Start Trey McBride or Tyler Warren? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Trey McBride over Tyler Warren in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Trey McBride at 14.9 points and Tyler Warren at 10.7, a gap of 4.2. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 13 and Tyler Warren at 24.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Trey McBride, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 10.7 fantasy points for Tyler Warren, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

That puts Trey McBride 4.2 points ahead of Tyler Warren on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Trey McBride and ARI host SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 12.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 28 yards and a touchdown against SEA.

Tyler Warren and IND visit KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 17.3 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and a touchdown against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Tyler Warren is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Trey McBride played 80 percent of ARI snaps, drew 35 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 1 against LAC: 60 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Tyler Warren played 93 percent of IND snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 1 against BAL: 50 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 13 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.

Trey McBride, Week 18 of 2025 against LAR: 8 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards, 13.5 PPR points.

Trey McBride, Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 55 of 57 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.

In 2025, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyler Warren, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 8 targets and 5 catches for 26 yards, 7.6 PPR points.

Tyler Warren, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 49 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Trey McBride over Brock Bowers.
• Start Trey McBride over Colston Loveland.
• Start Trey McBride over George Kittle.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren.
• Start Colston Loveland over Tyler Warren.
• Start George Kittle over Tyler Warren.