Start Trey McBride or Sam LaPorta? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta

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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

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Sam LaPorta

TE · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.8; recent weeks avg
GB D vs TE: 9.6; 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 5
Target share: 20%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Sam LaPorta 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), Sam LaPorta 130 (11.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 16.9 points and Sam LaPorta at 11.8, a gap of 5.2. 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 Sam LaPorta this week yet, so his 11.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.5 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 28 and Sam LaPorta at 111.

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 Sam LaPorta yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Trey McBride 5.2 points ahead of Sam LaPorta 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.

Sam LaPorta and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against GB.

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

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Sam LaPorta 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 5, Sam LaPorta played 88 percent of DET snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 2 against BUF: 64 of 65 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 52 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 3 against NYJ: 60 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 4 against CAR: 56 of 71 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 Sam LaPorta 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), Sam LaPorta 130 (11.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta.
Should I drop Trey McBride for Sam LaPorta?
No. Keep Trey McBride: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Sam LaPorta 130 (11.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta.