.3 points and Sean Tucker at 2.6, a gap of 1.6. Sean Tucker's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.3 fantasy points for Pierre Strong Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 9 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 10, 10 and 12 market sources).

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).

That puts Pierre Strong Jr. 1.6 points ahead of Sean Tucker on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

Sean Tucker 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.

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 Sean Tucker for Pierre Strong Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Sean Tucker 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Sean Tucker, 4.3 to 2.6 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for Sean Tucker?
No. Keep Pierre Strong Jr.: he projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Sean Tucker 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Sean Tucker, 4.3 to 2.6 projected PPR points.