Start Tyler Shough or Tanner McKee? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 12:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Tyler Shough over Tanner McKee

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Tyler Shough

QB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 17.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs QB: 12.9; 4th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 14.5; fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB: 21.4; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tanner McKee for Tyler Shough?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 139 (13.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Shough over Tanner McKee, 17.1 to 14.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tyler Shough over Tanner McKee in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tyler Shough at 17.1 points and Tanner McKee at 14.5, a gap of 2.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Tanner McKee, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 213 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 8 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (11, 12, 4 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.1 fantasy points for Tyler Shough, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 232 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 15 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (12, 14, 7, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tyler Shough 2.6 points ahead of Tanner McKee on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tanner McKee and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

Tyler Shough and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 12.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 222 yards and a touchdown a game against PIT, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Tyler Shough is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 3 against LV: 74 of 74 snaps, 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 36 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Tanner McKee, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 4 of 70 snaps, 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -2 yards, -0.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 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 Tanner McKee for Tyler Shough?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 139 (13.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Shough over Tanner McKee, 17.1 to 14.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Tyler Shough for Tanner McKee?
No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 139 (13.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Shough over Tanner McKee, 17.1 to 14.5 projected PPR points.